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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 Siberia during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

participants

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

1. Shteinbrenner Nina (100)

2. Pankratov Vladimir (65)

3. Kulikov Vladimir (61)

4. Bazdyrev Andrey (55)

5. Karplyuk Pavel (54)

6. Kleymenova Elena (50)

7. Ivushkin Vadim (47)

8. Tsekhmister Katya (46)

9. Popova Nadejda (43)

10. Fattakhova Olga (41)

11. Panov Andrei (38)

12. Borodkin Andrey (36)

13. Bolshakov Aleksey (34)

14. Vorobyova Natalia (34)

15. Goncharova Nadia (32)

16. Yablokov Nikita (32)

17. Bogomyakova Nadezhda (30)

18. Markova Natalya (30)

19. Burmatov Yaroslav (29)

20. Janke Jura (29)

21. Semenova Tatiana (23)

22. Dolgov Maxim (20)

23. Alekseev Nikolay (19)

24. Belyaev Alexandr (17)

25. Bzhitskikh Maxim (17)

26. Fefelov Igor (17)

27. Kolesnikova Elizaveta (17)

28. Afanasiev Maxim (14)

29. Anisimova Irina (14)

30. Bogdanovich Valerii (14)

31. Kisloy Konstantin (14)

32. Kungurov Aleksei (14)

33. Liutin Vjacheslav (14)

34. Chumakov Sergey (13)

35. Stashiba Vasily (13)

36. Natykanets Viktor (12)

37. Vasilchenko Anna (12)

38. Kochetkov Alexandr (11)

39. Rausch Alexander (11)

40. Bredihina Nina (10)

41. Ivankova Anna (10)

42. Ivanov Mihail (10)

43. Popov Alexander (10)

44. Kuzmin Vladimir (9)

45. Kochetkov Denis (8)

46. Shichkova Ekaterina (8)

47. Belova Ekaterina (7)

48. Borovskaya Marina (6)

49. Jukov Denis (5)

50. Lupinos Mariya (5)

51. Samodurow Konstantin (5)

52. Chernykh Andrey (4)

53. Denisov Alexey (4)

54. Belousow Mishail (3)

55. Filimonov Kostya (3)

56. Grigorev Yurii (3)

57. Popov Oleg (3)

58. Voronov Denis (3)

59. Dubikovskiy Dmitry (2)

60. Nemezhikova Olga (2)

61. Boldyrev Stepan (1)

62. Gashkov Sergey (1)

63. Han Ira (1)

64. Holin Aleksey (1)

65. Pisarevskiy Sergey (1)

all species photographed in 2025

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

1. Northern Bullfinch (2025-01-01)

2. Coal Tit (2025-01-01)

3. Willow Tit (2025-01-01)

4. Great Tit (2025-01-01)

5. Tree Sparrow (2025-01-01)

6. Common Raven (2025-01-01)

7. Yellowhammer (2025-01-01)

8. Eurasian Linnet (2025-01-01)

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

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

11. Meadow Bunting (2025-01-01)

12. Eurasian Magpie (2025-01-01)

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

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

15. Eurasian Dipper (2025-01-01)

16. Black Woodpecker (2025-01-01)

17. Common Treecreeper (2025-01-01)

18. Marsh Tit (2025-01-01)

19. Eurasian Jay (2025-01-01)

20. Eurasian Goldfinch (2025-01-01)

21. House Sparrow (2025-01-01)

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

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

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

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

26. Carrion Crow (2025-01-01)

27. Fieldfare (2025-01-01)

28. Eurasian Blackbird (2025-01-01)

29. Whooper Swan (2025-01-01)

30. Common Goldeneye (2025-01-01)

31. Goosander (2025-01-01)

32. Azure Tit (2025-01-01)

33. Goldcrest (2025-01-01)

34. Mute Swan (2025-01-01)

35. Eurasian Nuthatch (2025-01-01)

36. Ural Owl (2025-01-01)

37. Rock Pigeon (2025-01-02)

38. Hooded Crow (2025-01-02)

39. Common Redpoll (2025-01-02)

40. Bohemian Waxwing (2025-01-02)

41. Hawfinch (2025-01-02)

42. White-Backed Woodpecker (2025-01-02)

43. Mallard (2025-01-02)

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

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

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

47. Upland Buzzard (2025-01-02)

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

49. Red Crossbill (2025-01-02)

50. Northern Goshawk (2025-01-02)

51. Blue Tit (2025-01-02)

52. Baikal Bullfinch (2025-01-03)

53. Long-tailed Tit (2025-01-03)

54. Golden Eagle (2025-01-03)

55. Pallas's Rosefinch (2025-01-03)

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

57. Siberian Tit (2025-01-03)

58. European Greenfinch (2025-01-04)

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

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

61. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-01-04)

62. Eurasian Siskin (2025-01-04)

63. Tufted Duck (2025-01-04)

64. Common Kestrel (2025-01-04)

65. Merlin (2025-01-04)

66. Lammergeier (2025-01-04)

67. Daurian Partridge (2025-01-04)

68. Yellow-billed Chough (2025-01-04)

69. Spotted Nutcracker (2025-01-05)

70. Long-eared Owl (2025-01-05)

71. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2025-01-05)

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

73. Horned Lark (2025-01-05)

74. Brown Accentor (2025-01-05)

75. Great Rosefinch (2025-01-05)

76. Rock Sparrow (2025-01-05)

77. Cinereous Vulture (2025-01-05)

78. Grey Partridge (2025-01-05)

79. Mistle Thrush (2025-01-05)

80. Common Pochard (2025-01-05)

81. Hill Pigeon (2025-01-06)

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

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

84. Twite (2025-01-06)

85. Northern Hazelhen (2025-01-06)

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

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

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

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

90. Eurasian Jackdaw (2025-01-08)

91. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2025-01-09)

92. Smew (2025-01-10)

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

94. Saker Falcon (2025-01-11)

95. Daurian Jackdaw (2025-01-11)

96. Pine Bunting (2025-01-11)

97. Snow Bunting (2025-01-12)

98. Snowy Owl (2025-01-12)

99. Great White Egret (2025-01-15)

100. Eurasian Wigeon (2025-01-15)

101. Common Chaffinch (2025-01-18)

102. Asian Rosy-Finch (2025-01-19)

103. Rook (2025-01-22)

104. Northern Wren (2025-01-22)

105. Brambling (2025-01-22)

106. Redwing (2025-01-25)

107. Willow Ptarmigan (2025-01-25)

108. Boreal Owl (2025-01-25)

109. Lapland Longspur (2025-01-26)

110. Bean Goose (2025-01-27)

111. Bewick's Swan (2025-01-27)

112. Common Sandpiper (2025-02-03)

113. Red-breasted Merganser (2025-02-04)

114. Long-tailed Duck (2025-02-04)

115. Gyrfalcon (2025-02-07)

116. Pine Grosbeak (2025-02-13)

117. Wood Pigeon (2025-02-17)

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

119. Siberian Jay (2025-02-22)

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

121. Ruddy Shelduck (2025-03-02)

122. Peregrine Falcon (2025-03-08)

123. Vega Gull (2025-03-10)

124. Harlequin Duck (2025-03-12)

125. Grey Heron (2025-03-15)

126. Hen Harrier (2025-03-15)

127. Sky Lark (2025-03-15)

128. Glaucous Gull (2025-03-16)

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

130. Western Capercaillie (2025-03-18)

131. Common Gull (2025-03-18)

132. Common Starling (2025-03-19)

133. Masked Wagtail (2025-03-20)

134. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2025-03-21)

135. Common Shelduck (2025-03-21)

136. Pallas's Gull (2025-03-21)

137. Northern Lapwing (2025-03-21)

138. Northern Pintail (2025-03-21)

139. Western Marsh-harrier (2025-03-22)

140. Great Cormorant (2025-03-22)

141. Stock Pigeon (2025-03-22)

142. Dalmatian Pelican (2025-03-22)

143. Black-headed Gull (2025-03-22)

144. Black Kite (2025-03-22)

145. Alpine Accentor (2025-03-22)

146. White Wagtail (2025-03-23)

147. Greylag Goose (2025-03-23)

148. Northern Reed Bunting (2025-03-30)

Big Year 2025

1. Nina Shteinbrenner (100)
2. Vladimir Pankratov (65)
3. Vladimir Kulikov (61)
4. Andrey Bazdyrev (55)
5. Pavel Karplyuk (54)
6. Elena Kleymenova (50)
7. Vadim Ivushkin (47)
8. Katya Tsekhmister (46)
9. Nadejda Popova (43)
10. Olga Fattakhova (41)

more...

rare birds records

White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

The 1st record in the Yamalo-Nenetsky region.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

First winter record in Siberia.

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

The first record in the Tomsk Region.

Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

The first record in the Tomsk region.

more rarities...

recent video

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

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

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

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

2024-04-13. Carrion Crow (Andrey Borodkin), Carrion Crow (Andrey Borodkin).

2024-03-02. Northern Hawk Owl (Oleg Popov), Northern Hawk Owl (Oleg Popov), Red Crossbill (Oleg Popov), Red Crossbill (Oleg Popov), Red Crossbill (Oleg Popov).

unidentified birds

2025-03-31

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2025-03-22

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2025-03-21

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2025-02-27

Игорь Фефелов: Быть или не быть - то есть серый или северный - вот в чём вопрос.

2025-02-27

Николай Балацкий: Ножки у Горной трясогузки светло-розовые; а на снимке серые...

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