Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Zmievskiy Nikolai. Birds of Northern Eurasia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

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Zmievskiy Nikolai

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total species: 106 total photos: 174 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. European Robin (2025-02-21)

2. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2025-02-21)

3. Eurasian Blackbird (2025-02-21)

4. Common Snipe (2025-02-21)

5. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2025-02-22)

6. Black Woodpecker (2025-02-23)

7. White-Backed Woodpecker (2025-03-02)

8. Common Teal (2025-03-03)

9. Northern Wren (2025-03-08)

10. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2025-03-10)

11. Garganey (2025-03-10)

12. Northern Shoveler (2025-03-10)

13. Greater White-fronted Goose (2025-03-10)

14. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2025-03-10)

15. Whooper Swan (2025-03-10)

16. Bewick's Swan (2025-03-10)

17. Pallas's Cormorant (2025-03-10)

18. European Greenfinch (2025-03-19)

19. Song Thrush (2025-03-23)

20. Eurasian Siskin (2025-03-24)

21. Mallard (2025-03-25)

22. Common Buzzard (2025-03-25)

23. Dunnock (2025-03-25)

24. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2025-03-27)

25. Grey Partridge (2025-03-27)

26. Rook (2025-03-27)

27. Common Coot (2025-03-27)

28. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2025-03-27)

29. Black-headed Gull (2025-03-27)

30. Common Pochard (2025-03-27)

31. Common Chiffchaff (2025-03-27)

32. Meadow Pipit (2025-04-02)

33. Syrian Woodpecker (2025-04-02)

34. Blackcap (2025-04-02)

35. Common Treecreeper (2025-04-02)

36. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2025-04-02)

37. Black Stork (2025-04-05)

38. Western Marsh-Harrier (2025-04-06)

39. Rock Pigeon (2025-04-06)

40. Common Pheasant (2025-04-06)

41. Common Raven (2025-04-06)

42. Gadwall (2025-04-12)

43. Black Kite (2025-04-13)

44. Wood Pigeon (2025-04-13)

45. Eurasian Jay (2025-04-13)

46. Black-crowned Night Heron (2025-04-13)

47. Little Egret (2025-04-13)

48. Green Sandpiper (2025-04-13)

49. Purple Heron (2025-04-13)

50. Citrine Wagtail (2025-04-16)

51. Hoopoe (2025-04-16)

52. Common Stonechat (2025-04-18)

53. Eurasian Jackdaw (2025-04-18)

54. Common Chaffinch (2025-04-18)

55. Glossy Ibis (2025-04-19)

56. Mute Swan (2025-04-19)

57. Common Nightingale (2025-04-20)

58. Red-footed Falcon (2025-04-26)

59. Common Swift (2025-05-03)

60. Corn Bunting (2025-05-03)

61. Common Whitethroat (2025-05-03)

62. Spotted Flycatcher (2025-05-03)

63. Ferruginous Duck (2025-05-14)

64. Curlew Sandpiper (2025-05-14)

65. Little Stint (2025-05-14)

66. Crested Lark (2025-05-14)

67. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2025-06-07)

68. Green Leaf-Warbler (2025-06-07)

69. Arctic Redpoll (2025-06-13)

70. Yellow Wagtail (2025-06-13)

71. Red-backed Shrike (2025-06-13)

72. Whinchat (2025-06-13)

73. Northern House Martin (2025-06-20)

74. Long-legged Buzzard (2025-06-21)

75. Montagu's Harrier (2025-06-21)

76. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2025-06-22)

77. Northern Lapwing (2025-06-22)

78. Black Redstart (2025-06-29)

79. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2025-07-10)

80. Pied Wheatear (2025-07-23)

81. Lesser Grey Shrike (2025-08-18)

82. Squacco Heron (2025-08-29)

83. Common Cuckoo (2025-08-29)

84. Great Cormorant (2025-08-29)

85. Common Moorhen (2025-08-29)

86. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (2025-08-29)

87. Tree Sparrow (2025-08-29)

88. Common Kestrel (2025-08-29)

89. Sedge Warbler (2025-08-29)

90. European Turtle Dove (2025-08-29)

91. Eurasian Roller (2025-08-29)

92. European Bee-eater (2025-08-29)

93. Grey Heron (2025-08-29)

94. Whiskered Tern (2025-08-29)

95. Common Quail (2025-08-29)

96. Barn Swallow (2025-09-04)

97. Gull-billed Tern (2025-09-07)

98. Northern Wheatear (2025-09-07)

99. Sky Lark (2025-09-07)

100. Eurasian Redstart (2025-09-07)

101. Ruff (2025-09-07)

102. Lesser Whitethroat (2025-09-07)

103. Eurasian Hobby (2025-09-10)

104. Booted Eagle (2025-09-17)

105. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-09-20)

106. Eurasian Woodcock (2025-09-21)

recent uploads

2026-01-13. Redwing.

2026-01-10. Western Marsh-Harrier.

2026-01-08. Great White Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Raven, Black Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Treecreeper, Eurasian Nuthatch, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Hooded Crow, Brambling, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Smew, Red-crested Pochard, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Common Kestrel, Fieldfare.

2025-09-27. Song Thrush.

2025-09-26. Common Chiffchaff, Barn Swallow.

2025-09-25. Lesser Whitethroat, Eurasian Woodcock.

2025-09-22. Booted Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle.

2025-09-21. Eurasian Hobby, Gull-billed Tern, Northern Wheatear, Sky Lark, Eurasian Redstart, Common Sparrowhawk, Ruff.

2025-08-29. Squacco Heron, Common Cuckoo, Great Cormorant, Common Moorhen, Little Grebe, Tree Sparrow, Common Kestrel, Sedge Warbler, European Turtle Dove, Eurasian Roller, European Bee-eater, Grey Heron, Whiskered Tern, Common Quail.

2025-08-18. Lesser Grey Shrike.

2025-07-24. Pied Wheatear.

2025-07-12. Whinchat.

2025-07-11. Eurasian Reed Warbler.

2025-06-29. Black Redstart.

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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