Big Year in Siberia. Zhbir Denis. Birds of Siberia

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488 photographed species of 579 (84%)

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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

Zhbir Denis

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total species: 24 total photos: 27 total videos: 1 total blogposts: 1

1. Pallid Harrier (2025-06-08)

2. Short-eared Owl (2025-06-08)

3. Common Shelduck (2025-06-08)

4. Black-winged Stilt (2025-06-08)

5. Common Quail (2025-06-08)

6. Red-headed Bunting (2025-06-09)

7. Siberian Jay (2025-09-10)

8. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2025-09-10)

9. Mongolian Finch (2025-09-13)

10. Eurasian Spoonbill (2025-09-13)

11. Yellow-billed Chough (2025-09-13)

12. Red-billed Chough (2025-09-13)

13. Desert Wheatear (2025-09-13)

14. Hodgson's Rosefinch (2025-09-13)

15. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2025-09-13)

16. Alpine Accentor (2025-09-13)

17. Osprey (2025-09-14)

18. Steppe Eagle (2025-09-14)

19. Black-throated Accentor (2025-09-14)

20. Siberian Accentor (2025-09-14)

21. Brown Accentor (2025-09-14)

22. Snowy Owl (2025-12-03)

23. Willow Ptarmigan (2025-12-17)

24. Ural Owl (2025-12-20)

recent uploads

2025-12-20. Ural Owl.

2025-12-18. Willow Ptarmigan.

2025-12-03. Snowy Owl.

2025-10-01. Asian Grey Shrike.

2025-09-21. Alpine Accentor, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Hodgson's Rosefinch, Desert Wheatear, Red-billed Chough, Yellow-billed Chough, Mongolian Finch, Eurasian Spoonbill, Osprey, Steppe Eagle, Black-throated Accentor, Siberian Accentor, Brown Accentor, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Siberian Jay.

2025-06-13. Red-headed Bunting, Pallid Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Common Shelduck, Black-winged Stilt, Common Quail.

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)

more...

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...