Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) © Evgeny Mamaev 2017-07-06 Commander I., Commander Islands Nature and Biosphere Reserve Quite rare for the Commander Islands waters
	Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha) © Yuri Gluschenko 2015-05-20 Bolshoy Pelis island Firds record for Russia
	Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) © Alexandr Masalev 2017-09-25 The second registration in the European part of Russia and the first for the Kostroma region.
	Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) © Vladislav Zhizhkov 2017-09-16 Altai The 3rd documented record for Altai Province. Also, very rare vagrant on plain parts of this region.
	Great White Egret (Casmerodius albus) © Vadim Ivushkin 2017-05-19 Res. Buryatia Sixth species registration in Buryatia. In total, there are 10 meetings of this species in the Baikal area. In Buryatia 3 - for the second half of the 20th century. At the beginning of the 21st century: in the Irkutsk region 3, in Buryatia - 3. In 2017, two registrations (in Western and Southern Buryatia). Data on materials Yu.I. Melnikov (2016).
	Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) © Anna Golubeva 2017-07-13 In spring, these loons are regularly encountered near the Murmansk coast, in the area of Bolshoi Ainov Island [May 4 and 22–31, 1964, Kokhanov and Skokova, 1967], here adult and immature birds were recorded from May 21 to June 9, 1979. , in 1977 a single loon was recorded on May 16 (Kokhanov, oral communication) .
	Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) © Igor Fefelov 2017-06-11 Selenga River delta, Kabansk District, Buryatia The 2nd registration in the Selenga River delta. In total, only about ten records is known in the Eastern Asia east from the breeding range of this species.
	Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) © Aleksandr Gontcharov 2017-05-13 The first observation in Kemerovo Region after 1926.
	Sociable Lapwing (Chettusia gregaria) © Nadezhda Orlova 2015-04-20 Sychevka, Altai Krai The first photo record of this species for the eastern part of Altaiski Krai.
	White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellochettusia leucura) © Mikhail Kalagin 2017-04-15 New species for Ulyanovsk region
	Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) © Valerii Bogdanovich 2017-05-12 Buryatia. Selenginsky region, Gusinoe lake. A rare vagrant in Transbaikalia. First foto-proof for Republic of Buryatia. These birds may be arrived migrants or may have spent winter in the open water close to the electric plant.
	Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) © Igor Torgachkin 2017-03-14 City Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Sudzhukskaya lagoon. The second year of observations purple sandpiper in Novorossiysk (the first meeting was in 2016 in the same place), made by a number of observers.
	Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) © Ilya Ukolov 2014-10-04 Moscow region rare record in Moskow region
	Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) © Sofia Buntovskaya 2016-01-23 Listvyanka, Irkutsk Oblast', Lake Baikal A rare vagrant in the southern part of the Lake Baikal area. The first wintering trial.
	White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) © Evgeniy Sofronov 2017-02-04 New species for Ulyanovsk region
	White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) © Mikhail Kalagin 2017-02-04 New species for Ulyanovsk region
	() © Greater Sand Plover was observed and photographed at 23rd of April 2016 in Novorossisk city, on the coast of Sudzhuk gulf, by birdwatcher I.P.Torgachkin. It is new vagrant species to Krasnodarsky krai, North Caucasus.
	Twite (Acanthis flavirostris) © Evgeniy Sofronov 2014-03-05 First record for Ulianovsk region
	Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) © Yuri Karpov 2012-10-12 Slyudyanka, Irkutsk Region A rare record much west from the species range.
	Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) © Sergey L. Volkov 2016-05-12 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia Rare vagrant in northern Trans-Baikal area
	Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) © Radik Kutushev 2015-04-19 The first photo record of Red-breasted Goose in Republic of Tatarstan.
	Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) © Mikhail Kalagin 2016-08-23 Ulyanovsk Rare (probably first) record of Oriental Turtle Dove in Ulyanovskaya oblast.
	Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) © Radik Kutushev 2016-09-17 Troitsky village, Nizhnekamsk district, Tatarstan During autumn migration rarely recorded in Tatarstan mostly in northern part of Republic.
	Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) © Konstantin Samodurow 2015-12-22 Reliable winter photo registration in the Tomsk region. Earlier, finches were observed several times in last days of November, but the nature of their further staying remained in question.
	Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) © Alexandr Belyaev 2016-08-06 Altajskij kraj, Kosihinskij r-n, p. Ukrainskij A host of this Cuckoo fledgling is Grasshopper Warbler. An occasional nest paratisism by Cuckoo on this species, which is not mentioned in the known list of Cuckoo's host species.
	Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella) © Dmitry Golyshev 2016-09-24 Chernaya Reka, Kareliya Flight of the Siberian Accentor to Karelia. Participant of the autumn invasion to Europe in autumn 2016.
	Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) © Anna Golubeva 2016-11-05 Krasnodar region, Russia First record for Krasnodar region
	Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) © Yuri Karpov 2016-10-21 Slyudyanka, Irkutsk Region The first record of this species in Irkutsk Region.
	Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) © Sergey L. Volkov 2016-05-02 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia The northeasternmost registration of this species in the East Siberia. It's also interesting the birds seems to belong to the western subspecies gibraltariensis.
	Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) © Sergey L. Volkov 2016-05-02 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia The North recording in Eastern Siberia
	Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) © Vadim Ivushkin 2016-10-22 Irkutsk The bird was found in the suburban of Irkutsk on 22 October 2016. A very rare vagrant in Irkutsk Region (the thirg record since 1950s).
	Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2016-06-28 North Osetia First nesting record for Osetia
	Western Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2016-07-20 North Osetia, Arf-arik First nesting record for Osetia
	Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2016-07-21 North Osetia, Chikola New species for Osetia
	Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) © Mishail Belousow 2016-05-14 The first fotoregistraciâ for Tomsk oblast
	Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) © Valeriya Danilova 2016-04-27 Ibresinskiy r-on, reka Xoma, Chuvashia First record for Chuvashia
	Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) © Radik Kutushev 2015-05-20 First oficial record for Tatarstan
	White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) © Valeriya Danilova 2014-05-03 Burnarskiy r-on, Chuvashia rare record in Chuvashia, the third record in the last 10 years
	Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) © Valeriya Danilova 2015-06-14 Ibresinskiy r-on, reka Xoma, Chuvashia Second record in Chuvashia
	Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2015-08-18 North Osetia, Chermen Second record in North Osetiya