Birds of Siberia. Rare Birds Records.

	Rufous-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) © Oleg Andreyenkov 2021-08-14 The 1st record in Novosibirsk Region (and probaby in the West Siberian plain in total).
	Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) © Anna Golubeva 2021-08-29
	Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) © Denis Zhbir 2021-08-29
	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) © Dmitry Dubikovskiy 2021-08-08 Kuzbass The first registration in the Kemerovo Region.
	White-naped Crane (Grus vipio) © Victoria Maximova 2021-08-10 close to Bol'shoy Khatymi, Neryungri District, Yakutia The 3rd encounter in Yakutia.
	Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) © Maxim Afanasiev 2021-07-17 A rare vagrant in Yakutia. The first record of moulting individuals in the 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.
	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
	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Nikita Yablokov 2021-05-11 Krasnoyarsk krai A rare vagrant in the Krasnoyarsk Kray.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) © Stepan Egorov 2020-05-21 The 3rd record of the species in Yakutia, and the 1st in the western Yakutia.
	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.
	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.
	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).
	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.
	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) © Maxim Afanasiev 2020-07-22 The 2nd photo-record of a Moorhen's brood in Yakutia.
	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) © Vladimir Pankratov 2020-07-12 Biysk Altai krai
	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.