Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Koval Elena. 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

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Paradoxornithidae

Koval Elena

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total species: 78 total photos: 168 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Fieldfare (2018-01-04)

2. Great Tit (2018-01-04)

3. Common Redpoll (2018-01-04)

4. Harlequin Duck (2018-01-06)

5. Eurasian Wigeon (2018-01-06)

6. Gadwall (2018-01-06)

7. Long-tailed Duck (2018-01-12)

8. Black Scoter (2018-01-12)

9. Blue Tit (2018-01-13)

10. Common Treecreeper (2018-01-13)

11. Whooper Swan (2018-01-14)

12. Great Black-backed Gull (2018-01-14)

13. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-14)

14. Bohemian Waxwing (2018-01-15)

15. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-16)

16. Northern Bullfinch (2018-01-16)

17. Parrot Crossbill (2018-01-28)

18. Coal Tit (2018-01-28)

19. Eurasian Jay (2018-01-28)

20. Willow Tit (2018-02-02)

21. Eurasian Nuthatch (2018-02-04)

22. Long-tailed Tit (2018-02-04)

23. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2018-02-06)

24. Black Woodpecker (2018-02-06)

25. Goosander (2018-03-03)

26. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2018-03-18)

27. European Greenfinch (2018-03-20)

28. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-03-20)

29. House Sparrow (2018-03-20)

30. Common Raven (2018-03-26)

31. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (2018-03-27)

32. Black-headed Gull (2018-04-07)

33. Common Starling (2018-04-07)

34. Common Coot (2018-04-09)

35. White Wagtail (2018-04-10)

36. Tufted Duck (2018-04-10)

37. Northern Lapwing (2018-04-11)

38. European Robin (2018-04-11)

39. Common Redshank (2018-04-11)

40. White-Backed Woodpecker (2018-04-11)

41. Sky Lark (2018-04-11)

42. Meadow Pipit (2018-04-11)

43. Common Chiffchaff (2018-04-13)

44. Red-throated Pipit (2018-04-25)

45. Bluethroat (2018-04-25)

46. Slavonian Grebe | Grèbe esclavon | Ohrentaucher (2018-04-26)

47. Common Pochard (2018-04-26)

48. Redwing (2018-04-26)

49. Common Chaffinch (2018-04-26)

50. Pied Flycatcher (2018-05-11)

51. Common Whitethroat (2018-05-11)

52. Common Teal (2018-05-11)

53. Thrush Nightingale (2018-05-11)

54. Willow Warbler (2018-05-11)

55. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-12)

56. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-05-12)

57. Little Ringed Plover (2018-05-12)

58. Common Tern (2018-05-13)

59. Yellow Wagtail (2018-05-13)

60. Blackcap (2018-05-24)

61. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-05-24)

62. Wood Warbler (2018-05-24)

63. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2018-05-25)

64. Common Rosefinch (2018-06-04)

65. Common Moorhen (2018-06-04)

66. Sedge Warbler (2018-06-04)

67. Icterine Warbler (2018-06-14)

68. Song Thrush (2018-06-15)

69. Green Sandpiper (2018-06-18)

70. Tree Sparrow (2018-06-20)

71. Black Tern (2018-06-20)

72. Hawfinch (2018-06-22)

73. Eurasian Siskin (2018-06-28)

74. Wood Sandpiper (2018-08-05)

75. Red-breasted Merganser (2018-08-06)

76. Mew Gull (2018-08-07)

77. Northern Shoveler (2018-08-16)

78. Barnacle Goose (2018-10-24)

recent uploads

2026-01-16. Grey Heron.

2026-01-15. Common Goldeneye.

2026-01-14. Eurasian Dipper.

2026-01-13. Common Goldeneye.

2026-01-12. Common Goldeneye.

2026-01-11. Mute Swan.

2026-01-10. Smew.

2026-01-09. Herring Gull.

2026-01-08. Common Kingfisher.

2026-01-07. Common Coot.

2026-01-06. Mallard.

2026-01-05. Eurasian Wigeon.

2026-01-03. Northern Hawk Owl.

2026-01-01. Pine Grosbeak.

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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