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total species: 128
total photos: 237
total videos: 0
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1. Arctic Redpoll (2018-01-10)
2. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-10)
3. Eurasian Nuthatch (2018-01-13)
4. Blue Tit (2018-01-13)
5. Coal Tit (2018-01-13)
6. Crested Tit (2018-01-13)
7. Willow Tit (2018-01-13)
8. Fieldfare (2018-01-15)
9. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-01-15)
10. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-15)
11. House Sparrow (2018-01-15)
12. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-16)
13. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2018-01-16)
14. Grey Heron (2018-01-20)
15. Syrian Woodpecker (2018-01-21)
16. Eurasian Magpie (2018-01-22)
17. Great Grey Shrike (2018-01-22)
18. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-23)
19. Common Treecreeper (2018-01-26)
20. Mallard (2018-01-26)
21. Common Redpoll (2018-02-06)
22. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-02-10)
23. Rook (2018-02-11)
24. Bohemian Waxwing (2018-02-12)
25. Eurasian Jay (2018-02-27)
26. Great Tit (2018-03-08)
27. Common Raven (2018-03-18)
28. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2018-03-20)
29. White-Backed Woodpecker (2018-03-25)
30. White Wagtail (2018-04-08)
31. Common Chaffinch (2018-04-08)
33. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-04-09)
34. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-04-09)
35. Redwing (2018-04-11)
36. Pied Flycatcher (2018-04-11)
37. Mistle Thrush (2018-04-12)
38. Common Crane (2018-04-12)
39. Common Buzzard (2018-04-12)
40. Bluethroat (2018-04-16)
41. Ural Owl (2018-04-17)
42. European Greenfinch (2018-04-17)
43. Brambling (2018-04-20)
44. Eurasian Siskin (2018-04-20)
45. Osprey (2018-04-21)
46. Whinchat (2018-05-30)
47. Wood Pigeon (2018-05-30)
48. Black Kite (2018-05-30)
49. White Stork (2018-06-02)
50. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-06-02)
51. Montagu's Harrier (2018-06-02)
53. Black Tern (2018-06-13)
54. Yellow Wagtail (2018-06-13)
55. Red-backed Shrike (2018-06-13)
56. Marsh Sandpiper (2018-06-13)
57. Common Redshank (2018-06-13)
58. Sand Martin (2018-06-17)
59. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2018-06-22)
60. Common Cuckoo (2018-06-22)
61. Paddyfield Warbler (2018-06-22)
62. Citrine Wagtail (2018-06-25)
63. Booted Warbler (2018-06-25)
64. Marsh Warbler (2018-06-25)
65. Common Pochard (2018-06-25)
66. Mute Swan (2018-06-27)
67. Eurasian Redstart (2018-06-27)
68. European Nightjar (2018-06-29)
69. Common Sandpiper (2018-07-02)
70. White-winged Tern (2018-07-04)
71. Temminck's Stint (2018-07-07)
72. Common Oystercatcher (2018-07-07)
73. Common Whitethroat (2018-07-11)
74. Black-headed Gull (2018-07-12)
75. Common Snipe (2018-07-12)
76. Garganey (2018-07-12)
77. Hoopoe (2018-07-12)
78. Green Sandpiper (2018-07-12)
79. Great White Egret (2018-07-14)
80. Common Greenshank (2018-07-14)
81. Wood Sandpiper (2018-07-14)
82. Little Tern (2018-07-15)
83. Little Ringed Plover (2018-07-15)
84. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2018-07-19)
85. Common Starling (2018-07-20)
86. Booted Eagle (2018-07-20)
87. Greater Spotted Eagle (2018-07-20)
88. Dunlin (2018-07-28)
89. Black Redstart (2018-07-31)
90. Eurasian Hobby (2018-08-01)
91. Hooded Crow (2018-08-01)
92. Greater Ringed Plover (2018-08-04)
93. Common Tern (2018-08-04)
94. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2018-08-11)
95. Common Goldeneye (2018-08-12)
96. Garden Warbler (2018-08-17)
97. European Robin (2018-08-17)
98. Icterine Warbler (2018-08-17)
99. Willow Warbler (2018-08-17)
100. Sedge Warbler (2018-08-23)
101. Blackcap (2018-08-23)
102. River Warbler (2018-08-23)
103. Curlew Sandpiper (2018-08-26)
104. Ruff (2018-08-26)
105. Spotted Redshank (2018-08-26)
106. Herring Gull (2018-08-26)
107. Mew Gull (2018-08-26)
108. Sanderling (2018-08-28)
109. Tree Sparrow (2018-09-03)
110. Northern Wren (2018-09-04)
111. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2018-09-04)
112. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2018-09-04)
113. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-09-13)
114. Common Moorhen (2018-09-13)
115. Dunnock (2018-09-14)
116. Common Kestrel (2018-09-14)
117. Common Chiffchaff (2018-09-20)
119. Red-throated Pipit (2018-09-28)
120. Long-tailed Tit (2018-09-29)
121. Hen Harrier (2018-10-10)
122. Bean Goose (2018-10-18)
123. Goldcrest (2018-10-18)
124. Lapland Longspur (2018-10-18)
125. Tufted Duck (2018-10-28)
126. Northern Bullfinch (2018-10-31)
127. Velvet Scoter (2018-11-05)
128. Snow Bunting (2018-11-14)

recent uploads


2024-05-07. Black Kite.

2023-04-27. Lesser Spotted Eagle.

2023-03-19. Great Grey Owl, Ural Owl, Great Grey Owl, Ural Owl, Great Grey Owl, Great Grey Owl, Ural Owl, Great Grey Owl, Eurasian Pygmy-Owl.

2023-03-14. Caspian Gull, Caspian Gull.

2023-02-10. Eurasian Linnet, Fieldfare, Hawfinch, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Bullfinch, Long-eared Owl, Eurasian Nuthatch, Tawny Owl, Common Sparrowhawk, Common Goldeneye, Northern Wren, Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, Black Woodpecker.

2023-01-15. Mew Gull.

2023-01-03. Crested Tit, Northern Goshawk.

2022-11-15. Lesser Spotted Eagle, Great Tit, Common Sparrowhawk, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wood Pigeon, Pied Flycatcher, Common Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Collared Flycatcher, Whinchat, Stock Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Short-eared Owl, Eurasian Siskin, Water Rail, Garganey, Northern Lapwing, White-Backed Woodpecker, Great Snipe, Wood Lark, Greater White-fronted Goose, Common Stonechat, Northern Wren, Long-eared Owl, White Stork, Spotted Flycatcher.

2022-11-14. European Bee-eater, Spotted Redshank, White Wagtail, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail, Red-backed Shrike, Grey Plover, Siberian Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Black Redstart, Eurasian Redstart, Syrian Woodpecker, Bluethroat, Sedge Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Common Chaffinch, European Robin, Booted Warbler, European Golden Oriole, Garden Warbler, Common Snipe, Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, Booted Eagle, Western Marsh-Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Hobby, Sky Lark.

2022-11-11. Common Eider, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Mew Gull, Red-throated Pipit, Black Guillemot, Eurasian Rock Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Northern Reed Bunting, Willow Ptarmigan, Curlew Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear, Great Black-backed Gull, Atlantic Puffin, European Shag, Northern Pintail, Red-throated Loon, Greylag Goose, Great Cormorant, Great Skua, Common Teal.

2022-11-09. Goosander, Great Black-backed Gull, Arctic Warbler, Tufted Duck, Northern Pintail, Bean Goose, Common Crane, Arctic Loon, Willow Ptarmigan, Northern Hazelhen, Northern Shoveler, Grey Wagtail, Smew, Whooper Swan, Whinchat, Gyrfalcon, Redwing, Hoary Redpoll, Gyrfalcon, Rock Ptarmigan, Greater Ringed Plover, Meadow Pipit.

2022-10-19. Ruff, Red-necked Phalarope, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Osprey, Eurasian Golden Plover, Eurasian Dipper, Little Bunting, Common Redpoll, Temminck's Stint, Greater Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, Bohemian Waxwing, Sanderling, Little Stint.

2022-02-28. Herring Gull.

2022-02-25. House Sparrow.

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)
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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).

more video...

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...