Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Snitsar Oleh. Birds of Northern Eurasia

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Snitsar Oleh

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total species: 70 total photos: 90 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Velvet Scoter (2021-01-03)

2. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-01-08)

3. Eurasian Siskin (2021-01-19)

4. Horned Lark (2021-01-31)

5. Snow Bunting (2021-02-03)

6. Common Buzzard (2021-02-13)

7. Brambling (2021-02-13)

8. Northern Bullfinch (2021-02-13)

9. Arctic Redpoll (2021-02-13)

10. Rook (2021-02-13)

11. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-03-20)

12. White Wagtail (2021-03-27)

13. Black-headed Gull (2021-03-31)

14. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2021-04-02)

15. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2021-04-02)

16. Common Crane (2021-04-02)

17. Common Snipe (2021-04-02)

18. White-Backed Woodpecker (2021-04-02)

19. Stock Pigeon (2021-04-03)

20. Northern Lapwing (2021-04-03)

21. Northern Black Grouse (2021-04-03)

22. Great Grey Shrike (2021-04-03)

23. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2021-04-04)

24. Ruff (2021-05-01)

25. Common Oystercatcher (2021-05-01)

26. Slender-billed Gull (2021-05-01)

27. Eurasian Hobby (2021-05-02)

28. Red-footed Falcon (2021-05-02)

29. Ortolan Bunting (2021-05-02)

30. Black-winged Stilt (2021-05-02)

31. Common Redshank (2021-05-02)

32. Kentish Plover (2021-05-02)

33. Great Cormorant (2021-05-02)

34. Pied Avocet (2021-05-02)

35. European Turtle Dove (2021-05-02)

36. Collared Pratincole (2021-05-02)

37. Pallas's Gull (2021-05-02)

38. House Sparrow (2021-05-02)

39. Eurasian Roller (2021-05-02)

40. White Stork (2021-05-02)

41. Spanish Sparrow (2021-05-02)

42. Pygmy Cormorant (2021-05-02)

43. Corn Bunting (2021-05-02)

44. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-05-02)

45. Whinchat (2021-05-02)

46. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-05-02)

47. Common Pheasant (2021-05-02)

48. Pallas's Cormorant (2021-05-02)

49. Eurasian Spoonbill (2021-05-02)

50. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-05-03)

51. Glossy Ibis (2021-05-03)

52. Squacco Heron (2021-05-03)

53. Booted Eagle (2021-05-04)

54. Alpine Swift (2021-07-17)

55. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-07-17)

56. Eurasian Goldfinch (2021-07-17)

57. Common Swift (2021-07-17)

58. Eurasian Jay (2021-07-17)

59. Spotted Nutcracker (2021-07-17)

60. Common Raven (2021-07-17)

61. Eurasian Dipper (2021-07-18)

62. Red Kite (2021-07-18)

63. Bar-tailed Godwit (2021-09-10)

64. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2021-09-10)

65. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-09-10)

66. Osprey (2021-09-11)

67. Little Owl (2021-11-13)

68. Calandra Lark (2021-11-13)

69. Crested Lark (2021-11-13)

70. Hen Harrier (2021-11-13)

recent uploads

2022-02-21. Great Grey Shrike, Hen Harrier, Stock Pigeon.

2022-02-17. Gadwall.

2022-02-02. Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Nuthatch, Tawny Owl.

2022-02-01. Northern Pintail, Mew Gull.

2022-01-26. Great Cormorant.

2022-01-20. Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Black-headed Gull.

2022-01-16. Common Starling, Snow Bunting.

2022-01-12. Black Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Northern Bullfinch, Horned Lark.

2022-01-07. Rough-legged Buzzard, Hawfinch, Common Chaffinch, Yellowhammer.

2022-01-06. Eurasian Goldfinch, Middle Spotted Woodpecker.

2022-01-04. Grey Heron.

2022-01-02. Mallard.

2021-11-21. Little Owl, Calandra Lark, Crested Lark, Hen Harrier, Corn Bunting, Slender-billed Gull, Black-headed Gull.

2021-09-11. Great Cormorant.

Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Khasan Zhurtov (122)
3. Igor Shcherbakov (114)
4. Aleksandr Gontcharov (111)
5. Dmitriy Shevtsov (99)
6. Andrei Kiselev (67)
7. Vyacheslav Yusupov (60)
8. Oleg Martsun (45)
9. Khasan Zhurtov (41)
10. Anton Vinogradov (39)

rare birds records

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2026-01-09
Maiskiy,KBR

European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

© Natalia Savranska
2026-01-06
Pantaivka

First winter record of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-10-24
Москва, Царицынские пруды

According to available data, this is the third observation of the species in Russia and the first photo on the website. The gull was discovered by E. Shmeleva on 23 October 2025, in Moscow at the Tsaritsyno Ponds. For the first time, the Ring-billed Gull, which inhabits North America and regularly visits Europe, was tracked by a tracker to Nizhny Novgorod in 2022, where its nesting with a Common Gull was recorded. The following year, it was also found there.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

© Yury Podverbny
2025-09-18

Очень редкий гнездящийся и транзитно-мигрирующий в Беларуси вид. Кроме транзитной миграции, возможны залёты на территорию страны вне сезона гнездования.

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recent video

2025-12-07. Tree Sparrow (Stanislavs Gr).

2025-07-18. Common Chiffchaff (Andrei Orekhov).

2025-02-26. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Vitalii Kazannyk).

2024-11-28. Mandarin Duck (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-15. Northern Hawk Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-11. Ruff (Hlib Koval).

2024-09-11. Dunlin (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-09-10. Ural Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-07-31. Lesser Grey Shrike (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-07-13. Northern Bullfinch (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-07-10. Great Cormorant (Stanislavs Gr).

2024-06-17. Icterine Warbler (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-05. Northern Wren (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-04. Red-billed Chough (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-31. Common Whitethroat (Stanislavs Gr).

unidentified birds

2026-01-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Серебристая чайка, к лету 3 года, скорее всего, будет, в крыльях еще детские перья есть.

2025-12-25

Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?

2025-12-24

no any comments:

2025-12-07

Владимир Семашко: хотя, конечно, вернее средиземноморская

2025-11-09

Артем: Того же мнения, но всё равно не уверенБелая бровь, полосок на крыле видно тут и рыжий цвет налицо подхвостье явно белое.Предположу что уже [....]

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