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Yelagin Island
100 species and 6,047 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June and November–December, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo bubo
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Academy of Forestry park5 km72 species
- Kanonerskiy Island10 km144 species
- Sludge sites of treatment facilities20 km138 species
- Sergievka Park25 km116 species
- Bolshaya Izhora38 km174 species
All 100 species recorded here
- Great Tit Parus major
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Yelagin Island?
June and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Yelagin Island?
100 species, from 6,047 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Yelagin Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Great Tit, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit and Rock Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.