143 135
pictures
207
blog posts
436 photographed species of 518 (84%)

search

Big Year 2017

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of European Russia during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2016

participants


* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2017
1. Golubeva Anna (324)
9. Valova Elena (123)
11. Semenov Andrey (119)
19. Koval Elena (70)
20. Redkin Yuriy (66)
21. Vlasov Egor (66)
22. Yasko Anna (62)
27. Lanin Maxim (54)
29. Georgi Boris (47)
31. Dvurekov Igor (38)
32. Zhbir Denis (38)
39. Oskanov Yakov (22)
46. Tiunov Nikita (14)
48. Volkov Sergey (10)
57. Ukolov Ilya (4)
77. Zubkov Igor (1)

all species photographed in 2017


* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )
1. Tree Sparrow (2017-01-01)
2. Great Tit (2017-01-01)
3. Common Goldeneye (2017-01-01)
4. Goosander (2017-01-01)
5. House Sparrow (2017-01-01)
6. Common Redpoll (2017-01-01)
7. Eurasian Nuthatch (2017-01-01)
8. Northern Bullfinch (2017-01-01)
9. Horned Lark (2017-01-01)
10. Yellowhammer (2017-01-01)
11. Eurasian Goldfinch (2017-01-01)
12. Crested Lark (2017-01-01)
13. Eurasian Jay (2017-01-01)
14. Common Treecreeper (2017-01-01)
15. Eurasian Siskin (2017-01-01)
16. Snow Bunting (2017-01-01)
17. Common Sparrowhawk (2017-01-01)
18. Willow Tit (2017-01-01)
19. Rook (2017-01-01)
20. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2017-01-01)
21. Blue Tit (2017-01-02)
22. Hawfinch (2017-01-02)
23. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2017-01-02)
24. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2017-01-02)
25. European Greenfinch (2017-01-02)
26. Northern Reed Bunting (2017-01-03)
27. Fieldfare (2017-01-03)
28. White-Backed Woodpecker (2017-01-03)
29. Rough-legged Buzzard (2017-01-03)
30. Common Raven (2017-01-04)
31. European Robin (2017-01-04)
32. Spotted Nutcracker (2017-01-04)
33. Eurasian Blackbird (2017-01-04)
34. Mallard (2017-01-04)
35. Bohemian Waxwing (2017-01-04)
36. Great Crested Grebe (2017-01-04)
37. Common Coot (2017-01-04)
38. Black-headed Gull (2017-01-04)
39. Common Pochard (2017-01-04)
40. Tufted Duck (2017-01-04)
41. Whooper Swan (2017-01-04)
42. Mute Swan (2017-01-04)
43. Yellow-legged Gull (2017-01-04)
44. Long-tailed Tit (2017-01-04)
45. Rock Pigeon (2017-01-04)
46. Northern Goshawk (2017-01-04)
47. Eurasian Jackdaw (2017-01-04)
48. Hooded Crow (2017-01-05)
49. Eurasian Collared Dove (2017-01-05)
50. Great Cormorant (2017-01-05)
51. Grey Heron (2017-01-05)
52. Great Grey Shrike (2017-01-05)
53. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2017-01-05)
54. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2017-01-05)
55. Common Buzzard (2017-01-05)
56. Coal Tit (2017-01-05)
57. Grey Partridge (2017-01-06)
58. Black Woodpecker (2017-01-07)
59. Black-Billed Magpie (2017-01-08)
60. Common Chaffinch (2017-01-08)
61. Northern Black Grouse (2017-01-09)
62. Azure Tit (2017-01-09)
63. Northern Wren (2017-01-09)
64. Ural Owl (2017-01-09)
65. Little Grebe (2017-01-09)
66. Eurasian Linnet (2017-01-10)
67. Common Teal (2017-01-11)
68. Smew (2017-01-11)
69. White Wagtail (2017-01-12)
70. Mew Gull (2017-01-12)
72. Black-Necked Grebe (2017-01-13)
73. Black Redstart (2017-01-13)
74. Common Chiffchaff (2017-01-13)
75. Common Moorhen (2017-01-13)
76. Northern Pintail (2017-01-13)
77. Little Bustard (2017-01-13)
78. Rock Bunting (2017-01-14)
79. Common Kingfisher (2017-01-14)
80. Northern Hawk Owl (2017-01-14)
81. Eurasian Bullfinch (2017-01-14)
82. Grey Wagtail (2017-01-14)
83. Lesser Kestrel (2017-01-14)
84. Lammergeier (2017-01-15)
85. Crested Tit (2017-01-15)
86. Brambling (2017-01-16)
87. Lapland Longspur (2017-01-16)
88. Willow Ptarmigan (2017-01-17)
89. Common Starling (2017-01-17)
90. Common Pheasant (2017-01-17)
91. Great Grey Owl (2017-01-17)
92. Goldcrest (2017-01-18)
93. Marsh Tit (2017-01-19)
94. Mistle Thrush (2017-01-20)
95. Redwing (2017-01-20)
96. Hoary Redpoll (2017-01-20)
97. Bearded Tit (2017-01-21)
98. Dalmatian Pelican (2017-01-21)
99. Red Crossbill (2017-01-22)
100. Syrian Woodpecker (2017-01-25)
101. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2017-01-25)
102. Eurasian Wigeon (2017-01-28)
103. Song Thrush (2017-01-28)
104. Pallas's Gull (2017-01-29)
105. Western Capercaillie (2017-01-31)
106. Red Knot (2017-01-31)
107. Pine Grosbeak (2017-02-02)
108. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2017-02-02)
109. Great White Egret (2017-02-02)
110. White-winged Crossbill (2017-02-04)
111. Long-eared Owl (2017-02-04)
112. Long-legged Buzzard (2017-02-04)
113. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2017-02-05)
114. Red-breasted Merganser (2017-02-07)
115. Herring Gull (2017-02-09)
116. Sandwich Tern (2017-02-09)
117. Red-crested Pochard (2017-02-10)
118. Little Gull (2017-02-11)
119. Boreal Owl (2017-02-13)
120. Wood Pigeon (2017-02-14)
121. Golden Eagle (2017-02-18)
122. Eurasian Bittern (2017-02-19)
123. Water Rail (2017-02-19)
124. Corn Bunting (2017-02-20)
125. Spanish Sparrow (2017-02-20)
126. Tawny Owl (2017-02-22)
127. Gadwall (2017-02-24)
128. Baraba Steppe Gull (2017-02-26)
129. Northern Shoveler (2017-02-27)
130. Short-eared Owl (2017-03-01)
131. Purple Sandpiper (2017-03-02)
132. Ferruginous Duck (2017-03-02)
133. Mediterranean Gull (2017-03-02)
134. Red-Necked Grebe (2017-03-03)
135. Greater Scaup (2017-03-03)
136. Arctic Loon (2017-03-03)
137. Caspian Gull (2017-03-03)
138. Common Kestrel (2017-03-04)
139. Yelkouan Shearwater (2017-03-04)
140. European Shag (2017-03-04)
141. Sky Lark (2017-03-05)
142. Common Stonechat (2017-03-07)
143. Hen Harrier (2017-03-07)
144. Ruff (2017-03-07)
145. Calandra Lark (2017-03-07)
146. Pygmy Cormorant (2017-03-07)
147. Western Marsh-Harrier (2017-03-08)
148. Black-crowned Night Heron (2017-03-10)
149. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2017-03-11)
150. Northern Lapwing (2017-03-12)
151. Stock Pigeon (2017-03-14)
152. Dunlin (2017-03-14)
153. Ruddy Shelduck (2017-03-14)
154. Garganey (2017-03-14)
155. Barn Swallow (2017-03-16)
156. Common Redshank (2017-03-17)
157. Kentish Plover (2017-03-17)
158. Common Shelduck (2017-03-17)
159. Little Ringed Plover (2017-03-21)
160. Black-tailed Godwit (2017-03-21)
161. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2017-03-23)
162. Meadow Pipit (2017-03-25)
163. Wood Lark (2017-03-25)
164. Peregrine Falcon (2017-03-26)
165. Isabelline Wheatear (2017-03-28)
166. Little Crake (2017-03-28)
167. Eurasian Curlew (2017-03-28)
168. Pied Avocet (2017-03-28)
169. Marsh Sandpiper (2017-03-28)
170. Alpine Swift (2017-03-28)
171. Northern Wheatear (2017-03-28)
172. Black-winged Stilt (2017-03-29)
173. Bluethroat (2017-03-29)
174. Black-headed Wagtail (2017-03-29)
175. Citrine Wagtail (2017-03-29)
176. Hoopoe (2017-03-29)
177. Eurasian Spoonbill (2017-03-29)
178. Slender-billed Gull (2017-03-29)
179. Common Crane (2017-03-30)
180. Eurasian Wryneck (2017-04-02)
181. Tree Pipit (2017-04-02)
182. Water Pipit (2017-04-02)
183. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2017-04-02)
184. Dunnock (2017-04-02)
185. Purple Heron (2017-04-03)
186. Bewick's Swan (2017-04-04)
187. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2017-04-04)
188. Bean Goose (2017-04-04)
189. Green Sandpiper (2017-04-06)
190. Yellow Wagtail (2017-04-07)
191. Black Kite (2017-04-07)
192. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2017-04-07)
193. Pallid Harrier (2017-04-07)
194. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2017-04-08)
195. Osprey (2017-04-08)
196. Great Snipe (2017-04-08)
197. Wood Warbler (2017-04-08)
198. Black Tern (2017-04-10)
199. Common Swift (2017-04-10)
200. Little Stint (2017-04-10)
201. Northern House Martin (2017-04-10)
202. Greater Sand Plover (2017-04-11)
203. Common Snipe (2017-04-11)
204. Red-fronted Serin (2017-04-11)
205. Eurasian Dipper (2017-04-11)
206. Common Oystercatcher (2017-04-11)
207. Greater Spotted Eagle (2017-04-12)
208. Caspian Tern (2017-04-13)
209. Gull-billed Tern (2017-04-13)
210. Glossy Ibis (2017-04-13)
211. Moustached Warbler (2017-04-14)
212. Cetti's Warbler (2017-04-14)
213. Little Egret (2017-04-14)
214. White-tailed Lapwing (2017-04-15)
215. Demoiselle Crane (2017-04-15)
216. Common Sandpiper (2017-04-15)
217. Greylag Goose (2017-04-15)
218. Collared Flycatcher (2017-04-16)
219. Squacco Heron (2017-04-17)
220. Wood Sandpiper (2017-04-17)
221. White Stork (2017-04-18)
222. Common Greenshank (2017-04-19)
223. Collared Pratincole (2017-04-19)
224. Ruddy Turnstone (2017-04-19)
225. Greater Ringed Plover (2017-04-19)
226. Pied Flycatcher (2017-04-20)
227. Eurasian Redstart (2017-04-20)
228. Little Tern (2017-04-21)
229. Red-necked Phalarope (2017-04-21)
230. Temminck's Stint (2017-04-21)
231. Arctic Skua (2017-04-22)
232. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2017-04-22)
233. Sand Martin (2017-04-22)
234. White-winged Tern (2017-04-22)
235. Sanderling (2017-04-22)
236. Montagu's Harrier (2017-04-22)
237. Blackcap (2017-04-23)
238. Common Tern (2017-04-23)
239. Little Owl (2017-04-23)
240. Whiskered Tern (2017-04-23)
241. Red-throated Pipit (2017-04-24)
242. Grey Plover (2017-04-24)
243. Merlin (2017-04-24)
244. Willow Warbler (2017-04-24)
245. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2017-04-24)
246. Bar-tailed Godwit (2017-04-24)
247. Ortolan Bunting (2017-04-24)
248. Cattle Egret (2017-04-24)
249. Whinchat (2017-04-24)
250. Little Bittern (2017-04-24)
251. Common Nightingale (2017-04-25)
252. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2017-04-25)
253. Spotted Crake (2017-04-25)
254. Slavonian Grebe (2017-04-25)
255. Sedge Warbler (2017-04-26)
256. Eurasian Woodcock (2017-04-26)
257. Jack Snipe (2017-04-26)
258. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2017-04-26)
259. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2017-04-26)
260. Terek Sandpiper (2017-04-26)
261. Spotted Redshank (2017-04-27)
262. Menetries Warbler (2017-04-27)
263. Greater Short-toed Lark (2017-04-27)
264. Saker Falcon (2017-04-27)
265. Steppe Eagle (2017-04-27)
266. White-winged Lark (2017-04-28)
267. Pied Wheatear (2017-04-28)
268. Tawny Pipit (2017-04-28)
269. Asian Grey Shrike (2017-04-29)
270. Booted Eagle (2017-04-29)
271. Eurasian Hobby (2017-04-29)
272. Black Stork (2017-04-30)
273. Common Cuckoo (2017-04-30)
274. Lesser Whitethroat (2017-04-30)
275. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2017-05-01)
276. Red-footed Falcon (2017-05-01)
277. Canada Goose (2017-05-02)
278. Eurasian Whimbrel (2017-05-03)
279. Northern Hazelhen (2017-05-03)
280. Thrush Nightingale (2017-05-03)
281. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2017-05-03)
282. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2017-05-03)
283. Curlew Sandpiper (2017-05-05)
284. Common Whitethroat (2017-05-05)
285. Eurasian Golden Plover (2017-05-06)
286. Spotted Flycatcher (2017-05-06)
287. Great Rosefinch (2017-05-06)
288. Savi's Warbler (2017-05-06)
289. Red-backed Shrike (2017-05-07)
290. Common Rosefinch (2017-05-07)
291. Great Reed Warbler (2017-05-09)
292. Common Quail (2017-05-12)
293. Icterine Warbler (2017-05-12)
294. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2017-05-13)
295. Griffon Vulture (2017-05-13)
296. European Serin (2017-05-13)
297. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2017-05-14)
298. Greater Flamingo (2017-05-14)
299. European Golden Oriole (2017-05-14)
300. Lesser Grey Shrike (2017-05-14)
301. Corncrake (2017-05-14)
302. European Nightjar (2017-05-15)
303. Paddyfield Warbler (2017-05-15)
304. Barred Warbler (2017-05-18)
305. Garden Warbler (2017-05-18)
306. Caucasian Chiffchaff (2017-05-18)
307. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2017-05-19)
308. Greenish Warbler (2017-05-19)
309. Booted Warbler (2017-05-20)
310. European Turtle Dove (2017-05-20)
311. Black-headed Bunting (2017-05-20)
312. European Bee-eater (2017-05-20)
313. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2017-05-20)
314. Marsh Warbler (2017-05-21)
315. Eurasian Roller (2017-05-21)
316. Levant Sparrowhawk (2017-05-22)
317. Rosy Starling (2017-05-23)
318. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2017-05-23)
319. Great White Pelican (2017-05-24)
320. River Warbler (2017-05-25)
321. Ring Ouzel (2017-05-25)
322. Cinereous Vulture (2017-05-25)
323. Red-billed Chough (2017-05-25)
324. Egyptian Vulture (2017-05-26)
325. White-headed Duck (2017-05-27)
326. Dark-bellied Brent Goose (2017-05-30)
327. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2017-06-05)
328. Oriental Cuckoo (2017-06-07)
330. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2017-06-10)
331. Black-legged Kittiwake (2017-06-16)
332. Arctic Tern (2017-06-16)
333. King Eider (2017-06-21)
334. Red-headed bunting (2017-06-21)
335. Black-winged Pratincole (2017-06-22)
336. Lanceolated Warbler (2017-06-23)
337. Green Leaf-Warbler (2017-06-23)
338. Eurasian Crag Martin (2017-06-23)
339. Wallcreeper (2017-06-25)
340. Alpine Accentor (2017-06-25)
341. Alpine Chough (2017-06-28)
342. Oriental Turtle Dove (2017-07-01)
343. Red-throated Loon (2017-07-09)
344. Twite (2017-07-10)
345. Eurasian Rock Pipit (2017-07-10)
346. Black Guillemot (2017-07-10)
347. Razorbill (2017-07-10)
348. Great Black-backed Gull (2017-07-10)
349. Common Eider (2017-07-10)
350. Long-tailed Jaeger (2017-07-11)
351. Glaucous Gull (2017-07-12)
352. Velvet Scoter (2017-07-12)
353. Black Scoter (2017-07-12)
354. Long-tailed Duck (2017-07-12)
355. Yellow-billed Loon (2017-07-13)
356. Steller's Eider (2017-07-14)
357. Great Skua (2017-07-14)
358. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2017-07-31)
359. Rustic Bunting (2017-08-04)
360. Eurasian Dotterel (2017-08-12)
361. Yellow-browed Warbler (2017-09-19)
362. Long-billed Dowitcher (2017-09-25)
363. Harlequin Duck (2017-10-01)
364. Krueper's Nuthatch (2017-10-18)
365. Siberian Jay (2017-10-20)
366. Black Lark (2017-12-04)

rare birds records


White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)

© Vyacheslav Yusupov
2024-03-09
Kstovo



Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

© Igor Sikorsky
2024-01-14
Ogonki, Crimea



Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)

© Radik Kutushev
2023-12-11



Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

© Mikhail Kalagin
2023-11-08


more rarities...

recent video

2024-03-26. Common Starling (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-03-25. Common Moorhen (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-03-22. Eurasian Goldfinch (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-02-27. Great Grey Owl (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-01-16. Mandarin Duck (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-01-05. European Bee-eater (Aleksandr Plekhanov).

2023-12-31. Long-tailed Tit (Alexandr Balaev).

2023-12-26. Common Redpoll (Alexandr Balaev).

2023-12-05. Red Crossbill (Sergei Saveika).

2023-12-04. Red Crossbill (Vadim Sinukhin), Northern Bullfinch (Vadim Sinukhin).

2023-11-27. Arctic Loon (Alexandr Balaev).

2023-11-24. Ural Owl (Galina Katanova).

2023-11-10. European Robin (Alexandr Balaev).

2023-10-31. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Marina Torgashova).

more video...

unidentified birds


2024-03-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Ясно, спасибо, Дмитрий.

2024-03-03

Сергей Л. Волков: Игорь, благодарю. Сценарии линьки придуманы не мной, а специалистами по чайкам, к коим я и обращаюсь, ведя здесь рассуждения, поскольку сам [....]

2024-01-22

Сергей Л. Волков: Мне тоже скорее северную бормотушку напоминает. Клюв и подхвостье сравнительно короткими выглядят.

2024-01-20

Анна Ясько: То, что гуси - понятно. Но по этим фото определить вид навряд ли получится, ведь ничего не видно из признаков.

2024-01-19

no any comments:

more unidentified birds...