Birds of Russia. Rare Birds Records.

	Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) © Mishail Belousow 2018-06-01 A rare vagrant in the continental Western Siberia.
	White-naped Crane (Grus vipio) © Maxim Afanasiev 2018-05-28 Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Suntarsky ulus, village Suntar The 2nd encounter in Yakutia.
	Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) © Irina Malykina 2018-05-23 Vladivostok A rare, periodically vagrant species represented by the subspecies D. m. cathoecus Swinhoe, 1871. Most often, the Black Drongo was observed in the coastal areas of the southern half of Primorsky Territory in the second half of May and during June. In all cases, only single individuals were recorded here.
	Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) © Alexandr Masalev 2018-04-26 Kostroma New species for the Kostroma region
	Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) © Valerii Bogdanovich 2018-04-26 Buriatia, ivolginski raion, Beloe lake. A rare vagrant for Buryatia.
	White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellochettusia leucura) © Igor Torgachkin 2018-04-20 Sudzhukskaya lagoon, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai. The first record in the Krasnodarsky krai
	Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) © Sergey L. Volkov 2013-06-04 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia A rare vagrant in the northeastern Transbaikalia.
	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) © Mishail Belousow 2018-04-08
	Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) © Nikita Yablokov 2018-04-07 Krasnoyarsk region The first record in Krasnoyarsk Krai and in the southcentral Siberia.
	White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera) © Evgeniy Sofronov 2018-04-05 The first registration of the White-winged Lark in the Ulyanovsk region.
	Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) © Irina Malykina 2017-05-10 Vladivostok A rare vagrant species of the Russian Far East.
	Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) © Mikhail Kalagin 2018-03-25 The first record in the Ulyanovsk region.
	Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) © Marina Borovskaya 2018-01-11 Irkutsk A very rare wintering speies in Irkutsk Region; the first photo record.
	Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) © Ilya Sukhov 2018-03-11 Altaisky Krai, Shelabolikha The first photo-record with the sufficient quality for Altai Krai.
	Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) © Mishail Belousow 2018-02-23 The first photo-record of this species in Tomsk Region.
	Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas) © Sergey L. Volkov 2017-09-19 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia
	Thick-billed Warbler (Phragamaticola aedon) © Sergey L. Volkov 2017-06-11 Bodaibo, Irkutsk region A find of a breeding birds to the north of the well-known continuous border of the range
	Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) © Andrey Vyalkov 2018-02-10 Vladivostok The second registration in Primorsky Krai.
	Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis) © Dmitry Korobov 2010-05-02 Japanese Sea A rare vagrant species of Sakhalin and the Kuriles.
	Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) © Julia Buyanova 2017-09-23 Meshchera National Park, Vladimir Region The first registration of the Red-flanked Bluetail in the Vladimir region
	Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco (Junco oreganus) © Maksim Antipin 2016-02-11 Chukotskiy AO, Provideniya A rare vagrant species in Russia
	Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) © Yuri Artukhin 2015-01-25 The Sea of Okhotsk The first record in Russia.
	Daurian Jackdaw (Corvus daurica) © Konstantin Samodurow 2017-04-02 A very rare vagrant in Tomsk Region, the first photo-record.
	Rustic Bunting (Ocyris rusticus) © Khasan Zhurtov 2018-01-08 Nalchik, KBR Perhaps the first record in the KBR
	Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella) © Alexandr Kochetkov 2018-01-02 g. Novosibirsk The first winter record of this species in Novosibirsk Region.
	Amur White Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis) © Sergey L. Volkov 2014-04-29 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia Motacilla alba leucopsis. Vagrant subspecies in Eastern Siberia
	Asiatic Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) © Maxim Afanasiev 2013-05-25 A very rare vagrant in Yakutia.
	Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) © Maxim Afanasiev 2017-05-21 A vagrant record in the western Yakutia (probably the first find in this area).
	Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) © Maxim Afanasiev 2017-06-23 The fourth record in Yakutia.
	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Maxim Afanasiev 2015-06-05 Very rare vagrant in Yakutia.
	Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) © Khasan Zhurtov 2017-11-26 Bylyn,KBR First record for Kabardino-Balkaria
	Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) © Dmitry Korobov 2007-06-24 Primorskiy Kray Rare vagrant species.
	White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) © Valery Shokhrin 2013-08-22 Prymorskykray, Lazovsry rayon, selo Glazkovka Rare vagrant species.
	Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) © Valery Shokhrin 2015-10-22 Prymorsry kray, Lazovsry rayon, buhta Petrova Rare vagrant species.
	Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) © Sergey Lakomov 2017-11-20 Severo-Kurilsk.Paramushir Vagrant North American species to the North of the Kuril Islands
	Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) © Alexander Perevozov 2012-03-15 Kronotsky Reserve, Kamchatka Rare passage species from North of America
	White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) © Dmitry Korobov 2014-10-18 Sahalin The first registration of White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis in territorial waters of Russia
	White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) © Tatyana Archimaeva 2010-06-19 r.Cheder, Tuva A rare vagrant in Tuva.
	Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus) © Tatyana Archimaeva 2015-06-10 Chadanskiy ugol'nyi razrez, Dzun-Khemchikskiy r-n, Tuva Very rare species in Tuva.
	Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) © Dmitry Korobov 2011-06-07 Primorskiy Kray First record for Russia