I had an old wish to go to the Russian North, to look beautiful northern nature, and some birds a little. So, there were a little birds, I don't even know why, maybe I've watched inattentively, or October isn't the best time for birdwatching in Murmansk. Nevertheless, I have not more lifers than ten, despite the fact I've been there for the first time. .I couldn't take photo of one of the lifers, it was a rock ptarmigan Lagopus mutus, I frightened it but was without camera..I say thank you to Anna Golubeva and Victor Moiseikin for the consultations..P.S. Very likely that I missed some bird in triplist. [...... read more ]

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