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Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

© Pavel Panchenko

2020-05-28
Odesa region, Yuzhy tawn.



A rare migratory bird in the south of Ukraine. The first observation in Odesa region.

Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)

© Nikola Zmievskiy

2020-05-27
Berislav district. Kherson region.



The Westernmost observation and the first on the territory of the Right Bank steppe in the nesting season, a brood was observed. Actively settles in the western direction, the nearest known places of regular nesting are in the south of the Kherson region.

Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

© Natalia Honcharyk

2020-05-26



Rare migratory and nesting bird in northern Ukraine. The third observation in 2020 for the country and the first from Kyiv region (also observed by V. Kazannyk in Sumy region and I. Kozytsky in Kharkiv region).

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Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla feldegg)

© Vyacheslav Yusupov

2020-05-14
Krasnogorka



New species of the Nizhny Novgorod region

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

© Family Kuzhel

2020-05-11
Heorhiivka, Donetsk obl.



Vagrant species, a known case of nesting in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. From 2018 on the mainland the species is observed annually.

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Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

© Andrei Kiselev

2020-05-03
Ozery.Moscow region



First registration in the Moscow region

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Eurasian Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

© Galina Katanova

2020-05-13
Vologda region



A new species of the Volgograd region

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Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)

© Galina Katanova

2020-05-10
Vologda region



A new species of the Volgograd region

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

© Yevgen Chernolyev

2020-05-04
Odesa oblast



Rare vagrant species. The first observation at the Tylihulskyi lyman. A flock of 5 birds was observed by Pavlo Panchenko near the village of Koshary on May 3. On May 2, Dmytro Milyutin photographed another flock of 16 birds near the village of Kayiry.

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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

© Evgeniy Sofronov

2020-04-28



A new species of the Ulyanovsk region

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis)

© Kostiantyn Pylypiuk

2020-04-18
Odesa Region, Ovidiopol District, SW of the Dobrooleksandrivka village



The second observation for the Odesa Region and the second observation in Ukraine (for the taxon Ph.orientalis).

Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)

© Eleonora Sindeyeva

2020-04-17
Dnipro, Peremoga-6, prospekt Geroyiv



A Rarе bird from the Mediterranian area. More than ten observations are known for the south of Ukraine (including unpublished ones). The first observation for the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Buff-Bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2020-04-07
North Osetia, Vladikavkaz



The second record in the North Caucasus. A new species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)

© Igor Kozytsky

2020-02-16
Kharkivs'rf obl., Mala Rohan', Rohanka river



Rare vagrant and wintering visitor. Just over ten observations are known in Ukraine.

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

© Ivan Bogdanovich

2012-05-08
Zhitkovichskiy r-n




Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

© Ivan Bogdanovich

2019-11-11




Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

© Andrey Borodin

2020-01-30
Minsk




Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

© Maxim Yakovlev

2020-01-11
lake Kugurlui, Odessa region



The first registration of species in Ukraine by winter season. The bird was observed by Maksym Yakovlev and Kostiantyn Pylypiuk.

Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

© Kostiantyn Pylypiuk

2020-02-05



This is the 4th registration in Ukraine and 4th registration for the Odesa region. The 2nd winter observation.

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)

© OLENA FOMINA

2019-05-11
Genicheskaya Gorka.



It is a rare vagrant species in Ukraine. There is evidence of nesting of the species in the south of the Crimean peninsula.

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Buff-Bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

© Ilya Ukolov

2020-01-07
Sochi, Krasnodar region



The first record in the North Caucasus.

Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

© Ilya Ukolov

2020-01-06
Sochi, Krasnodar region



Apparently, the first record on the wintering ground in the EPR

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Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

© Vyacheslav Yusupov

2019-12-25
Tepelevo



The first registration in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei)

© Jurii Moskalenko

2019-11-26
Yahorlyk Kut peninsula. Kherson region



Gray lark is a species of uncertain status. There is no reliable breeding data for the last 35 years. Single reliable observations available during migration and wintering.

Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

© Jozef Sas

2019-09-22
Tyligul, Odesa region



A rare vagrant bird for the fauna of Ukraine. The second reliable observation for the Odessa region and the Northwest Black Sea region. The bird was discovered by Polish animation photographers Józef Szołtun, Krzysztof Merski (aka Josef Sas), Paweł Makarewicz and Witold Lisicki in the lower lane of Tylihulskyi lyman.

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Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

© Khasan Zhurtov

2019-12-14
Nalchik, KBR



The first registration in KBR.

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Siberian Black-backed Gull (Larus heuglini)

© Khasan Zhurtov

2017-11-19
Maiskiy, KBR



New species in KBR.

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Александр Mesiats

2019-11-13
Minsk region, Smolevichi city, Smolevichi reservoir



1st-winter Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla photographed at Smalyavichy district - 5th record for Belarus

Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)

© Andrei Shevchik

2019-11-16





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