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| Non-stop Bird Photography | profile | all galleries >> WESTERN PALEARCTIC (WP) REGION >> Bird trip to Russia (June 2014) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| I travelled together with 5 other birders from 07-21 June to the Russian Federation. We visited the Ural Mountains which form part of the physiographic boundary between Europe and Asia and, for European birders, constitute the easternmost corner of the Western Palearctic region. Our trip aimed at finding local breeding specialities that are absent from western Europe. Overall, the journey was successful but rather difficult due to the remoteness of the Urals and the rainy weather experienced during the first week. We initially flew from western Europe (Brussels/London) to Yekaterinburg city and moved northwards by road to the southern Urals (9-13 June). There, we spent 3 days in mixed forests west of Severouralsk, followed by a two-days visit to Mt Kvarkush. For the second week of the trip, we returned to Yekaterinburg and then followed the Ural river southwards (15-19 June) to reach the district (or oblast) of Orenburg (close to the Kazakhstan border), where we spent a few days birding the Russian steppes north-west of Orsk (i.e., within WP boundaries). This gallery has 168 images depicting 33 bird species. |
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 Mixed coniferous forest (Picea-Abies-Larix) west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Mixed coniferous forest (Picea-Abies-Larix) west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Mixed coniferous forest (Picea-Abies-Larix) west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Mixed coniferous forest (Picea-Abies-Larix) west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Mixed coniferous forest (Picea-Abies-Larix) west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Subalpine area (Ural Mountains) |
 Steppe landscape west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Steppe landscape west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Birding the steppes west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Birding the steppes west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Birding the steppes west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Birding the steppes west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Agricultural landscape west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)(adult)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)(adult)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)(adult)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)(male)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)(male)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)(male)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)(female)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Demoiselle Cranes (Grus virgo)_near Khalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)_near Khalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)_near Gaynulino, north-west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)(ssp. svecica)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)(ssp. svecica)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)(ssp. svecica)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)(ssp. svecica)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)(male)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)(male)_Mt Kvarkush (Ural Mountains) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(male)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(male)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(male)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(male)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(female)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(female)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(female)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)(female)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)(male)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)(male)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)(female)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)(fledgling)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Steppe Marmot (Marmota bobak)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Steppe Marmot (Marmota bobak)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)(female)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)(female)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)(ssp. blythi)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)(ssp. blythi)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)_Bolshoy Istok (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Siberian Tit (Poecile cinctus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Siberian Tit (Poecile cinctus)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)(male)_near Gaynulino, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)_east of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)(male)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)(male)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)(male)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)(male)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)(male)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)(male)_Monetnyy (Yekaterinburg) |
 Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)_west of Severouralsk (Ural Mountains) |
 Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)_west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)(male)_near Malokhalilovo, west of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast) |
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