Birds in Russia

288 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Russia in September

230 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 230 birds in September

Arriving in September: Taiga Bean Goose, Eurasian Bittern, Corn Bunting, Tundra Swan, Tundra Bean Goose, Blue Rock-thrush, Red-billed Chough, Squacco Heron and 8 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Russia each month: most in May (252), fewest in January (100). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)60 families

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All 288 birds on the list

Showing 254–276 of 288 species

Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Serin

Serin

Serinus serinusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna griseaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Treecreeper

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollisVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminataVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Egyptian Vulture

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterusEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Razorbill

Razorbill

Alca tordaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus mutaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moustached Warbler

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogonLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Twite

Twite

Linaria flavirostrisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arcticaVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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