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
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusSummer visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Oct–May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusSummer visitorUncommon23–25 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus gryllePassage migrantUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Steller's Sea-eagleHaliaeetus pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon85–105 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisScarceUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Jul
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