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1. Aleutian Tern (Sterna camtschatica)
2. Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
3. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
4. American Scoter (Melanitta americana)
5. Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
6. Andaman Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata)
7. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (Gavia arctica)
8. Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis (flammea) hornemanni)
9. Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
10. Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii)
11. Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)
12. Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)
13. Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
14. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
15. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
16. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
17. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
18. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
19. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
20. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
21. Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
22. Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)
23. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
24. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
25. Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
26. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
27. Black Tern (Chlidonias nigra)
28. Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
29. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
30. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
31. Black-Necked Grebe | Grèbe à cou noir | Schwarzhalstaucher (Podiceps nigricollis)
32. Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
33. Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
34. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
35. Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor)
36. Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
37. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
38. Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla feldegg)
39. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
40. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
41. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
42. Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
43. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
44. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
45. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
46. Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
47. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
48. Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
49. Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
50. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
51. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
52. Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
53. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
54. Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
55. Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
56. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
57. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
58. Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi)
59. Caucasian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caucasicus)
60. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
61. Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
62. Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus)
63. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
64. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
65. Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
66. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
67. Coal Tit (Parus ater)
68. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
69. Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
70. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
71. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
72. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
73. Common Coot (Fulica atra)
74. Common Crane (Grus grus)
75. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
76. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
77. Common Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
78. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
79. Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
80. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
81. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
82. Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
83. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
84. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
85. Common Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
86. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
87. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
88. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
89. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
90. Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
91. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
92. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
93. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
94. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
95. Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
96. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
97. Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
98. Common Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
99. Common Swift (Apus apus)
100. Common Teal (Anas crecca)
101. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
102. Common Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
103. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
104. Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
105. Corncrake (Crex crex)
106. Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius cursor)
107. Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)
108. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
109. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
110. Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
111. Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
112. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
113. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
114. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
115. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
116. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
117. Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
118. Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
119. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
120. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
121. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
122. Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
123. Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
124. Eurasian Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
125. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
126. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
127. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
128. Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
129. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
130. Eurasian Linnet (Acanthis cannabina)
131. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
132. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
133. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
134. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
135. Eurasian Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
136. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
137. Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus)
138. Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops)
139. Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
140. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
141. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
142. Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
143. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
144. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
145. Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
146. European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
147. European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
148. European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
149. European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
150. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
151. European Serin (Serinus serinus)
152. European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
153. European Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
154. Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
155. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
156. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
157. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
158. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
159. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
160. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
161. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
162. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
163. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
164. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (Podiceps cristatus)
165. Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
166. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
167. Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
168. Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
169. Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
170. Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
171. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
172. Great Tit (Parus major)
173. Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
174. Greater Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
175. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
176. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
177. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
178. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
179. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
180. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
181. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
182. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
183. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
184. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
185. Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
186. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
187. Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
188. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
189. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
190. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
191. Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)
192. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
193. Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
194. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
195. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
196. Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
197. Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
198. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
199. Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
200. Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
201. Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
202. Japanese Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
203. Japanese Night-Heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
204. Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
205. Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
206. Japanese Wood-Pigeon (Columba janthina)
207. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
208. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
209. Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
210. Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
211. Leach's or Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
212. Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
213. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
214. Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
215. Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
216. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)
217. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
218. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
219. Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
220. Levantine shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)
221. Little Auk (Alle alle)
222. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
223. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
224. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
225. Little Gull (Larus minutus)
226. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
227. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
228. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
229. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
230. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
231. Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus)
232. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
233. Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
234. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
235. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
236. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
237. Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
238. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
239. Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
240. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
241. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
242. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
243. Moltoni's Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
244. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
245. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
246. Northern Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
247. Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
248. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
249. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
250. Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
251. Northern Hazelhen (Tetrastes bonasia)
252. Northern House Martin (Delichon urbica)
253. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
254. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
255. Northern Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
256. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
257. Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
258. Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)
259. Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia)
260. Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
261. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
262. Pacific Loon | Plongeon du Pacifique (Gavia pacifica)
263. Pallas's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus)
264. Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
265. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
266. Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
267. Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
268. Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
269. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
270. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
271. Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
272. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
273. Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
274. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
275. Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
276. Readhead (Aythya americana)
277. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
278. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
279. Red-Necked Grebe | Grèbe jougris | Rothalstaucher (Podiceps grisegena)
280. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
281. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
282. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
283. Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
284. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
285. Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
286. Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
287. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
288. Red-throated Loon | Plongeon catmarin | Sterntaucher (Gavia stellata)
289. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
290. Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
291. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
292. River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
293. Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)
294. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
295. Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
296. Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)
297. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
298. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
299. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
300. Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
301. Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)
302. Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
303. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
304. Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
305. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
306. Saunders's Gull (Larus saundersi)
307. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
308. Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
309. Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
310. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
311. Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
312. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
313. Shikra (Accipiter badius)
314. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
315. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
316. Siberian Black-backed Gull (Larus heuglini)
317. Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)
318. Slavonian Grebe | Grèbe esclavon | Ohrentaucher (Podiceps auritus)
319. Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
320. Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
321. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
322. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
323. Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota)
324. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
325. Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
326. Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
327. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
328. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
329. Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus)
330. Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus niger)
331. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
332. Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
333. Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
334. Striated Scops-Owl (Otus brucei)
335. Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
336. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
337. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
338. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
339. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
340. Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
341. Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
342. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
343. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
344. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
345. Tufted Puffin (Lunda cirrhata)
346. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
347. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
348. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
349. Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
350. Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
351. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
352. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
353. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
354. White-Backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
355. White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
356. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
357. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
358. Willow Tit (Parus montanus)
359. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
360. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
361. Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
362. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
363. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
364. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
365. Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
366. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
367. Yellow-billed Loon | Plongeon à bec blanc | Gelbschnabeltaucher (Gavia adamsii)
368. Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola)
369. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Big Year 2025
1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Nataliya Pokhodzey (226)
3. Egor Loboda (220)
4. Alexandr Balaev (216)
5. Andrey Semenov (210)
6. Vitaliy Butko (167)
7. Irina Ortik (154)
8. Sergei Saveika (144)
9. Svetlana Barabanshchikova (138)
10. Oleg Martsun (137)
2. Nataliya Pokhodzey (226)
3. Egor Loboda (220)
4. Alexandr Balaev (216)
5. Andrey Semenov (210)
6. Vitaliy Butko (167)
7. Irina Ortik (154)
8. Sergei Saveika (144)
9. Svetlana Barabanshchikova (138)
10. Oleg Martsun (137)
rare birds records
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
© Dmitriy Shevtsov
2025-06-07
North Osetia, Brut
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
© Galina Katanova
2025-06-11
Vologda region
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
© Valery Dombrovski
2025-04-28
Gomel region, Zhitkovichi district, Turov
The oldest (of those ringed) black-tailed godwit in Belarus. Details: https://belarus.birding.day/v2blogentry.php?l=ru&a=20250331000301&si=bel
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
© Khasan Zhurtov
2025-03-25
Nalchik,KBR
unidentified birds
2025-06-21
Svetlana Barabanshchikova: Луговой лунь?
2025-06-20
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