Birds of Siberia. Rare Birds Records.

	Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) © Sergey L. Volkov 2016-06-09 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia One of the northernmost flights in the Lena river basin. The bird of this species was also recorded in 2015 on the Vitim river near the mouth of the Amalyk river.
	Common Gull (Larus canus) © Valerii Bogdanovich 2019-01-22 The first photo-record for the wintering in Buryatia.
	Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) © Maxim Afanasiev 2019-01-19 The second official meeting in Yakutia. First: In May 2006, at the Chabda meteorological station (south-eastern margin Yakutia) one jackdaw was spotted with a flock of rooks. This jackdaw, according to local residents, has been kept alone since September last year.
	Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) © Dmitry Nizovtsev 2016-07-30 Bely Island, YNAO. Third observation on Beliyu Island
	Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) © Anastasia Lozovskaya 2018-12-28 Tyumen region, Tyumen Photofact of Eagle Owl observation in Tyumen
	Gadwall (Anas strepera) © Igor Fefelov 2018-12-23 Irkutsk The first winter record of this species on "cold wintering" sites of ducks on the Angara River. Probably, a very late brood.
	Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) © Maksim Mitropolskiy 2018-01-14 Tyumen region, Tyumen One of the first winter observation of Brumbling in Tyumen region
	River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) © Anastasia Klueva 2017-07-15 Kemerovo region, Krapivinsky district, Biological station Azhendarovo The first record of this species in Kemerovo Region.
	Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) © Mishail Belousow 2018-10-31 The first meeting in Tomsk region, and the first photo registration in West Siberia.
	Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) © Nadezhda Orlova 2018-11-05 Altai region, Smolensk district The first photo registration in Altai Krai, and the second photo registration in West Siberia.
	Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) © Denis & Raisa Sayfutdinov 2018-11-16 Irkutsk city, Irkutsk region A rare vagrant in the southern Siberia. The fourth record for the Baikal region, and the third one for Irkutsk Region.
	Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) © Mishail Belousow 2018-05-13 The second registration in Tomsk Region.
	Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) © Sergey L. Volkov 2014-10-13 Vitim river near the Delyun-Uran rapid, Northern Transbaikalia The first meeting in the Irkutsk region.
	Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) © Sergey L. Volkov 2016-04-29 Vitimsky nature reserve, Northern Transbaikalia The second meeting and the first photo registration of this species in Transbaikalia and Siberia.
	Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) © Alexander Yakovlev 2018-07-01 Yamal Yamal-Nenets autonomous region Too far to the North!
	Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) © Mariya Lupinos 2018-05-22 One of the first obserwation in region for last 20 years!
	White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) © Mariya Lupinos 2018-08-26 Tyumen region, Sladkovsky district, lake Solyonoe (Tavolzhan) Few number of breeding birds in southern part on Tyumen region
	Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) © Luiza Mardonova 2017-05-25 Tyumenskaya oblast, Berdyuzhsky District, Lake Kushluk Very rare found on the far south of the region
	Pallas's Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) © Dmitry Porshnev 2016-10-22 Yalutorovsk Rare species on the South of ourregion. One of the few photos.
	European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) © Luiza Mardonova 2017-08-19 Tyumenskaya oblast, Uporovskiy district, surroundings of the village of Kizak First record in Tyumen region in August 2017
	Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) © Sergey L. Volkov 2018-06-12 Bodaibo, Irkutsk region The first meeting in northern Trans-Baikal area and in Irkutsk region.
	Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) © Oleg Andreyenkov 2018-06-23 The bridge over the river Charysh The 2nd photo-confirmed record in Russia in the last 50-60 years.
	Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) © Igor Fefelov 2018-06-10 Selenga River delta, Kabansk District, Buryatia A rare vagrant in Buryatia. The 2nd confirmed record in the Selenga delta, and the first one for a group of birds.
	Little Owl (Athene noctua) © Oleg Andreyenkov 2017-08-02 Very rare breeding bird in Novosibirsk region.
	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.
	Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) © Valerii Bogdanovich 2018-04-26 Buriatia, ivolginski raion, Beloe lake. A rare vagrant for Buryatia.
	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.
	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
	Daurian Jackdaw (Corvus daurica) © Konstantin Samodurow 2017-04-02 A very rare vagrant in Tomsk Region, the first photo-record.
	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).