Big Year in Siberia. Shichkova Ekaterina. Birds of Siberia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

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Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

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Paradoxornithidae

Shichkova Ekaterina

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total species: 20 total photos: 40 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Hawfinch (2022-01-15)

2. Marsh Tit (2022-01-15)

3. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2022-01-15)

4. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2022-01-15)

5. Long-tailed Tit (2022-01-16)

6. Great Tit (2022-01-23)

7. Mallard (2022-03-19)

8. White Wagtail (2022-04-03)

9. Masked Wagtail (2022-04-03)

10. Goosander (2022-04-03)

11. Eversmann's Redstart (2022-04-03)

12. Yellowhammer (2022-04-04)

13. Common Chaffinch (2022-04-10)

14. Black Kite (2022-04-16)

15. Grey Heron (2022-04-23)

16. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2022-05-21)

17. Eurasian Redstart (2022-05-22)

18. Eurasian Dipper (2022-10-29)

19. Common Treecreeper (2022-10-29)

20. Azure Tit (2022-11-13)

recent uploads

2022-11-13. Azure Tit.

2022-11-11. Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Dipper, Common Treecreeper.

2022-06-01. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Redstart.

2022-04-26. Grey Heron, Black Kite, Common Chaffinch.

2022-04-20. Black Kite.

2022-04-11. Common Chaffinch.

2022-04-07. Yellowhammer.

2022-04-03. Eversmann's Redstart, Goosander, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail.

2022-03-19. Mallard, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

2022-01-29. Long-tailed Tit.

2022-01-23. Great Tit.

2022-01-19. Long-tailed Tit.

2022-01-15. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Marsh Tit, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

Big Year 2026

1. Olga Fattakhova (164)
2. Katya Tsekhmister (155)
3. Pavel Karplyuk (152)
4. Yaroslav Burmatov (145)
5. Vladimir Pankratov (138)
6. Nina Shteinbrenner (135)
7. Nadia Goncharova (132)
8. Valerii Bogdanovich (132)
9. Elena Kleymenova (129)
10. Tatiana Semenova (120)

rare birds records

Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)

© Pavel Karplyuk
2026-05-15
Kosh-Agach

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

© Alexander Popov
2026-06-06

A photo from the 1st breeding location in the Tomsk Region (firstly discoveed in 2025.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

© Nadejda Popova
2026-05-30
Irkutsk Region

A recently rare species with uncertain status in the Irkutsk Region (in mid-XX century it was breeding).

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

© Maxim Afanasiev
2026-05-29

The 1st record of a bird belonging to a Tibetan group atrifrons in Yakutia.

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

2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Белопясничный

2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Теньковка.

2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Садовая камышовка.

2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Трудно определить по такой фотографии. Вероятнее всего это кликун.

2026-06-10

Надя Гончарова: Черт! Ну, я же видала, что он рядом, слетел и за кочкой спрятался. Я потихоньку к нему подползаю, он опчть внезапно срывается, и фотоаппарат [....]

more unidentified birds...