Big Year in Xinjiang. Birds of Xinjiang, China.

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Big Year 2023

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

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2023

1. Rick Wang (141)

2. AhuiVision (88)

3. yang feifei (85)

4. Tiddler (44)

5. wangjianli (40)

6. zhangxingmin (9)

7. Gloden Euphratica (2)

8. hpx (1)

all species photographed in 2023

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

1. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2023-01-01)

2. European Robin (2023-01-01)

3. Great Egret (2023-01-02)

4. Pygmy Cormorant (2023-01-02)

5. Smew (2023-01-03)

6. Water Rail (2023-01-03)

7. Mallard (2023-01-03)

8. Boreal Owl (2023-01-04)

9. Silver-throated Bushtit (2023-01-04)

10. Goldcrest (2023-01-04)

11. Eurasian Wren (2023-01-05)

12. Eurasian Sparrow Hawk (2023-01-05)

13. Turkestan Tit (2023-01-05)

14. Common Chaffinch (2023-01-05)

15. White-throated Dipper (2023-01-05)

16. Eurasian Teal (2023-01-05)

17. Black-throated Accentor (2023-01-06)

18. Upland Buzzard (2023-01-07)

19. Long-eared Owl (2023-01-07)

20. Black-throated Thrush (2023-01-07)

21. White-winged Grosbeak (2023-01-07)

22. Common Merganser (2023-01-07)

23. Naumann's Thrush (2023-01-07)

24. Lapland Longspur (2023-01-07)

25. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-01-07)

26. Crested Lark (2023-01-07)

27. Mistle Thrush (2023-01-07)

28. Common Kestrel (2023-01-07)

29. European Greenfinch (2023-01-07)

30. Brambling (2023-01-07)

31. Steppe Grey Shrike (2023-01-07)

32. Stock Dove (2023-01-07)

33. Common Buzzard (2023-01-07)

34. Yellowhammer (2023-01-09)

35. Horned Lark (2023-01-09)

36. Water Pipit (2023-01-09)

37. Bearded Reedling (2023-01-09)

38. Common Pheasant (2023-01-09)

39. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2023-01-10)

40. Pallas's Bunting (2023-01-12)

41. Reed Bunting (2023-01-12)

42. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2023-01-13)

43. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (2023-01-13)

44. Great Tit (2023-01-13)

45. Common Blackbird (2023-01-13)

46. Bohemian Waxwing (2023-01-13)

47. Azure Tit (2023-01-13)

48. Carrion Crow (2023-01-13)

49. Eurasian Skylark (2023-01-13)

50. Whooper Swan (2023-01-13)

51. Rough-legged Hawk (2023-01-13)

52. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-01-13)

53. Pine Bunting (2023-01-13)

54. Saker Falcon (2023-01-14)

55. Merlin (2023-01-14)

56. Red-fronted Serin (2023-01-15)

57. Plain Mountain Finch (2023-01-15)

58. Little Owl (2023-01-15)

59. Rook (2023-01-15)

60. Eurasian Siskin (2023-01-16)

61. Short-eared Owl (2023-01-23)

62. Ibisbill (2023-01-23)

63. White-tailed Sea Eagle (2023-01-23)

64. Azure-winged Magpie (2023-01-24)

65. Red-throated Thrush (2023-01-25)

66. Eastern Buzzard (2023-01-25)

67. Common Magpie (2023-01-26)

68. Eurasian Collared Dove (2023-01-27)

69. Alpine Chough (2023-01-27)

70. Lammergeier (2023-01-27)

71. Common Goldeneye (2023-01-28)

72. Eversmann's Redstart (2023-01-28)

73. Spanish Sparrow (2023-01-28)

74. House Sparrow (2023-01-28)

75. Laughing Dove (2023-01-28)

76. Chukar Partridge (2023-02-01)

77. Ferruginous Pochard (2023-02-04)

78. Himalayan Griffon (2023-02-05)

79. Hooded Crow (2023-02-08)

80. Mute Swan (2023-02-08)

81. Gadwall (2023-02-08)

82. Pallas's Gull (2023-02-08)

83. Great Cormorant (2023-02-08)

84. Eurasian Coot (2023-02-08)

85. Great Gray Shrike (2023-02-12)

86. Golden Eagle (2023-02-14)

87. Hill Pigeon (2023-02-14)

88. Twite (2023-02-14)

89. Brown Accentor (2023-02-14)

90. Spotted Great Rosefinch (2023-02-14)

91. Red-billed Chough (2023-02-14)

92. Northern Goshawk (2023-02-14)

93. Hen Harrier (2023-02-15)

94. White-browned Tit Warber (2023-02-15)

95. Daurian Partridge (2023-02-15)

96. Solitary Snipe (2023-02-15)

97. White-winged Redstart (2023-02-15)

98. Godlewski's Bunting (2023-02-15)

99. Common Moorhen (2023-02-17)

100. Common Raven (2023-02-17)

101. Cetti's Warbler (2023-02-17)

102. Red Crossbill (2023-02-20)

103. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (2023-02-20)

104. Coal Tit (2023-02-23)

105. Willow Tit (2023-02-23)

106. Isabelline Shrike (2023-02-25)

107. Tufted Duck (2023-02-28)

108. Northern Pintail (2023-02-28)

109. Rock Dove (2023-03-01)

110. Eurasian Wigeon (2023-03-01)

111. Common Pochard (2023-03-01)

112. Red-breasted Merganser (2023-03-01)

113. White-winged Woodpecker (2023-03-01)

114. Peregrine Falcon (2023-03-02)

115. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-03-05)

116. White Wagtail (2023-03-05)

117. European Goldfinch (2023-03-06)

118. Common Shelduck (2023-03-07)

119. Northern Lapwing (2023-03-12)

120. Grey Heron (2023-03-12)

121. Isabelline Wheatear (2023-03-12)

122. Meadow Bunting (2023-03-12)

123. Rock Sparrow (2023-03-12)

124. Common Starling (2023-03-12)

125. Tundra Bean Goose (2023-03-13)

126. Northern Shoveler (2023-03-13)

127. Common Crane (2023-03-13)

128. Steppe Eagle (2023-03-16)

129. Black-headed Gull (2023-03-16)

130. Pied Avocet (2023-03-16)

131. Great Crested Grebe (2023-03-16)

132. Black Kite (2023-03-16)

133. Long-legged Buzzard (2023-03-16)

134. Graylag Goose (2023-03-16)

135. Red-crested Pochard (2023-03-16)

136. Yellow-legged Gull (2023-03-16)

137. Citrine Wagtail (2023-03-16)

138. Pied Wheatear (2023-03-16)

139. Desert Wheatear (2023-03-16)

140. Saxaul Sparrow (2023-03-17)

141. Common Hoopoe (2023-03-17)

142. Tarim Babbler (2023-03-17)

143. Asian Short-toed Lark (2023-03-17)

144. Desert Finch (2023-03-17)

145. Little Grebe (2023-03-20)

146. Kentish Plover (2023-03-20)

147. Little Ringed Plover (2023-03-21)

148. Common Redshank (2023-03-21)

149. Xinjiang Ground Jay (2023-03-21)

150. Black Stork (2023-03-21)

151. Western Yellow Wagtail (2023-03-26)

152. Eurasian Curlew (2023-03-26)

153. Blue Whistling Thrush (2023-03-27)

154. Black-winged Stilt (2023-03-27)

155. Greater White-fronted Goose (2023-03-27)

156. Rufous-tailed Shrike (2023-03-28)

157. Desert Whitethroat (2023-03-29)

158. Bluethroat (2023-03-29)

159. Grey Wagtail (2023-03-29)

160. Eurasian Oystercatcher (2023-03-29)

161. Dusky Thrush (2023-03-30)

162. Garganey (2023-03-31)

163. Western Marsh Harrier (2023-03-31)

164. Common Swift (2023-03-31)

Big Year 2023

1. Rick Wang (140)
2. AhuiVision (88)
3. yang feifei (85)
4. Tiddler (44)
5. wangjianli (40)
6. zhangxingmin (9)
7. Gloden Euphratica (2)
8. hpx (1)

more...

rare birds records

Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)

Dec. 28, 2018, LIU Zhongde found this species in Manas River wetland.

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

15 Sept 2018, shot from Dafdar,Tashkurghan has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.

Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

27 May 2018, photo by Allan from Kuntibes,Akto has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.

more rarities...

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unidentified birds

2023-03-31

Ольга Васик: Alauda arvensis?

2023-03-28

金胡杨: 高山兀鹫吧

2023-03-28

金胡杨: 谢谢各位老师！

2023-03-10

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2023-03-02

苟军: 八哥，放生鸟

more unidentified birds...