Big Year in Siberia. Tsekhmister Katya. Birds of Siberia

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Tsekhmister Katya

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total species: 53 total photos: 123 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Great Tit (2026-01-02)

2. Coal Tit (2026-01-02)

3. Willow Tit (2026-01-02)

4. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-03)

5. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-03)

6. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-03)

7. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-03)

8. Azure Tit (2026-01-05)

9. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-05)

10. Northern Hazelhen (2026-01-06)

11. Baikal Bullfinch (2026-01-06)

12. Blue Tit (2026-01-06)

13. Common Treecreeper (2026-01-06)

14. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2026-01-06)

15. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-08)

16. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-08)

17. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-08)

18. Snow Bunting (2026-01-08)

19. Hawfinch (2026-01-09)

20. Ural Owl (2026-01-11)

21. Red Crossbill (2026-01-15)

22. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-16)

23. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-17)

24. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-17)

25. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-17)

26. House Sparrow (2026-01-20)

27. Hooded Crow (2026-01-23)

28. Fieldfare (2026-01-23)

29. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-23)

30. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-24)

31. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-27)

32. Common Raven (2026-01-31)

33. European Greenfinch (2026-02-04)

34. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-02-23)

35. Great Grey Owl (2026-02-23)

36. Common Redpoll (2026-02-23)

37. Black Woodpecker (2026-02-23)

38. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-03-07)

39. Rook (2026-03-22)

40. Alpine Accentor (2026-03-24)

41. Grey Heron (2026-03-24)

42. Whooper Swan (2026-03-26)

43. Black Kite (2026-03-26)

44. Great White Egret (2026-03-26)

45. Common Starling (2026-03-26)

46. White Wagtail (2026-03-29)

47. Eurasian Linnet (2026-03-29)

48. Common Kestrel (2026-03-29)

49. Black-headed Gull (2026-04-01)

50. Yellowhammer (2026-04-03)

51. Northern Lapwing (2026-04-03)

52. Pine Bunting (2026-04-03)

53. Common Redshank (2026-04-03)

54. Mallard (2026-04-04)

recent uploads

2026-04-05. White Wagtail, Rook, Eurasian Linnet, Common Starling, Common Kestrel, Baraba Steppe Gull, Black-headed Gull, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Yellowhammer, Northern Lapwing, Pine Bunting, Common Redshank, Whooper Swan, European Greenfinch, Mallard.

2026-03-27. Ural Owl, Hooded Crow, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rook, Baraba Steppe Gull, Grey Heron, Whooper Swan, Black Kite, Great White Egret, Common Starling, Hybrid Crow.

2026-03-11. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Northern Bullfinch, Common Sparrowhawk, Common Redpoll, Great Grey Owl.

2026-03-04. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Goldfinch, Fieldfare, Eurasian Jackdaw, Northern Bullfinch, House Sparrow, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Red Crossbill, Red Crossbill, Eurasian Jackdaw, European Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Bohemian Waxwing, Rock Pigeon, Northern Goshawk, Tree Sparrow, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Goldfinch, White-Backed Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Great Grey Owl, Common Redpoll, Black Woodpecker, Northern Hazelhen, Baikal Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Common Treecreeper, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Snow Bunting, Ural Owl, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Tree Sparrow, White-Backed Woodpecker, Great Tit, Azure Tit, Hawfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Northern Bullfinch, Willow Tit, Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Raven, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Coal Tit, Coal Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Willow Tit, Willow Tit.

2025-12-30. Rock Pigeon.

2025-12-23. Horned Lark, Blue Tit, Common Redpoll, Azure Tit, Bohemian Waxwing, Eurasian Goldfinch, White-Backed Woodpecker, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

2025-10-10. Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Wigeon, Black-headed Gull, Whooper Swan, Baraba Steppe Gull, Mew Gull, Common Goldeneye, Blue Tit, Eurasian Magpie, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Hume's Warbler, Eurasian Blackbird, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Great Grey Owl.

2025-09-22. Rustic Bunting, Bohemian Waxwing, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Siberian Jay, Black Redstart.

2025-09-09. Pine Bunting, Black Woodpecker, Montagu's Harrier, Northern Black Grouse, Pine Bunting, Red-throated Pipit, Grey Partridge.

2025-09-03. Grey Wagtail, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Rook, Bearded Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Sparrowhawk.

2025-08-27. Common Crane, Common Buzzard, Montagu's Harrier, Sand Martin, Eurasian Hobby, Black Kite, Common Buzzard, Mistle Thrush.

2025-08-14. Common Starling, Unkown Bird.

2025-08-07. Pallid Harrier, Common Buzzard, Western Marsh-harrier, Pallas's Gull, Mew Gull, Sand Martin, Greater Spotted Eagle, Western Marsh-harrier, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Common Shelduck, Grey Wagtail, European Golden Oriole, Red-backed Shrike.

2025-07-25. Black-winged Pratincole.

Big Year 2026

1. Katya Tsekhmister (54)
2. Pavel Karplyuk (52)
3. Elena Kleymenova (51)
4. Nadejda Popova (50)
5. Nikita Yablokov (48)
6. Yaroslav Burmatov (48)
7. Elena Levkina (46)
8. Andrey Borodkin (45)
9. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (42)
10. Vladimir Pankratov (41)

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rare birds records

Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

The first photo-record in the Tomsk Region, the norhhernmost record in the Western Siberia.

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.

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...