Big Year in Siberia. Maer Vladimir. Birds of Siberia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Turniciformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Maer Vladimir

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total species: 18 total photos: 27 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-03-09)

2. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-03-09)

3. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-03-22)

4. Grey Heron (2026-03-22)

5. Whooper Swan (2026-03-22)

6. Northern Pintail (2026-03-25)

7. Common Gull (2026-03-25)

8. Black-headed Gull (2026-03-25)

9. Goosander (2026-03-25)

10. Great Cormorant (2026-03-25)

11. Tree Sparrow (2026-03-25)

12. Great White Egret (2026-03-25)

13. Common Starling (2026-04-06)

14. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-04-09)

15. Black Stork (2026-04-19)

16. White Wagtail (2026-04-21)

17. Eurasian Linnet (2026-04-21)

18. House Sparrow (2026-04-21)

recent uploads

2026-04-22. White Wagtail, Eurasian Linnet, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow.

2026-04-19. Black Stork.

2026-04-11. Tree Sparrow, Northern Reed Bunting.

2026-04-10. White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

2026-04-08. Common Starling.

2026-03-26. Common Gull.

2026-03-25. Great White Egret, Tree Sparrow, Whooper Swan, Great Cormorant, Goosander, Northern Pintail, Black-headed Gull.

2026-03-22. Hybrid Crow, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Grey Heron, Whooper Swan.

2026-03-09. Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Sparrowhawk.

Big Year 2026

1. Katya Tsekhmister (91)
2. Pavel Karplyuk (77)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (74)
4. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (71)
5. Vladimir Pankratov (65)
6. Elena Kleymenova (63)
7. Nadejda Popova (62)
8. Tatiana Semenova (62)
9. Valerii Bogdanovich (62)
10. Olga Fattakhova (55)

rare birds records

White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)

© Maxim Afanasiev
2026-04-22

The 6th record in Yakutia.

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

© Igor Fefelov
2026-04-20
Sukhovskaya, Angarsk District, Irkutsk Region

2nd record in the Irkutsk Region.

Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

© Mishail Belousow
2026-03-29

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

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-06-08

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

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

2026-04-17

Игорь Фефелов: То ли полярная, то ли камышовая о.

2026-04-11

Игорь Фефелов: Не клоктун. В сравнении с крякашом крупновата птичка для клоктуна, и у клоктунов обоего пола есть чирочий темный передний край крыла снизу. [....]

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.

more unidentified birds...