Uncommon Birds in Russia
Our list for Russia has 132 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 87 summer visitors, 15 winter visitors, 13 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Russia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 132, most common first
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly May–Oct
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Vega GullLarus vegaeSummer visitorUncommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly May–Oct
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