Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-02-18 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz
	Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) © Andrey Bazdyrev 2020-12-26 Vladivostok, Primorsky Territory The first meeting in winter in Russia and the second meeting in the Primorsky Territory.
	Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) © Svetlana Vasilkova 2021-01-16 The first winter record on Lake Baikal.
	Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) © Andrey Bazdyrev 2021-01-17 Bezrukovo, Novokuznetsk district, Kemerovo region The first winter meeting in the Kemerovo region and the first meeting in January in Siberia as a whole.
	Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) © Sergey L. Volkov 2012-03-05 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia A widely distributed in the territory of the Irkutsk Region, but much rarely seen species.
	Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-01-22 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz First record of winter nesting of Eurasian Dipper.
	Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) © Khasan Zhurtov 2021-01-02 Maiskiy, KBR
	Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-01-06 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz
	Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) © Khasan Zhurtov 2021-01-02 Maiskiy, KBR
	Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) © Stepan Egorov 2020-05-21 The 3rd record of the species in Yakutia, and the 1st in the western Yakutia.
	Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) © Vyacheslav Zametnya 2021-01-13 Leningrad region, the city of Gatchina.
	Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala) © Khasan Zhurtov 2020-12-26 Nalchik, KBR
	Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) © Mihail Ivanov 2020-12-20 Single encounters with wintering trials in the region; the first record of a bird belonging definitely to the eastern subspecies Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei in the Irkutsk Region.
	Goosander (Mergus merganser) © Gleb Kirillov 2020-07-07
	King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) © Andrey Semenov 2020-11-08
	Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) © Mihail Ivanov 2020-10-22 A very rare migrant in the Baikal region. The 3rd record in the Irkutsk Region.
	Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) © Igor Tupitsyn 2020-09-20 Republic of Buryatia, Tunkinsky district, Koimorskie Lakes A rare vagrant, the 3rd record in the Republic of Buryatia.
	Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) © Mishail Belousow 2020-10-03 The first confirmed record in Tomsk region.
	Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) © Nina Shteinbrenner 2020-09-12 The first record of this species in the Kemerovo region.
	Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) © Alexandr Kochetkov 2020-10-02 Novosibirskaya oblast The first photographic record in Novosibirsk region.
	Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) © Mikhail Kalagin 2020-09-28
	Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) © Vera Krasilnikova 2020-09-21 Republic of Buryatia, Tunkinskiy rayon, Arshan The 1st photo-record, and the 2nd record of this species in the Republic of Buryatia.
	Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) © Denis Zhbir 2020-09-11 The 1st photo-record in the Altai Republic.
	Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) © Igor Fefelov 2020-08-29 Kultuk, Slyudyanka District, Irkutsk Region The 4th record in the Baikal region, and the 1th - in Irkutsk Region.
	Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) © Grigory Khasanov 2020-08-16 A very rare vagrant in the migrating time on Lake Baikal. The 4th confirmed record in the Irkutsk Region.
	Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) © Ilya Sukhov 2020-08-08 The first photo-record of the species in the Novosibirsk Region (formerly only single captures were known).
	Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) © Ilya Ukolov 2020-06-19
	Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) © Andrey Fedotov 2020-08-09 Primorsky Krai, city of Nakhodka
	Great White Egret (Casmerodius albus) © Maxim Afanasiev 2020-07-16 The 2nd encounter of this species in Yakutia.
	Tristram's Bunting (Ocyris tristrami) © Maxim Afanasiev 2020-07-25 Sakha region, Suntar ulus The first meeting in the Sakha region. The first observation of nesting in the Sakha region.
	Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2020-07-24 North Osetia, Kardzhin
	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) © Maxim Afanasiev 2020-07-22 The 2nd photo-record of a Moorhen's brood in Yakutia.
	White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2018-11-25 KBR, Tambukan
	Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2020-07-19 North Osetia, Kardzhin
	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) © Vladimir Pankratov 2020-07-12 Biysk Altai krai
	Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2020-06-24 North Osetia, Kardzhin
	Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) © Alexandr Kochetkov 2020-05-31 Altai krai The first meeting in the Altai Territory.
	Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) © Jack Wilshere 2020-05-28 The first photo-record (and probably the first record; the previous recirds stays unconfirmed) in the Republic of Buryatia.
	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) © Nadejda Popova 2020-05-25 Irkutsk A very rare and episodically nesting vagrant in the Irkutsk Region and the Repubic of Buryatia. The first photo-record in the Baikal region.
	Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) © Igor Fefelov 2020-05-22 Sukhovskaya, Angarsk District, Irkutsk Region The species has the much limited range in the Irkutsk Region. The first record in this region for the last ten years (and, additionally, outside of the only known breeding location).