Big Year in Russia. Afanasiev Maxim. Birds of Russia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Turniciformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Afanasiev Maxim

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total species: 86 total photos: 479 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Pine Grosbeak (2020-01-02)

2. Great Tit (2020-01-04)

3. House Sparrow (2020-01-04)

4. Common Treecreeper (2020-01-05)

5. Coal Tit (2020-01-05)

6. Northern Bullfinch (2020-01-05)

7. Willow Tit (2020-01-05)

8. Eurasian Magpie (2020-01-07)

9. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-01-07)

10. Common Raven (2020-01-07)

11. Carrion Crow (2020-01-11)

12. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-18)

13. Tree Sparrow (2020-01-21)

14. Northern Goshawk (2020-01-23)

15. Siberian Jay (2020-02-01)

16. Siberian Nuthatch (2020-02-03)

17. Great Grey Owl (2020-02-19)

18. Eurasian Nuthatch (2020-02-24)

19. Common Redpoll (2020-03-01)

20. Black Woodpecker (2020-03-21)

21. Snow Bunting (2020-03-28)

22. Northern Hawk Owl (2020-03-29)

23. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2020-04-06)

24. Black Kite (2020-04-07)

25. Northern Lapwing (2020-04-10)

26. Fieldfare (2020-04-10)

27. Common Kestrel (2020-04-10)

28. Common Starling (2020-04-11)

29. Western Capercaillie (2020-04-12)

30. Northern Reed Bunting (2020-04-13)

31. Hen Harrier (2020-04-18)

32. Rook (2020-04-19)

33. Common Crane (2020-04-19)

34. Mallard (2020-04-19)

35. Pine Bunting (2020-04-19)

36. Horned Lark (2020-04-21)

37. Northern Grey Shrike (2020-04-21)

38. Sky Lark (2020-04-25)

39. Northern Pintail (2020-04-25)

40. Common Teal (2020-04-25)

41. Naumann's Thrush (2020-05-08)

42. White-winged Crossbill (2020-05-13)

43. Common Chiffchaff (2020-05-13)

44. Ruff (2020-05-18)

45. Eastern Marsh-harrier (2020-05-18)

46. Dusky Thrush (2020-05-22)

47. Richard's Pipit (2020-05-22)

48. Yellow-browed Bunting (2020-05-23)

49. Falcated Duck (2020-05-24)

50. Eurasian Redstart (2020-05-25)

51. Common Tern (2020-05-26)

52. Barn Swallow (2020-05-31)

53. Eastern Buzzard (2020-06-01)

54. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-06-02)

55. Swinhoe's Robin (2020-06-02)

56. Northern Shoveler (2020-06-04)

57. Garganey (2020-06-04)

58. Common Rosefinch (2020-06-05)

59. Brown Shrike (2020-06-06)

60. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2020-06-06)

61. Tufted Duck (2020-06-06)

62. Hooded Crane (2020-06-08)

63. Red-flanked Bluetail (2020-06-13)

64. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (2020-06-20)

65. Asiatic Dowitcher (2020-06-24)

66. Pale Sand Martin (2020-07-15)

67. Great White Egret (2020-07-16)

68. Common Moorhen (2020-07-22)

69. Grey Heron (2020-07-23)

70. Tristram's Bunting (2020-07-25)

71. Song Thrush (2020-07-31)

72. Rustic Bunting (2020-08-09)

73. Siberian Rubythroat (2020-08-09)

74. Oriental Turtle Dove (2020-08-09)

75. White Wagtail (2020-08-19)

76. Black-headed Gull (2020-08-20)

77. Eurasian Hobby (2020-08-20)

78. Common Greenshank (2020-08-21)

79. Black-faced Bunting (2020-08-22)

80. Redwing (2020-08-23)

81. White's Thrush (2020-08-28)

82. Red Phalarope (2020-09-16)

83. Long-tailed Tit (2020-09-19)

84. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2020-09-21)

85. Northern Hazelhen (2020-10-04)

86. Golden Eagle (2020-10-30)

recent uploads

2025-04-17. Eurasian Magpie, Northern Lapwing, Horned Lark.

2025-04-16. Common Starling, Northern Lapwing.

2025-04-13. Black Woodpecker, Black Kite, Great Grey Owl, Snow Bunting, Snow Bunting, Snow Bunting.

2025-04-10. Snow Bunting, Pine Bunting.

2025-04-09. Pine Bunting, Snow Bunting.

2025-03-23. Snow Bunting, Northern Bullfinch, Common Redpoll, Common Redpoll, Common Redpoll.

2025-03-20. Brambling.

2025-03-19. Northern Bullfinch.

2025-03-05. Gyrfalcon.

2025-02-09. Yellowhammer.

2025-02-08. Great Grey Owl.

2025-02-07. Yellowhammer.

2025-02-02. Yellowhammer.

2025-02-01. Grey-Headed Woodpecker.

Big Year 2025

1. Svetlana Morozkina62 (142)
2. Nataliya Pokhodzey (141)
3. Vadim Ivushkin (133)
4. Andrey Semenov (130)
5. Nina Shteinbrenner (129)
6. Anatolii Khodakov (120)
7. Vitaliy Butko (115)
8. Olga Vasik (106)
9. Alexandr Balaev (105)
10. Dmitry Belyaev (100)

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

2025-04-16

Николай Змиевский: Согласен, по таким фото сложно сказать наверняка, иначе бы я сам определил...В тот день много видел Теньковок, но у этой уж сильно отчетливая [....]

2025-04-14

Людмила Голик: Я определила по крику, и это были гуси.

2025-04-13

Kostya Filimonov: Спасибо

2025-04-11

no any comments:

2025-04-04

no any comments:

more unidentified birds...