Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Simon Andrew. Birds of Northern Eurasia

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Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

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Simon Andrew

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total species: 142 total photos: 545 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Common Buzzard (2020-01-01)

2. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-01)

3. Common Raven (2020-01-01)

4. Mute Swan (2020-01-01)

5. Common Goldeneye (2020-01-01)

6. Northern Bullfinch (2020-01-01)

7. Tree Sparrow (2020-01-01)

8. Yellowhammer (2020-01-01)

9. Great Grey Shrike (2020-01-01)

10. European Greenfinch (2020-01-01)

11. Eurasian Linnet (2020-01-01)

12. Rough-legged Buzzard (2020-01-01)

13. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-01-01)

14. Eurasian Nuthatch (2020-01-01)

15. Eurasian Wigeon (2020-01-01)

16. Mistle Thrush (2020-01-01)

17. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-04)

18. Black-headed Gull (2020-01-04)

19. Herring Gull (2020-01-04)

20. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-01-04)

21. Hawfinch (2020-01-04)

22. Great Tit (2020-01-04)

23. Tawny Owl (2020-01-25)

24. Blue Tit (2020-02-17)

25. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-02-17)

26. Coal Tit (2020-02-17)

27. Crested Tit (2020-02-17)

28. Goldcrest (2020-02-17)

29. Mallard (2020-02-21)

30. Common Pochard (2020-02-21)

31. Long-tailed Tit (2020-02-21)

32. Marsh Tit (2020-03-01)

33. Common Crane (2020-03-06)

34. Caspian Gull (2020-03-13)

35. Common Starling (2020-03-13)

36. Mew Gull (2020-03-13)

37. Hen Harrier (2020-03-16)

38. Common Kestrel (2020-03-18)

39. Eurasian Siskin (2020-03-18)

40. Eurasian Jay (2020-03-18)

41. Common Treecreeper (2020-03-18)

42. Common Coot (2020-03-19)

43. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2020-03-19)

44. Grey Heron (2020-03-19)

45. Tufted Duck (2020-03-20)

46. Common Teal (2020-03-20)

47. Northern Lapwing (2020-03-20)

48. Sky Lark (2020-03-20)

49. Wood Pigeon (2020-03-20)

50. Green Sandpiper (2020-03-20)

51. Ruff (2020-03-20)

52. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2020-03-20)

53. Garganey (2020-03-20)

54. Stock Pigeon (2020-04-02)

55. Eurasian Redstart (2020-04-17)

56. Eurasian Hobby (2020-04-25)

57. Montagu's Harrier (2020-04-25)

58. Tree Pipit (2020-04-25)

59. Common Sparrowhawk (2020-04-25)

60. Song Thrush (2020-04-25)

61. White Stork (2020-04-27)

62. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2020-04-27)

63. Yellow Wagtail (2020-04-27)

64. White Wagtail (2020-04-27)

65. Western Marsh-Harrier (2020-04-27)

66. Osprey (2020-04-27)

67. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2020-04-27)

68. Black Stork (2020-05-02)

69. Red-backed Shrike (2020-05-02)

70. Common Whitethroat (2020-05-02)

71. Black Redstart (2020-05-02)

72. House Sparrow (2020-05-02)

73. Booted Eagle (2020-05-03)

74. Blackcap (2020-05-03)

75. Barn Swallow (2020-05-03)

76. Common Cuckoo (2020-05-03)

77. Common Swift (2020-05-03)

78. Hoopoe (2020-05-03)

79. Syrian Woodpecker (2020-05-03)

80. Common Rosefinch (2020-05-09)

81. European Nightjar (2020-05-15)

82. Wood Warbler (2020-05-15)

83. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2020-05-16)

84. Spotted Flycatcher (2020-05-22)

85. White-Backed Woodpecker (2020-05-22)

86. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2020-05-23)

87. Red Crossbill (2020-05-23)

88. Whooper Swan (2020-05-23)

89. Eurasian Wryneck (2020-05-23)

90. Common Chiffchaff (2020-05-23)

91. River Warbler (2020-05-24)

92. European Robin (2020-05-24)

93. Gadwall (2020-05-24)

94. Terek Sandpiper (2020-05-24)

95. Common Pheasant (2020-06-02)

96. Crested Lark (2020-06-02)

97. European Bee-eater (2020-06-02)

98. Common Stonechat (2020-06-02)

99. Ortolan Bunting (2020-06-02)

100. Common Stonechat (2020-06-02)

101. Ruddy Shelduck (2020-06-02)

102. Whinchat (2020-06-02)

103. Black Kite (2020-06-02)

104. Great White Egret (2020-06-02)

105. Corn Bunting (2020-06-02)

106. Northern Wheatear (2020-06-02)

107. European Turtle Dove (2020-06-02)

108. Black-crowned Night Heron (2020-06-14)

109. Northern Hazelhen (2020-06-15)

110. Wood Lark (2020-06-15)

111. Northern House Martin (2020-06-15)

112. Barred Warbler (2020-06-20)

113. Marsh Warbler (2020-06-29)

114. European Golden Oriole (2020-07-03)

115. Little Owl (2020-07-12)

116. Greater Spotted Eagle (2020-07-13)

117. Common Sandpiper (2020-07-15)

118. Common Greenshank (2020-07-23)

119. Common Tern (2020-07-23)

120. Common Oystercatcher (2020-07-23)

121. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-07-23)

122. Eurasian Roller (2020-07-29)

123. Corncrake (2020-07-29)

124. Sand Martin (2020-08-08)

125. Black-tailed Godwit (2020-08-09)

126. Whiskered Tern (2020-08-09)

127. Little Gull (2020-08-09)

128. Great Cormorant (2020-08-22)

129. Dunlin (2020-08-22)

130. Little Ringed Plover (2020-08-22)

131. Red-footed Falcon (2020-09-06)

132. Willow Warbler (2020-09-06)

133. Brambling (2020-10-03)

134. Northern Goshawk (2020-10-03)

135. Spotted Redshank (2020-10-04)

136. Northern Black Grouse (2020-11-10)

137. Smew (2020-11-15)

138. Red-breasted Merganser (2020-11-15)

139. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (2020-11-15)

140. Long-tailed Duck (2020-11-15)

141. Slavonian Grebe | Grèbe esclavon | Ohrentaucher (2020-11-15)

142. Common Redpoll (2020-12-30)

recent uploads

2026-06-20. Northern Reed Bunting, Common Chiffchaff, European Greenfinch, Common Redshank, Common Oystercatcher, Barn Swallow, Western Marsh-Harrier, Gadwall, Little Ringed Plover, White Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail (Western), Blue Tit, Northern Lapwing, Bluethroat, Bluethroat, Garganey, Common Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Black-Necked Grebe, Long-eared Owl, Blackcap, Great Tit, Common Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Lesser Spotted Eagle.

2026-06-14. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Red-breasted Flycatcher.

2026-06-11. Greenish Warbler, Greenish Warbler.

2026-06-10. Wood Warbler, Common Goldeneye, European Greenfinch, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Eurasian Honey-Buzzard, Unkown Bird, Northern Bullfinch, Grey Heron, Meadow Pipit, Common Sparrowhawk, European Golden Oriole, Montagu's Harrier, Barn Swallow.

2026-06-03. Common Tern.

2026-05-31. Northern Wheatear, European Serin, Wood Warbler.

2026-05-29. Black Kite, Western Marsh-Harrier, Red-backed Shrike, Great White Egret, Little Tern, Firecrest, Hoopoe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Red-backed Shrike, White Wagtail, Eurasian Magpie, Hooded Crow, Stock Pigeon, Little Tern, Common Swift, White Wagtail, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Great Cormorant, Western Marsh-Harrier, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Kestrel.

2026-05-22. Grey Partridge, Wood Pigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Black-tailed Godwit, Caspian Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Garganey.

2026-05-21. Common Chaffinch, Hoopoe, Great Reed Warbler, Eurasian Goldfinch, Mallard, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Woodcock.

2026-05-20. Common Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, European Robin, European Robin, Northern Bullfinch, Stock Pigeon, Willow Tit, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Jay, Mistle Thrush, Tree Pipit, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Common Starling.

2026-05-19. Fieldfare, Eurasian Wryneck, Common Chaffinch, White Stork, Black Redstart, Fieldfare, Eurasian Linnet, White Stork, Eurasian Linnet, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, White Wagtail, Common Buzzard, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Nutcracker, Tawny Owl, Firecrest, Crested Tit, Coal Tit, Common Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Common Chaffinch.

2026-05-18. Eurasian Reed Warbler.

2026-05-17. Eurasian Redstart, Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Rook, Mute Swan, Northern House Martin, Common Starling, Great Crested Grebe, Fieldfare, Mute Swan, Black Kite, Great Tit, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Blackbird.

2026-05-14. Yellow Wagtail.

Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Andrey Semenov (179)
3. Andrey Mis\'kov (178)
4. Oleg Sheremet (177)
5. Andrew Simon (173)
6. Egor Loboda (173)
7. Alexandr Balaev (161)
8. Oksana Makhovska (160)
9. Sergei Saveika (147)
10. Inna Kyselova (145)

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rare birds records

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Редкий залётный вид

Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Dunnock / Hedge Sparrow (Prunella modularis)

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

more rarities...

recent video

2026-05-08. Eurasian Linnet (Stanislavs Gr).

2026-05-03. Eurasian Collared Dove (Stanislavs Gr).

2026-02-07. Great Grey Shrike (Volodymyr Nevmerzhytskyi).

2026-02-06. Black Stork (Andrew Simon), Northern Black Grouse (Andrew Simon), Red Phalarope (Andrew Simon), European Turtle Dove (Andrew Simon), Tree Pipit (Andrew Simon), Snow Bunting (Andrew Simon).

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).

unidentified birds

2026-06-11

Сергій Травелян: жовті "пахви"

2026-06-09

no any comments:

2026-06-06

no any comments:

2026-06-03

Дмитрий Шевцов: Сапсан

2026-06-01

Дмитрий Шевцов: Может и бормотушка. Правда также 100 % признаков не видно. Хотя внешность на 1 фото пеночковая, что тоже в пользу бормотушки.

more unidentified birds...