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. yang feifei (234)

2. dinmin (209)

3. Rick Wang (200)

4. AhuiVision (187)

5. angel (166)

6. Yang (165)

7. wy (157)

8. lixiangren (140)

9. DING Peng (132)

10. Rezaq Hassan (97)

11. Marmot (50)

12. Black lark (41)

13. wukefan (26)

14. DTHXT (9)

15. Ivan Feng (4)

16. XJBWS (4)

17. hongliangyang (4)

18. jack (4)

19. hpx (2)

20. Gou Jun (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. Buff-bellied 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. Bearded Reedling (2026-01-02)

44. Azure Tit (2026-01-02)

45. Oriental Bullfinch (2026-01-02)

46. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2026-01-02)

47. Common Blackbird (2026-01-02)

48. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-02)

49. Brambling (2026-01-02)

50. Water Rail (2026-01-03)

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

52. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-03)

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

54. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2026-01-03)

55. Wallcreeper (2026-01-04)

56. Goldcrest (2026-01-04)

57. Eurasian Bullfinch (2026-01-04)

58. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05)

59. Chukar Partridge (2026-01-05)

60. Cetti's Warbler (2026-01-05)

61. Water Pipit (2026-01-05)

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

63. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-06)

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

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

66. European Greenfinch (2026-01-06)

67. Eurasian Teal (2026-01-06)

68. Common Crane (2026-01-06)

69. Common Buzzard (2026-01-06)

70. Great Crested Grebe (2026-01-06)

71. Green Sandpiper (2026-01-06)

72. Cinereous Vulture (2026-01-06)

73. Peregrine Falcon (2026-01-06)

74. Siberian Stonechat (2026-01-06)

75. White-tailed Sea Eagle (2026-01-06)

76. Little Stint (2026-01-06)

77. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-07)

78. Whooper Swan (2026-01-07)

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

80. Red-breasted Goose (2026-01-07)

81. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-01-07)

82. Common Kingfisher (2026-01-07)

83. Grey Heron (2026-01-07)

84. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-01-07)

85. Black Kite (2026-01-07)

86. Mongolian Gull (2026-01-07)

87. Tundra Bean Goose (2026-01-07)

88. Taiga Bean Goose (2026-01-07)

89. Greater White-fronted Goose (2026-01-07)

90. Crested Lark (2026-01-07)

91. Northern Lapwing (2026-01-07)

92. Yellow-legged Gull (2026-01-07)

93. Common Starling (2026-01-07)

94. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-08)

95. Upland Buzzard (2026-01-08)

96. Horned Grebe (2026-01-08)

97. Great Gray Shrike (2026-01-08)

98. Tarim Babbler (2026-01-08)

99. Northern Pintail (2026-01-08)

100. Swan Goose (2026-01-08)

101. Black-crowned Night Heron (2026-01-08)

102. Great Bittern (2026-01-08)

103. Mew Gull (2026-01-08)

104. Red-breasted Merganser (2026-01-08)

105. Song Thrush (2026-01-09)

106. Xinjiang Ground Jay (2026-01-09)

107. Long-tailed Duck (2026-01-09)

108. Asian Short-toed Lark (2026-01-09)

109. Solitary Snipe (2026-01-09)

110. Common Snipe (2026-01-09)

111. Common Moorhen (2026-01-09)

112. Twite (2026-01-10)

113. Horned Lark (2026-01-10)

114. Corn Bunting (2026-01-10)

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

116. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-10)

117. Hawfinch (2026-01-10)

118. Fieldfare (2026-01-10)

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

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

121. Common Hoopoe (2026-01-10)

122. Long-eared Owl (2026-01-10)

123. Pallas's Rosefinch (2026-01-10)

124. Chinese Spot-billed Duck (2026-01-11)

125. Spotted Great Rosefinch (2026-01-11)

126. Brown Accentor (2026-01-11)

127. Lammergeier (2026-01-11)

128. Olive-backed Pipit (2026-01-12)

129. Common Raven (2026-01-12)

130. Eurasian Treecreeper (2026-01-12)

131. House Sparrow (2026-01-15)

132. Spanish Sparrow (2026-01-15)

133. Common Linnet (2026-01-16)

134. Desert Finch (2026-01-16)

135. Chinese Pond Heron (2026-01-16)

136. European Goldfinch (2026-01-17)

137. Willow Tit (2026-01-17)

138. White-backed Woodpecker (2026-01-17)

139. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-17)

140. Silver-throated Bushtit (2026-01-17)

141. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-17)

142. Ural Owl (2026-01-17)

143. Black Woodpecker (2026-01-18)

144. Grey-headed Woodpecker (2026-01-18)

145. Redwing (2026-01-18)

146. Lapland Longspur (2026-01-18)

147. Reed Bunting (2026-01-18)

148. Rock Dove (2026-01-18)

149. Pallas's Bunting (2026-01-18)

150. Little Owl (2026-01-19)

151. Greater Spotted Eagle (2026-01-19)

152. Red-billed Chough (2026-01-21)

153. Mongolian Ground Jay (2026-01-21)

154. Meadow Bunting (2026-01-21)

155. Yellowhammer (2026-01-21)

156. Black-throated Accentor (2026-01-21)

157. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (2026-01-21)

158. Red Crossbill (2026-01-21)

159. Pine Bunting (2026-01-21)

160. Coal Tit (2026-01-21)

161. Saxaul Sparrow (2026-01-21)

162. Daurian Partridge (2026-01-24)

163. White-winged Woodpecker (2026-01-24)

164. Saker Falcon (2026-01-24)

165. Golden Eagle (2026-01-25)

166. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-25)

167. Common Wood Pigeon (2026-01-25)

168. Merlin (2026-01-25)

169. Laughing Dove (2026-01-25)

170. Barbary Falcon (2026-01-26)

171. Ibisbill (2026-01-26)

172. Falcated Duck (2026-01-26)

173. Common Chiff-chaff (2026-01-26)

174. Eversmann's Redstart (2026-01-26)

175. Common Myna (2026-01-27)

176. Blue Whistling Thrush (2026-01-28)

177. Hume's Leaf Warbler (2026-01-28)

178. Godlewski's Bunting (2026-01-29)

179. Rock Sparrow (2026-01-29)

180. Hill Pigeon (2026-01-30)

181. Plain Mountain Finch (2026-01-30)

182. Himalayan Griffon (2026-01-30)

183. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-30)

184. White-browned Tit Warber (2026-01-31)

185. Turkestan Tit (2026-02-03)

186. Rock Bunting (2026-02-05)

187. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-08)

188. Stock Dove (2026-02-11)

189. Boreal Owl (2026-02-12)

190. Spotted Nutcracker (2026-02-27)

191. Common Redpoll (2026-02-28)

192. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-28)

193. Blue-capped Redstart (2026-03-02)

194. Citrine Wagtail (2026-03-08)

195. Hume's Short-toed Lark (2026-03-09)

196. Pied Wheatear (2026-03-14)

197. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-03-14)

198. Japanese Waxwing (2026-03-16)

199. Desert Wheatear (2026-03-18)

200. Isabelline Shrike (2026-03-18)

201. Kentish Plover (2026-03-18)

202. Common Redshank (2026-03-18)

203. Northern House Martin (2026-03-19)

204. Eurasian Skylark (2026-03-20)

205. Mute Swan (2026-03-20)

206. Steppe Grey Shrike (2026-03-20)

207. Pied Avocet (2026-03-21)

208. Rufous-tailed Shrike (2026-03-22)

209. Black-bellied Sandgrouse (2026-03-23)

210. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2026-03-23)

211. Calandra Lark (2026-03-23)

212. Steppe Eagle (2026-03-23)

213. Mandarin Duck (2026-03-23)

214. Little Ringed Plover (2026-03-24)

215. Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch (2026-03-27)

216. Eurasian Curlew (2026-03-28)

217. Tundra Swan (2026-03-28)

218. Northern Wheatear (2026-03-28)

219. Grey Partridge (2026-03-28)

220. Garganey (2026-03-29)

221. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-03-29)

222. Bluethroat (2026-03-29)

223. Tawny Pipit (2026-04-03)

224. Black Redstart (2026-04-03)

225. Eurasian Oystercatcher (2026-04-04)

226. Black-winged Stilt (2026-04-04)

227. Western Osprey (2026-04-04)

228. Mountain Chiff-chaff (2026-04-04)

229. Spotted Redshank (2026-04-04)

230. Western Yellow Wagtail (2026-04-04)

231. Lesser Sand Plover (2026-04-04)

232. Eurasian Crag Martin (2026-04-04)

233. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-04-05)

234. Altai Snowcock (2026-04-05)

235. Black Stork (2026-04-05)

236. Black-necked Crane (2026-04-11)

237. Black Grouse (2026-04-12)

238. Demoiselle Crane (2026-04-12)

239. Pale Sand Swallow (2026-04-12)

240. Barn Swallow (2026-04-12)

241. Common Swift (2026-04-12)

242. Booted Eagle (2026-04-12)

243. Savi's Warbler (2026-04-12)

244. Bar-headed Goose (2026-04-12)

245. Richard' s Pipit (2026-04-13)

246. Caspian Tern (2026-04-14)

247. Black-tailed Godwit (2026-04-14)

248. Great Reed Warbler (2026-04-15)

249. Bimaculated Lark (2026-04-15)

250. Lesser Kestrel (2026-04-15)

251. Common Tern (2026-04-16)

252. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-04-16)

253. Asian Desert Warbler (2026-04-18)

254. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-04-20)

255. Alpine Chough (2026-04-20)

256. Common Redstart (2026-04-22)

257. Common Cuckoo (2026-04-23)

258. Macqueen's Bustard (2026-04-24)

259. Sand Martin (2026-04-24)

260. Tree Pipit (2026-04-24)

261. Great Bustard (2026-04-25)

262. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-04-26)

263. Glossy Ibis (2026-04-26)

264. Dunlin (2026-04-26)

265. Ruff (2026-04-26)

266. Pectoral Sandpiper (2026-04-26)

267. Common Greenshank (2026-04-27)

268. Collared Pratincole (2026-04-27)

269. Little Tern (2026-04-27)

270. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2026-04-27)

271. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2026-04-30)

272. Long-tailed Shrike (2026-04-30)

273. Willow Warbler (2026-04-30)

274. Greater Sand Plover (2026-04-30)

275. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-05-01)

276. Temminck's Stint (2026-05-01)

277. Wood Sandpiper (2026-05-01)

278. Booted Warbler (2026-05-01)

279. Daurian Jackdaw (2026-05-03)

280. Barred Warbler (2026-05-03)

281. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-04)

282. Common Nightingale (2026-05-05)

283. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-06)

284. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2026-05-06)

285. Eurasian Scops Owl (2026-05-07)

286. European Bee-eater (2026-05-09)

287. European Roller (2026-05-09)

288. Sykes' Warbler (2026-05-09)

289. Whiskered Tern (2026-05-09)

290. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-10)

291. Whimbrel (2026-05-10)

292. Ortolan Bunting (2026-05-16)

293. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2026-05-16)

294. Red-footed Falcon (2026-05-18)

295. White-winged Tern (2026-05-18)

296. Terek Sandpiper (2026-05-18)

297. Long-toed Stint (2026-05-18)

298. Black Tern (2026-05-24)

299. Grey-necked Bunting (2026-05-24)

300. Grey Plover (2026-05-29)

301. Ruddy Turnstone (2026-05-29)

302. Eurasian Golden Oriole (2026-05-30)

303. European Nightjar (2026-05-31)

304. Eurasian Hobby (2026-05-31)

305. Corncrake (2026-06-01)

306. Greater Whitethroat (2026-06-01)

307. Mongolian Finch (2026-06-02)

308. Shikra (2026-06-05)

309. Pallid Scops Owl (2026-06-06)

310. Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (2026-06-06)

311. Black Lark (2026-06-06)

312. Little Egret (2026-06-07)

313. Black-winged Pratincole (2026-06-07)

314. European Turtle Dove (2026-06-08)

315. Short-toed Snake Eagle (2026-06-08)

316. Rosy Starling (2026-06-09)

317. White-tail Rubythroat (2026-06-10)

318. Little Bittern (2026-06-10)

319. Greenish Warbler (2026-06-10)

320. Desert Whitethroat (2026-06-10)

321. Blyth's Pipit (2026-06-11)

322. Common Grasshopper Warbler (2026-06-11)

323. Oriental Skylark (2026-06-12)

324. Black-headed Penduline Tit (2026-06-12)

325. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2026-06-12)

326. Oriental Reed Warbler (2026-06-12)

327. Fork-tailed Swift (2026-06-12)

328. Brandt's Mountain Finch (2026-06-13)

329. White-winged Snowfinch (2026-06-13)

330. Willow Ptarmigan (2026-06-13)

331. Eurasian Dotterel (2026-06-13)

332. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-06-15)

333. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-06-16)

334. Brown-headed Bunting (2026-06-17)

335. Rock Ptarmigan (2026-06-18)

336. Altai Accentor (2026-06-18)

337. Sedge Warbler (2026-06-20)

338. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (2026-06-20)

339. Yellow-breasted Bunting (2026-06-20)

340. Black-throated Diver (2026-06-20)

341. Eurasian Wryneck (2026-06-29)

342. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2026-07-04)

343. Indian Golden Oriole (2026-07-05)

344. Rufous-naped Tit (2026-07-06)

345. Curlew Sandpiper (2026-07-08)

Big Year 2026

1. yang feifei (233)
2. dinmin (209)
3. Rick Wang (200)
4. AhuiVision (187)
5. angel (166)
6. Yang (165)
7. wy (157)
8. lixiangren (140)
9. DING Peng (132)
10. Rezaq Hassan (97)

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

2026-06-12

子韬: 好像是中亚短趾百灵

2026-05-08

丁民: 角百灵

2026-05-07

大蹄和小蹄: 可能是红头长尾山雀

2026-04-09

热扎克·艾山: 疑似灰头鹀

2026-02-05

丁鹏: 喀什稳定的八哥

more unidentified birds...