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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

© Khasan Zhurtov

2023-06-18
Maiskiy, KBR



New breeding species in the KBR

Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

© Oleksandr Bronskov

2023-05-20
Liman Shahany. Odeska oblast



The first registration of the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) in Ukraine, and thus - a new species in the fauna of Ukraine.

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

© Mikhail Kalagin

2023-05-08



The first photo recording in the Ulyanovsk region.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

© Andrey Borodin

2023-05-12




Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2023-05-10
North Osetia, Vladikavkaz



Second registration of the species in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. First photo recording.

Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

© Anna Golubeva

2023-04-30



First record in Moscow region

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Alex Komarovskiy

2023-03-01



Rare vagrant

Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

© Gennady Kolotin

2023-01-09



New species of Krasnodar region. First record in Southern Russia.

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

© Aleksandr Golyantov

2023-02-04
Svetlogorsk




Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra)

© Sergey L. Volkov

2020-05-03
Yaksha, Komi region



First registration in the Komi Republic

Black-headed Bunting (Granativora melanocephala)

© Sergey L. Volkov

2020-07-21
Yaksha, Komi region



First registration in the Komi Republic

Red-headed bunting (Granativora bruniceps)

© Sergey L. Volkov

2022-09-15
Yaksha, Komi region



First registration in the Komi Republic

Black-faced Bunting (Ocyris spodocephalus)

© Sergey L. Volkov

2022-10-14
Yaksha, Komi region



First registration in the Komi Republic. Possibly the first confirmed registration in the European part of Russia.

Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

© Gennady Kolotin

2023-01-09



Second record of the species in Southern Russia

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

© Yury Podverbny

2022-12-01




Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

© Andrey Borodin

2022-11-22




Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)

© Vyacheslav Yusupov

2022-09-11
Chuvarlei vil., Nizhny Novgorod Oblast



A rare vagrant species for the European part of Russia.

Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky

2022-09-04



A rare vagrant, formerly nesting species of southern Ukraine. The first observation in Odesa region in decades and the first photo from its territory.

Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer)

© Valeriya Danilova

2022-06-22
Murmanskaya oblast



A rare vagrant species

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

© Khasan Zhurtov

2022-06-25
Maiskiy,KBR



New breeding species in the KBR

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

© Mikhail Kalagin

2022-05-13



First registration of the species in the Ulyanovsk region.

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2022-06-10
North Osetia, Kardzhin



New breeding species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)

© Svetlana Medvedeva

2022-04-23
Krasnodar Krai. Village of Vasyurinskaya



First record in the Krasnodar Territory.

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Andrey Borodin

2022-03-31




Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

© Gennadiy Isakov

2022-01-23



The second record of the species in Chuvashia (the first - in 1965)

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

© Gennadiy Isakov

2021-05-14



New species of the Chuvash Republic

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)

© Gennadiy Isakov

2018-04-15



New species of the Chuvash Republic

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

© Gennadiy Isakov

2020-04-14



New species of the Chuvash Republic

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

© Nikolay Morozov

2022-01-05
Jantarnyj, Kaliningrade region



The first winter record in Russia of the Red Kite.

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

© Gennady Kolotin

2022-01-08



The second record in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky

2021-12-29



Rare vagrant and wintering species. There is no reliable information on nesting in the last 10 years. At the same time the species is also observed in Bulgaria and Cyprus. The first confirmed record in Odesa region.

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

© Yuriy Kodrul

2021-12-12
Odessa Oblast



The rare wintering species. Young individuals are more common.

Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)

© Aleksandr Arhipov

2021-12-03
Kuchurhan, Odesa district



Black-throated Accentor is a new species in the fauna of Ukraine. It is a rare vagrant species in Europe, most observed during the autumn migration. This year, three observations on Europe in general, in particular, the first record for the country also in Poland.

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky

2021-12-03



Very rare vagrant species in East Europe. The first record in Ukraine.

Common Crane (Grus grus)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2021-12-18
North Osetia, Dur-dur



The first winter record in North Ossetia-A.

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

© Alexander Liseenko

2021-12-05
Novotroitsk, Orenburgskoi obl.



The first sighting of the species on the territory of the Orenburg region since the end of the 19th century.

Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)

© Denis Ivanov

2021-05-23
Urazla, Zelenodolsk district, Tatarstan



First record in Russia. A new species of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

© ALENA FOMINA

2021-11-13
Kiev region



Rare migratory and wintering species. The second observation this year: on February 13, one bird was photographed by Serhiy Liubchenko in Kyiv on Lake Telbin, in the Odesa region 17.02 P. Panchenko noted in the top of the Sukhyi estuary also one individual (not yet published), 29.12 one bird was photographed near the village Velykyi Dalnyk near the Odesa city dump(K. Pylypiuk and S. Kovaliov).

Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella)

© Aleksandr Arhipov

2021-11-02
Rybalske, Odesa district



A rare vagrant species. It was last observed in 2016 during the invasion of northern Europe. The 7th confirmed registration in Ukraine and the First in Odesa region.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)

© Yuliia Yurchenko

2021-05-27
Strohanivka



A rare vagrant species. It is periodically observed during spring migration, mostly near the coast.


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