Big Year in Siberia. Vydrin Vasily. Birds of Siberia

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classification

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Turniciformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Vydrin Vasily

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total species: 22 total photos: 35 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Rook (2021-03-30)

2. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-03-30)

3. Sky Lark (2021-04-05)

4. Meadow Bunting (2021-04-06)

5. Black Kite (2021-04-09)

6. Rustic Bunting (2021-04-11)

7. Northern Wheatear (2021-04-11)

8. Common Chaffinch (2021-04-15)

9. European Greenfinch (2021-04-15)

10. Great Grey Shrike (2021-04-21)

11. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-04-21)

12. Hen Harrier (2021-04-27)

13. Common Snipe (2021-04-29)

14. Crested Honey-buzzard (2021-07-20)

15. European Nightjar (2021-07-27)

16. Common Stonechat (2021-08-21)

17. Black Stork (2021-08-24)

18. Eurasian Hobby (2021-08-31)

19. Common Buzzard (2021-09-02)

20. Garganey (2021-09-22)

21. Bewick's Swan (2021-09-22)

22. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2021-10-28)

recent uploads

2021-11-29. Long-tailed Rosefinch.

2021-09-22. Garganey, Bewick's Swan.

2021-09-03. Common Buzzard.

2021-09-01. Eurasian Hobby.

2021-08-24. Black Stork.

2021-08-21. Common Stonechat.

2021-07-30. Crested Honey-buzzard, European Nightjar.

2021-04-30. Common Snipe.

2021-04-28. Hen Harrier.

2021-04-22. Great Grey Shrike, Northern Reed Bunting.

2021-04-15. European Greenfinch, Common Chaffinch.

2021-04-14. Meadow Bunting, Rustic Bunting, Northern Wheatear, Black Kite.

2021-04-07. Sky Lark.

2021-04-06. Sky Lark, Sky Lark, Meadow Bunting.

2021-03-30. Rook, Eurasian Jackdaw.

Big Year 2026

1. Pavel Karplyuk (44)
2. Elena Levkina (42)
3. Elena Kleymenova (39)
4. Nikita Yablokov (39)
5. Katya Tsekhmister (38)
6. Nadejda Popova (35)
7. Andrey Borodkin (33)
8. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (28)
9. Olga Fattakhova (28)
10. Natalia Vorobyova (27)

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rare birds records

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

The northernmost breeding location of this species (confirmed with photos).

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Region.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Extremely rare cases of wintering in the Irkutsk Region happen. The 1st photo-record in this region in winter months.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.

more rarities...

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

2026-03-12

Сергей Л. Волков: Ракурс неудачный. Но точно не обыкновенный бекас.

2026-02-26

Игорь Фефелов: На мой взгляд, клюв крупноват для серой. Но она и вообще, надо сказать, весьма тощая...

2026-02-24

Сергей Л. Волков: Черный коршун и ворон.

2026-02-14

Николай Балацкий: Sakhalin & Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Singing Together ...

2026-02-02

Сергей Л. Волков: Белошапочная овсянка. Во всяком случае, точно овсянка.

more unidentified birds...