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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

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* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2026
1. AhuiVision (31)
2. dinmin (30)
3. angel (18)
4. DING Peng (7)

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. White-throated Dipper (2026-01-02)
33. European Robin (2026-01-02)
34. Greater Scaup (2026-01-02)
35. Common Pochard (2026-01-02)
36. Common Sandpiper (2026-01-02)
37. Great Egret (2026-01-02)
38. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-01-03)
39. Water Rail (2026-01-03)
40. Eurasian Sparrow Hawk (2026-01-03)
41. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-03)
42. Azure-winged Magpie (2026-01-03)
43. Wallcreeper (2026-01-04)
44. Azure Tit (2026-01-04)
45. Common Blackbird (2026-01-04)
46. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05)
47. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-06)
48. Naumann's Thrush (2026-01-06)
49. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-06)
50. Brambling (2026-01-06)
51. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-07)
52. Whooper Swan (2026-01-07)
53. Eurasian Bullfinch (2026-01-08)
54. Goldcrest (2026-01-08)
55. Red-fronted Serin (2026-01-08)
56. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-08)
57. Tufted Duck (2026-01-08)
58. Upland Buzzard (2026-01-08)
59. Grey Heron (2026-01-08)
60. Graylag Goose (2026-01-09)

Big Year 2026

1. AhuiVision (30)
2. dinmin (30)
3. angel (18)
4. DING Peng (7)
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rare birds records


Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)

© daobazi
2018-11-20
Xinjiang Changji Manas County National Wetland Park

Dec. 28, 2018, LIU Zhongde found this species in Manas River wetland.


Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

© gebi huyang
2018-09-16
wusu

15 Sept 2018, shot from Dafdar,Tashkurghan has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.


Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

© Marmot
2018-05-31
Hetian County



Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

© Allan Linn
2018-05-27
Kuntibes, Muji, Akto

27 May 2018, photo by Allan from Kuntibes,Akto has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.

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unidentified birds


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

2025-12-31

苟军: 拍摄角度不太好,缺乏完整的识别特征。褐柳莺在阿尔泰山繁殖,通常5月底会有少量过境。

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