AND BURYAT REPUBLIC

Species: 163 - : 38 - Forms: 163

Total Records: 163

NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MAX

DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS - 18 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 6 Scarce breeding species with 6 at Beloozersk Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 866 Very common on large water bodies. c800 Beloozersk, 46 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 20 Kultuk Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 20 Present on lakes at Beloozersk Gadwall Anas strepera 52 30 Irkutsk, 20 Udan-Ude, 2 Tunka Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 15 10 Irkutsk, 2 Arshan, 2 Beloozersk, 1 Udan-Ude Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 63 Widespread in wetlands throughout Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 45 40 Irkutsk, 2 Arshan, 2 Kultuk, 1 Udan-Ude Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2 On lakes at Beloozersk Garganey Anas querquedula 31 30 Irkutsk and a drake on pools near Arshan Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 23 15 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 6 Irkutsk, 2 near Udan-Ude Common Pochard Aythya ferina 439 c400 Beloozersk, 30 Irkutsk, 7 Zaktuy, 2 Tunka Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 247 220 Beloozersk, 20 Irkutsk, 6 Tunka, 1 Zaktuy Asiatic Scoter Melanitta (fusca) stejnegeri 93 81 on lakes around Beloozersk and Udan-Ude, 6 Lake Baikal, 4 Kultuk, 2 Tunka Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1 Summering female on lakes near Beloozersk Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 447 320 Beloozersk/Udan-Ude, 100 Kultuk, 20 Slyudyanka, 7 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Smew Mergellus albellus 2 Females summering on lakes at Beloozersk Common Merganser Mergus merganser 127 Common on Lake Baikal at Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 near Beloozersk Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 10 8 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 2 Slyudyanka

PHEASANTS, FOWL & ALLIES - 3 Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica 2 Pair flushed from scrub at Beloozersk Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 2 Heard calling from meadows at Tunka Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia sibirica 2 Calling from coniferous forest en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe

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GREBES - 3 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 6 Breeding present at Beloozersk Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 28 10 Slyudyanka, 6 Irkutsk, 6 Udan-Ude, 6 Beloozersk Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 146 116 Udan-Ude and Beloozersk, 30 Irkutsk

CORMORANTS, SHAGS - 1 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis 8 5 Kultuk, 2 Beloozersk, 1 Tunka

HERONS, BITTERNS - 2 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 8 Up to 5 Irkutsk including 3 in a field. Booming males at Beloozersk Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 17 Up to 13 in marshes around Beloozersk, 2 Kultuk, 2 Zaktuy

OSPREYS - 1 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 Late migrant at Irkutsk

KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES - 13 Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 3 Observed over forest en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe Black-eared Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus 59 A widespread and conspicuous species throughout Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 4 Present on the steppe country around Beloozersk Eastern Marsh Circus spilonotus 7 Up to 6 Irkutsk and a female at Beloozersk Circus cyaneus 1 Female at Beloozersk marshes Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos 3 A surprise find on lakes south of Udan-Ude Eastern Buzzard Buteo (buteo) japonicus 4 Observed in and around woodland en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius 12 Fairly common and conspicuous on the steppes around Beloozersk Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 3 2 hunting souslik on the ground at Zaktuy, 1 Tunka Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 6 4 on steppes around Beloozersk, 1 near Zaktuy, first year at Bolshaya Goloustnoe Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 2 Pair on territory near Arshan Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos kamtschatica 4 3 north of Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 en route to Beloozersk Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 6 Dark phase birds present at Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Irkutsk

CARACARAS, FALCONS – 6 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 2 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 2

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Present on and around riverside cliffs at Beloozersk Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17 Widespread in all areas visited Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 42 Fairly common on the steppe habitat around Beloozersk and Udan-Ude Merlin Falco columbarius insignis 1 Female on wires near Beloozersk Eurasian Falco subbuteo 9 6 Arshan, 1 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Irkutsk, 1 Beloozersk Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 4 1 on cliffs en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 in the village, 1 Tunka, 1 Arshan

RAILS, CRAKES & COOTS - 3 Corncrake Crex crex 2 Heard at Ushakova and Tunka Eastern Water Rail Rallus (aquaticus) indicus 2 Calling from marshes south of Udan-Ude Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 12 10 Irkutsk, 2 in wetlands south of Udan-Ude

CRANES - 2 Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 86 60 on steppes around Beloozersk, 26 Arshan. One pair having chicks at the former site Common Crane Grus grus 53 50 on steppes of Beloozersk, 3 Arshan

PLOVERS - 2 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 33 21 Beloozersk, 10 Tunka, 1 Irkutsk, 1 Zaktuy Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus 25 16 Beloozersk area, 9 Bolshaya Goloustnoe

STILTS, AVOCETS - 1 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 160 Common breeding birds on sand bars at Beloozersk

SANDPIPERS, SNIPES - 9 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19 Fairly common on fast-flowing rivers of the region. 7 Beloozersk, 6 Arshan, 3 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, singles elsewhere Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 3 2 Kultuk, 1 Tunka Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes 12 Late migrants at Kultuk Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 11 10 Beloozersk, in display close to Arshan Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 5 3 Zaktuy, heard Irkutsk and Tunka Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata orientalis 6 3Tunka and another 3 on lakes south of Udan-Ude Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 15 Spectacular species in breeding . 15 on muddy margins near Beloozersk Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 3

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6 south of Udan-Ude, 3 Tunka (heard), 2 Zaktuy, heard Irkutsk Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala 4 In display at Ushakova. A poorly known and uncommon species

GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS - 6 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Irkutsk, 20 Beloozersk, 14 Arshan Common Gull Larus canus heinei 22 Found with other gulls at Bolshaya Goloustnoe Mongolian Gull Larus (cachinnans) mongolicus 300 Fairly common in and around Lake Baikal (several sites) Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2 Uncommon summer visitor. 2 on lakes south of Udan-Ude White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 140 100 near Udan-Ude, 40 Irkutsk Common Tern (Siberian) Sterna hirundo longipennis 41 20 Irkutsk, 15 Beloozersk, 5 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Tunka

PIGEONS, DOVES - 3 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Various forms present in towns and villages Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 11 9 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 2 Arshan Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 5 4 in forested habitats near Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Arshan

CUCKOOS - 2 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 34 Common in most areas visited Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus 13 Best located by distinctive calls. 10 Arshan, 2 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Ushakova

SWIFTS - 2 Common apus Common in Tunka Marshes, 5 Udan-Ude, 5 Arshan Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Abundant in Irkutsk and Udan-Ude. Prefers an urban habitat

HOOPOES - 1 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops saturata 11 Common in and around Beloozersk

WOODPECKERS - 5 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor kamtschatkensis 2 Single bird in riverine woods near Udan-Ude, calling at Utulik White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 1 Female attending a nest hole at Utulik Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 14 9 Arshan, 2 Utulik, 2 Ushakova, heard Beloozersk Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 2 Pair at Ushakova Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 2 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 4

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1 near Bolshaya Goloustnoe (GG), 1 Arshan

SHRIKES - 3 Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1 Rare in the region. First year bird on wires south of Udan-Ude Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 7 3 Tunka, 2 Utulik, 1 Irkutsk, 1 Ushakova, Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor leucopterus 1 Single bird at Tunka Marshes (GG)

CROWS, JAYS - 7 Eurasian Jay brandtii Garrulus glandarius brandtii 7 4 Arshan, 2 Utulik, 1 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 33 17 Utulik, 10 Ushakova, 6 Beloozersk Eurasian Magpie Pica pica leucoptera Common and widespread in small numbers Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 4 3 Arshan, 1 en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus 110 80 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 30 Udan-Ude Oriental Crow Corvus (corone) orientalis Abundant in all areas visited Common Raven Corvus corax kamtschaticus 29 12 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 11 Arshan, 4 Utulik, 2 Udan-Ude

REEDLINGS - 1 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus russicus 6 Only seen in extensive reedbeds south of Udan-Ude

LARKS - 5 Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica 76 A spectacular and common species of the steppe around Beloozersk Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis 14 Found in the grasslands around Beloozersk Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis 2 2 birds south of Udan-Ude Skylark (Asian) Alauda arvensis kiborti Abundant in grasslands throughout the region Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris brandti 11 Found in grasslands with rocks around Beloozersk

SWALLOWS, MARTINS - 3 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1 Single bird at Irkutsk (PB) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica tytleri 130 Recorded on a daily basis although patchy in distribution Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 104 70 Arshan, 24 Utulik, 10 Ushakova. Most birds breeding on inland cliffs

TITS, CHICKADEES - 4 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 28 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 5

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12 Arshan area, 10 Utulik, 3 Ushakova, 3 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Coal Tit Periparus ater 28 16 Arshan, 6 Utulik, 6 Ushakova Great Tit Parus major 14 Observed daily usually in gardens Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus 2 Found near riverside trees. 1 Ushakova, 1 Beloozersk

BUSHTITS - 1 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 31 13 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 10 Arshan, 3 Utulik, remainder heard at Beloozersk

NUTHATCHES - 1 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 13 8 Arshan, 4 Utulik, 1 Kultuk

LEAF WARBLERS AND ALLIES - 5 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis 4 Heard only at Irkutsk, Ushakova, Arshan and Udan-Ude Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 23 Best located by loud nightingale like song. 10 Utulik, 4 Arshan, 2 Slyudyanka, 1 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, heard Irkutsk, up to 5 in riverside trees near Udan-Ude Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 Hard to see in the leaf cover. 3 Arshan, 2 Ushakova Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 2 Only heard at Ushakova and Arshan Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus (trochiloides) plumbeitarsus 60 The commonest and most widespread of the leaf warblers. 35 Utulik, 11 Arshan, 7 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 2 Irkutsk, singles in other woodlands

MARSH-AND TREE WARBLERS - 3 Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps 20 Something of a surprise with 20 birds in reeds south of Udan-Ude Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 10 With the previous species south of Udan-Ude. Best identified by loud songs given from the tops of reeds Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon stegmanni 2 Seen well at Tunka

GRASSBIRDS AND ALLIES - 3 Siberian Bush Warbler Bradypterus (thoracicus) davidi 1 In song at Utulik. A hard bird to see well Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 9 Often heard. 1 seen at Utulik. Heard at Ushakova, Tunka and Udan-Ude Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola 2 1 Irkutsk and another heard at Slyudyanka

SYLVIID BABBLERS - 1 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca blythi 4 2 Arshan, 1 Utulik, heard Irkutsk

CHATS, OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS - 14 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 4 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 6

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2 Utulik, 1 Arshan, 1 Ushakova Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 4 3 seen well at Anyuy, heard near Kultuk Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 2 Pair showed well at Arshan (MF) Swinhoe’s Robin Luscinia sibilans 6 Gives a loud powerful song from treetops. 3 Ushakova, 2 Anyuy, 1 Kultuk Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope 6 3 en route to Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Irkutsk, 1 Tunka, heard Udan-Ude Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 6 On territory at Irkutsk Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane bochaiensis 6 Often heard at Arshan, Utulik and Tunka. 1 seen well at Ushakova Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 3 2 Utulik and another at Arshan Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10 7 Arshan, heard at Irkutsk and Utulik Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 7 5 Arshan, 1 Ushakova, 1 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 25 12 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 11 Beloozersk, 1 Tunka, 1 Arshan Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1 Male in display at Bolshaya Goloustnoe (PB) Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 53 32 Beloozersk, 21 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Siberian Stonechat Saxicola (torquatus) maurus 31 10 Irkutsk, 10 Tunka, 7 Utulik, 3 Kultuk, 1 Ushakova

THRUSHES - 3 Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica 1 Seen briefly at Arshan (MF) Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 2 1 Irkutsk, 1 Utulik Song Thrush Turdus philomelos nataliae 8 5 Utulik, 3 Ushakova

STARLINGS - 1 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi 7 6 Irkutsk and another at Tunka

WAGTAILS, PIPITS - 8 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 1 Male in marshes south of Udan-Ude Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 32 20 Irkutsk, 4 Udan-Ude, 3 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 3 Utulik, 2 Tunka Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 12 Arshan, 3 Anyuy, 2 Irkutsk, 2 Utulik White Wagtail Motacilla alba baicalensis 82 A common and widespread species of the region Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 85 31 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 30 Tunka, 20 Zaktuy, 2 Irkutsk, 2 Beloozersk Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 2 Birdwatching Breaks June 2012 Page 7

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Seen well on dry rocky grassland near Beloozersk Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 10 6 Arshan, 3 Ushakova, 1 Udan-Ude Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 8 5 Arshan, 2 Utulik, 1 Irkutsk

BUNTINGS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS & ALLIES - 8 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella erythrogenys 9 4 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 3 Ushakova, 2 Irkutsk Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 24 10 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 10 Arshan, 2 Utulik, heard Udan-Ude Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides 5 4 Beloozersk, 1 Arshan Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 5 On territory south of Udan-Ude Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 15 5 Irkutsk, 5 Tunka, 4 Slyudyanka, 1 Bolshaya Goloustnoe Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila 3 2 Utulik, 1 heard at Anyuy Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala 13 7 Utulik, 2 Irkutsk, 2 Ushakova, heard Arshan and Udan-Ude Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus pyrrhulina 31 26 in reedbeds south of Udan-Ude, 5 Irkutsk

FINCHES - 7 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 1 Heard in forests of Bolshaya Goloustnoe Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 14 5 Arshan, 3 Ushakova, 3 Utulik, 2 Bolshaya Goloustnoe, 1 Beloozersk Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus 6 4 Tunka, heard Irkutsk, 1 Udan-Ude Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 3 2 near Kultuk, 1 female at Anyuy Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 3 3 birds at Utulik Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1 Male in woods at Utulik Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2 Calling and in flight at Utulik

OLD WORLD SPARROWS, SNOWFINCHES - 2 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common and widespread around human habitation Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Very common at Beloozersk, small numbers at other locations

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