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Big Year 2025

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

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2025

1. Morozkina62 Svetlana (130)

2. Pokhodzey Nataliya (129)

3. Ivushkin Vadim (115)

4. Semenov Andrey (114)

5. Khodakov Anatolii (105)

6. Shteinbrenner Nina (101)

7. Butko Vitaliy (94)

8. Belyaev Dmitry (88)

9. Balaev Alexandr (84)

10. Zhurtov Khasan (78)

11. Sinukhin Vadim (75)

12. Sofronov Evgeniy (74)

13. Pankratov Vladimir (73)

14. Vasik Olga (70)

15. Malykina Irina (68)

16. Fedotov Andrey (66)

17. Kulikov Vladimir (66)

18. Vyalkov Andrey (64)

19. Bazdyrev Andrey (62)

20. Cherkasova Tatiana (58)

21. Saveika Sergei (56)

22. Karplyuk Pavel (54)

23. Kleymenova Elena (51)

24. Tsekhmister Katya (51)

25. Ioffe Olga (47)

26. Shevtsov Dmitriy (45)

27. Fattakhova Olga (44)

28. Petrov Andrei (43)

29. Popova Nadejda (43)

30. Kashcheeva Svetlana (42)

31. Kuzmina Maria (41)

32. Shchegolkova Inna (41)

33. Kuznetsova Larisa (40)

34. Kiselev Andrei (38)

35. Panov Andrei (38)

36. Torgashova Marina (38)

37. Bolshakov Aleksey (37)

38. Borisova Olga (36)

39. Borodkin Andrey (36)

40. Goncharova Nadia (36)

41. Stramnoy Vladimir (35)

42. Vorobyova Natalia (34)

43. Gorodischenko Konstantin (32)

44. Yablokov Nikita (32)

45. Bogomyakova Nadezhda (31)

46. Iopek Vladislav (30)

47. Markova Natalya (30)

48. Burmatov Yaroslav (29)

49. Janke Jura (29)

50. Dvurekov Igor (28)

51. Dyakin Gennadiy (28)

52. Gontcharov Aleksandr (28)

53. Zmievskiy Nikolai (28)

54. Sikorsky Igor (27)

55. Petrushin Pavel (26)

56. Katanova Galina (25)

57. Dolgov Maxim (23)

58. Semenova Tatiana (23)

59. Solomatin Dmitriy (23)

60. Alekseev Nikolay (21)

61. Semashko Vladimir (21)

62. Bzhitskikh Maxim (20)

63. Kisloy Konstantin (20)

64. krjukov mixail (20)

65. Fefelov Igor (18)

66. Belyaev Alexandr (17)

67. Golik Ludmila (17)

68. Kolesnikova Elizaveta (17)

69. Stashiba Vasily (17)

70. Chumakov Sergey (16)

71. Shcherbakov Igor (15)

72. Afanasiev Maxim (14)

73. Anisimova Irina (14)

74. Bogdanovich Valerii (14)

75. Kungurov Aleksei (14)

76. Liutin Vjacheslav (14)

77. Matyushin Vladimir (14)

78. Funnikova Svetlana (13)

79. Natykanets Viktor (12)

80. Ovsyannikova Liza (12)

81. Tsygankov Yuriy (12)

82. Vasilchenko Anna (12)

83. Zlobin Ilya (12)

84. Erokhin Dmitry (11)

85. Ivanov Mihail (11)

86. Kochetkov Alexandr (11)

87. Nikitin Nikolay (11)

88. Rausch Alexander (11)

89. Shokhrin Valery (11)

90. Bredihina Nina (10)

91. Danilova Valeriya (10)

92. Ivankova Anna (10)

93. Kochetkov Denis (10)

94. Koval Elena (10)

95. Popov Alexander (10)

96. Kuzmin Vladimir (9)

97. Farniev Konstantin (8)

98. Goroshko Yulya (8)

99. Shichkova Ekaterina (8)

100. Shursha Sergey (8)

101. Belova Ekaterina (7)

102. Rogal' Alexander (7)

103. Yakovlev Alexey (7)

104. Borovskaya Marina (6)

105. Volyanyuk Victor (6)

106. Borovkov Ivan (5)

107. Jukov Denis (5)

108. Lupinos Mariya (5)

109. Medvedeva Svetlana (5)

110. Samodurow Konstantin (5)

111. Tuchin Konstantin (5)

112. Chernykh Andrey (4)

113. Denisov Alexey (4)

114. Ivannikov Grigory (4)

115. Krinkin Yuri (4)

116. Lyubimov Alexandr (4)

117. McRushin Mike (4)

118. Yusupov Vyacheslav (4)

119. Belousow Mishail (3)

120. Filimonov Kostya (3)

121. Golubeva Anna (3)

122. Grigorev Yurii (3)

123. Karanov Nikolaj (3)

124. Korobov Dmitry (3)

125. Maer Vladimir (3)

126. Popov Oleg (3)

127. Voronov Denis (3)

128. Barkanova Elena (2)

129. Blashkin Pavel (2)

130. Dubikovskiy Dmitry (2)

131. Kharin Nikolay (2)

132. Lanin Maxim (2)

133. Liseenko Alexander (2)

134. Nemezhikova Olga (2)

135. Plekhanov Aleksandr (2)

136. Volkov Sergey L. (2)

137. Boldyrev Stepan (1)

138. Borodin Oleg (1)

139. Gashkov Sergey (1)

140. Han Ira (1)

141. Holin Aleksey (1)

142. Kalagin Mikhail (1)

143. Katugin Oleg (1)

144. Kutushev Radik (1)

145. Pisarevskiy Sergey (1)

146. Prokhorov Andrey (1)

147. Sherepanov Leonid (1)

148. Zhuravlev Andrey (1)

all species photographed in 2025

* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

1. Solitary Snipe (2025-01-01)

2. Dusky Thrush (2025-01-01)

3. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2025-01-01)

4. Pallas's Rosefinch (2025-01-01)

5. Cinereous Vulture (2025-01-01)

6. Hen Harrier (2025-01-01)

7. Eurasian Jay (2025-01-01)

8. Common Pheasant (2025-01-01)

9. Hill Pigeon (2025-01-01)

10. Vinous-throated Parrotbill (2025-01-01)

11. Rustic Bunting (2025-01-01)

12. Eurasian Magpie (2025-01-01)

13. Marsh Tit (2025-01-01)

14. Meadow Bunting (2025-01-01)

15. Glaucous-winged Gull (2025-01-01)

16. Siberian Accentor (2025-01-01)

17. Red-breasted Merganser (2025-01-01)

18. Pelagic Cormorant (2025-01-01)

19. Slaty-backed Gull (2025-01-01)

20. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2025-01-01)

21. Long-tailed Duck (2025-01-01)

22. Japanese Tit (2025-01-01)

23. Naumann's Thrush (2025-01-01)

24. Pygmy Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

25. Grey Heron (2025-01-01)

26. Harlequin Duck (2025-01-01)

27. Eurasian Nuthatch (2025-01-01)

28. Carrion Crow (2025-01-01)

29. White-Backed Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

30. Oriental Greenfinch (2025-01-01)

31. Northern Goshawk (2025-01-01)

32. Rough-legged Buzzard (2025-01-01)

33. Common Raven (2025-01-01)

34. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

35. Goldcrest (2025-01-01)

36. Mallard (2025-01-01)

37. Azure Tit (2025-01-01)

38. Tree Sparrow (2025-01-01)

39. Great White Egret (2025-01-01)

40. Fieldfare (2025-01-01)

41. Common Goldeneye (2025-01-01)

42. Snow Bunting (2025-01-01)

43. Azure-winged Magpie (2025-01-01)

44. Common Redpoll (2025-01-01)

45. Coal Tit (2025-01-01)

46. Common Treecreeper (2025-01-01)

47. Long-tailed Tit (2025-01-01)

48. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

49. Eurasian Goldfinch (2025-01-01)

50. Northern Bullfinch (2025-01-01)

51. Great Tit (2025-01-01)

52. Willow Tit (2025-01-01)

53. Bohemian Waxwing (2025-01-01)

54. Rock Pigeon (2025-01-01)

55. Goosander (2025-01-01)

56. Ural Owl (2025-01-01)

57. Merlin (2025-01-01)

58. Black Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

59. Eurasian Collared Dove (2025-01-01)

60. Brambling (2025-01-01)

61. Little Grebe (2025-01-01)

62. Common Coot (2025-01-01)

63. Tufted Duck (2025-01-01)

64. Greater White-fronted Goose (2025-01-01)

65. Rook (2025-01-01)

66. Mute Swan (2025-01-01)

67. Whooper Swan (2025-01-01)

68. Ferruginous Duck (2025-01-01)

69. Great Cormorant (2025-01-01)

70. Great Crested Grebe (2025-01-01)

71. Common Pochard (2025-01-01)

72. Common Chaffinch (2025-01-01)

73. Syrian Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

74. European Greenfinch (2025-01-01)

75. Eurasian Blackbird (2025-01-01)

76. Eurasian Jackdaw (2025-01-01)

77. Crested Lark (2025-01-01)

78. Red-crested Pochard (2025-01-01)

79. Common Moorhen (2025-01-01)

80. Blue Tit (2025-01-01)

81. House Sparrow (2025-01-01)

82. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

83. Long-legged Buzzard (2025-01-01)

84. Great Bustard (2025-01-01)

85. Eurasian Curlew (2025-01-01)

86. Great Grey Shrike (2025-01-01)

87. Spotted Nutcracker (2025-01-01)

88. Yellowhammer (2025-01-01)

89. Horned Lark (2025-01-01)

90. Hooded Crow (2025-01-01)

91. Eurasian Linnet (2025-01-01)

92. Crested Tit (2025-01-01)

93. Grey Partridge (2025-01-01)

94. Bewick's Swan (2025-01-01)

95. Slavonian Grebe (2025-01-01)

96. Yellow-legged Gull (2025-01-01)

97. Caspian Gull (2025-01-01)

98. Black-Necked Grebe (2025-01-01)

99. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

100. Eurasian Dipper (2025-01-01)

101. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2025-01-01)

102. Black-throated Thrush (2025-01-01)

103. Northern Hawk Owl (2025-01-02)

104. Yellow-throated Bunting (2025-01-02)

105. Eastern Buzzard (2025-01-02)

106. Common Kestrel (2025-01-02)

107. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-01-02)

108. Golden Eagle (2025-01-02)

109. Northern Grey Shrike (2025-01-02)

110. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2025-01-02)

111. Black-headed Gull (2025-01-02)

112. Red-Necked Grebe (2025-01-02)

113. Eurasian Siskin (2025-01-02)

114. Hawfinch (2025-01-02)

115. Upland Buzzard (2025-01-02)

116. Common Teal (2025-01-02)

117. Greater Scaup (2025-01-02)

118. Mandarin Duck (2025-01-02)

119. Mistle Thrush (2025-01-02)

120. Arctic Loon (2025-01-02)

121. Meadow Pipit (2025-01-02)

122. Sandwich Tern (2025-01-02)

123. Slender-billed Gull (2025-01-02)

124. Mediterranean Gull (2025-01-02)

125. Griffon Vulture (2025-01-02)

126. Red Crossbill (2025-01-02)

127. Red-throated Thrush (2025-01-02)

128. Brown Dipper (2025-01-03)

129. Chinese Grey Shrike (2025-01-03)

130. Smew (2025-01-03)

131. Pallas's Reed Bunting (2025-01-03)

132. Baikal Bullfinch (2025-01-03)

133. White Wagtail (2025-01-03)

134. Common Starling (2025-01-03)

135. Lammergeier (2025-01-03)

136. Rock Bunting (2025-01-03)

137. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2025-01-03)

138. Tawny Owl (2025-01-03)

139. Wood Pigeon (2025-01-03)

140. European Robin (2025-01-03)

141. Long-eared Owl (2025-01-03)

142. Eurasian Golden Plover (2025-01-03)

143. Yellow-billed Chough (2025-01-03)

144. Siberian Tit (2025-01-03)

145. Godlewski's Bunting (2025-01-03)

146. Vega Gull (2025-01-04)

147. Mew Gull (2025-01-04)

148. Northern Shoveler (2025-01-04)

149. Barnacle Goose (2025-01-04)

150. Ruddy Shelduck (2025-01-04)

151. Herring Gull (2025-01-04)

152. Great White Pelican (2025-01-04)

153. Pygmy Cormorant (2025-01-04)

154. Little Egret (2025-01-04)

155. Dalmatian Pelican (2025-01-04)

156. Spanish Sparrow (2025-01-04)

157. Northern Black Grouse (2025-01-04)

158. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2025-01-04)

159. Daurian Partridge (2025-01-04)

160. Northern Pintail (2025-01-05)

161. Rosy-cheeked Bullfinch (2025-01-05)

162. Little Bunting (2025-01-05)

163. Asian Rosy-Finch (2025-01-05)

164. Peregrine Falcon (2025-01-05)

165. Northern Wren (2025-01-05)

166. Steppe Eagle (2025-01-05)

167. Black-crowned Night-Heron (2025-01-05)

168. Greylag Goose (2025-01-05)

169. Common Shelduck (2025-01-05)

170. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2025-01-05)

171. Great Rosefinch (2025-01-05)

172. Rock Sparrow (2025-01-05)

173. Pére David's Snowfinch (2025-01-05)

174. Brown Accentor (2025-01-05)

175. Japanese Waxwing (2025-01-06)

176. Grey-capped Woodpecker (2025-01-06)

177. Pine Bunting (2025-01-06)

178. Northern Hazelhen (2025-01-06)

179. Eurasian Wigeon (2025-01-06)

180. Northern Reed Bunting (2025-01-06)

181. Pallid Harrier (2025-01-06)

182. Water Rail (2025-01-06)

183. Common Kingfisher (2025-01-06)

184. Purple Swamphen (2025-01-06)

185. Bearded Tit (2025-01-06)

186. Brandt's Rosefinch (2025-01-06)

187. White-winged Snowfinch (2025-01-06)

188. Twite (2025-01-06)

189. Red-billed Chough (2025-01-07)

190. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2025-01-07)

191. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2025-01-07)

192. Daurian Jackdaw (2025-01-08)

193. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2025-01-08)

194. Mountain Hawk-Eagle (2025-01-08)

195. Chukar Partridge (2025-01-08)

196. Common Buzzard (2025-01-08)

197. Hoopoe (2025-01-08)

198. Great Grey Owl (2025-01-08)

199. Redwing (2025-01-09)

200. Pine Grosbeak (2025-01-10)

201. Large-billed Crow (2025-01-10)

202. Gadwall (2025-01-10)

203. Black Redstart (2025-01-10)

204. Chinese Spot-billed Duck (2025-01-11)

205. Little Owl (2025-01-11)

206. Saker Falcon (2025-01-11)

207. White-winged Crossbill (2025-01-11)

208. Snowy Owl (2025-01-12)

209. Dunnock (2025-01-13)

210. Spectacled Guillemot (2025-01-14)

211. Glaucous Gull (2025-01-15)

212. Vega (Mongolian) Gull (2025-01-15)

213. Blue Rock Thrush (2025-01-18)

214. Steller's Sea-eagle (2025-01-18)

215. White Stork (2025-01-18)

216. Alpine Accentor (2025-01-20)

217. Firecrest (2025-01-22)

218. Common Chiffchaff (2025-01-22)

219. Lapland Longspur (2025-01-23)

220. Black Kite (2025-01-23)

221. Western Marsh-harrier (2025-01-23)

222. Sky Lark (2025-01-24)

223. Greater Spotted Eagle (2025-01-24)

224. Oriental Turtle Dove (2025-01-25)

225. Northern Lapwing (2025-01-25)

226. Eurasian Bittern (2025-01-25)

227. Corn Bunting (2025-01-25)

228. Pallas's Gull (2025-01-25)

229. Willow Ptarmigan (2025-01-25)

230. Boreal Owl (2025-01-25)

231. Levantine shearwater (2025-01-26)

232. Arctic Skua (2025-01-26)

233. Red-fronted Serin (2025-01-26)

234. Bean Goose (2025-01-27)

235. Grey Wagtail (2025-01-27)

236. Krueper's Nuthatch (2025-01-27)

237. Stock Pigeon (2025-01-29)

238. Parrot Crossbill (2025-01-30)

239. Common Sandpiper (2025-02-03)

240. Common Crane (2025-02-04)

241. Gyrfalcon (2025-02-07)

242. Northern Parrotbill (2025-02-12)

243. Pied Avocet (2025-02-13)

244. Dunlin (2025-02-13)

245. Green Sandpiper (2025-02-15)

246. European Shag (2025-02-15)

247. Eastern White Egret (2025-02-16)

248. Little Gull (2025-02-16)

249. Greater Flamingo (2025-02-16)

250. Grey Plover (2025-02-16)

251. Black-winged Stilt (2025-02-16)

252. Song Thrush (2025-02-18)

253. Common Snipe (2025-02-21)

254. Short-eared Owl (2025-02-22)

255. Siberian Jay (2025-02-22)

256. Wood Lark (2025-02-25)

257. Western Capercaillie (2025-02-25)

258. Calandra Lark (2025-02-26)

259. Common Redshank (2025-02-26)

260. Great Black-backed Gull (2025-02-26)

261. Eurasian Woodcock (2025-02-27)

262. Jack Snipe (2025-02-27)

263. Short-toed Tree-Creeper (2025-02-27)

264. Common Oystercatcher (2025-02-28)

265. White-crowned Sparrow (2025-03-01)

266. Black-legged Kittiwake (2025-03-01)

267. Iceland Gull (2025-03-01)

268. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2025-03-01)

269. Ruff (2025-03-02)

270. King Eider (2025-03-02)

271. Purple Sandpiper (2025-03-02)

272. Common Eider (2025-03-02)

273. Steller's Eider (2025-03-02)

274. Black Scoter (2025-03-02)

275. Black Guillemot (2025-03-02)

276. Bull-headed Shrike (2025-03-03)

277. Black-tailed Gull (2025-03-04)

278. Red-breasted Goose (2025-03-04)

279. Chinese Nuthatch (2025-03-08)

280. Garganey (2025-03-10)

281. Falcated Duck (2025-03-11)

282. Sandhill Crane (2025-03-11)

283. Osprey (2025-03-11)

284. Velvet Scoter (2025-03-11)

285. White-cheeked Starling (2025-03-13)

286. White-naped Crane (2025-03-13)

287. Oriental Stork (2025-03-13)

288. Western Barn Owl (2025-03-13)

289. Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane (2025-03-14)

290. Japanese Grosbeak (2025-03-15)

291. Baikal Teal (2025-03-15)

292. Blackcap (2025-03-15)

293. Northern House Martin (2025-03-16)

294. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2025-03-16)

295. Little Ringed Plover (2025-03-17)

296. Barn Swallow (2025-03-17)

297. Red-rumped Swallow (2025-03-18)

298. Northern Wheatear (2025-03-18)

299. Black-headed Wagtail (2025-03-18)

300. Common Stonechat (2025-03-18)

301. Long-billed Plover (2025-03-19)

302. Japanese Reed Bunting (2025-03-20)

303. Baraba Steppe Gull (2025-03-20)

304. Masked Wagtail (2025-03-20)

305. Eurasian Spoonbill (2025-03-22)

306. Eastern Marsh-harrier (2025-03-22)

307. Daurian Redstart (2025-03-22)

308. Buff-bellied Pipit (2025-03-23)

309. Spotted Redshank (2025-03-23)

310. Common Greenshank (2025-03-23)

311. Scaly-sided Merganser (2025-03-24)

312. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2025-03-25)

313. Kentish Plover (2025-03-26)

314. Far Eastern Curlew (2025-03-27)

315. Black-backed Wagtail (2025-03-27)

316. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2025-03-27)

317. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2025-03-28)

318. Common Swift (2025-03-28)

319. Japanese Cormorant (2025-03-29)

320. White-winged Scoter (2025-03-29)

321. Bluethroat (2025-03-29)

322. Red-flanked Bluetail (2025-03-30)

323. Water Pipit (2025-03-30)

324. Tree Pipit (2025-03-30)

325. Red-billed Starling (2025-04-01)

326. Stejneger's Stonechat (2025-04-01)

Big Year 2025

1. Svetlana Morozkina62 (130)
2. Nataliya Pokhodzey (129)
3. Vadim Ivushkin (115)
4. Andrey Semenov (114)
5. Anatolii Khodakov (105)
6. Nina Shteinbrenner (101)
7. Vitaliy Butko (94)
8. Dmitry Belyaev (88)
9. Alexandr Balaev (84)
10. Khasan Zhurtov (78)

rare birds records

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2025-03-25
Nalchik,KBR

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

© Andrey Vyalkov
2025-03-15

The 1st record in Primorsky Kray, the 2nd photo-record in the Russian Far East.

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

© Dmitry Korobov
2025-03-11
Primorsky Krai, Ussuriyskiy rayon

The 2rd record in Primorsky Kray.

White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

© Stepan Boldyrev
2023-06-10

The 1st record in the Yamalo-Nenetsky region.

more rarities...

recent video

2024-11-28. Mandarin Duck (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-15. Northern Hawk Owl (Galina Katanova).

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).

2024-06-24. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

2024-06-19. Corncrake (Nadia Goncharova).

2024-06-17. Icterine Warbler (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-09. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

2024-06-05. Northern Wren (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-04. Red-billed Chough (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-22. Thrush Nightingale (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-16. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Sergei Saveika).

2024-05-06. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

unidentified birds

2025-04-03

Анатолий Ходаков: Перепелятник.

2025-04-03

Игорь Фефелов: Если орел, то степной. Но не пойму - может, и вовсе мохноногий курганник темной морфы, ни иной раз даже рыжеватую "тюбетейку" имеют, какая бывает [....]

2025-04-01

Николай Змиевский: Если большинство за малого - так и есть, наверное...

2025-04-01

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2025-03-31

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more unidentified birds...