Big Year in Xinjiang. lixiangren. Birds of Xinjiang, China

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1. Black-throated Accentor (2024-01-01)

2. Chukar Partridge (2024-01-01)

3. Hill Pigeon (2024-01-01)

4. Brambling (2024-01-05)

5. Azure Tit (2024-01-05)

6. Mistle Thrush (2024-01-05)

7. European Robin (2024-01-05)

8. European Greenfinch (2024-01-05)

9. Eurasian Magpie (2024-01-05)

10. Black-throated Thrush (2024-01-05)

11. Bearded Reedling (2024-01-06)

12. White-tailed Sea Eagle (2024-01-07)

13. Common Redpoll (2024-01-08)

14. Azure-winged Magpie (2024-01-09)

15. Common Blackbird (2024-01-09)

16. Bohemian Waxwing (2024-01-09)

17. Little Owl (2024-01-10)

18. Great Cormorant (2024-01-12)

19. Black-headed Gull (2024-01-12)

20. Yellow-legged Gull (2024-01-12)

21. Red-crested Pochard (2024-01-12)

22. Little Grebe (2024-01-12)

23. Common Merganser (2024-01-12)

24. Smew (2024-01-12)

25. Gadwall (2024-01-12)

26. Common Moorhen (2024-01-12)

27. Great Egret (2024-01-12)

28. Chinese Pond Heron (2024-01-12)

29. Northern Pintail (2024-01-12)

30. Eurasian Teal (2024-01-12)

31. Eurasian Coot (2024-01-12)

32. Naumann's Thrush (2024-01-15)

33. Common Chaffinch (2024-01-15)

34. Eurasian Collared Dove (2024-01-20)

35. Eurasian Sparrow Hawk (2024-01-21)

36. Carrion Crow (2024-01-21)

37. Eurasian Jackdaw (2024-01-21)

38. Red Crossbill (2024-01-21)

39. Plain Mountain Finch (2024-01-21)

40. Coal Tit (2024-01-21)

41. Eurasian Nuthatch (2024-01-21)

42. Goldcrest (2024-01-21)

43. Upland Buzzard (2024-01-21)

44. Rough-legged Hawk (2024-01-21)

45. Eurasian Siskin (2024-01-30)

46. Whooper Swan (2024-02-03)

47. Long-legged Buzzard (2024-02-03)

48. Wallcreeper (2024-02-03)

49. Brown Dipper (2024-02-03)

50. Eurasian Bullfinch (2024-02-03)

51. Ruddy Shelduck (2024-02-03)

52. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2024-02-03)

53. Hawfinch (2024-02-09)

54. Common Goldeneye (2024-02-14)

55. Tarim Babbler (2024-02-14)

56. Eversmann's Redstart (2024-02-14)

57. Ibisbill (2024-02-14)

58. Common Pheasant (2024-02-15)

59. Great Tit (2024-02-15)

60. Arctic Redpoll (2024-02-23)

61. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (2024-02-25)

62. Red-throated Thrush (2024-02-25)

63. Eurasian Wren (2024-02-26)

64. Fieldfare (2024-03-01)

65. Eurasian Wigeon (2024-03-01)

66. White-winged Woodpecker (2024-03-02)

67. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (2024-03-09)

68. Common Starling (2024-03-19)

69. Grey-headed Woodpecker (2024-03-19)

70. Common Raven (2024-03-19)

71. Steppe Eagle (2024-03-19)

72. Black Woodpecker (2024-03-20)

73. White-backed Woodpecker (2024-03-20)

74. Common Crane (2024-03-20)

75. Common Shelduck (2024-03-20)

76. Little Ringed Plover (2024-03-20)

77. Citrine Wagtail (2024-03-20)

78. Black Kite (2024-03-20)

79. Great Crested Grebe (2024-03-20)

80. White Wagtail (2024-03-20)

81. Common Hoopoe (2024-03-20)

82. Isabelline Shrike (2024-03-20)

83. Common Redshank (2024-03-20)

84. Ferruginous Pochard (2024-03-20)

85. Common Pochard (2024-03-20)

86. Black-necked Grebe (2024-03-20)

87. Black-winged Stilt (2024-03-20)

88. White-headed Duck (2024-03-20)

89. Black Grouse (2024-04-18)

90. Eurasian Oystercatcher (2024-04-19)

91. Barn Swallow (2024-04-19)

92. Graylag Goose (2024-04-19)

93. Pied Avocet (2024-04-19)

94. Horned Grebe (2024-04-19)

95. Great Bustard (2024-04-20)

96. Kentish Plover (2024-05-04)

97. Lammergeier (2024-05-04)

98. Green Sandpiper (2024-05-04)

99. Himalayan Griffon (2024-05-04)

100. Cinereous Vulture (2024-05-04)

101. Spotted Great Rosefinch (2024-05-10)

102. Horned Lark (2024-05-10)

103. Black-necked Crane (2024-05-14)

104. Brown-headed Gull (2024-05-14)

105. White-rumped Snowfinch (2024-05-15)

106. Bar-headed Goose (2024-05-15)

107. Saker Falcon (2024-05-15)

108. Tibetan Sandgrouse (2024-05-15)

109. Tibetan Lark (2024-05-15)

110. Blanford's Snowfinch (2024-05-15)

111. Hume's Short-toed Lark (2024-05-16)

112. Ground Tit (2024-05-17)

113. Xinjiang Ground Jay (2024-05-28)

114. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2024-07-21)

115. Rock Sparrow (2024-07-21)

116. Common Tern (2024-07-24)

117. Common Kingfisher (2024-07-24)

118. Dusky Thrush (2024-10-19)

119. Redwing (2024-12-18)

120. Greater Scaup (2024-12-27)

121. Jack Snipe (2024-12-27)

recent uploads

2024-12-30. Greater Scaup, Jack Snipe.

2024-12-22. Dusky Thrush.

2024-12-21. Redwing.

2024-12-20. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Rock Sparrow, Common Tern, Common Kingfisher.

2024-12-19. Black Grouse, Great Bustard, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Barn Swallow, Graylag Goose, Pied Avocet, Horned Grebe, Kentish Plover, Lammergeier, Green Sandpiper, Himalayan Griffon, Cinereous Vulture, White-rumped Snowfinch, Bar-headed Goose, Ground Tit, Black-necked Crane, Saker Falcon, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Hume's Short-toed Lark, Tibetan Lark, Blanford's Snowfinch, Brown-headed Gull, Xinjiang Ground Jay, Spotted Great Rosefinch, Horned Lark.

2024-04-07. Common Redshank, Ferruginous Pochard, Common Pochard, Black-necked Grebe, Black-winged Stilt, White-headed Duck.

2024-04-06. Citrine Wagtail, Black Kite, Great Crested Grebe, White Wagtail, Common Hoopoe, Isabelline Shrike.

2024-03-27. Common Starling, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Common Raven, Steppe Eagle, Chukar Partridge, Black Woodpecker, Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Common Crane, Common Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover.

2024-03-07. Chukar Partridge, Black-throated Accentor, Hill Pigeon.

2024-03-02. Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Red-throated Thrush, Eurasian Wren, Fieldfare, Eurasian Wigeon, White-winged Woodpecker, Arctic Redpoll.

2024-02-17. Whooper Swan, Long-legged Buzzard, Wallcreeper, Brown Dipper, Eurasian Bullfinch, Ruddy Shelduck, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Hawfinch, Common Goldeneye, Tarim Babbler, Eversmann's Redstart, Ibisbill, Common Pheasant, Great Tit.

2024-01-30. Goldcrest, Eurasian Siskin.

2024-01-21. Eurasian Collared Dove, Eurasian Sparrow Hawk, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Jackdaw, Red Crossbill, Plain Mountain Finch, Coal Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Upland Buzzard, Rough-legged Hawk, Naumann's Thrush, Common Chaffinch.

2024-01-14. Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Red-crested Pochard, Little Grebe, Common Merganser, Smew, Gadwall, Common Moorhen, Common Moorhen, Great Egret, Chinese Pond Heron, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Coot.

2024-01-10. Azure-winged Magpie, Common Blackbird, Bohemian Waxwing, Little Owl.

Big Year 2026

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2. AhuiVision (31)
3. angel (26)
4. DING Peng (7)

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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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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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