Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) © Oleg Burkovskiy 2020-09-05 The second record of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Sakhalin.
	Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) © Andrey Bazdyrev 2021-03-16 Tomsk, Tomsk region The first record in the Tomsk Region, and in the Western Siberia too.
	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 record in winter in Russia and the second registration in the Primorsky Territory.
	Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) © Svetlana Vasilkova 2021-01-16 The first winter record after the restoring the cormorant population 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 The first winter record in KBR.
	Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-01-06 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz The first winter record in North Ossetia.
	Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) © Khasan Zhurtov 2021-01-02 Maiskiy, KBR The first winter record in 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. The first record in the Leningrad region, rare in general for the European part of Russia.
	Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala) © Khasan Zhurtov 2020-12-26 Nalchik, KBR A new species for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
	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 New breeding species of the Moscow region
	King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) © Andrey Semenov 2020-11-08 A new vagrant species of Moscow and the Moscow Region. First seen on 11/07/2020 by Alexandra Meshcheryakova.
	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 The first photographic record of the species in the Ulyanovsk region
	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 A rare vagrant, about the 10th record in the country.
	Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) © Andrey Fedotov 2020-08-09 Primorsky Krai, city of Nakhodka Second photo on this site. A rare vagrant species.
	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 New breeding species RNO-A
	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 New species in KBR
	Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2020-07-19 North Osetia, Kardzhin A new species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Probably breeds on Brutovsky fish ponds.
	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 A new species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Probably a breeding species.
	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.