Big Year in Siberia. Bolshakov Aleksey. Birds of Siberia

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classification

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Turniciformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Bolshakov Aleksey

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total species: 20 total photos: 44 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Ural Owl (2026-01-02)

2. Northern Hawk Owl (2026-01-14)

3. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-19)

4. Great Tit (2026-01-19)

5. Long-eared Owl (2026-01-19)

6. Great Grey Owl (2026-01-24)

7. Asian Rosy-Finch (2026-01-25)

8. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-25)

9. Great Rosefinch (2026-02-01)

10. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-02-01)

11. Baikal Bullfinch (2026-02-03)

12. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-02-03)

13. Common Kestrel (2026-02-08)

14. Goosander (2026-02-09)

15. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-02-09)

16. Northern Goshawk (2026-02-11)

17. Long-tailed Duck (2026-02-13)

18. Common Treecreeper (2026-02-20)

19. Red Crossbill (2026-02-20)

20. Common Redpoll (2026-02-20)

recent uploads

2026-02-22. Common Treecreeper, Red Crossbill, Common Redpoll.

2026-02-19. Eurasian Dipper, Goosander.

2026-02-16. Ural Owl, Long-tailed Duck.

2026-02-13. Northern Goshawk.

2026-02-12. Common Kestrel.

2026-02-11. Goosander, Eurasian Dipper, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Goldfinch.

2026-02-06. Baikal Bullfinch, White-Backed Woodpecker.

2026-02-02. Great Rosefinch, Eurasian Nuthatch.

2026-01-27. Northern Hawk Owl, Great Grey Owl, Asian Rosy-Finch, Eurasian Dipper, Eurasian Dipper.

2026-01-19. Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Long-eared Owl.

2026-01-17. Northern Hawk Owl.

2026-01-03. Ural Owl.

Big Year 2026

1. Nikita Yablokov (38)
2. Andrey Borodkin (33)
3. Nadejda Popova (33)
4. Pavel Karplyuk (33)
5. Elena Kleymenova (28)
6. Olga Fattakhova (28)
7. Vladimir Pankratov (25)
8. Marina Borovskaya (24)
9. Tatiana Semenova (21)
10. Aleksey Bolshakov (20)

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rare birds records

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

The 1st photo-record of the species in the Irkutsk Region in winter months.

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.

Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Reguin.

Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)

The 2nd record of this vagrant species in the Irkutsk Region.

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

2026-02-22

Игорь Фефелов: Может, она и серая, а может, и не очень...

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.

2026-01-27

Игорь Фефелов: [....]

2025-12-25

Сергей Л. Волков: Мне кажется, за восточносибирскую чайку вполне сойдет. Но на 100% по таким фотографиям говорить не могу.

more unidentified birds...