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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.

Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)

© Alexander Liseenko

2021-11-06
Khabarnoe, Orenburgskoi obl.



The second record in the Orenburg region

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

© Gennady Kolotin

2021-05-04



The first meeting in the Volgograd region.

Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2021-07-01
North Osetia



New species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Northern Grey Shrike (Lanius borealis)

© Mikhail Kalagin

2021-10-26



A new species of the Ulyanovsk region

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© ALENA FOMINA

2021-10-22
Kiev region



A Rare migratory bird. Second observation in this year.

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

© Michael Nevski

2021-10-17
Moscow area, Bogorodsky



The first record in Moskow region.

Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella)

© Andrey Borodin

2021-10-09




Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)

© Sergey Yefanov

2020-05-24
Russia, Penza R-n Barkouki.



The third record in the Penza region.

Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

© Alexander Sobolev

2021-09-27
Vitebsk region




Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

© Dmytro Komarovskyi

2021-09-11
Ukraine



A Rare vagrant species. In addition to the Crimea, it is periodically observed in Sivash lake, where a case of nesting was noted in 2017, and in the North-Western Black Sea Coast.

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

© Alexander Sobolev

2021-09-14
Vitebsk region




Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

© Gennady Ardyuk

2020-11-08
Nalibokskaya p.




Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

© Andrey Borodin

2021-08-24




Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

© Yury Shashenko

2020-10-24




Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

© Yuriy Kodrul

2021-08-23
Kherson Oblast, Shpindiyar lowering



Rare migratory species. For the second year in a row it is observed in the south of Kherson region. The first bird was noted by Yuriy Kodrul together with V. Gedziuk and K. Pylypiuk. Later that day, Oleg Rozhko and Andriy Miskov photographed another male at the specified point. The difficulty of identifying the species is due to the similarity with the Common Kestrel, especially in females and juvenile birds.<br>UPD: On September 3, one female was photographed by O. Burkovsky and R. Yaremchuk near the village of Port in the Odesa region.

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

© Valentyn Pylypyshyn

2021-08-27
Kyiv oblast, Kyiv reservoir



Rare vagrant species. 24-th record in Ukraine.

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)

© Anatoly Mishchenko

2021-08-15



A new species of the Yaroslavl region.

Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2021-08-12
North Osetia, Balta



New species of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. First record in the Central Caucasus.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

© Inna Kyselova

2021-07-26



A rare vagrant species. Last year, a young bird was observed near the Kyrylivka village, Zaporizhia region.

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

© Andrey Mis\'kov

2021-08-01



Rare migratory, in the past nesting species. In 2020, several observers also noted these birds in the Kherson region. 25.08.21 and 28.08.21 at least 18 more birds on the lowering near the village Novomykhailivka, Kherson region were observed by Yuriy Kodrul, Vladislav Gedzuk and Konstantin Pylipyuk - potentially the largest number of simultaneously observed individuals of the species for the last 20 years.

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

© Andrey Borodin

2021-08-01




Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov

2021-07-01
North Osetia



New, probably breeding species. Шевцов Д .С., 2020 //Новые виды птиц Брутских рыборазводных прудов (Северная Осетия). // Русский орнитологический журнал, том. ХХIХ, экспресс выпуск 2020 №1967, 3965-3969

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)

© Khasan Zhurtov

2021-07-30
Maiskiy, KBR



A new, probably breeding species for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

© Viktor Natykanets

2021-05-05
"Tremlya" fishfarm, Petrikov district, Gomel region




European Serin (Serinus serinus)

© Gennady Kolotin

2021-06-30



The second record in the Nizhny Novgorod region


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unidentified birds


2024-03-25

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2024-03-22

Олег Марцун: Я б сказав, що галка.Видно сіру шию.

2024-03-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Ясно, спасибо, Дмитрий.

2024-03-03

Сергей Л. Волков: Игорь, благодарю. Сценарии линьки придуманы не мной, а специалистами по чайкам, к коим я и обращаюсь, ведя здесь рассуждения, поскольку сам [....]

2024-01-22

Сергей Л. Волков: Мне тоже скорее северную бормотушку напоминает. Клюв и подхвостье сравнительно короткими выглядят.

2024-01-20

Анна Ясько: То, что гуси - понятно. Но по этим фото определить вид навряд ли получится, ведь ничего не видно из признаков.

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