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Особливості визначення очеретянок та кобилочок на фото та в природі..

2020-08-25 | Igor Kozytsky

Очеретянка чи Кобилочка.Мова про порівняння пари очеретянка ставкова-чагарникова з кобилочкою солов'їною - найбільш розповсюдженних у нас птахів в однотипному біотопі (очерет з сусідством чагарників).Очеретянка (як ставкова, так і чагарникова). Характерні риси.Загальний тон забарвлення – оливковий (чагарникова), рудувато-бурий (ставкова), більш яскравий рудий (молодь обох видів).На противагу – кобилочка має більш темний коричневий колір навесні (дорослі птахи), та більш насичений рудо-коричневий молодь в осінь. В загальному сенсі очеретянки [...... read more ]


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Kiev reservoir. 22.08.2020

2020-08-23 | Andrew Simon

The plan was to visit the forest near Suvid, and part of the way there could be chosen along the reservoir, which we did together with a colleague from Belarus, Ludmila. The season, to be honest, is not the best for bird watching in the reservoir, but I was still curious, although I could not see large flocks of birds. The first bird we met was Black-headed Gull. A little further on the stones Caspian Gulls were sitting together with the Black-headed Gulls, mallards, gray heron, cormorant and floated a lonely Common Pochard. A little further south we managed to see a small duck that sailed from the shore in the sun. It was defined as Common Goldeneye. Immediately behind the yachtclube in the corner found a few waders: 2-3 Common Sandpiper and one Dunlin. Together with them ran white wagtails of different ages. In general, the white wagtails were evenly distributed throughout the parapet. While photographing the balls arrived individuals of 5-6 large cormorants. Along [...... read more ]


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Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

© Oleksandr Bronskov
2023-05-20
Liman Shahany. Odeska oblast

The first registration of the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) in Ukraine, and thus - a new species in the fauna of Ukraine.


Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Alex Komarovskiy
2023-03-01

Rare vagrant


Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2022-09-04

A rare vagrant, formerly nesting species of southern Ukraine. The first observation in Odesa region in decades and the first photo from its territory.


Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2021-12-29

Rare vagrant and wintering species. There is no reliable information on nesting in the last 10 years. At the same time the species is also observed in Bulgaria and Cyprus. The first confirmed record in Odesa region.

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Big Year 2023

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6. Denys Davydov (162)
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2023-11-11

Vasilij: Acanthis flammea

2023-11-10

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2023-10-28

Денис Шандар: Дякую, виставлю окремо

2023-10-22

Андрій tntr: Щеврик, можливо польовий

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