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Birds in Russia

Our list for Russia has 288 bird species recorded regularly there: 43 residents, 159 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.0 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
288
In October
175
Common
99
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Great TitGreat Tit6.13%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded Crow5.56%
  3. MallardMallard3.71%
  4. Rock DoveRock Dove3.50%
  5. MagpieMagpie3.40%
  6. Blue TitBlue Tit3.28%

Arriving now

  1. Bohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 0.55%
  2. Common RedpollCommon RedpollWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.46%
  3. Velvet ScoterVelvet ScoterWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.09%
  4. Common ScoterCommon ScoterSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%
  5. Brent GooseBrent GoosePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  6. Glaucous GullGlaucous GullWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in Russia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Russia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Russia

Records by month
Bird records in Russia by month, 2019–2024
January33,102
February30,139
March49,449
April134,197
May236,667
June168,725
July87,879
August70,297
September79,503
October57,906
November34,009
December25,218

May has the most records (237,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 40
All 40 families in Russia

How common

All 288 birds, A to Z

Show all 288 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Russia?

288 species, each recorded regularly in Russia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 43 residents, 159 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Russia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Russia in October?

175 species on our list for Russia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Great Tit, Hooded Crow, Mallard, Rock Dove and Magpie.

What are the most common birds in Russia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Russia are Great Tit, Hooded Crow, Rock Dove, Blue Tit and Bullfinch.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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