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Big Year 2026

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Northern Eurasia during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2026

1. Simon Andrew (82)

2. Butko Vitaliy (63)

3. Mis\'kov Andrey (63)

4. Kyselova Inna (60)

5. Zhurtov Khasan (58)

6. Sofronov Evgeniy (56)

7. Martsun Oleg (53)

8. Balaev Alexandr (52)

9. Ortik Irina (51)

10. Drabina Natalia (42)

11. Petrychenko Dmytro (42)

12. Makhovska Oksana (41)

13. Saveika Sergei (41)

14. Vikirchak Oleksandr (36)

15. Zmievskiy Nikolai (33)

16. Solomatin Dmitriy (31)

17. Dvurekov Igor (30)

18. FOMINA ALENA (30)

19. Semenov Andrey (29)

20. Loboda Egor (27)

21. Shevtsov Dmitriy (27)

22. Merzlikin Volodymyr (26)

23. Omelyanec Pavlo (24)

24. Honcharyk Natalia (23)

25. Iopek Vladislav (23)

26. Skiter Artem (23)

27. Fedorenko Liudmyla (22)

28. Mosienko Vitaliy (21)

29. Travelian Sergo (21)

30. Zlobin Ilya (21)

31. Dombrovski Valery (20)

32. Kiselev Andrei (20)

33. Koval Elena (20)

34. Belyaev Dmitry (17)

35. Melnyk Dmytro (17)

36. Orekhov Andrei (17)

37. Filatova Аnna (16)

38. Kokhanevych Olha-Mariia (15)

39. Ovsyannikova Liza (14)

40. Kyselov Roman (13)

41. Muravskiy Vladimir (12)

42. krjukov mixail (12)

43. Samokhin Igor (10)

44. Buzovska Daryna (9)

45. Dokashenko Natalia (9)

46. Natykanets Viktor (9)

47. Petrov Andrei (8)

48. Sheremet Oleg (8)

49. Nevmerzhytskyi Volodymyr (6)

50. Vietokhin Ihor (6)

51. Yurko Valtri (6)

52. Danilova Valeriya (4)

53. Nikitin Nikolay (4)

54. Sakara Oleksandr (4)

55. Savranska Natalia (4)

56. Semashko Vladimir (4)

57. Andreev Dmitrij (3)

58. Golyantov Aleksandr (3)

59. Katanova Galina (3)

60. Kuzmina Maria (3)

61. Lyubimov Alexandr (3)

62. Raldugina Oksana (3)

63. Stramnoy Vladimir (3)

64. Vinogradov Georgy (3)

65. Hrudzynska Natalia (2)

66. Alabina Anna (1)

67. Grishchenko Vitaly (1)

68. Komrakova Marina (1)

69. Lavrinenko Kateryna (1)

70. Liseenko Alexander (1)

71. Medvedeva Svetlana (1)

72. Olenich Vsevolod (1)

73. Petrovych Serhii (1)

74. Plekhanov Aleksandr (1)

75. Podverbny Yury (1)

76. Raklo Aleksandr (1)

77. Ukr Ruslan (1)

78. Yakovlev Alexey (1)

79. Yusupov Vyacheslav (1)

80. Zaitseva Svitlana (1)

all species photographed in 2026

* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

1. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (2026-01-01)

2. Common Treecreeper (2026-01-01)

3. Grey Heron (2026-01-01)

4. Hooded Crow (2026-01-01)

5. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-01)

6. Black-headed Gull (2026-01-01)

7. Mew Gull (2026-01-01)

8. Caspian Gull (2026-01-01)

9. Goosander (2026-01-01)

10. European Greenfinch (2026-01-01)

11. Fieldfare (2026-01-01)

12. Yellowhammer (2026-01-01)

13. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-01)

14. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-01)

15. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-01)

16. Mallard (2026-01-01)

17. Mute Swan (2026-01-01)

18. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-01-01)

19. Blue Tit (2026-01-01)

20. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2026-01-01)

21. Lammergeier (2026-01-01)

22. Great Tit (2026-01-01)

23. Brambling (2026-01-01)

24. Syrian Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

25. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-01)

26. Hawfinch (2026-01-01)

27. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-01)

28. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-01)

29. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

30. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-01)

31. Coal Tit (2026-01-01)

32. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-01)

33. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2026-01-01)

34. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-01)

35. Pine Grosbeak (2026-01-01)

36. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

37. Willow Tit (2026-01-01)

38. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

39. Common Raven (2026-01-01)

40. Common Buzzard (2026-01-01)

41. Crested Tit (2026-01-01)

42. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-01)

43. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

44. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-01-01)

45. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

46. Great White Egret (2026-01-01)

47. Eurasian Linnet (2026-01-01)

48. Common Teal (2026-01-01)

49. Gadwall (2026-01-01)

50. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-01)

51. Great Cormorant (2026-01-01)

52. Black-Necked Grebe | Grèbe à cou noir | Schwarzhalstaucher (2026-01-01)

53. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-01)

54. Great Grey Shrike (2026-01-01)

55. Wood Pigeon (2026-01-01)

56. Northern Pintail (2026-01-02)

57. House Sparrow (2026-01-02)

58. Tawny Owl (2026-01-02)

59. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-01-02)

60. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-02)

61. Goldcrest (2026-01-02)

62. Rook (2026-01-02)

63. European Robin (2026-01-02)

64. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (2026-01-02)

65. Common Redpoll (2026-01-02)

66. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-02)

67. Northern Hawk Owl (2026-01-02)

68. Pallas's Cormorant (2026-01-02)

69. Smew (2026-01-02)

70. Red-crested Pochard (2026-01-02)

71. Common Kestrel (2026-01-02)

72. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-01-02)

73. Wood Lark (2026-01-02)

74. Common Kingfisher (2026-01-02)

75. Bearded Tit (2026-01-02)

76. Red-breasted Merganser (2026-01-02)

77. Dunnock (2026-01-02)

78. Tufted Duck (2026-01-03)

79. Common Coot (2026-01-03)

80. Common Starling (2026-01-03)

81. Common Moorhen (2026-01-03)

82. Whooper Swan (2026-01-03)

83. Common Pochard (2026-01-03)

84. Hen Harrier (2026-01-03)

85. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-03)

86. Northern Wren (2026-01-03)

87. Arctic Redpoll (2026-01-03)

88. Merlin (2026-01-03)

89. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-04)

90. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-04)

91. Marsh Tit (2026-01-04)

92. Crested Lark (2026-01-04)

93. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-01-04)

94. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-01-04)

95. Herring Gull (2026-01-04)

96. Sky Lark (2026-01-04)

97. Stock Pigeon (2026-01-04)

98. Velvet Scoter (2026-01-04)

99. Rock Bunting (2026-01-05)

100. Black Woodpecker (2026-01-05)

101. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2026-01-05)

102. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-05)

103. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05)

104. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2026-01-06)

105. Yellow-legged Gull (2026-01-06)

106. Common Redshank (2026-01-06)

107. Northern Shoveler (2026-01-06)

108. Meadow Pipit (2026-01-06)

109. White-headed Duck (2026-01-06)

110. European Turtle Dove (2026-01-06)

111. Eurasian Bittern (2026-01-07)

112. Water Rail (2026-01-07)

113. Alpine Accentor (2026-01-07)

114. Greater White-fronted Goose (2026-01-07)

115. Common Shelduck (2026-01-07)

116. Spotted Nutcracker (2026-01-08)

117. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-08)

118. Ural Owl (2026-01-08)

119. Black-winged Stilt (2026-01-09)

120. Redwing (2026-01-09)

121. Black Redstart (2026-01-09)

122. White Wagtail (2026-01-09)

123. Red Crossbill (2026-01-10)

124. White-winged Crossbill (2026-01-10)

125. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-01-10)

126. Grey Partridge (2026-01-11)

127. Mediterranean Gull (2026-01-12)

128. Long-tailed Duck (2026-01-12)

129. Song Thrush (2026-01-13)

130. Common Snipe (2026-01-13)

131. Northern Black Grouse (2026-01-17)

132. Horned Lark (2026-01-17)

133. Short-eared Owl (2026-01-17)

134. Green Sandpiper (2026-01-18)

135. Peregrine Falcon (2026-01-18)

136. Snow Bunting (2026-01-18)

137. Common Chiffchaff (2026-01-18)

138. Mandarin Duck (2026-01-19)

139. Great White Pelican (2026-01-19)

140. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-01-19)

141. Twite (2026-01-21)

142. Great Rosefinch (2026-01-21)

143. Little Owl (2026-01-22)

144. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2026-01-23)

145. Jack Snipe (2026-01-23)

146. Black Kite (2026-01-23)

147. Firecrest (2026-01-25)

148. European Shag (2026-01-25)

149. Red-Necked Grebe | Grèbe jougris | Rothalstaucher (2026-01-25)

150. Great Black-backed Gull (2026-01-25)

151. Griffon Vulture (2026-01-31)

152. Chukar Partridge (2026-02-01)

153. Cinereous Vulture (2026-02-01)

154. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-02-01)

155. Greater Scaup (2026-02-01)

156. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-02-05)

157. Grey Plover (2026-02-06)

158. Dunlin (2026-02-06)

159. Sandwich Tern (2026-02-06)

160. Slavonian Grebe | Grèbe esclavon | Ohrentaucher (2026-02-06)

161. Black-crowned Night Heron (2026-02-08)

162. Common Stonechat (2026-02-08)

163. Eurasian Curlew (2026-02-08)

164. Canada Goose (2026-02-11)

165. Ferruginous Duck (2026-02-15)

166. Barnacle Goose (2026-02-17)

Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Khasan Zhurtov (122)
3. Igor Shcherbakov (114)
4. Aleksandr Gontcharov (111)
5. Dmitriy Shevtsov (99)
6. Andrew Simon (82)
7. Andrei Kiselev (67)
8. Andrey Mis\'kov (63)
9. Vitaliy Butko (63)
10. Inna Kyselova (60)

more...

rare birds records

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

First winter record of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

more rarities...

recent video

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).

2024-09-11. Dunlin (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-09-10. Ural Owl (Galina Katanova).

unidentified birds

2026-02-04

Андрій Сімон: Судячи по розфарбуванню крил - хтось із сріблястого/жовтоногого, точно не каспійський

2026-01-21

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2026-01-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Серебристая чайка, к лету 3 года, скорее всего, будет, в крыльях еще детские перья есть.

2025-12-25

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2025-12-24

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