Big Year in Tyumen Oblast, including YaNAO and KhMAO. Birds of Tyumen Oblast.

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Tyumen Oblast (including YaNAO and KhMAO) during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2026

1. Tsekhmister Katya (155)

2. Burmatov Yaroslav (144)

3. Ivankova Anna (95)

4. Bogomyakova Nadezhda (87)

5. Levkina Elena (46)

6. Kungurov Aleksei (7)

7. Kuzmin Vladimir (4)

8. Lupinos Mariya (4)

9. Volkov Maksim (2)

10. Borisova Anna (1)

11. Nizovtsev Dmitry (1)

12. Strus Tatiana (1)

all species photographed in 2026

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

1. Great Tit (2026-01-02)

2. Coal Tit (2026-01-02)

3. Willow Tit (2026-01-02)

4. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-03)

5. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-03)

6. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-03)

7. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-03)

8. Azure Tit (2026-01-05)

9. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-05)

10. Northern Hazelhen (2026-01-06)

11. Baikal Bullfinch (2026-01-06)

12. Blue Tit (2026-01-06)

13. Common Treecreeper (2026-01-06)

14. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2026-01-06)

15. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-08)

16. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-08)

17. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-08)

18. Snow Bunting (2026-01-08)

19. Yellowhammer (2026-01-09)

20. Hawfinch (2026-01-09)

21. Common Redpoll (2026-01-10)

22. Ural Owl (2026-01-11)

23. Hooded Crow (2026-01-14)

24. Common Raven (2026-01-14)

25. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-14)

26. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-14)

27. Red Crossbill (2026-01-15)

28. Mallard (2026-01-17)

29. Tufted Duck (2026-01-17)

30. Great Crested Grebe (2026-01-17)

31. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-17)

32. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-17)

33. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-17)

34. House Sparrow (2026-01-20)

35. Fieldfare (2026-01-23)

36. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-23)

37. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-24)

38. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-25)

39. European Greenfinch (2026-01-30)

40. Northern Black Grouse (2026-02-01)

41. Black Woodpecker (2026-02-05)

42. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-08)

43. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-02-14)

44. Grey Partridge (2026-02-14)

45. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-02-21)

46. Common Goldeneye (2026-02-22)

47. Great Grey Owl (2026-02-23)

48. Carrion Crow (2026-02-25)

49. White-winged Crossbill (2026-03-03)

50. Great Grey Shrike (2026-03-07)

51. Rook (2026-03-16)

52. Eurasian Siskin (2026-03-21)

53. Eurasian Linnet (2026-03-21)

54. Stock Pigeon (2026-03-21)

55. Common Starling (2026-03-22)

56. Northern Lapwing (2026-03-23)

57. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2026-03-24)

58. Grey Heron (2026-03-24)

59. Whooper Swan (2026-03-26)

60. Black Kite (2026-03-26)

61. Great White Egret (2026-03-26)

62. Merlin (2026-03-27)

63. Greylag Goose (2026-03-27)

64. White Wagtail (2026-03-28)

65. Common Kestrel (2026-03-29)

66. Black-headed Gull (2026-04-01)

67. Common Crane (2026-04-03)

68. Pine Bunting (2026-04-03)

69. Common Redshank (2026-04-03)

70. Western Marsh-harrier (2026-04-04)

71. Mute Swan (2026-04-06)

72. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-04-06)

73. Hen Harrier (2026-04-08)

74. Northern Shoveler (2026-04-08)

75. Wood Pigeon (2026-04-09)

76. Mistle Thrush (2026-04-09)

77. Common Pochard (2026-04-09)

78. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-04-10)

79. Northern Pintail (2026-04-10)

80. Gadwall (2026-04-10)

81. Common Buzzard (2026-04-10)

82. Common Oystercatcher (2026-04-10)

83. Brambling (2026-04-10)

84. Goosander (2026-04-11)

85. Sky Lark (2026-04-11)

86. Pallid Harrier (2026-04-11)

87. Tree Pipit (2026-04-11)

88. Western Capercaillie (2026-04-12)

89. Green Sandpiper (2026-04-12)

90. Smew (2026-04-12)

91. Common Chiffchaff (2026-04-12)

92. Northern Wheatear (2026-04-12)

93. Mew Gull (2026-04-12)

94. Redwing (2026-04-12)

95. Common Teal (2026-04-16)

96. Black-tailed Godwit (2026-04-17)

97. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-04-17)

98. Song Thrush (2026-04-17)

99. Greater Spotted Eagle (2026-04-17)

100. Eurasian Woodcock (2026-04-18)

101. European Robin (2026-04-19)

102. Garganey (2026-04-19)

103. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-04-19)

104. Eurasian Wryneck (2026-04-19)

105. Common Coot (2026-04-19)

106. Black-winged Stilt (2026-04-19)

107. Common Snipe (2026-04-19)

108. Eurasian Curlew (2026-04-19)

109. Bluethroat (2026-04-22)

110. Bean Goose (2026-04-22)

111. Common Greenshank (2026-04-22)

112. Barn Swallow (2026-04-25)

113. Citrine Wagtail (2026-04-26)

114. Yellow Wagtail (2026-04-26)

115. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2026-04-26)

116. Willow Warbler (2026-04-28)

117. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-04-28)

118. Common Stonechat (2026-04-29)

119. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2026-05-01)

120. Slavonian Grebe (2026-05-01)

121. Ruff (2026-05-01)

122. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-05-01)

123. Arctic Loon (2026-05-01)

124. Greater Scaup (2026-05-01)

125. Little Gull (2026-05-01)

126. Greater White-fronted Goose (2026-05-01)

127. Black Redstart (2026-05-01)

128. Caspian Tern (2026-05-01)

129. Common Sandpiper (2026-05-02)

130. Common Shelduck (2026-05-02)

131. Great Cormorant (2026-05-02)

132. Red-crested Pochard (2026-05-02)

133. Common Kingfisher (2026-05-03)

134. Eurasian Redstart (2026-05-04)

135. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-05-05)

136. Pied Flycatcher (2026-05-06)

137. Common Tern (2026-05-07)

138. Black Tern (2026-05-07)

139. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-07)

140. Little Ringed Plover (2026-05-08)

141. Horned Lark (2026-05-08)

142. Whinchat (2026-05-08)

143. Common Whitethroat (2026-05-09)

144. Peregrine Falcon (2026-05-11)

145. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-05-11)

146. Eurasian Hobby (2026-05-11)

147. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-15)

148. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2026-05-16)

149. Sand Martin (2026-05-16)

150. Temminck's Stint (2026-05-16)

151. Spotted Redshank (2026-05-16)

152. Long-tailed Duck (2026-05-16)

153. Pallas's Gull (2026-05-16)

154. Terek Sandpiper (2026-05-16)

155. Wood Sandpiper (2026-05-17)

156. White-winged Tern (2026-05-17)

157. Thrush Nightingale (2026-05-17)

158. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-17)

159. European Golden Oriole (2026-05-17)

160. Garden Warbler (2026-05-17)

161. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2026-05-18)

162. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-05-19)

163. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-05-19)

164. Sedge Warbler (2026-05-19)

165. Greenish Warbler (2026-05-21)

166. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-21)

167. Red-footed Falcon (2026-05-23)

168. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-05-24)

169. Eurasian Golden Plover (2026-05-24)

170. Bar-tailed Godwit (2026-05-24)

171. Red-Necked Grebe (2026-05-25)

172. Little Stint (2026-05-29)

173. Common Swift (2026-06-02)

174. Northern House Martin (2026-06-04)

175. Marsh Warbler (2026-06-07)

Big Year 2026

1. Katya Tsekhmister (155)
2. Yaroslav Burmatov (144)
3. Anna Ivankova (95)
4. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (87)
5. Elena Levkina (46)
6. Aleksei Kungurov (7)
7. Mariya Lupinos (4)
8. Vladimir Kuzmin (4)
9. Maksim Volkov (2)
10. Anna Borisova (1)

more...

rare birds records

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

A rare vagrant in the Tyumen' Region, included in the regional Red book.

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

The northernmost breeding location of this species (confirmed with photos).

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Region.

Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Reguin.

more rarities...

recent video

2023-06-01. Black-winged Stilt (Nadezhda Bogomyakova), Terek Sandpiper (Nadezhda Bogomyakova).

2022-12-14. Common Crane (vasily malishcin), Common Redshank (vasily malishcin), Ruff (vasily malishcin), Black-tailed Godwit (vasily malishcin), Wood Pigeon (vasily malishcin), Pine Grosbeak (vasily malishcin).

2022-06-09. Grey Heron (vasily malishcin), Grey Heron (vasily malishcin).

2022-05-24. Northern Shoveler (vasily malishcin).

2022-05-11. Gadwall (vasily malishcin).

2022-05-05. Mute Swan (vasily malishcin), Smew (vasily malishcin).

2022-03-26. Smew (vasily malishcin).

unidentified birds

2026-06-07

no any comments:

2026-06-02

Игорь Фефелов: Уж очень нетипичный. Мало того что задние когти очень длинные, так и еще какое-то непопадание в облик конька.

2025-12-12

Сергей Л. Волков: Ее бы еще на свету посмотреть, а то в тени оттенки почти не видны.

2025-09-06

Владимир Кузьмин: Сейчас посмотрел по своим фотографиям. С конца июля начали отлёт халеи и сизые чайки. Так что вполне может быть, что это халей.

2025-08-25

Владимир Кузьмин: Смущает отсутствие на Р10 белого зеркальца (белого пятна), светлая однотонная серая мантия и как мне показалось розоватые ноги. По окрасу похож [....]

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