Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	European Serin (Serinus serinus) © Gennady Kolotin 2021-06-30 The second record in the Nizhny Novgorod region
	Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-06-23 North Osetia, Chmi New breeding species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
	Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) © Vyacheslav Yusupov 2021-04-02 Kstovo First record in the Nizhny Novgorod region
	Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) © Vyacheslav Yusupov 2021-06-24 Kstovo Second record in the Nizhny Novgorod region
	Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) © Maxim Afanasiev 2021-06-15 The 2nd encounter of the species in the western Yakutia.
	Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) © Aleksey Bolshakov 2021-05-29 A scarce species at the eastern limit of its range.
	Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) © Khasan Zhurtov 2021-05-22 Priblizhnaya, KBR A new species for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
	Grey-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus) © Vasiliy Dugintsov 2021-05-20 The first record of a nest of a Grey-capped Woodpecker in the Amur region.
	Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-05-14 North Osetia, Chmi The second record of the Bucanetes githagineus in Russia. First record in the Central Caucasus. A new species of RSO-A.
	Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) © Alexey Denisov 2021-05-19 Irkutsk region, Irkutsk A rare vagrant in the Irkutsk Region; the 3rd or 4th location.
	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Nina Shteinbrenner 2021-05-16 The forst photo-record of the species in the Kemerovo Region. Formerly, vagrants were known on the Salair Ridge and in the Tom' River valley tens of years ago, and in the Kuznetsk steppe there were records in late XIXth century ony.
	Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) © Denis Kazakov 2021-04-29
	Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) © Vyacheslav Yusupov 2021-05-12 Kstovo In the Nizhny Novgorod region, it recorded only 2 times - in 1913 and 1954.
	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Nikita Yablokov 2021-05-11 Krasnoyarsk krai A rare vagrant in the Krasnoyarsk Kray.
	Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) © Dmitriy Shevtsov 2021-05-02 North Osetia, Vladikavkaz New species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
	Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) © Andrey Bazdyrev 2021-04-27 Kolarovo, Tomsk district, Tomsk region The first observation in more than 100 years in the Tomsk region and first photographic registration.
	Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) © Svetlana Vasilkova 2021-04-23 A rare migrant in the Baikal region.
	Amur White Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis) © Sergey Chumakov 2021-04-20 The first record of this subspecies in Krasnoyarsk Kray, the westernmost find in Russia.
	Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) © Valery Shokhrin 2021-04-16 Prymorsky kray, Kievka river A very rare migratory species of Primorsky Krai.
	Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) © Anna Golubeva 2021-03-29 First records of Pink-footed Goose in Moscow oblast. Was found by Tatiana Danilina at March 27th, 2021.
	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.