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The Checklist of the Birds of Ukraine


Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

    Sandgrouses

    222. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
    223. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
    224. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Big Year 2023

1. ALENA FOMINA (184)
2. Egor Loboda (181)
3. Ihor Vietokhin (154)
4. Inna Kyselova (148)
5. Denys Davydov (146)
6. Alex Komarovskiy (142)
7. Irina Ortik (142)
8. Maya Studzinska (124)
9. Artem Skiter (109)
10. Dmytro Petrychenko (109)
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rare birds records


Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Alex Komarovskiy
2023-03-01



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.


Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

© Yuriy Kodrul
2021-12-12
Odessa Oblast

The rare wintering species. Young individuals are more common.


Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2021-12-03

Vary Rare vagrant species in East Europe. The first record in Ukraine.

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recent video

2023-05-19. Eurasian Jay (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-17. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-11. Collared Flycatcher (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-09. European Golden Oriole (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-05. Collared Flycatcher (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-05-01. Great White Egret (Oksana Makhovska), Common Kingfisher (Oksana Makhovska), Eurasian Dipper (Oksana Makhovska).

2023-04-22. Common Chiffchaff (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-02-25. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Stanislavs Gr).

2023-01-04. Sky Lark (Andrew Simon).

2022-04-04. White Wagtail (Stanislavs Gr).

2022-01-30. Horned Lark (Valerii Knysh).

2022-01-29. Black Woodpecker (David Golodetsky).

2022-01-04. Eurasian Bittern (David Golodetsky).

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unidentified birds


2023-06-01

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2023-05-17

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2023-05-01

Василь Боднар: Скоріше яструб великий, а не малий.

more unidentified birds...