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classification

Gaviiformes
Gaviidae
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Procellariiformes
Procellariidae
Hydrobatidae
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae
Phalacrocoracidae
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
Threskiornithidae
Ciconiidae
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Falconiformes
Pandionidae
Accipitridae
Falconidae
Galliformes
Tetraonidae
Phasianidae
Gruiformes
Gruidae
Rallidae
Otididae
Charadriiformes
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Recurvirostridae
Haematopodidae
Scolopacidae
Glareolidae
Stercorariidae
Laridae
Alcidae
Pterocletiformes
Pteroclidae
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Strigiformes
Tytonidae
Strigidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae
Apodiformes
Apodidae
Coraciiformes
Coraciidae
Alcedinidae
Meropidae
Upupiformes
Upupidae
Piciformes
Picidae
Passeriformes
Hirundinidae
Alaudidae
Motacillidae
Laniidae
Oriolidae
Sturnidae
Corvidae
Bombycillidae
Cinclidae
Troglodytidae
Prunellidae
Sylviidae
Regulidae
Muscicapidae
Turdidae
Paradoxornithidae
Aegithalidae
Remizidae
Paridae
Sittidae
Certhiidae
Ploceidae
Fringillidae
Emberizidae

unidentified birds

2022-06-29 | Stavy, Kyiv region | Galyna Reva

2022-06-02 | | Vasil Bodnar

2022-06-29 | Stavy, Kyiv region | Galyna Reva

2022-05-05 | | Andrii Radzhabov

2022-05-04 | | Andrii Radzhabov

2022-04-24 | Pershotravnsk Zhytomyr Oblast | Ludmila Davyduk

2022-04-28 | Kiev region | ALENA FOMINA

2022-04-24 | Chorna Gora, Kyiv | Andrew Simon

2022-02-21 | | A Zhuravel

2021-08-24 | | Vsevolod Olenich

2022-02-09 | Kyrovograd region | Andrew Simon

2021-06-18 | Chornobyl exclusion zone, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2021-04-11 | Chornobyl exclusion zone, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2022-01-13 | Kiev region | ALENA FOMINA

2022-01-13 | Kiev region | ALENA FOMINA

2022-01-04 | Odesa region | ALENA FOMINA

2021-12-25 | Kyiv Oblast | Yuriy Kodrul

2021-10-11 | Urozhaine, Donetsk obl. | Family Kuzhel

2021-02-28 | Kherson Oblast | Yuriy Kodrul

2020-10-13 | Kozynci, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2018-11-17 | Khmelnytsky region, ornithological reserve "Velykobereznyanskyi" | Olexandr Ghryb

2020-10-01 | | Kyrylo Gorshkov

2020-09-06 | Kozynci, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2020-09-06 | Kozynci, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2020-09-06 | Hryhorivka | Olga Malygina

2020-08-30 | Bortnychi | Oleg Rozhko

2020-08-27 | Maidanivka, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2020-08-16 | | Vasil Bodnar

1961-01-01 | Uman | Valentin Kasianchuk

2019-07-11 | Orane, Kyiv region | Andrew Simon

2019-05-25 | near Kozyntsi village | Konstantin Pismennyi

2018-03-31 | | Oleg Martsun

2016-05-03 | Novoyavorovsk, Livovska oblast. | Oksana Raldugina

2014-09-19 | | Uri Muhin

Big Year 2022

1. ALENA FOMINA (175)
2. Irina Ortik (136)
3. Inna Kyselova (117)
4. Dmytro Petrychenko (111)
5. Andrey Mis\'kov (109)
6. Oksana Makhovska (103)
7. Andrew Simon (88)
8. Vasil Bodnar (80)
9. Oleg Martsun (65)
10. Natalia Honcharyk (54)
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rare birds records


Lesser 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.

Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)

© Aleksandr Arhipov
2021-12-03
Kuchurhan, Odesa district

Black-throated Accentor is a new species in the fauna of Ukraine. It is a rare vagrant species in Europe, most observed during the autumn migration. This year, three observations on Europe in general, in particular, the first record for the country also in Poland.

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2021-12-03

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

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

© ALENA FOMINA
2021-11-13
Kiev region

Rare migratory and wintering species. The second observation this year: on February 13, one bird was photographed by Serhiy Liubchenko in Kyiv on Lake Telbin, in the Odesa region 17.02 P. Panchenko noted in the top of the Sukhyi estuary also one individual (not yet published), 29.12 one bird was photographed near the village Velykyi Dalnyk near the Odesa city dump(K. Pylypiuk and S. Kovaliov).
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recent video

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).

2021-11-10. Northern Bullfinch (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-11-07. Great Tit (Stanislavs Gr).

2021-11-04. Rook (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-11-02. Grey Partridge (Andrew Simon).

2021-10-31. Common Sparrowhawk (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-10-28. Hooded Crow (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-10-24. European Robin (Stanislavs Gr).

2021-10-19. Tree Sparrow (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-10-17. Long-eared Owl (Stanislavs Gr).

2021-10-05. Hooded Crow (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

2021-09-21. White Wagtail (Alexender Zabolotnyy).

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