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Big Year 2026
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 2025
participants
* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2026
1. Borodkin Andrey (15) 2. Fattakhova Olga (15) 3. Kleymenova Elena (12) 4. Karplyuk Pavel (7) 5. Panov Andrei (7) 6. Shichkova Ekaterina (7) 7. Jukov Denis (5) 8. Afanasiev Maxim (4) 9. Chumakov Sergey (4) 10. Dolgov Maxim (4) 11. Pankratov Vladimir (4) | 12. Shteinbrenner Nina (4) 13. Alekseev Nikolay (3) 14. Belousow Mishail (3) 15. Gontcharov Aleksandr (3) 16. Ivanov Mihail (3) 17. Kochetkov Alexandr (2) 18. Semenova Tatiana (2) 19. Belyaev Alexandr (1) 20. Bolshakov Aleksey (1) 21. Nemezhikova Olga (1) 22. Samodurow Konstantin (1) |
all species photographed in 2026
* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )
1. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-01) 2. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-01) 3. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-01) 4. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 5. Mallard (2026-01-01) 6. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-01) 7. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-01) 8. Smew (2026-01-01) 9. Upland Buzzard (2026-01-01) 10. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 11. Ural Owl (2026-01-01) 12. Northern Hazelhen (2026-01-01) 13. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-01) 14. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-01) 15. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-01) 16. Goosander (2026-01-02) 17. Whooper Swan (2026-01-02) 18. Long-tailed Duck (2026-01-02) 19. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-02) 20. Great Tit (2026-01-02) 21. Coal Tit (2026-01-02) 22. Willow Tit (2026-01-02) 23. Baikal Bullfinch (2026-01-02) | 24. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-02) 25. Northern Grey Shrike (2026-01-02) 26. Azure Tit (2026-01-02) 27. Marsh Tit (2026-01-02) 28. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-02) 29. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-02) 30. House Sparrow (2026-01-02) 31. Grey Partridge (2026-01-02) 32. Northern Black Grouse (2026-01-02) 33. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-01-02) 34. Hawfinch (2026-01-03) 35. Hooded Crow (2026-01-03) 36. Fieldfare (2026-01-03) 37. Pine Grosbeak (2026-01-03) 38. Mute Swan (2026-01-03) 39. Common Redpoll (2026-01-04) 40. Boreal Owl (2026-01-04) 41. Yellowhammer (2026-01-04) 42. Northern Hawk Owl (2026-01-04) 43. Great Grey Owl (2026-01-04) 44. Willow Ptarmigan (2026-01-04) 45. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-06) 46. Great Grey Shrike (2026-01-06) |
Big Year 2026
1. Katya Tsekhmister (177)
2. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (150)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (132)
4. Vladimir Kuzmin (85)
5. Dmitry Nizovtsev (49)
6. Jura Janke (49)
7. Maksim Volkov (44)
8. Aleksei Kungurov (34)
9. Andrey Borodkin (15)
10. Olga Fattakhova (15)
2. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (150)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (132)
4. Vladimir Kuzmin (85)
5. Dmitry Nizovtsev (49)
6. Jura Janke (49)
7. Maksim Volkov (44)
8. Aleksei Kungurov (34)
9. Andrey Borodkin (15)
10. Olga Fattakhova (15)
rare birds records
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir
A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.
Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-10-01
The 1st record in the Tyumen' Reguin.
Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
© Marina Alekseenko
2025-07-05
The 2nd record of this vagrant species in the Irkutsk Region.
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
© Lopson Bazarov
2025-08-06
The 1st photo-record in Buryatia.
recent video
2025-10-04. Common Moorhen (Denis Zhbir), Common Moorhen (Denis Zhbir).
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).
unidentified birds
2026-01-02
Игорь Фефелов: Да, тут, боюсь, бесперспективно понять, обыкновенная это кукушка или глухая.
2025-12-29
Сергей Л. Волков: Похожа на седоголовую овсянку; думаю, она и есть. Но окраска верха головы смущает, хотя у некоторых молодых особей бывает довольно хорошо [....]
2025-12-28
Анна Ясько: По рисунку головы я в первую очередь подумала бы на корольковую. Помимо окраса брови, уж очень темная и толстая полоса через глаз, особенно [....]
2025-12-25
Сергей Л. Волков: Мне кажется, за восточносибирскую чайку вполне сойдет. Но на 100% по таким фотографиям говорить не могу.
2025-12-25
Сергей Л. Волков: Полярная овсянка, я думаю. Молодая перелинявшая, похоже.Но вот уже сомневаюсь, ибо давно их живьем не видел.