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map of photoshootings

total species: 122
total photos: 558
total videos: 0
total blogposts: 0

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1. Tree Sparrow (2023-01-14)
2. Great Tit (2023-01-14)
3. Long-tailed Tit (2023-01-15)
4. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2023-01-21)
5. Eurasian Nuthatch (2023-01-21)
6. Fieldfare (2023-01-21)
7. Willow Tit (2023-01-28)
8. Blue Tit (2023-01-28)
9. Northern Bullfinch (2023-01-28)
10. Great Grey Owl (2023-01-29)
11. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2023-01-30)
12. Common Treecreeper (2023-01-31)
13. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2023-01-31)
14. Azure Tit (2023-02-01)
15. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-02-01)
16. White-Backed Woodpecker (2023-02-02)
17. Black Woodpecker (2023-02-04)
18. Ural Owl (2023-02-04)
19. Eurasian Jay (2023-02-04)
20. House Sparrow (2023-02-06)
21. Northern Hawk Owl (2023-02-07)
22. Snow Bunting (2023-02-09)
23. Bohemian Waxwing (2023-02-10)
24. Eurasian Goldfinch (2023-02-12)
25. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2023-02-18)
26. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2023-02-26)
27. Pine Grosbeak (2023-03-08)
28. Eurasian Magpie (2023-03-12)
29. Rook (2023-03-12)
30. Common Starling (2023-03-25)
31. Yellowhammer (2023-03-25)
32. Common Chaffinch (2023-03-25)
33. European Greenfinch (2023-03-26)
34. Whooper Swan (2023-04-01)
35. Grey Heron (2023-04-01)
36. Northern Lapwing (2023-04-02)
37. White Wagtail (2023-04-02)
38. Alpine Accentor (2023-04-02)
39. Great White Egret (2023-04-09)
40. Black-headed Gull (2023-04-09)
41. Mallard (2023-04-09)
42. Black Kite (2023-04-09)
43. Common Redshank (2023-04-15)
44. Northern Shoveler (2023-04-15)
45. Eurasian Wigeon (2023-04-15)
46. Northern Reed Bunting (2023-04-15)
47. Goosander (2023-04-15)
48. Common Goldeneye (2023-04-15)
49. Common Crane (2023-04-15)
50. Smew (2023-04-15)
51. Wood Pigeon (2023-04-15)
52. Common Buzzard (2023-04-22)
53. Marsh Sandpiper (2023-04-22)
54. Mute Swan (2023-04-22)
55. Common Teal (2023-04-22)
56. Gadwall (2023-04-22)
57. Yellow Wagtail (2023-04-23)
58. Garganey (2023-04-23)
59. Common Raven (2023-04-23)
60. Black-winged Stilt (2023-04-23)
61. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-04-23)
62. Redwing (2023-04-23)
63. Common Coot (2023-04-29)
64. Common Pochard (2023-04-29)
65. Tufted Duck (2023-04-29)
66. Great Crested Grebe (2023-04-29)
67. Green Sandpiper (2023-04-29)
68. Common Sandpiper (2023-04-29)
69. Western Marsh-harrier (2023-04-29)
70. Citrine Wagtail (2023-04-29)
71. Rough-legged Buzzard (2023-04-29)
72. Greylag Goose (2023-05-01)
73. Rock Pigeon (2023-05-01)
74. Short-eared Owl (2023-05-03)
75. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-05-04)
76. Barn Swallow (2023-05-04)
77. Bluethroat (2023-05-04)
78. Common Stonechat (2023-05-10)
79. Common Tern (2023-05-11)
80. Red-Necked Grebe (2023-05-11)
81. Arctic Loon (2023-05-11)
82. Ruff (2023-05-12)
83. Wood Sandpiper (2023-05-14)
84. Slavonian Grebe (2023-05-14)
85. Northern House Martin (2023-05-15)
86. Black Tern (2023-05-15)
87. Common Whitethroat (2023-05-15)
88. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2023-05-18)
89. Common Cuckoo (2023-05-20)
90. White-winged Tern (2023-05-20)
91. Little Gull (2023-05-20)
92. Red-backed Shrike (2023-05-27)
93. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-05-29)
94. Tree Pipit (2023-05-29)
95. Common Swift (2023-05-29)
96. Whinchat (2023-05-29)
97. Booted Warbler (2023-05-29)
98. Hooded Crow (2023-06-05)
99. Eurasian Linnet (2023-07-10)
100. Common Kestrel (2023-07-22)
101. Willow Warbler (2023-07-22)
102. Great Grey Shrike (2023-07-26)
103. Greater Spotted Eagle (2023-07-27)
104. Dalmatian Pelican (2023-08-05)
105. Temminck's Stint (2023-08-20)
106. Sand Martin (2023-09-02)
107. Eurasian Redstart (2023-09-09)
108. Great Cormorant (2023-09-09)
109. Brambling (2023-09-13)
110. Hawfinch (2023-09-15)
111. Common Chiffchaff (2023-09-15)
112. Hen Harrier (2023-09-16)
113. Osprey (2023-09-16)
115. Merlin (2023-09-17)
116. Sky Lark (2023-09-17)
117. Pine Bunting (2023-09-17)
118. Song Thrush (2023-09-21)
119. Goldcrest (2023-09-24)
120. Common Gull (2023-09-24)
121. Eurasian Siskin (2023-10-05)
122. Coal Tit (2023-11-12)
123. Common Redpoll (2023-12-17)

recent uploads

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, Bluethroat, Great Crested Grebe, Common Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Short-eared Owl, Pallid Harrier, Red-footed Falcon, Common Crane, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Curlew, Black Kite, Common Starling, Rook, Stock Pigeon, Oriental Turtle Dove, Wood Pigeon, Great Grey Shrike, Short-eared Owl, Song Thrush, Greenish Warbler, Northern Bullfinch, Greater Spotted Eagle, Slavonian Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Whooper Swan, Eurasian Redstart, Hybrid Bunting, Common Kestrel, Barn Swallow, Pallid Harrier, Black-Necked Grebe, Tufted Duck, White-winged Tern, Corncrake.

2025-06-12. Booted Warbler, Northern Reed Bunting, Yellow Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Citrine Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Black-tailed Godwit, Greater Ringed Plover, Common Quail, Common Snipe, Black Kite.

2025-06-11. Tufted Duck.

rare birds records


Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-06-08

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

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-05-22

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Region.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Igor Fefelov
2026-02-08
Irkutsk

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

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir

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).

more video...

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...