Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Balaev Alexandr. Birds of Northern Eurasia

365 190
pictures

640
blog posts

455 photographed species of 923 (49%)

search

classification

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Balaev Alexandr

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 98 total photos: 799 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2021-01-10)

2. Willow Tit (2021-01-23)

3. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-02-08)

4. Coal Tit (2021-02-12)

5. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-02-17)

6. Blue Tit (2021-03-07)

7. Common Redpoll (2021-03-08)

8. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-03-21)

9. Common Chiffchaff (2021-04-17)

10. Long-tailed Tit (2021-04-18)

11. Common Chaffinch (2021-04-25)

12. Eurasian Jay (2021-04-27)

13. Dunnock (2021-05-02)

14. Eurasian Linnet (2021-05-03)

15. White Wagtail (2021-05-07)

16. Willow Warbler (2021-05-09)

17. Barn Swallow (2021-05-10)

18. White Stork (2021-05-10)

19. Hawfinch (2021-05-12)

20. Fieldfare (2021-05-12)

21. Pied Flycatcher (2021-05-13)

22. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2021-05-14)

23. Northern Bullfinch (2021-05-14)

24. European Greenfinch (2021-05-15)

25. Common Starling (2021-05-15)

26. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-05-15)

27. European Robin (2021-05-15)

28. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-05-16)

29. Black-headed Gull (2021-05-16)

30. Herring Gull (2021-05-16)

31. Mallard (2021-05-16)

32. Eurasian Goldfinch (2021-05-18)

33. Eurasian Siskin (2021-05-18)

34. Great Tit (2021-05-18)

35. Thrush Nightingale (2021-05-22)

36. Wood Pigeon (2021-05-22)

37. Barred Warbler (2021-05-23)

38. Red-backed Shrike (2021-05-23)

39. Tree Sparrow (2021-05-23)

40. Garden Warbler (2021-05-29)

41. River Warbler (2021-05-29)

42. Greenish Warbler (2021-05-30)

43. Common Whitethroat (2021-06-05)

44. Tree Pipit (2021-06-05)

45. Northern Lapwing (2021-06-05)

46. Bluethroat (2021-06-07)

47. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-06-07)

48. Common Buzzard (2021-06-07)

49. Citrine Wagtail (2021-06-07)

50. Yellow Wagtail (2021-06-07)

51. Marsh Warbler (2021-06-07)

52. Whinchat (2021-06-09)

53. Black Redstart (2021-06-09)

54. Common Swift (2021-06-21)

55. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-06-21)

56. Eurasian Redstart (2021-06-21)

57. Eurasian Nuthatch (2021-06-25)

58. Hooded Crow (2021-06-26)

59. Common Coot (2021-06-26)

60. Tufted Duck (2021-06-26)

61. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2021-06-26)

62. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2021-06-26)

63. Mute Swan (2021-06-26)

64. Arctic Redpoll (2021-06-27)

65. Eurasian Magpie (2021-07-08)

66. Common Tern (2021-07-10)

67. Great Reed Warbler (2021-07-10)

68. Wood Sandpiper (2021-07-10)

69. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (2021-07-18)

70. Song Thrush (2021-07-18)

71. Rock Pigeon (2021-07-18)

72. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-07-24)

73. Great Cormorant (2021-07-24)

74. Sedge Warbler (2021-07-24)

75. Black Tern (2021-07-24)

76. Whooper Swan (2021-07-24)

77. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-07-24)

78. Great White Egret (2021-07-24)

79. Grey Heron (2021-07-24)

80. Icterine Warbler (2021-08-01)

81. Common Raven (2021-08-07)

82. Blackcap (2021-08-14)

83. Little Bittern (2021-08-22)

84. Common Goldeneye (2021-08-30)

85. Eurasian Hobby (2021-09-01)

86. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-09-05)

87. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2021-09-09)

88. Common Kestrel (2021-09-15)

89. Brambling (2021-09-20)

90. Rook (2021-10-02)

91. Bearded Tit (2021-10-10)

92. Greater Scaup (2021-10-30)

93. Great Black-backed Gull (2021-10-30)

94. Siberian Accentor (2021-10-30)

95. Spotted Nutcracker (2021-11-07)

96. White-Backed Woodpecker (2021-11-07)

97. Goldcrest (2021-11-07)

98. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2021-11-07)

recent uploads

2026-01-15. Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow, Tufted Duck.

2026-01-14. Northern Bullfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Long-tailed Tit.

2026-01-10. Common Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard.

2026-01-09. Common Pochard, Greater White-fronted Goose, Rock Pigeon.

2026-01-08. Hawfinch.

2026-01-07. Pine Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak.

2026-01-06. Blue Tit, Willow Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

2026-01-03. Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Brambling, Common Redpoll, Eurasian Collared Dove.

2025-12-30. Eurasian Siskin, European Greenfinch.

2025-12-22. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup.

2025-12-10. Long-tailed Duck, Long-tailed Duck.

2025-12-08. Eurasian Blackbird, European Robin, Ural Owl.

2025-12-05. Long-eared Owl.

2025-12-03. Mute Swan.

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.

more rarities...

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 [....]

more unidentified birds...