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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. Zhurtov Khasan (36) 2. Martsun Oleg (22) 3. Solomatin Dmitriy (21) 4. Melnyk Dmytro (17) 5. Makhovska Oksana (13) 6. Saveika Sergei (13) 7. Muravskiy Vladimir (12) 8. Balaev Alexandr (11) 9. Mis\'kov Andrey (11) 10. Kiselev Andrei (10) 11. Ortik Irina (10) 12. Belyaev Dmitry (9) 13. Iopek Vladislav (9) 14. Ovsyannikova Liza (9) 15. Semenov Andrey (9) 16. Samokhin Igor (8) 17. Petrychenko Dmytro (7) | 18. Dvurekov Igor (5) 19. Koval Elena (5) 20. Semashko Vladimir (3) 21. Shevtsov Dmitriy (3) 22. Travelian Sergo (3) 23. krjukov mixail (3) 24. Dombrovski Valery (2) 25. Kyselov Roman (2) 26. Orekhov Andrei (2) 27. Stramnoy Vladimir (2) 28. Drabina Natalia (1) 29. Raklo Aleksandr (1) 30. Savranska Natalia (1) 31. Simon Andrew (1) 32. Vinogradov Georgy (1) 33. Yakovlev Alexey (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. Blue Tit (2026-01-01) 4. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2026-01-01) 5. Lammergeier (2026-01-01) 6. Great Tit (2026-01-01) 7. Brambling (2026-01-01) 8. Hooded Crow (2026-01-01) 9. Syrian Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 10. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-01) 11. Hawfinch (2026-01-01) 12. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-01) 13. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-01) 14. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 15. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-01) 16. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-01) 17. Coal Tit (2026-01-01) 18. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-01) 19. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2026-01-01) 20. Mallard (2026-01-01) 21. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-01) 22. Pine Grosbeak (2026-01-01) 23. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-01) 24. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 25. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-01) 26. Willow Tit (2026-01-01) 27. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 28. Common Raven (2026-01-01) 29. Common Buzzard (2026-01-01) 30. Crested Tit (2026-01-01) 31. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-01) 32. European Greenfinch (2026-01-01) 33. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 34. Fieldfare (2026-01-01) 35. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-01) 36. Mute Swan (2026-01-01) 37. Great Cormorant (2026-01-01) 38. Black-Necked Grebe | Grèbe à cou noir | Schwarzhalstaucher (2026-01-01) 39. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-01) 40. Gadwall (2026-01-01) 41. Great White Egret (2026-01-01) 42. Eurasian Linnet (2026-01-01) 43. Goosander (2026-01-01) 44. Mew Gull (2026-01-01) 45. Great Grey Shrike (2026-01-01) 46. Common Teal (2026-01-01) 47. Caspian Gull (2026-01-01) 48. Tawny Owl (2026-01-02) 49. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-02) 50. Goldcrest (2026-01-02) | 51. Black-headed Gull (2026-01-02) 52. Rook (2026-01-02) 53. European Robin (2026-01-02) 54. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (2026-01-02) 55. House Sparrow (2026-01-02) 56. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-02) 57. Common Redpoll (2026-01-02) 58. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-02) 59. Northern Hawk Owl (2026-01-02) 60. Common Kingfisher (2026-01-02) 61. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-01-02) 62. Bearded Tit (2026-01-02) 63. Red-breasted Merganser (2026-01-02) 64. Dunnock (2026-01-02) 65. Common Starling (2026-01-03) 66. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-01-03) 67. Common Coot (2026-01-03) 68. Northern Wren (2026-01-03) 69. Tufted Duck (2026-01-03) 70. Common Pochard (2026-01-03) 71. Smew (2026-01-03) 72. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-03) 73. Hen Harrier (2026-01-04) 74. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-01-04) 75. Crested Lark (2026-01-04) 76. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-01-04) 77. Marsh Tit (2026-01-04) 78. Arctic Redpoll (2026-01-04) 79. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-04) 80. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-04) 81. Sky Lark (2026-01-04) 82. Merlin (2026-01-04) 83. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-04) 84. Rock Bunting (2026-01-05) 85. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05) 86. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2026-01-06) 87. Common Moorhen (2026-01-06) 88. Common Kestrel (2026-01-06) 89. Yellow-legged Gull (2026-01-06) 90. Grey Heron (2026-01-06) 91. Common Redshank (2026-01-06) 92. Northern Shoveler (2026-01-06) 93. Meadow Pipit (2026-01-06) 94. White-headed Duck (2026-01-06) 95. Whooper Swan (2026-01-06) 96. Herring Gull (2026-01-06) 97. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-01-06) 98. Eurasian Bittern (2026-01-07) 99. Water Rail (2026-01-07) 100. Alpine Accentor (2026-01-07) |
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. Anton Vinogradov (39)
9. Khasan Zhurtov (36)
10. Oleg Martsun (22)
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. Anton Vinogradov (39)
9. Khasan Zhurtov (36)
10. Oleg Martsun (22)
rare birds records
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.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
© Valery Dombrovski
2025-09-07
Gomel region, Zhitkovichi district, Turov
Редкий залётный вид в Беларуси
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
© Dmitriy Shevtsov
2025-08-22
North Osetia, Brut
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
2026-01-07
Владимир Семашко: да, наверное, 3-я или 4-я зима.
2025-12-25
Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?
2025-12-24
no any comments:
2025-12-24
no any comments:
2025-12-07
Владимир Семашко: хотя, конечно, вернее средиземноморская