Big Year in Russian Far East. Birds of Russian Far East.

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Big Year 2021

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Russian Far East during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2017 2018 2019 2020

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2021

1. Rogal' Alexander (155)

2. Vyalkov Andrey (137)

3. Shokhrin Valery (133)

4. Khodakov Anatolii (119)

5. Markiv Arseniy (117)

6. Iakovlev Arsenii (108)

7. Malykina Irina (99)

8. Gorodischenko Konstantin (82)

9. Fedotov Andrey (80)

10. Belyaev Dmitry (69)

11. Bobkov Alexander (42)

12. Petrushin Pavel (31)

13. Perepelkin Martin (30)

14. Pryadun Tamara (22)

15. Borovkov Ivan (21)

16. Dugintsov Vasiliy (12)

17. Korobov Dmitry (11)

18. Nevski Michael (10)

19. Khitrov Alexander (8)

20. Vasik Olga (7)

21. Murmilo Vladimir (5)

22. Logunov Max (4)

23. Barkanova Elena (2)

24. Bochkareva Alexandra (2)

25. Fomina Natalia (1)

26. Katugin Oleg (1)

all species photographed in 2021

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

1. Rosy-cheeked Bullfinch (2021-01-02)

2. Baikal Bullfinch (2021-01-02)

3. Naumann's Thrush (2021-01-02)

4. Siberian Accentor (2021-01-02)

5. Marsh Tit (2021-01-02)

6. Eurasian Nuthatch (2021-01-02)

7. Coal Tit (2021-01-02)

8. Pygmy Woodpecker (2021-01-02)

9. Japanese Tit (2021-01-02)

10. White-Backed Woodpecker (2021-01-02)

11. Harlequin Duck (2021-01-02)

12. Common Goldeneye (2021-01-02)

13. Slaty-backed Gull (2021-01-02)

14. Black-crowned Night-Heron (2021-01-02)

15. Northern Bullfinch (2021-01-02)

16. Great Tit (2021-01-02)

17. White Wagtail (2021-01-02)

18. Ural Owl (2021-01-02)

19. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-01-03)

20. Japanese White-eye (2021-01-03)

21. Goldcrest (2021-01-03)

22. Dusky Thrush (2021-01-03)

23. Grey-capped Woodpecker (2021-01-03)

24. Northern Hawk Owl (2021-01-03)

25. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2021-01-04)

26. Great White Egret (2021-01-04)

27. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2021-01-04)

28. Pallas's Rosefinch (2021-01-04)

29. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-01-04)

30. Eastern Buzzard (2021-01-04)

31. Mallard (2021-01-04)

32. Rustic Bunting (2021-01-05)

33. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-01-05)

34. Oriental Greenfinch (2021-01-05)

35. Brown Dipper (2021-01-05)

36. Northern Wren (2021-01-05)

37. Solitary Snipe (2021-01-05)

38. Glaucous Gull (2021-01-05)

39. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2021-01-06)

40. Japanese Waxwing (2021-01-06)

41. Northern Grey Shrike (2021-01-06)

42. Long-tailed Tit (2021-01-07)

43. Large-billed Crow (2021-01-09)

44. Carrion Crow (South Asian) (2021-01-09)

45. Willow Tit (2021-01-09)

46. Tree Sparrow (2021-01-09)

47. Azure-winged Magpie (2021-01-10)

48. Rough-legged Buzzard (2021-01-10)

49. Eurasian Siskin (2021-01-10)

50. Grey Heron (2021-01-10)

51. Common Treecreeper (2021-01-11)

52. Vinous-throated Parrotbill (2021-01-13)

53. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2021-01-13)

54. Black-Billed Magpie (2021-01-14)

55. Common Pheasant (2021-01-17)

56. Eurasian Jay (2021-01-17)

57. Glaucous-winged Gull (2021-01-18)

58. Mew Gull (2021-01-19)

59. Pelagic Cormorant (2021-01-20)

60. Common Kestrel (2021-01-20)

61. Chinese Grey Shrike (2021-01-20)

62. Hen Harrier (2021-01-20)

63. Azure Tit (2021-01-21)

64. Pallas's Reed Bunting (2021-01-21)

65. Red-breasted Merganser (2021-01-21)

66. Sky Lark (2021-01-23)

67. Common Redpoll (2021-01-24)

68. Snow Bunting (2021-01-24)

69. Common Raven (2021-01-25)

70. Hawfinch (2021-01-31)

71. Steller's Sea-eagle (2021-01-31)

72. White-winged Scoter (2021-01-31)

73. Peregrine Falcon (2021-02-03)

74. Chinese Spot-billed Duck (2021-02-04)

75. Great Crested Grebe (2021-02-06)

76. Rock Pigeon (2021-02-06)

77. Black-backed Wagtail (2021-02-09)

78. Common Teal (2021-02-09)

79. Goosander (2021-02-09)

80. Short-eared Owl (2021-02-11)

81. Golden Eagle (2021-02-11)

82. Upland Buzzard (2021-02-13)

83. Japanese Grosbeak (2021-02-13)

84. Spectacled Guillemot (2021-02-19)

85. Northern Goshawk (2021-02-20)

86. Merlin (2021-02-22)

87. Gadwall (2021-02-23)

88. Northern Shoveler (2021-02-25)

89. Baikal Teal (2021-02-25)

90. Northern Pintail (2021-02-25)

91. Slavonian Grebe (2021-02-25)

92. Little Grebe (2021-02-26)

93. Eurasian Wigeon (2021-02-26)

94. Rook (2021-02-27)

95. Pine Bunting (2021-02-27)

96. Meadow Bunting (2021-02-27)

97. Oriental Turtle Dove (2021-02-27)

98. Black Woodpecker (2021-03-07)

99. Whooper Swan (2021-03-07)

100. Long-tailed Duck (2021-03-08)

101. Long-billed Plover (2021-03-09)

102. Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane (2021-03-09)

103. Smew (2021-03-09)

104. Bufflehead (2021-03-09)

105. Common Starling (2021-03-10)

106. Daurian Jackdaw (2021-03-10)

107. Black-headed Gull (2021-03-11)

108. Black-tailed Gull (2021-03-11)

109. Ancient Murrelet (2021-03-11)

110. Falcated Duck (2021-03-12)

111. Common Coot (2021-03-12)

112. Northern Lapwing (2021-03-12)

113. Common Pochard (2021-03-12)

114. Common or Green-winged Teal (2021-03-12)

115. Hoary Redpoll (2021-03-12)

116. Tufted Duck (2021-03-13)

117. Vega Gull (2021-03-13)

118. Daurian Redstart (2021-03-13)

119. Crested Auklet (2021-03-13)

120. Steller's Eider (2021-03-13)

121. Great Cormorant (2021-03-13)

122. Oriental Stork (2021-03-13)

123. Hill Pigeon (2021-03-13)

124. Greater White-fronted Goose (2021-03-13)

125. Black Kite (2021-03-14)

126. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2021-03-14)

127. White-cheeked Starling (2021-03-18)

128. Yellow-throated Bunting (2021-03-18)

129. Vega Gull (Mongolian) (2021-03-22)

130. Bean Goose (2021-03-22)

131. Mandarin Duck (2021-03-23)

132. White-naped Crane (2021-03-23)

133. Garganey (2021-03-23)

134. Asian Rosy-Finch (2021-03-24)

135. Hoopoe (2021-03-24)

136. Cinereous Vulture (2021-03-25)

137. Eurasian Spoonbill (2021-03-25)

138. Scaly-sided Merganser (2021-03-25)

139. Little Ringed Plover (2021-03-25)

140. Bewick's Swan (2021-03-26)

141. Lapland Longspur (2021-03-26)

142. Japanese Reed Bunting (2021-03-26)

143. Osprey (2021-03-27)

144. Red-flanked Bluetail (2021-03-29)

145. Stejneger's Stonechat (2021-03-30)

146. Common Redshank (2021-03-31)

147. Kentish Plover (2021-03-31)

148. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-03-31)

149. Buff-bellied Pipit (2021-03-31)

150. Far Eastern Curlew (2021-03-31)

151. Grey Plover (2021-04-03)

152. Northern Parrotbill (2021-04-03)

153. Pallas's Warbler (2021-04-05)

154. Chinese Yellow Wagtail (2021-04-06)

155. Greater Scaup (2021-04-06)

156. Red-Necked Grebe (2021-04-08)

157. Eastern White Egret (2021-04-09)

158. Japanese Cormorant (2021-04-09)

159. Alpine Accentor (2021-04-09)

160. Northern Hazelhen (2021-04-10)

161. Common Sandpiper (2021-04-10)

162. Brambling (2021-04-11)

163. Dunlin (2021-04-12)

164. Black-faced Bunting (2021-04-12)

165. Grey Wagtail (2021-04-12)

166. Barn Swallow (2021-04-14)

167. Black-faced Bunting (2021-04-15)

168. Little Curlew (2021-04-16)

169. Grey-faced Buzzard (2021-04-16)

170. Black-winged Stilt (2021-04-17)

171. Grey-backed Thrush (2021-04-17)

172. Yellow-browed Warbler (2021-04-17)

173. Common Snipe (2021-04-17)

174. Median Egret (2021-04-17)

175. Olive-backed Pipit (2021-04-17)

176. White's Thrush (2021-04-18)

177. Blue Rock Thrush (2021-04-19)

178. Chestnut-eared Bunting (2021-04-19)

179. Pied Harrier (2021-04-19)

180. Common Oystercatcher (2021-04-20)

181. Dusky Warbler (2021-04-21)

182. Pale Thrush (2021-04-21)

183. Red-throated Pipit (2021-04-21)

184. Common Moorhen (2021-04-21)

185. Eurasian Wryneck (2021-04-22)

186. Siberian Rubythroat (2021-04-22)

187. Little Bunting (2021-04-23)

188. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-24)

189. Eurasian Whimbrel (2021-04-25)

190. Little Egret (2021-04-25)

191. Whiskered Tern (2021-04-26)

192. Common Kingfisher (2021-04-28)

193. Tristram's Bunting (2021-04-29)

194. Eastern Crowned Leaf-warbler (2021-04-29)

195. Asian Stubtail (2021-04-29)

196. Long-toed Stint (2021-04-30)

197. Greater Ringed Plover (2021-04-30)

198. Bar-tailed Godwit (2021-04-30)

199. Common Tern (2021-04-30)

200. Lesser Striated Swallow (2021-04-30)

201. Blue-and-white Flycatcher (2021-05-01)

202. Common Greenshank (2021-05-01)

203. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2021-05-01)

204. Grey-tailed Tattler (2021-05-01)

205. Wood Sandpiper (2021-05-01)

206. Eyebrowed Thrush (2021-05-01)

207. Greater Short-toed Lark (2021-05-02)

208. Rufous-necked Stint (2021-05-02)

209. Purple-backed Starling (2021-05-02)

210. Greenish Warbler (2021-05-03)

211. Latham's Snipe (2021-05-03)

212. Black-tailed Godwit (2021-05-03)

213. Spotted Redshank (2021-05-03)

214. Pacific Golden Plover (2021-05-03)

215. Purple Heron (2021-05-03)

216. Marsh Sandpiper (2021-05-05)

217. Pale-legged Leaf-warbler (2021-05-06)

218. Yellow-browed Bunting (2021-05-06)

219. Hooded Crane (2021-05-06)

220. Ashy Minivet (2021-05-06)

221. Swinhoe's Robin (2021-05-07)

222. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (2021-05-07)

223. Pacific Swift (2021-05-07)

224. Asian Brown Flycatcher (2021-05-07)

225. Black-faced Spoonbill (2021-05-07)

226. Ruddy Turnstone (2021-05-07)

227. Mugimaki Flycatcher (2021-05-07)

228. Sanderling (2021-05-07)

229. Arctic Warbler (2021-05-07)

230. Brown Shrike (2021-05-07)

231. Black-browed Reed-warbler (2021-05-08)

232. Taiga Flycatcher (2021-05-08)

233. Manchurian Bush-Warbler (2021-05-08)

234. Eurasian Hobby (2021-05-08)

235. Terek Sandpiper (2021-05-08)

236. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2021-05-09)

237. Oriental Pratincole (2021-05-09)

238. Black-naped Oriole (2021-05-10)

239. Chinese Grosbeak (2021-05-10)

240. Siberian Blue Robin (2021-05-11)

241. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2021-05-11)

242. Cattle Egret (2021-05-11)

Big Year 2021

1. Alexander Rogal' (155)
2. Andrey Vyalkov (137)
3. Valery Shokhrin (133)
4. Anatolii Khodakov (119)
5. Arseniy Markiv (117)
6. Arsenii Iakovlev (108)
7. Irina Malykina (99)
8. Konstantin Gorodischenko (82)
9. Andrey Fedotov (80)
10. Dmitry Belyaev (69)

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rare birds records

Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

The first meeting in winter in Russia and the second meeting in the Primorsky Territory.

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

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recent video

2020-06-14. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Victor Feldsherov).

2020-04-06. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Yulya Goroshko).

2020-04-04. Mandarin Duck (Pavel Petrushin), Oriental Stork (Pavel Petrushin), Oriental Stork (Pavel Petrushin).

2017-11-26. American Scoter (Ilya Ukolov).

2017-10-07. White-bellied Green-Pigeon (Ilya Ukolov).

2017-10-01. Siberian Grouse (Alexander Yakovlev).

unidentified birds

2021-05-13

Александр Рогаль: А вообще, больше похоже на ширококлювую.

2021-05-13

Александр Рогаль: Тихоокеанская? Интересный окрас. Издалека казалась вообще белой.

2021-05-13

Владимир Мурмило: Всем спасибо

2021-05-12

Андрей Вялков: Осталось узнать мнение Анны Ясько или Славы Редькина))

2021-05-11

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