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Big Year 2023

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

participants


* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2023
10. Yablokov Nikita (177)
13. Fedotova Elena (163)
17. Bazarov Lopson (142)
18. Popova Nadejda (131)
21. Fefelov Igor (126)
25. Maer Vladimir (119)
26. Khamin Victor (117)
30. Panov Andrei (107)
33. Davydov Oleg (89)
34. Jukov Denis (89)
35. Janke Jura (87)
40. Ivanov Mihail (71)
42. Ivankova Anna (67)
45. Volkov Maksim (61)
47. Zhbir Denis (58)
50. Guzenko Yuriy (54)
51. Han Ira (54)
56. Popova Irina (47)
57. Latysh Igor (45)
63. Georgi Boris (32)
64. ily ily (31)
74. Iceberg Hera (20)
75. Popov Oleg (20)
76. Olga Baikova (19)
79. Mamaew Andrey (13)
82. Vydrin Vasily (11)
83. Iljev Yuri (10)
90. Bukin Alexey (7)
95. Sukhov Ilya (5)
102. Dvurekov Igor (2)
107. Fomin Egor (1)
118. Voronov Denis (1)
119. Voronova Olga (1)
121. Zelenin Serg (1)

all species photographed in 2023


* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

sort by:

1. Eurasian Dipper (2023-01-01)
2. Goosander (2023-01-01)
3. Common Goldeneye (2023-01-01)
4. White-winged Crossbill (2023-01-01)
5. Willow Tit (2023-01-01)
6. Northern Bullfinch (2023-01-01)
7. Great Tit (2023-01-01)
8. Coal Tit (2023-01-01)
9. Black Woodpecker (2023-01-01)
10. Long-tailed Tit (2023-01-01)
11. Eurasian Siskin (2023-01-01)
12. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2023-01-01)
13. Meadow Bunting (2023-01-01)
14. Horned Lark (2023-01-01)
15. Snow Bunting (2023-01-01)
16. Lapland Longspur (2023-01-01)
17. Daurian Partridge (2023-01-01)
18. Hen Harrier (2023-01-01)
19. Ural Owl (2023-01-01)
20. Goldcrest (2023-01-01)
21. Common Redpoll (2023-01-01)
22. Eurasian Nuthatch (2023-01-01)
23. Eurasian Goldfinch (2023-01-01)
24. Tree Sparrow (2023-01-01)
25. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2023-01-01)
26. Eurasian Jay (2023-01-01)
27. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2023-01-01)
28. Sky Lark (2023-01-01)
29. Upland Buzzard (2023-01-01)
30. Whooper Swan (2023-01-01)
31. Mute Swan (2023-01-01)
32. Mallard (2023-01-01)
33. Wood Pigeon (2023-01-01)
34. Common Raven (2023-01-01)
35. Hooded Crow (2023-01-01)
36. Eurasian Blackbird (2023-01-02)
37. House Sparrow (2023-01-02)
38. Black-throated Thrush (2023-01-02)
39. Black-Billed Magpie (2023-01-02)
40. Marsh Tit (2023-01-02)
41. Saker Falcon (2023-01-02)
42. Snowy Owl (2023-01-02)
43. Rough-legged Buzzard (2023-01-02)
44. White-Backed Woodpecker (2023-01-02)
45. Carrion Crow (2023-01-02)
46. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2023-01-02)
47. Azure Tit (2023-01-02)
48. Fieldfare (2023-01-03)
49. Northern Black Grouse (2023-01-03)
50. Rock Pigeon (2023-01-03)
51. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2023-01-03)
52. Common Sparrowhawk (2023-01-03)
53. Bohemian Waxwing (2023-01-03)
54. Northern Hazelhen (2023-01-03)
55. Willow Ptarmigan (2023-01-03)
56. Siberian Tit (2023-01-03)
57. Spotted Nutcracker (2023-01-03)
58. Red Crossbill (2023-01-03)
59. Northern Grey Shrike (2023-01-03)
60. Red-throated Thrush (2023-01-03)
61. Common Treecreeper (2023-01-03)
62. Hawfinch (2023-01-03)
63. Cinereous Vulture (2023-01-03)
64. Pallas's Rosefinch (2023-01-03)
65. Merlin (2023-01-03)
66. Asian Rosy-Finch (2023-01-03)
67. Northern Goshawk (2023-01-03)
68. Yellowhammer (2023-01-03)
69. Golden Eagle (2023-01-03)
70. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-01-04)
71. Bearded Tit (2023-01-04)
72. Red-billed Chough (2023-01-04)
73. Lammergeier (2023-01-04)
74. Hill Pigeon (2023-01-04)
75. White-winged Snowfinch (2023-01-04)
76. Godlewski's Bunting (2023-01-05)
77. Brambling (2023-01-05)
78. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2023-01-05)
79. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2023-01-05)
80. Great Rosefinch (2023-01-05)
81. Twite (2023-01-05)
82. Pine Bunting (2023-01-06)
83. Pére David's Snowfinch (2023-01-06)
84. Brown Accentor (2023-01-06)
85. Rock Sparrow (2023-01-06)
86. Little Owl (2023-01-06)
87. Northern Hawk Owl (2023-01-07)
88. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2023-01-07)
89. Common Kestrel (2023-01-07)
90. Baikal Bullfinch (2023-01-07)
91. Great Grey Owl (2023-01-08)
92. Redwing (2023-01-08)
93. European Greenfinch (2023-01-08)
94. Eastern Buzzard (2023-01-08)
95. Pine Grosbeak (2023-01-08)
96. Long-eared Owl (2023-01-12)
97. Great Grey Shrike (2023-01-15)
98. Azure-winged Magpie (2023-01-17)
99. Gyrfalcon (2023-01-18)
100. Grey Partridge (2023-01-22)
101. Blue Tit (2023-01-25)
102. Smew (2023-01-26)
103. Peregrine Falcon (2023-01-28)
104. Naumann's Thrush (2023-01-29)
105. Brandt's Rosefinch (2023-01-31)
106. Mistle Thrush (2023-02-01)
107. Alpine Accentor (2023-02-02)
109. Great Cormorant (2023-02-04)
110. Long-tailed Duck (2023-02-04)
111. Western Capercaillie (2023-02-05)
112. Red-breasted Merganser (2023-02-09)
113. Daurian Jackdaw (2023-02-15)
114. Siberian Jay (2023-02-20)
115. Yellow-billed Chough (2023-02-21)
116. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2023-02-24)
117. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2023-02-24)
118. Siberian Accentor (2023-03-04)
119. Stock Pigeon (2023-03-10)
120. Rook (2023-03-10)
121. Short-eared Owl (2023-03-11)
122. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2023-03-13)
123. Common Chaffinch (2023-03-15)
124. Common Starling (2023-03-15)
125. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-03-15)
126. Common Shelduck (2023-03-15)
127. Vega Gull (2023-03-16)
128. Pallas's Gull (2023-03-16)
129. Harlequin Duck (2023-03-18)
130. Grey Heron (2023-03-18)
131. Masked Wagtail (2023-03-18)
132. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-03-18)
133. Bean Goose (2023-03-18)
134. Mongolian Lark (2023-03-18)
135. Asian Short-toed Lark (2023-03-18)
136. Eurasian Linnet (2023-03-18)
137. Boreal Owl (2023-03-24)
138. Black Kite (2023-03-25)
139. Greylag Goose (2023-03-25)
140. White Wagtail (2023-03-26)
141. Great White Egret (2023-03-26)
142. Common Coot (2023-03-26)
143. Common Gull (2023-03-26)
144. Common Crane (2023-03-26)
145. Northern Lapwing (2023-03-26)
146. Northern Reed Bunting (2023-03-26)
147. Rustic Bunting (2023-03-28)
148. Pallas's Reed Bunting (2023-03-28)
149. Black-headed Gull (2023-03-28)
150. Eversmann's Redstart (2023-03-28)
151. Common Buzzard (2023-03-29)
152. Northern Wheatear (2023-03-30)
153. Northern Pintail (2023-03-30)
154. Common Teal (2023-03-30)
155. Booted Eagle (2023-03-31)
156. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2023-04-01)
157. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2023-04-02)
158. Steppe Eagle (2023-04-02)
159. Alpine Accentor (2023-04-02)
160. Gadwall (2023-04-04)
161. Falcated Duck (2023-04-04)
162. Isabelline Wheatear (2023-04-06)
163. Red-flanked Bluetail (2023-04-07)
164. Bewick's Swan (2023-04-07)
165. Common Chiffchaff (2023-04-08)
166. Common Redshank (2023-04-08)
167. Western Marsh-harrier (2023-04-08)
168. Dalmatian Pelican (2023-04-08)
169. Eurasian Wigeon (2023-04-08)
170. Red-crested Pochard (2023-04-08)
171. Greater Spotted Eagle (2023-04-08)
172. Pallid Harrier (2023-04-08)
173. Garganey (2023-04-08)
174. European Robin (2023-04-08)
175. Common Oystercatcher (2023-04-09)
176. Black Stork (2023-04-09)
177. Common Snipe (2023-04-09)
178. Pied Wheatear (2023-04-10)
179. Grey Wagtail (2023-04-11)
180. Citrine Wagtail (2023-04-13)
181. Green Sandpiper (2023-04-13)
182. Northern House Martin (2023-04-14)
183. Great Crested Grebe (2023-04-15)
184. Tree Pipit (2023-04-15)
185. Northern Shoveler (2023-04-15)
186. Eurasian Woodcock (2023-04-16)
187. Water Pipit (2023-04-16)
188. Song Thrush (2023-04-16)
189. Black-throated Accentor (2023-04-16)
190. Eastern Marsh-harrier (2023-04-17)
191. Hooded Crane (2023-04-17)
192. Oriental Stork (2023-04-18)
193. Daurian Redstart (2023-04-18)
194. Swan Goose (2023-04-18)
195. Hodgson's Rosefinch (2023-04-19)
196. Eurasian Crag Martin (2023-04-19)
197. Black Redstart (2023-04-19)
198. Bar-headed Goose (2023-04-19)
199. White-cheeked Starling (2023-04-21)
200. Bluethroat (2023-04-21)
201. Hoopoe (2023-04-22)
202. Eurasian Curlew (2023-04-22)
203. Tufted Duck (2023-04-22)
204. White-naped Crane (2023-04-22)
205. Osprey (2023-04-22)
206. Common Sandpiper (2023-04-22)
207. Ferruginous Duck (2023-04-22)
208. Demoiselle Crane (2023-04-22)
209. Marsh Sandpiper (2023-04-22)
210. Far Eastern Curlew (2023-04-23)
212. Yellow Wagtail (2023-04-23)
213. Common Pochard (2023-04-23)
214. Red-Necked Grebe (2023-04-23)
215. Pied Avocet (2023-04-23)
216. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-04-23)
217. Black-winged Stilt (2023-04-23)
218. Common Greenshank (2023-04-23)
219. Eurasian Wryneck (2023-04-26)
220. Olive-backed Pipit (2023-04-26)
221. Relict Gull (2023-04-26)
222. Baikal Teal (2023-04-26)
223. Oriental Greenfinch (2023-04-27)
224. Eurasian Redstart (2023-04-27)
225. Common Stonechat (2023-04-27)
226. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-04-27)
227. Barn Swallow (2023-04-27)
228. Great Snipe (2023-04-28)
229. Caspian Tern (2023-04-28)
230. Little Ringed Plover (2023-04-28)
231. Pied Flycatcher (2023-04-28)
232. Willow Warbler (2023-04-28)
233. Common Moorhen (2023-04-28)
234. Oriental Turtle Dove (2023-04-28)
235. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2023-04-28)
236. Chinese Spot-billed Duck (2023-04-29)
237. Greater White-fronted Goose (2023-04-29)
238. Dusky Thrush (2023-04-30)
239. Whinchat (2023-04-30)
240. Wood Sandpiper (2023-04-30)
241. Little Gull (2023-04-30)
242. Lesser Kestrel (2023-04-30)
243. Eurasian Bittern (2023-04-30)
244. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2023-05-01)
245. Pale Sand Martin (2023-05-01)
246. Temminck's Stint (2023-05-01)
247. Kentish Plover (2023-05-01)
248. Greater Short-toed Lark (2023-05-01)
249. Little Bunting (2023-05-01)
250. Chinese Grey Shrike (2023-05-01)
251. Isabelline Shrike (2023-05-02)
252. Arctic Loon (2023-05-02)
253. Eurasian Whimbrel (2023-05-02)
254. Sand Martin (2023-05-02)
255. Slavonian Grebe (2023-05-03)
256. Greater Ringed Plover (2023-05-03)
257. White-headed Duck (2023-05-04)
258. Savi's Warbler (2023-05-04)
259. Paddyfield Warbler (2023-05-04)
260. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2023-05-04)
261. Ruff (2023-05-05)
262. Black Tern (2023-05-05)
263. Montagu's Harrier (2023-05-05)
264. Common Tern (2023-05-05)
265. Swinhoe's Snipe (2023-05-05)
266. Eurasian Hobby (2023-05-05)
267. Himalayan Vulture (2023-05-06)
268. Pin-tailed Snipe (2023-05-06)
269. Spotted Crake (2023-05-06)
270. Common Cuckoo (2023-05-06)
271. Richard's Pipit (2023-05-06)
272. Rock Ptarmigan (2023-05-06)
273. Red-footed Falcon (2023-05-06)
274. Taiga Flycatcher (2023-05-07)
275. Common Kingfisher (2023-05-07)
276. Eurasian Spoonbill (2023-05-07)
277. Altai Snowcock (2023-05-07)
278. Eurasian Golden Plover (2023-05-07)
279. Buff-bellied Pipit (2023-05-08)
280. Ortolan Bunting (2023-05-08)
281. Eastern House Martin (2023-05-08)
282. Lesser Whitethroat (2023-05-08)
283. Himalayan Accentor (2023-05-08)
284. Spotted Flycatcher (2023-05-09)
285. Spotted Redshank (2023-05-09)
286. Common Whitethroat (2023-05-09)
287. Common Swift (2023-05-11)
288. European Golden Oriole (2023-05-11)
289. Long-toed Stint (2023-05-11)
290. White's Thrush (2023-05-11)
291. Hume's Warbler (2023-05-11)
292. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2023-05-11)
293. Black-faced Bunting (2023-05-11)
294. Common Rosefinch (2023-05-12)
295. Dunlin (2023-05-13)
296. Yellow-browed Warbler (2023-05-13)
297. Blyth's Pipit (2023-05-13)
298. Jack Snipe (2023-05-13)
299. Eyebrowed Thrush (2023-05-13)
300. Mandarin Duck (2023-05-14)
301. Oriental Cuckoo (2023-05-14)
302. Red-backed Shrike (2023-05-15)
303. White-winged Scoter (2023-05-16)
304. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2023-05-16)
305. Baillon's Crake (2023-05-17)
306. Pacific Golden Plover (2023-05-18)
307. Pacific Swift (2023-05-18)
308. European Bee-eater (2023-05-18)
309. Thrush Nightingale (2023-05-18)
310. Sedge Warbler (2023-05-18)
311. Terek Sandpiper (2023-05-18)
312. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2023-05-19)
313. Little Stint (2023-05-19)
314. Yellow-browed Bunting (2023-05-19)
315. Siberian Rubythroat (2023-05-19)
316. Pallas's Warbler (2023-05-19)
317. Red-throated Pipit (2023-05-19)
318. Eurasian Roller (2023-05-20)
319. Green-headed Wagtail (2023-05-20)
320. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2023-05-20)
321. Corncrake (2023-05-20)
322. Curlew Sandpiper (2023-05-20)
323. Slender-billed Gull (2023-05-20)
324. Siberian Blue Robin (2023-05-20)
325. Dusky Warbler (2023-05-20)
326. White-winged Tern (2023-05-20)
327. Crested Honey-buzzard (2023-05-21)
328. Asiatic Dowitcher (2023-05-21)
329. Little Tern (2023-05-22)
330. Grey-necked Bunting (2023-05-22)
331. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2023-05-22)
332. Brown Shrike (2023-05-22)
333. Mugimaki Flycatcher (2023-05-23)
334. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-05-24)
335. European Nightjar (2023-05-24)
336. Grey Plover (2023-05-24)
337. Greenish Warbler (2023-05-24)
338. Common Quail (2023-05-24)
339. Booted Warbler (2023-05-24)
340. Icterine Warbler (2023-05-25)
341. Arctic Warbler (2023-05-25)
342. Ruddy Turnstone (2023-05-27)
343. Arctic Tern (2023-05-27)
344. Black Scoter (2023-05-27)
345. Pectoral Sandpiper (2023-05-27)
346. Eurasian Collared Dove (2023-05-28)
347. Swinhoe's Robin (2023-05-28)
348. Siberian Flycatcher (2023-05-28)
349. Japanese Tit (2023-05-28)
350. Garden Warbler (2023-05-28)
351. Asian Brown Flycatcher (2023-05-28)
352. Amur Falcon (2023-05-28)
353. Red-necked Phalarope (2023-05-28)
354. Greater Scaup (2023-05-28)
355. Grey-tailed Tattler (2023-05-29)
356. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2023-05-29)
357. Barred Warbler (2023-05-30)
358. Desert Wheatear (2023-05-30)
359. Little Crake (2023-05-31)
360. Water Rail (2023-05-31)
361. Greater Sand Plover (2023-05-31)
362. Grey-streaked Flycatcher (2023-05-31)
363. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (2023-06-01)
364. Lanceolated Warbler (2023-06-01)
365. Thick-billed Warbler (2023-06-02)
366. Mongolian Finch (2023-06-04)
367. Siberian Crane (2023-06-04)
368. Red-headed Bunting (2023-06-04)
369. Great Reed Warbler (2023-06-04)
370. Red-throated Loon (2023-06-04)
371. Radde's Warbler (2023-06-05)
372. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2023-06-06)
373. Pied Harrier (2023-06-11)
374. Lesser Grey Shrike (2023-06-11)
375. Bar-tailed Godwit (2023-06-13)
377. Chestnut-eared Bunting (2023-06-15)
378. Chestnut Bunting (2023-06-16)
379. Gray's Warbler (2023-06-17)
380. Lesser White-fronted Goose (2023-06-17)
381. Long-tailed Skua (2023-06-18)
382. Grey-backed Thrush (2023-06-19)
383. Whiskered Tern (2023-06-21)
384. Oriental Reed-warbler (2023-06-21)
385. Chinese Yellow Wagtail (2023-06-23)
386. Red Phalarope (2023-06-25)
387. Black-winged Pratincole (2023-07-01)
388. White-throated Needletail (2023-07-09)
389. Sanderling (2023-07-25)
390. Rufous-necked Stint (2023-07-25)
391. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2023-07-28)
392. Marsh Warbler (2023-08-01)
393. Tawny Pipit (2023-08-18)
394. Brown-cheeked Rail (2023-08-24)
395. Red Knot (2023-08-25)
396. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2023-08-26)
397. Velvet Scoter (2023-08-29)

rare birds records


Rufous-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

© Oleg Andreyenkov
2023-08-17

The 2nd photo-record in the Novosibirsk Region.

Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

© Victor Khamin
2023-06-13

The 1st record of the species east from the Lake Baikal.

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)

© Maxim Afanasiev
2023-07-11

The 1st record in Yakutia.

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

© Vadim Ivushkin
2023-06-05
Irkutsk reg.

The 3rd record in the Irkutsk Region.
more rarities...

recent video

2023-08-27. Blyth's Reed Warbler (Vasily Stashiba), Blyth's Reed Warbler (Vasily Stashiba).

2023-07-30. Great White Egret (Dmitry Dubikovskiy), Great White Egret (Dmitry Dubikovskiy), Red-crested Pochard (Dmitry Dubikovskiy), Red-crested Pochard (Dmitry Dubikovskiy).

2023-07-06. Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Ruslan Kirillin), Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Ruslan Kirillin).

2023-07-03. Olive-backed Pipit (Nadia Goncharova), Olive-backed Pipit (Nadia Goncharova), Hume's Warbler (Nadia Goncharova), Hume's Warbler (Nadia Goncharova), Pallas's Warbler (Nadia Goncharova), Pallas's Warbler (Nadia Goncharova), Pallas's Warbler (Nadia Goncharova).

more video...

unidentified birds

2023-09-21

Константин Самодуров: Теньковка.
2023-09-21

Игорь Фефелов: Д,А стоит удалить, точно сказать нельзя
2023-09-20

Сергей Л. Волков: Краснозобый или чернозобый дрозд, молодой. Точнее не сказать, я думаю.
2023-09-19

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2023-09-16

Игорь Фефелов: Вильчатая вырезка намечается. Темная полоска через глаз присутствует.Это пеночка какая-то. Отпадает теньковка (по ногам - "пятка" вроде бы [....]
more unidentified birds...