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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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 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) |
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