Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Kosovan Oleksandr. Birds of Northern Eurasia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

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Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

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Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

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Paradoxornithidae

Kosovan Oleksandr

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total species: 55 total photos: 227 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Wood Pigeon (2020-06-20)

2. Rock Pigeon (2020-06-20)

3. Mallard (2020-06-21)

4. Common Moorhen (2020-06-21)

5. Eurasian Collared Dove (2020-06-27)

6. House Sparrow (2020-06-28)

7. Eurasian Jackdaw (2020-06-29)

8. Rook (2020-06-29)

9. Black-headed Gull (2020-06-29)

10. Grey Heron (2020-06-29)

11. White Stork (2020-06-30)

12. Common Chaffinch (2020-06-30)

13. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-06-30)

14. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-06-30)

15. Song Thrush (2020-06-30)

16. Barn Swallow (2020-06-30)

17. Eurasian Magpie (2020-06-30)

18. Eurasian Hobby (2020-07-02)

19. White Wagtail (2020-07-02)

20. Black Kite (2020-07-03)

21. Mistle Thrush (2020-07-03)

22. Red-backed Shrike (2020-07-03)

23. Common Kingfisher (2020-07-03)

24. Western Marsh-Harrier (2020-07-04)

25. Eurasian Linnet (2020-07-04)

26. Eurasian Jay (2020-07-05)

27. Black Redstart (2020-07-05)

28. European Greenfinch (2020-07-05)

29. Yellowhammer (2020-07-07)

30. Little Bittern (2020-07-08)

31. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2020-07-09)

32. Blackcap (2020-07-09)

33. Mute Swan (2020-07-09)

34. Common Swift (2020-07-13)

35. Great Tit (2020-07-18)

36. Great White Egret (2020-07-25)

37. Common Raven (2020-07-25)

38. Eurasian Nuthatch (2020-08-07)

39. Northern Wheatear (2020-08-08)

40. Willow Warbler (2020-08-08)

41. Coal Tit (2020-08-08)

42. Northern Bullfinch (2020-08-08)

43. Alpine Accentor (2020-08-08)

44. Spotted Nutcracker (2020-08-08)

45. European Robin (2020-08-08)

46. Hooded Crow (2020-08-24)

47. Common Sparrowhawk (2020-10-14)

48. Tree Pipit (2020-10-14)

49. Long-tailed Tit (2020-10-14)

50. Northern Wren (2020-10-25)

51. Blue Tit (2020-11-21)

52. Eurasian Siskin (2020-11-21)

53. Common Buzzard (2020-11-21)

54. Fieldfare (2020-11-22)

55. Marsh Tit (2020-11-24)

recent uploads

2021-11-14. Eurasian Dipper, Dunnock, Water Pipit, Common Cuckoo, Red Crossbill, Eurasian Linnet, Sand Martin, Mute Swan, Common Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, Yellowhammer, Common Swift, Eurasian Honey-Buzzard, Northern Wren, Black Woodpecker.

2021-06-12. Common Tern, Caspian Gull, Pied Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Barn Swallow, Northern House Martin, Western Marsh-Harrier, Common Kestrel, Red-backed Shrike, Tawny Owl, Common Stonechat, Common Snipe, Sedge Warbler.

2021-06-05. European Bee-eater, Common Shelduck, Hoopoe, White Wagtail, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Goldfinch, Lesser Grey Shrike, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern.

2021-06-01. Great White Pelican.

2021-05-04. Little Grebe, European Robin, Common Moorhen, Collared Flycatcher, White Stork, Blackcap, Eurasian Redstart.

2021-04-04. Common Chiffchaff, Common Starling.

2021-04-01. Common Buzzard, Ural Owl.

2021-03-30. Grey Partridge, Black Redstart, Song Thrush.

2021-03-26. Common Starling, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Common Raven, Wood Pigeon.

2021-03-13. Greylag Goose, Common Sparrowhawk.

2021-02-27. Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Reed Bunting, Tree Sparrow.

2021-02-20. Northern Bullfinch, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Jay, House Sparrow, Eurasian Jackdaw.

2021-02-13. Hooded Crow.

2021-01-30. Eurasian Magpie.

Big Year 2025

1. Nataliya Pokhodzey (289)
2. Andrey Semenov (281)
3. Alexandr Balaev (251)
4. Egor Loboda (242)
5. Anna Golubeva (240)
6. Sergei Saveika (189)
7. Vitaliy Butko (187)
8. Irina Ortik (171)
9. Igor Dvurekov (167)
10. Svetlana Barabanshchikova (167)

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

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recent video

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).

2024-05-26. European Bee-eater (Stanislavs Gr).

unidentified birds

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 [....]

2025-09-30

no any comments:

2025-08-06

Роман Кисельов: Дякую, так, міг помилитися. Додав ще два фото (неякісні, але інший ракурс).

2025-08-04

Сергей Шурша: Эту птицу обсуждали в 2023 по дополнительным фото, пока кто-то из модераторов не удалил "лишние копии" вместе с обсуждением. И вот опять, коршун [....]

2025-07-14

Дмитрий Шевцов: Весничка

more unidentified birds...