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1. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-06-21)
3. Willow Tit (2021-01-23)
4. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-02-08)
5. Coal Tit (2021-02-12)
6. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-02-17)
7. Blue Tit (2021-03-07)
8. Common Redpoll (2021-03-08)
9. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-03-21)
10. Common Chiffchaff (2021-04-17)
11. Long-tailed Tit (2021-04-18)
12. Common Chaffinch (2021-04-25)
13. Eurasian Jay (2021-04-27)
14. Dunnock (2021-05-02)
15. Eurasian Linnet (2021-05-03)
16. White Wagtail (2021-05-07)
17. Willow Warbler (2021-05-09)
18. Barn Swallow (2021-05-10)
19. White Stork (2021-05-10)
20. Hawfinch (2021-05-12)
21. Fieldfare (2021-05-12)
22. Pied Flycatcher (2021-05-13)
23. Northern Bullfinch (2021-05-14)
24. European Greenfinch (2021-05-15)
25. Common Starling (2021-05-15)
26. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-05-15)
27. European Robin (2021-05-15)
28. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-05-16)
29. Black-headed Gull (2021-05-16)
30. Herring Gull (2021-05-16)
31. Mallard (2021-05-16)
32. Eurasian Goldfinch (2021-05-18)
33. Eurasian Siskin (2021-05-18)
34. Great Tit (2021-05-18)
35. Thrush Nightingale (2021-05-22)
36. Wood Pigeon (2021-05-22)
37. Barred Warbler (2021-05-23)
38. Red-backed Shrike (2021-05-23)
39. Tree Sparrow (2021-05-23)
40. Garden Warbler (2021-05-29)
41. River Warbler (2021-05-29)
42. Greenish Warbler (2021-05-30)
43. Common Whitethroat (2021-06-05)
44. Tree Pipit (2021-06-05)
45. Northern Lapwing (2021-06-05)
46. Bluethroat (2021-06-07)
47. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-06-07)
48. Common Buzzard (2021-06-07)
49. Citrine Wagtail (2021-06-07)
50. Yellow Wagtail (2021-06-07)
51. Marsh Warbler (2021-06-07)
52. Whinchat (2021-06-09)
53. Black Redstart (2021-06-09)
54. Common Swift (2021-06-21)
55. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-06-21)
56. Eurasian Redstart (2021-06-21)
57. Eurasian Nuthatch (2021-06-25)
58. Hooded Crow (2021-06-26)
59. Common Coot (2021-06-26)
60. Tufted Duck (2021-06-26)
62. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2021-06-26)
63. Mute Swan (2021-06-26)
64. Arctic Redpoll (2021-06-27)
65. Eurasian Magpie (2021-07-08)
66. Common Tern (2021-07-10)
67. Great Reed Warbler (2021-07-10)
68. Wood Sandpiper (2021-07-10)
70. Song Thrush (2021-07-18)
71. Rock Pigeon (2021-07-18)
72. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-07-24)
73. Great Cormorant (2021-07-24)
74. Sedge Warbler (2021-07-24)
75. Black Tern (2021-07-24)
76. Whooper Swan (2021-07-24)
77. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-07-24)
78. Great White Egret (2021-07-24)
79. Grey Heron (2021-07-24)
80. Icterine Warbler (2021-08-01)
81. Common Raven (2021-08-07)
82. Blackcap (2021-08-14)
83. Little Bittern (2021-08-22)
84. Common Goldeneye (2021-08-30)
85. Eurasian Hobby (2021-09-01)
86. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-09-05)
87. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2021-09-09)
88. Common Kestrel (2021-09-15)
89. Brambling (2021-09-20)
90. Rook (2021-10-02)
91. Bearded Tit (2021-10-10)
92. Greater Scaup (2021-10-30)
93. Great Black-backed Gull (2021-10-30)
94. Siberian Accentor (2021-10-30)
95. Spotted Nutcracker (2021-11-07)
96. White-Backed Woodpecker (2021-11-07)
97. Goldcrest (2021-11-07)
99. Common Treecreeper (2022-01-07)
100. Goosander (2022-01-16)
101. Smew (2022-01-16)
102. Velvet Scoter (2022-01-16)
103. House Sparrow (2022-02-12)
104. Crested Tit (2022-02-13)
105. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2022-02-13)
106. Mew Gull (2022-02-23)
107. Greater White-fronted Goose (2022-02-23)
108. Snow Bunting (2022-02-26)
109. Northern Hawk Owl (2022-02-26)
110. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2022-03-08)
111. Mandarin Duck (2022-03-13)
112. Common Snipe (2022-04-08)
113. Common Redshank (2022-04-08)
114. Green Sandpiper (2022-04-09)
115. Garganey (2022-04-09)
116. Common Pochard (2022-04-17)
117. Great Snipe (2022-04-25)
118. Marsh Sandpiper (2022-04-30)
119. Common Cuckoo (2022-05-02)
120. Common Sandpiper (2022-05-02)
121. Yellowhammer (2022-05-02)
122. Eurasian Wryneck (2022-05-02)
123. Black Kite (2022-05-03)
125. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2022-05-03)
126. Azure Tit (2022-05-03)
127. Ruff (2022-05-03)
128. Common Rosefinch (2022-05-07)
129. Ortolan Bunting (2022-05-07)
130. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2022-05-08)
131. Black-crowned Night Heron (2022-05-08)
132. White-winged Tern (2022-05-09)
133. Rosy Starling (2022-05-09)
134. Pallas's Cormorant (2022-05-09)
135. Little Egret (2022-05-09)
136. Hoopoe (2022-05-09)
137. Common Stonechat (2022-05-09)
138. Little Ringed Plover (2022-05-13)
139. Great Grey Owl (2022-05-14)
140. Boreal Owl (2022-05-14)
141. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2022-05-14)
142. Common Crane (2022-05-15)
143. Corncrake (2022-05-15)
144. Ural Owl (2022-05-15)
145. Northern House Martin (2022-05-15)
146. Tawny Owl (2022-05-15)
147. Northern Wheatear (2022-05-19)
148. European Bee-eater (2022-05-20)
149. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2022-05-20)
150. Lesser Grey Shrike (2022-05-20)
151. Montagu's Harrier (2022-05-21)
152. Sky Lark (2022-05-21)
153. Booted Warbler (2022-06-04)
154. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2022-06-12)
155. Osprey (2022-07-31)
156. Temminck's Stint (2022-07-31)
157. Common Greenshank (2022-07-31)
158. Grey Plover (2022-07-31)
159. Black-tailed Godwit (2022-07-31)
160. Common Moorhen (2022-08-21)
161. Glossy Ibis (2022-09-15)
162. Greater Ringed Plover (2022-09-15)
163. Pygmy Cormorant (2022-09-15)
164. Eurasian Spoonbill (2022-09-15)
165. Whiskered Tern (2022-09-15)
166. Laughing Dove (2022-09-16)
167. Black-winged Stilt (2022-09-16)
168. Purple Heron (2022-09-16)
169. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2022-09-16)
170. Greater Flamingo (2022-09-16)
171. Common Kingfisher (2022-09-16)
172. Squacco Heron (2022-09-16)
173. Red-crested Pochard (2022-09-16)
175. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2022-09-16)
176. Little Stint (2022-09-16)
177. Red-necked Phalarope (2022-09-16)
178. Dunlin (2022-09-16)
179. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2022-09-17)
180. Crested Lark (2022-09-17)
181. Grey-headed Swamphen (2022-09-17)
182. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2022-09-17)
183. Corn Bunting (2022-09-17)
184. Eurasian Roller (2022-09-17)
185. Golden Eagle (2022-09-17)
186. Pied Avocet (2022-09-17)
187. Black-eared Wheatear (2022-09-18)
188. Blue Rock Thrush (2022-09-18)
189. Pied Wheatear (2022-09-18)
190. Griffon Vulture (2022-09-18)
191. Lammergeier (2022-09-18)
192. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2022-09-18)
193. Chukar Partridge (2022-09-18)
194. Egyptian Vulture (2022-09-18)
195. Cinereous Vulture (2022-09-18)
196. Lesser Kestrel (2022-09-18)
197. Greater Short-toed Lark (2022-09-18)
198. Common Shelduck (2022-09-18)
199. Caspian Gull (2022-09-18)
200. Eurasian Wigeon (2022-09-30)
201. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2022-09-30)
202. Ruddy Turnstone (2022-09-30)
203. Northern Goshawk (2022-10-16)
204. Long-tailed Duck (2022-10-28)
205. Glaucous Gull (2022-12-20)
206. Common Teal (2023-01-10)
207. Northern Shoveler (2023-01-18)
208. Northern Pintail (2023-02-15)
209. Bewick's Swan (2023-04-09)
210. Bean Goose (2023-04-09)
211. Rough-legged Buzzard (2023-04-09)
212. Hen Harrier (2023-04-20)
213. Northern Wren (2023-05-01)
214. Red-throated Pipit (2023-05-04)
215. Common Pheasant (2023-05-06)
216. Wood Warbler (2023-05-08)
217. Wood Lark (2023-05-20)
218. Short-eared Owl (2023-05-21)
219. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2023-06-07)
220. Sand Martin (2023-06-07)
221. Eurasian Curlew (2023-06-07)
222. Little Tern (2023-06-07)
223. Common Oystercatcher (2023-06-07)
224. Terek Sandpiper (2023-06-07)
225. Gadwall (2023-06-18)
226. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2023-06-18)
227. Water Rail (2023-09-03)
228. Red Crossbill (2023-09-06)
229. Levant Sparrowhawk (2023-09-13)
230. Little Owl (2023-09-13)
231. White-headed Duck (2023-09-13)
232. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2023-09-14)
233. Curlew Sandpiper (2023-09-14)
234. Moustached Warbler (2023-09-14)
235. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2023-09-14)
236. Little Gull (2023-09-15)
237. Spotted Redshank (2023-09-15)
238. Cattle Egret (2023-09-16)
239. Steppe Eagle (2023-09-17)
240. Great Grey Shrike (2023-10-21)
241. Red-breasted Merganser (2023-12-02)
242. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2024-01-30)
243. Barnacle Goose (2024-02-28)
244. Jack Snipe (2024-04-07)
245. Northern Black Grouse (2024-04-21)
246. Dalmatian Pelican (2024-05-06)
247. Black-headed Wagtail (2024-05-06)
248. Menetries Warbler (2024-05-06)
249. Common Nightingale (2024-05-07)
250. Merlin (2024-05-07)
251. Isabelline Wheatear (2024-05-08)
252. Woodchat Shrike (2024-05-08)
253. Kentish Plover (2024-05-08)
254. Ferruginous Duck (2024-05-08)
255. Red-footed Falcon (2024-05-08)
256. Rock Bunting (2024-05-08)
257. Mistle Thrush (2024-05-09)
258. Red-fronted Serin (2024-05-09)
259. Eurasian Crag Martin (2024-05-09)
260. Black-headed Bunting (2024-05-10)
261. Red-billed Chough (2024-05-10)
262. Rock Sparrow (2024-05-10)
263. Alpine Swift (2024-05-10)
264. Long-legged Buzzard (2024-05-10)
265. European Golden Oriole (2024-05-10)
266. Black Stork (2024-05-11)
267. Redwing (2024-05-16)
268. Booted Eagle (2024-05-24)
270. Pine Grosbeak (2024-06-22)
271. European Shag (2024-06-23)
272. Black Guillemot (2024-06-23)
273. Common Eider (2024-06-23)
274. Arctic Tern (2024-06-24)
275. Rock Ptarmigan (2024-06-24)
276. Lapland Longspur (2024-06-24)
277. Long-tailed Jaeger (2024-06-24)
278. Black Scoter (2024-06-24)
279. Meadow Pipit (2024-06-24)
280. Black-legged Kittiwake (2024-06-25)
281. Atlantic Puffin (2024-06-25)
282. Willow Ptarmigan (2024-06-25)
283. Razorbill (2024-06-25)
284. Arctic Skua (2024-06-25)
285. Common Guillemot (2024-06-25)
286. Bar-tailed Godwit (2024-06-26)
287. Siberian Tit (2024-06-26)
288. Eurasian Golden Plover (2024-06-26)
289. European Serin (2024-07-20)
290. Black Woodpecker (2024-07-28)
291. Stock Pigeon (2024-08-17)
292. Grey Partridge (2024-08-17)
294. Black-winged Pratincole (2024-09-13)
295. Pallid Harrier (2024-09-14)
296. White-tailed Lapwing (2024-09-15)
297. Sanderling (2024-09-15)
298. Slender-billed Gull (2024-09-15)
299. Tawny Pipit (2024-09-16)
300. Firecrest (2024-09-19)
301. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2024-10-13)
302. Common Mynah (2024-12-12)
303. Black-throated Thrush (2025-01-05)
304. Oriental Turtle Dove (2025-01-31)
305. Horned Lark (2025-04-09)
306. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2025-05-01)
307. European Nightjar (2025-05-01)
308. Collared Pratincole (2025-05-01)
309. Eurasian Whimbrel (2025-05-01)
310. Syrian Woodpecker (2025-07-28)
311. Canada Goose (2025-08-20)
312. European Turtle Dove (2025-09-16)
313. Spotted Crake (2025-09-17)
314. Sandwich Tern (2025-09-17)
316. Ring-billed Gull (2025-10-24)
317. Marsh Tit (2025-11-12)
318. Eurasian Woodcock (2026-03-16)
319. Greater Spotted Eagle (2026-04-17)

recent uploads


2026-04-26. Northern Lapwing, Common Chiffchaff, Bluethroat.

2026-04-24. Meadow Pipit, Citrine Wagtail, Greater White-fronted Goose, Common Goldeneye, Western Marsh-Harrier.

2026-04-23. Montagu's Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper.

2026-04-22. Marsh Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Mistle Thrush.

2026-04-21. Little Ringed Plover, Northern Wheatear, Common Kestrel, Common Redshank.

2026-04-20. Common Chiffchaff, Merlin, Greater Spotted Eagle.

2026-04-18. Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff.

2026-04-17. Tree Pipit, Common Crane.

2026-04-14. Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, White Stork, Great Cormorant.

2026-04-09. Garganey, Redwing.

2026-04-07. Black Kite, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Siskin, European Robin.

2026-04-06. Northern Black Grouse, Northern Black Grouse.

2026-03-31. Eurasian Penduline Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Mute Swan.

2026-03-30. Common Chaffinch.

recent comments


2026-04-20. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Сергей Савейка: На короткую дистанцию при благоприятных потоках воздуха долетит без проблем. Имею в виду на днёвку, ти на воду. Журавли тоже по ходу дисклокацию [....]


2026-04-20. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Александр Балаев: У гусей и журавлей слишком большая разница в механике полётов. С бакланами и лебедями этот эффект меньше. Журавли летят паря, гуси активные [....]


2026-04-20. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Сергей Савейка: С журавлями не видил, а вот с лебедями многократно и пару раз с бакланами


2026-04-20. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Александр Балаев: Добрый вечер,а есть какая-нибудь информация о совместных перелётов гусей и журавлей в одном клине?Формально у них всё же разные стили полёта.Поискал, [....]


2026-04-17. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Александр Голянтов: Блл.Поддерживаю веселье.
.


2026-04-17. to photo # 03990244101 (Common Crane)

Игорь Двуреков: Хаха, прикольно гуси в клин встроились! :)


2026-01-09. to photo # 03990225001 (Hawfinch)

Дмитрий Ерохин: ЗамечТательно !


2025-12-26. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Марина Торгашова: Извините, пробую загрузить эту чайку на определение два раза-не выходит и карта не работает.


2025-12-26. to photo # 03990231204 (Ring-billed Gull)

Марина Торгашова: Интересно, поздравляю!
Вчера сняла похожую чайку в Южном парке, Калининград.


2025-11-13. to photo # 03990231701 (Marsh Tit)

Андрей Орехов: Понятно, спасибо.


2025-11-13. to photo # 03990231701 (Marsh Tit)

Александр Балаев: Добрый день, надежнее всего по голосу (тут так и получилось). Дополнительно - есть светлая отметина в основании клюва. Но её не всегда хорошо [....]


2025-11-13. to photo # 03990231701 (Marsh Tit)

Андрей Орехов: А точно черноголовая? Как ее надежно отличить от буроголовой?


2025-11-04. to photo # 03990119001 (Hawfinch)

Дмитрий Ерохин: Подросток


2025-10-28. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Анна Ясько: Спасибо, Михаил, за информацию. Есть ли данные по первой чайке Кайзерке? вроде ее отмечали в 2022 и 2023 гг. А какова дальнейшая ее судьба?


2025-10-27. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Михаил Невский: По предыстории: первое наблюдение 23.10, автор Екатерина Шмелёва.


2025-10-27. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Анна Ясько: Это очень редкое наблюдение. Все-таки вид не тривиальный. Поэтому, я думаю, в Редкости надо с кратким указанием предыстории.


2025-10-27. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Александр Балаев: Спасибо, но это всё же не первое наблюдение вида.


2025-10-27. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Анна Ясько: Вид добавлен. Можно теперь вынести в Редкости.


2025-10-27. to photo # 03990231202 (Ring-billed Gull)

Анна Ясько: Супер! Поздравляю! страницу добавим.


2025-10-26. to photo # 03990231204 (Ring-billed Gull)

Дмитрий Шевцов: Я уже читал про это. Чудеса, да и только!


2025-10-26. to photo # 03990231204 (Ring-billed Gull)

Александр Балаев: Самое интересное,что это не первое наблюдение в европейской части России. Вроде как в Нижегородской области ее несколько лет подряд наблюдали. [....]


2025-10-26. to photo # 03990231204 (Ring-billed Gull)

Дмитрий Шевцов: Александр, вы тоже успели к ней съездить. В Царицыно сейчас смотрю прямо аншлаг. Я напишу администраторам в Казахстан, чтобы добавили страницу [....]


2025-10-26. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Александр Балаев: Может стоит добавить вид в список птиц?


2025-10-25. to photo # 03990231201 (Ring-billed Gull)

Александр Балаев: Вероятно делавэрская чайка. В списке видов птиц она отсутствует.


2025-10-07. to photo # 03990228101 (Pallid Harrier)

Александр Балаев: Спасибо всем за помощь, поменял на степного


Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Khasan Zhurtov (122)
3. Andrey Semenov (120)
4. Inna Kyselova (115)
5. Igor Shcherbakov (114)
6. Aleksandr Gontcharov (111)
7. Oleg Martsun (111)
8. Alexandr Balaev (105)
9. Andrew Simon (105)
10. Andrey Mis\'kov (104)
more...

rare birds records


Dunnock / Hedge Sparrow (Prunella modularis)

© Yury Podverbny
2026-02-19



Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

© Yury Podverbny
2026-01-23



Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

© Valtri Yurko
2026-01-12
Minsk



Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2026-01-09
Maiskiy,KBR


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).

more video...

unidentified birds


2026-04-23

Станіслав Гр: Перші три коноплянка четверта,пята,шоста зеленяк

2026-03-29

no any comments:

2026-03-27

no any comments:

2026-03-09

no any comments:

2026-02-24

no any comments:

more unidentified birds...