Big Year in Xinjiang. Birds of Xinjiang, China.

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Big Year 2026

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 2023 2024 2025

participants

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

1. dinmin (62)

2. AhuiVision (36)

3. angel (26)

4. Yang (20)

5. DING Peng (7)

6. Rezaq Hassan (7)

7. hongliangyang (1)

all species photographed in 2026

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

1. Great Tit (2026-01-01)

2. Meadow Pipit (2026-01-01)

3. Eurasian Woodcock (2026-01-01)

4. Eurasian Wren (2026-01-01)

5. Mallard (2026-01-01)

6. Gadwall (2026-01-01)

7. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-01-01)

8. White-headed Duck (2026-01-01)

9. White Wagtail (2026-01-01)

10. Smew (2026-01-01)

11. Black-necked Grebe (2026-01-01)

12. Common Merganser (2026-01-01)

13. Ferruginous Pochard (2026-01-01)

14. Eurasian Coot (2026-01-01)

15. Black-headed Gull (2026-01-01)

16. Pallas's Gull (2026-01-01)

17. Rook (2026-01-01)

18. Great Cormorant (2026-01-01)

19. Little Grebe (2026-01-01)

20. Grey Wagtail (2026-01-01)

21. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-01)

22. Carrion Crow (2026-01-01)

23. Hooded Crow (2026-01-01)

24. Common Shelduck (2026-01-01)

25. Common Kestrel (2026-01-01)

26. Water Pipit (2026-01-01)

27. Eastern Buzzard (2026-01-01)

28. Hen Harrier (2026-01-01)

29. Red-crested Pochard (2026-01-01)

30. Black-throated Thrush (2026-01-01)

31. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-01-01)

32. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-01-01)

33. Tufted Duck (2026-01-01)

34. Northern Shoveler (2026-01-01)

35. Graylag Goose (2026-01-01)

36. Western Marsh Harrier (2026-01-01)

37. White-throated Dipper (2026-01-02)

38. European Robin (2026-01-02)

39. Greater Scaup (2026-01-02)

40. Common Pochard (2026-01-02)

41. Common Sandpiper (2026-01-02)

42. Great Egret (2026-01-02)

43. Water Rail (2026-01-03)

44. Eurasian Sparrow Hawk (2026-01-03)

45. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-03)

46. Azure-winged Magpie (2026-01-03)

47. Azure Tit (2026-01-03)

48. Wallcreeper (2026-01-04)

49. Common Blackbird (2026-01-04)

50. Goldcrest (2026-01-04)

51. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-04)

52. Eurasian Bullfinch (2026-01-04)

53. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05)

54. Chukar Partridge (2026-01-05)

55. Naumann's Thrush (2026-01-06)

56. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-06)

57. Brambling (2026-01-06)

58. Red-fronted Serin (2026-01-06)

59. Red-throated Thrush (2026-01-06)

60. European Greenfinch (2026-01-06)

61. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-07)

62. Whooper Swan (2026-01-07)

63. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (2026-01-07)

64. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-08)

65. Upland Buzzard (2026-01-08)

66. Grey Heron (2026-01-08)

67. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2026-01-08)

68. White-tailed Sea Eagle (2026-01-09)

69. Twite (2026-01-10)

70. Horned Lark (2026-01-10)

71. Corn Bunting (2026-01-10)

72. White-winged Redstart (2026-01-10)

73. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-10)

74. Hawfinch (2026-01-10)

75. Fieldfare (2026-01-10)

76. Short-eared Owl (2026-01-10)

77. Common Buzzard (2026-01-10)

78. Rough-legged Hawk (2026-01-10)

79. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-01-10)

Big Year 2026

1. dinmin (62)
2. AhuiVision (36)
3. angel (26)
4. Yang (20)
5. DING Peng (7)
6. Rezaq Hassan (7)
7. hongliangyang (1)

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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.

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unidentified birds

2026-01-14

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2025-12-31

丁鹏: 较长的三级飞羽，个人觉得是大短趾百灵幼鸟或雌鸟

2025-12-31

丁鹏: 无法识别

2025-12-31

苟军: 缺乏关键识别特征，先放入待识别鸟种

2025-12-31

苟军: 缺乏关键特征

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