Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Stepanov Yakov. 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

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Stepanov Yakov

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total species: 122 total photos: 235 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Arctic Redpoll (2018-01-06)

2. Common Kestrel (2018-01-09)

3. Northern Wren (2018-01-10)

4. Rook (2018-01-10)

5. Common Shelduck (2018-01-11)

6. Common Redpoll (2018-01-15)

7. Great White Egret (2018-01-15)

8. Bohemian Waxwing (2018-01-16)

9. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-18)

10. Northern Bullfinch (2018-01-28)

11. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-01-28)

12. Common Buzzard (2018-01-28)

13. Goosander (2018-01-28)

14. Herring Gull (2018-01-28)

15. Caspian Gull (2018-01-28)

16. Eurasian Wigeon (2018-02-03)

17. Rock Pigeon (2018-02-08)

18. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2018-02-10)

19. Dunnock (2018-02-11)

20. Mistle Thrush (2018-02-17)

21. Common Goldeneye (2018-02-17)

22. Great Tit (2018-02-17)

23. Hooded Crow (2018-02-18)

24. Blue Tit (2018-02-24)

25. Common Raven (2018-02-25)

26. Eurasian Siskin (2018-02-26)

27. Common Pochard (2018-03-08)

28. Mute Swan (2018-03-08)

29. Grey Partridge (2018-03-10)

30. Yellowhammer (2018-03-10)

31. Grey Wagtail (2018-03-17)

32. White Wagtail (2018-03-17)

33. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-03-17)

34. Long-tailed Tit (2018-03-24)

35. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2018-03-25)

36. Eurasian Nuthatch (2018-03-25)

37. Ferruginous Duck (2018-03-31)

38. Rough-legged Buzzard (2018-03-31)

39. Common Coot (2018-03-31)

40. Black-headed Gull (2018-03-31)

41. Northern Lapwing (2018-04-01)

42. Crested Tit (2018-04-01)

43. Eurasian Jay (2018-04-01)

44. Great Grey Shrike (2018-04-07)

45. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2018-04-07)

46. European Serin (2018-04-07)

47. Northern Wheatear (2018-04-07)

48. Eurasian Linnet (2018-04-07)

49. White Stork (2018-04-08)

50. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2018-04-08)

51. Bluethroat (2018-04-09)

52. Common Chiffchaff (2018-04-14)

53. Garganey (2018-04-14)

54. Savi's Warbler (2018-04-14)

55. Common Sandpiper (2018-04-14)

56. European Robin (2018-04-14)

57. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2018-04-14)

58. Lesser Whitethroat (2018-04-20)

59. Red-Necked Grebe | Grèbe jougris | Rothalstaucher (2018-04-21)

60. Tufted Duck (2018-04-22)

61. Black-Necked Grebe | Grèbe à cou noir | Schwarzhalstaucher (2018-04-22)

62. Collared Flycatcher (2018-04-24)

63. Wood Warbler (2018-04-24)

64. Black Woodpecker (2018-04-24)

65. Common Chaffinch (2018-04-24)

66. Fieldfare (2018-04-24)

67. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-04-25)

68. Black-winged Stilt (2018-04-25)

69. Northern Shoveler (2018-04-25)

70. Purple Heron (2018-04-25)

71. Pied Avocet (2018-04-25)

72. Kentish Plover (2018-04-25)

73. Corn Bunting (2018-04-25)

74. Black-headed Wagtail (2018-04-25)

75. Yellow Wagtail (2018-04-25)

76. Black Kite (2018-04-28)

77. Black Stork (2018-04-28)

78. Ruff (2018-04-28)

79. Little Gull (2018-04-29)

80. Common Starling (2018-05-04)

81. Barred Warbler (2018-05-05)

82. Tree Sparrow (2018-05-05)

83. Common Whitethroat (2018-05-05)

84. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-05-05)

85. Icterine Warbler (2018-05-06)

86. Montagu's Harrier (2018-05-06)

87. Little Ringed Plover (2018-05-06)

88. Barn Swallow (2018-05-08)

89. Little Bittern (2018-05-09)

90. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2018-05-09)

91. Mallard (2018-05-12)

92. Gadwall (2018-05-28)

93. Grey Heron (2018-05-28)

94. Bearded Tit (2018-06-09)

95. Black Tern (2018-06-16)

96. Marsh Warbler (2018-06-17)

97. Wood Pigeon (2018-06-30)

98. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2018-07-07)

99. Green Sandpiper (2018-07-14)

100. Great Cormorant (2018-07-14)

101. Red-backed Shrike (2018-07-14)

102. Willow Warbler (2018-07-15)

103. Eurasian Magpie (2018-07-22)

104. Great Reed Warbler (2018-07-22)

105. Sedge Warbler (2018-07-22)

106. Stock Pigeon (2018-07-28)

107. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (2018-08-04)

108. Water Pipit (2018-08-18)

109. Osprey (2018-08-21)

110. Common Oystercatcher (2018-08-23)

111. Little Tern (2018-08-23)

112. Mew Gull (2018-08-23)

113. Black Redstart (2018-09-02)

114. Common Kingfisher (2018-09-30)

115. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-10-06)

116. Greater Ringed Plover (2018-10-07)

117. House Sparrow (2018-11-09)

118. Marsh Tit (2018-11-10)

119. Redwing (2018-12-08)

120. Goldcrest (2018-12-15)

121. Red Crossbill (2018-12-25)

122. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2018-12-31)

recent uploads

2021-04-07. Water Rail, Northern Lapwing, White Stork, Garganey, Bearded Tit, White Wagtail, Common Chaffinch.

2021-02-09. Great Grey Shrike, Common Buzzard.

2021-01-28. Common Buzzard, Goldcrest.

2021-01-23. Mallard.

2020-12-13. Eurasian Wigeon, Fieldfare, Great Crested Grebe, Mew Gull, Black-headed Gull.

2020-10-04. Greater Scaup.

2020-09-23. Osprey, Common Raven, Eurasian Goldfinch, Osprey, Short-toed Snake Eagle.

2020-03-09. Common Raven, Northern Bullfinch, Common Starling, Common Crane, Rock Pigeon, Fieldfare, Wood Pigeon, Common Starling, Grey Partridge.

2020-02-22. Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Treecreeper, Northern Bullfinch, Mallard, Mallard, Common Sparrowhawk.

2020-02-09. Mistle Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest.

2020-01-27. Wood Duck, Mallard, Eurasian Wigeon.

2020-01-16. Bearded Tit.

2019-12-16. White Stork.

2019-12-01. Little Owl.

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

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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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