Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) © Igor Fefelov 2020-08-29 Kultuk, Slyudyanka District, Irkutsk Region The 3rd record in the Baikal 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).
	Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) © Mishail Belousow 2020-05-17 A rare vagrant in the Tomsk Region.
	Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla feldegg) © Vyacheslav Yusupov 2020-05-14 Krasnogorka
	Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) © Valerii Bogdanovich 2020-05-20 The first registration of this species in Republic of Butyatia, and in the 'Baikalian Siberia' in total, much east from its range.
	Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) © Andrei Kiselev 2020-05-03 Ozery.Moscow region
	Eurasian Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) © Galina Katanova 2020-05-13 Vologda region
	Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) © Galina Katanova 2020-05-10 Vologda region
	Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) © Marina Zubareva 2020-05-04 Irkutskaya obl. pos. Kultuk A very rare vagrant in Irkutsk Region.
	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Aleksey Bolshakov 2020-05-02 In Irkutsk Region, the species is a rare vagrant with an occasional breeding record.
	Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) © Evgeniy Sofronov 2020-04-28
	Chinese Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) © Andrey Chernykh 2020-04-26 An encounter well west from the breeding range.
	Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) © Andrei Bespalov 2020-04-10
	Buff-Bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2020-04-07 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz
	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) © Sergey Chumakov 2020-03-10 The first photo-record in Krasnoyarsk Kray.
	Little Bunting (Ocyris pusilla) © Nina Shteinbrenner 2020-02-01 The first photo-record of this species at wintering in Siberia.
	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) © Alexandr Kochetkov 2020-01-27 Novosibirskaya oblast A rare guest in the Novosibirsk Region, having being not recorded since 1990s.
	Buff-Bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens) © Ilya Ukolov 2020-01-07 Sochi, Krasnodar region
	Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) © Ilya Ukolov 2020-01-06 Sochi, Krasnodar region
	Redwing (Turdus iliacus) © Andrey Fedotov 2020-01-06 Primorsky Krai, Nakhodka city The first photo registration in the Primorsky krai.
	Common Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) © Maxim Afanasiev 2020-01-05 Probably the northernmost record of this species in Yakutia.
	Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) © Vyacheslav Yusupov 2019-12-25 Tepelevo
	Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) © Khasan Zhurtov 2019-12-14 Nalchik, KBR
	Siberian Black-backed Gull (Larus heuglini) © Khasan Zhurtov 2017-11-19 Maiskiy, KBR
	Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii) © Khasan Zhurtov 2019-11-23 Nalchik, KBR