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Siberia birding – Lake Baikal region 27.th June – 12.th July 2013
- with Miksture - Michael Westerbjerg Andersen/Miksture
Summertime is a favorite time of year for birding central Siberia. The migrants already turned up, and
the bird’s activity is on its peak and provides challenging and exciting birding. The early summer makes
the vegetation fresh and green, the light clear and sunny excellent for photographing – the tempera-
ture is warm but comfortable. Siberia provides some of the most prolific and rewarding birding and
some of the most wanted bird species - species known as dream-species in our field guides. Miksture
have good people providing meals, problem less and smooth way of making the tour, and of course
we know the locations well. It’s birding and we don’t make any compromise to find the birds, however
we always make priority not to flush and frighten the birds. This is mouthwatering bird watching areas in
the best birding areas in central and southern Siberia and our theme is without questions to see and
experience as many of the regions birds as possible. However this years departure were slightly differ-
ent as we didn’t visit some of our usual places (e.g. the mountainous areas west of Irkutsk, which usua l-
ly are included in our departures (and again in 2014) – there was a wish from the participants to visit
some other less known places, and this we included this year; e.g. extra long stay in Selenga, visit to
Olkhon Island, Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay. Less known for their birds (however not boring…)
and more known for their landscapes.
The wide range of habitats is reflected in an exciting avifauna which encompasses both mainly Siberi-
an species, including species unique to the taiga habitat.
This reports doesn’t deal with practical issues and where and how to find the birds, but IF you are inter-
ested and need help & advices you are always welcome to contact me!
Friendly greetings
Miksture/Michael Westerbjerg Andersen, Bishkek 22.th October 2013
www.miksture.com
Siberia is one of the important breeding and stopover sites for Palearctic species. Breeding birds occur
in many different habitats (from taiga forest through different steppes and wetlands). Beautiful land-
scape and quiet lifestyle attract many birdwatchers to Siberia.
The very name Siberia conjures images of a vast, remote and distant land; the land of the unknown.
The Republic of Buryatia is a federal subject of Russia. Its area is slightly over 350,000 km² with a popula-
tion of almost one million. Its capital is Ulan-Ude. The republic is located in the South-Central region of
Siberia along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. The total area of the republic is 351.3 km², which is about
the territory of Germany. It is bounded by Irkutsk and Chita regions, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia
and is washed by one of the greatest and magnificent lakes in the world — Lake Baikal. There are
more than 300 sunny days yearly in Buryatia - the climate is dry, winters without severe frosts and tem-
perature in summer being not so high. By its diversity the Buryat landscape can be equally compared
to Swiss Alps, steppes of Mongolia or the woods and plains of the European part of Russia. Lake Baikal
was known as the "North Sea" in historical Chinese texts. It was situated in the then Xiongnu territory.
Very little was known to Europeans about the lake until the Russian expansion into the area in the 17th
century. The first Russian explorer to reach Lake Baikal was Kurbat Ivanov in 1643. The Trans-Siberian
railway was built between 1896 and 1902. The scenic railway around the southwestern end of Lake
Baikal required 200 bridges and 33 tunnels; until its completion, a train ferry transported railcars across
the lake (from Port Baikal to Mysovaya) for a number of years. Beginning in 1956, the impounding of
the Irkutsk Dam on the Angara River raised the level of the lake by 1.4 m. As the railway was being
built, a large hydro geographical expedition headed by F.K. Drizhenko produced the first detailed at-
las of the contours of Baikal's depths. Known as the "Galápagos of Russia", its age and isolation have
produced some of the world's richest and most unusual freshwater fauna. Lake Baikal is in a rift valley,
created by the Baikal Rift Zone, where the crust of the earth is pulling apart. At 636 kilometers long and
79 km wide, Lake Baikal has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in Asia (31,722 km²) and is
the deepest lake in the world (1,642 m). The bottom of the lake is 1,186.5 meters below sea level, but
below this lies some 7 km of sediment, placing the rift floor some 8–11 kilometers below the surface: the
deepest continental rift on Earth. In geological terms, the rift is young and active - it widens about two
cm per year. The fault zone is also seismically active; there are hot springs in the area and notable
earthquakes every few years. The lake drains into the Angara tributary of the Yenisei. Its age is estimat-
ed at 25–30 million years, making it one of the most ancient lakes in geological history. It is unique
among large, high-latitude lakes, in that its sediments have not been scoured by overriding continental
ice sheets. U.S. and Russian studies of core sediment in the 1990s provide a detailed record of climatic
variation over the past 250,000 years. Longer and deeper sediment cores are expected in the near fu-
ture. Lake Baikal is furthermore the only confined fresh water lake in which direct and indirect evidence
of gas hydrates exists. The lake is completely surrounded by mountains. The Baikal Mountains on the
north shore and the taiga are technically protected as a national park. It contains 27 islands; the larg-
est, Olkhon, is 72 km long and is the third-largest lake-bound island in the world. The lake is fed by as
many as three hundred and thirty inflowing rivers. The main ones draining directly into Baikal are the
Selenga River, the Barguzin River, the Upper Angara River, the Turka River, the Sarma River and the
Snezhnaya River. It is drained through a single outlet, the Angara River. Despite its great depth, the
lake's waters are well-mixed and well-oxygenated throughout the water column, compared to the
stratification that occurs in such bodies of water as Lake Tanganyika and the Black Sea.
Siberia 2013
27.06 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 German clients
arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 Transfer
Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 Birding marshes 20km from
Arshan, 02.07 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 boat excursion in the Selenga River
Delta, 07.07 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion,
09.07 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay Olkhon Island, 10.07 Birding Olkhon Island, 11.07 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk
and 12.07 Heading home – Welcome home!
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
08.07 2 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, and 10.07 1 Olkhon Island.
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps c. cristatus
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 05.07 5 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 40+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 08.07
2 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
05.07 2 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 25 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 ++ Selenga River -
Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 1000+ Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 50 Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay Olkhon Island and 10.07 100 Birding Olkhon Island.
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea c. cinerea
29.06 6 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 3 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 6 Transfer to Selenga
River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 15 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 100+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River
Delta, 07.07 ++ Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat ex-
cursion and 09.07 5 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay Olkhon Island.
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
30.06 6 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan and
05.07 1 Selenga River Delta.
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
29.06 40 ad + pull. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 3 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 09.07
2 pairs + juv. Transfer Barguzinsky Bay Olkhon Island and 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island.
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 05.07 1 Selenga River Delta and 06.07 100+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Gadwall Anas strepera
28.06 10 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 7 Selenga River Delta and
06.07 150+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Common Teal Anas crecca
28.06 5 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 04.07 18 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and
06.07 30 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
28.06 20 ad. + juv. German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to
marshes near the city, 29.06 2 ad. + juv. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 1 ad. + 1 juv. Birding marshes
20km from Arshan, 04.07 3 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 5 Selenga River Delta,
06.07 70+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 09.07 2 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay Olkhon Island.
Garganey Anas querquedula
28.06 1 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city and 05.07 5 ad. + juv. Selenga River Delta.
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 04.07 12 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 4 Selenga River Delta and
06.07 30 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
28.06 2 ad. + juv. German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to
marshes near the city and 06.07 60 ad. + juv. Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
28.06 15 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 01.07 6 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 10+ Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude, 05.07 45 ad. + juv. Selenga River Delta, 06.07 100+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta
and 08.07 8 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
09.07 3 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
Siberian White-winged Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri
06.07 2 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 10.07 70 Birding Olkhon Island.
Common Goldeneye Bucephala c. clangula
29.06 5 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 1 ad. + 4 juv. Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 05.07 3 Selenga
River Delta, 06.07 3 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 08.07 10+ Chivirkuisky Bay and
Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and 10.07 80 Birding Olkhon Island.
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 05.07 2 Selenga River Delta,
08.07 1 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 18 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay
Olkhon Island and 700+ 10.07 Birding Olkhon Island.
Goosander Mergus merganser
03.07 3ad. + juv. Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 2 ad. + juv. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan
Ude, 06.07 2 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 08.07 7 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay
incl boat excursion
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
09.07 1 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus
29.06 15 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 3 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 10 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 5 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 05.07 7 Selenga River Delta, 06.07
1 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 8 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 3 Chivirkuisky Bay
and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 3 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 5 Birding
Olkhon Island and11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
01.07 1 juv. Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 1 ad. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude,
05.07 1 ad. Selenga River Delta, 06.07 4 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 10.07 1 ad. Bird-
ing Olkhon Island.
Eastern Marsh-harrier Circus s. spilonotus
28.06 3 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 4 Birding marshes 20km from
Arshan, 04.07 2 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 7 Selenga River Delta and 06.07 40+
Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter n. nisus
03.07 1 Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis schvedowi
03.07 1 Teplie Ozera all day birding and 10.07 1 Birding Olkhon Island.
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
28.06 1 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
01.07 3 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 03.07 1 Teplie Ozera all day birding and 10.07 1 Birding
Olkhon Island.
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
30.06 2 ad. Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan and 01.07 3 ad. Birding marshes 20km from
Arshan.
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
29.06 1 pair + pull. In nest Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan.
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
29.06 1 light-phase Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Common Kestrel Falco t. tinnunculus
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
01.07 4 ad. + juv. Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 2
Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 6 Selenga River Delta, 07.07 5 Selenga River - Ust-
Barguzin and 10.07 1 Birding Olkhon Island.
Eurasian Hobby Falco s. subbuteo
27.07 1 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 2 German cli-
ents arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 1
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 2 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie
Ozera, 03.07 1 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 06.07 1
Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 09.07 2 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 10
Birding Olkhon Island.
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug milvipes
05.07 1 Selenga River Delta.
Peregrine Falcon Falco p. peregrinus
30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan.
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus taczanowskii
01.07 1 female + 2 juv. Birding forest and marshes 20km from Arshan and 10.07 5 ad. + 3 juv. Birding
Olkhon Island.
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia sibirica
03.07 1 female Teplie Ozera all day birding.
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo
29.06 2 ad. + juv. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 4 ad. + 2 juv. Birding the mountains and marshes at Ar-
shan, 01.07 3 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan and 07.07 2 ad. Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin.
Eurasian Crane Grus grus
05.07 51 Selenga River Delta and 06.07 30 ad. + juv. Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Common Coot Fulica atra
28.06 5 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city.
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
28.06 6 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 1 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 3 Transfer
to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 10+ Selenga River Delta, 06.07 2 Boat excursion in the
Selenga River Delta, 07.07 2 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 09.07 2 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Is-
land, 10.07 1 Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 10 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 4 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 4 Teplie
Ozera all day birding, 04.07 4 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 2 Selenga River Delta,
09.07 16 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 8 Birding Olkhon Island.
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
29.06 1 (?) Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
29.06 10 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 + Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 3 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 3 Selenga River
Delta and 06.07 3 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
06.07 + Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
04.07 6 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 5 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 Boat excursion in
the Selenga River Delta and 07.07 100+ Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin.
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
05.07 10 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 4 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 08.07 1 Chivirkuisky
Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
28.06 1 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 25 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 8 ad. + juv. Birding the mountains and marshes at
Arshan, 04.07 10 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 17 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 150
Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 09.07 20 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 7
Birding Olkhon Island.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
05.07 4 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 3 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 09.07 + Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropusr
02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 1
Selenga River Delta and 09.07 2 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
28.06 1 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 25 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 10+ Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
04.07 10 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 17 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 150+ Boat ex-
cursion in the Selenga River Delta, 09.07 20 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and10.07 7 Birding
Olkhon Island.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 5 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07
8 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 4 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 2 Transfer to Selenga
River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 2 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 7 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta,
07.07 3 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 3 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion,
09.07 1 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 2 Birding Olkhon Island and11.07 + Olkhon Island
– Irkutsk.
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan.
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 05.07 2 ad.+ 3 juv. Selenga River Delta, 09.07 4 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay
- Olkhon Island and 10.07 4 same birds as previous day; Olkhon Island.
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull Larus canus
29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 04.07 6 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 10 Selenga
River Delta, 06.07 ++ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 09.07 + Transfer Barguzinsky Bay -
Olkhon Island.
Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
28.06 4 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 30 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 02.07 14 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 2
Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat ex-
cursion, 09.07 + Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island.
Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
28.06 100+ German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 01.07 20 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 30 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude, 05.07 70 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 100+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 08.07
10 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 1 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 20+ Boat excur-
sion in the Selenga River Delta, 08.07 4 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and
09.07 1 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
27.07 25+ Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 50 German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 +
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 4 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 20 Transfer to Selenga River
Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 40 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 50 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta
and 08.07 10+ Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
30.06 18+ Birding the mountains at Arshan, 01.07 2 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 09.07 15 Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 30 Birding Olkhon Island.
Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis
29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 1Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and
Teplie Ozera, 05.07 16 Selenga River Delta, 07.07 3 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin and 09.07 2 Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 5 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 1
Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 07.07 1 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin.
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07 4 Arshan -
Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 4 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 2 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude, 05.07 5 Selenga River Delta, 07.07 1 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin and 08.07 1 Chivirkuisky Bay
and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus c. caudacutus
02.07 40+ Teplie Ozera and 03.07 25+ Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Common Swift Apus a. apus
27.07 ++ Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 + German cli-
ents arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 07.07 30+
Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 ++ Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 +
Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Pacific Swift Apus p. pacificus
27.07 +++ Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 ++ German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 01.07 2
Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 20 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 50+ Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 800+ Selenga River Delta, 06.07 ++ Boat excursion in the
Selenga River Delta, 07.07 + Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 ++ Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay
incl boat excursion, 09.07 100+ Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 150+ Birding Olkhon Is-
land and11.07 +++ Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Hoopoe Upupa epops saturata
05.07 1 Selenga River Delta and 06.07 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx t. torquilla
01.07 1 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan.
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos l. leucotos
27.07 2 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks.
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major brevirostris
29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 3 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 7 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 6 Teplie Ozera all day bird-
ing, 07.07 2 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 1 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excur-
sion, 09.07 3 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 2 Birding Olkhon Island.
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus m. martius
30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan.
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus jessoensis
02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera.
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris flava
11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
29.06 5 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 10 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 05.07 4 Selenga River Delta,
07.07 7 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin and 09.07 1 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
27.07 + Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 4 German cli-
ents arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 30.06 8
Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera and 05.07 40+
Selenga River Delta.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica tytleri
27.07 + Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 30 German cli-
ents arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 ++
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 ++ Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 ++ Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 +
Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera,
03.07 + Teplie Ozera all day birding,
04.07 ++ Transfer to Selenga River Del-
ta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 50+ Selenga
River Delta, 06.07 ++ Boat excursion in
the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 ++
Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 ++
Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay
incl boat excursion, 09.07 ++ Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07
++ Birding Olkhon Island and11.07 ++
Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Northern House Martin Delichon ur-
bicum
27.07 + Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA;
birding along the river and in the city
parks, 29.06 5+ Transfer Irkutsk – Ar-
shan, 30.06 25 Birding the mountains
and marshes at Arshan, 04.07 70
Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude, 05.07 20 Selenga River Del-
ta, 07.07 ++ Selenga River - Ust-
Barguzin, 08.07 ++ Chivirkuisky Bay
and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excur-
sion, 09.07++ Transfer Barguzinsky Bay
- Olkhon Island, 10.07 ++ Birding
Olkhon Island and11.07 ++ Olkhon
Island – Irkutsk.
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Richard's Pipit Anthus r. richardi
29.06 30+ Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan,
30.06 50+ Birding the mountains and
marshes at Arshan, 01.07 50+ Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 1
Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude and 05.07 4 Selenga River
Delta.
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
27.07 2 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk
– Arshan, 30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07 5 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Oze-
ra, 03.07 8 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 08.07 10 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excur-
sion and 11.07 5 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Tree Pipit Anthus t. trivialis
29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan and 02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera.
White Wagtail Motacilla alba baicalensis
27.07 10 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 10 German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06
10 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 10 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 10 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 30 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 30 Teplie Ozera all day
birding, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 + Selenga River Delta, 06.07 ++ Boat
excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 ++ Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and
Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 + Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 + Birding
Olkhon Island and11.07 ++ Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla c. citreola
28.06 10 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 20 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 30 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
01.07 20 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 20 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 05.07 10
Selenga River Delta and 09.07 10 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea melanope
29.06 6 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 10 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 2 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 30 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 30 Teplie Ozera all day
birding and 04.07 10 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan.
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
02.07 5 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 5+ Teplie Ozera all day birding and 04.07 1 Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Rufous-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
11.07 1 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
02.07 3 ad. + juv. Teplie Ozera and 03.07 6 ad. + juv. Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Siberian Thrush Zoothera s. sibirica
03.07 1 Teplie Ozera all day birding and11.07 1 female and 1 male Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis
30.06 1-2 singing Birding the mountains at Arshan.
Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans
02.07 15 sg. Teplie Ozera and 03.07 5 sg. Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia c. cyane
30.06 3 Birding the mountains at Arshan, 02.07 5+ Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 5+ Teplie
Ozera all day birding and 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Bluethroat Luscinia s. svecica
28.06 4 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city and 04.07 2 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
Not a rare bird, but due our fairly late visit majority were breeding and males only sporadically song.
01.07 1 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 4 Teplie Oze-
ra all day birding, 05.07 10+ Selenga River Delta and 07.07 2 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin.
Orange-flanked Bush-robin Tarsiger c. cyanurus
03.07 4 sg. Teplie Ozera all day birding, 07.07 1 sg. Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 2 sg. Chivirkuisky
Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 10.07 6 + juv. Birding Olkhon Island and11.07 8 Olkhon Is-
land – Irkutsk.
Common Redstart Phoenicurus p. phoenicurus
28.06 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irk utsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near
the city, 29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 4 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 8
Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 3 Teplie Ozera all
day birding 08.07 5 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and 10.07 4 Birding Olkhon
Island.
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus a. auroreus
29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 8 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 8 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 12 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 5 Teplie Ozera all day
birding, 04.07 8 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 1 Selenga River Delta, 07.07 5
Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 1 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and 09.07
4 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus maurus/stejnegeri
28.06 4 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 5 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 20 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
01.07 20 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan and 05.07 1 male Selenga River Delta.
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe o. oenanthe
29.06 7 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 20 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 5 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 4 Transfer to Selenga River
Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 2 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 1 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07
+ Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 +
Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Ir-
kutsk.
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
11.07 2 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
09.07 5 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 3 Birding Olkhon Island.
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
02.07 1 Teplie Ozera.
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
30.06 4 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 4 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07
10 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 15+ Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga
River Delta via Ulan Ude, 10.07 4 Birding Olkhon Island and11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Siberian (Baikal) Bush-warbler Bradypterus d. davidi/suschkini
03.07 2 singing Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella l. lanceolata
28.06 2 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city.
Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler Locustella certhiola sparsimstriata
28.06 10+ German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan,
01.07 10+ Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 04.07 2 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07
5 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 100+ (lots…) Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 2 Selenga
River - Ust-Barguzin and 09.07 + Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island.
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
06.07 1 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Blyth's Reed-warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
27.07 2 sg. Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks and 03.07 1 sg.
Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus a. aedon
01.07 7 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera and 04.07 2 Trans-
fer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis
27.07 5 sg. Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 4 German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 3
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 03.07 4 Teplie Ozera all day birding and 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta
via Ulan Ude.
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
03.07 1 sg. Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus f. fuscatus
05.07 15+ Selenga River Delta.
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
29.06 3 sg. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 1 sg. Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 sg.
Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 03.07 1 sg. Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 3 sg. Transfer to Selen-
ga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 05.07 2 sg. Selenga River Delta.
Pallas's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
29.06 5 sg. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 5 sg. Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 sg.
Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 8 sg. Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 15 sg. Teplie
Ozera all day birding, 04.07 2 sg. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 11.07 5 sg. Olkhon
Island – Irkutsk.
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
04.07 1 sg. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 11.07 5 sg. Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus b. borealis
03.07 2 sg. Teplie Ozera all day birding and 04.07 2 sg. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
27.07 2 sg. Arrival to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 3 sg.German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 2
sg. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 10 sg. Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 sg. Bird-
ing marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 5 sg. Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 18+ sg. Teplie Ozera
all day birding, 04.07 10 sg. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 11.07 4 sg. Olkhon Island –
Irkutsk.
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia c. curruca blythi
05.07 6 Selenga River Delta.
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis rubicola
29.06 1 sg. Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan.
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris brevirostris
27.07 2 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks.
Willow Tit Poecile montanus baicalensis
29.06 1 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 1 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 8 Arshan - Posolsk and
Teplie Ozera, 03.07 15 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 05.07 1 Selenga River Delta, 09.07 2 Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 25 Birding Olkhon Island and11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Coal Tit Periparus a. ater
29.06 3 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 4 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 1 Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 4 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 10 Teplie Ozera all day
birding, 09.07 3 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 30 Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 +
Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Northern Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos c. caudatus
01.07 10 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan.
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea asiatica/baicalensis
30.06 4 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07 4 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07
15 ad. + juv. Teplie Ozera all day birding, 09.07 3 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island and 10.07 1
Birding Olkhon Island.
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris daurica
02.07 2 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera.
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike Lanius c. cristatus
29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 01.07 5 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 10 Arshan - Posolsk
and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 3 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 3 Selenga River Delta and
08.07 3 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion.
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Asian Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica c. cyanus
02.07 10 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera.
Common Magpie Pica pica
27.07 5 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 20 German cli-
ents arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 10
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 8+ Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 20 Birding marsh-
es 20km from Arshan, 02.07 + Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 4 Transfer to Selenga River Delta
via Ulan Ude, 05.07 60 Selenga River Delta, 06.07 ++ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 +
Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and 11.07
+ Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos
30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 3 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 03.07 6
Teplie Ozera all day birding, 08.07 24 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion and
10.07 1 Birding Olkhon Island.
Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus
09.07 300+ Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 300+ Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 100+
Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Carrion Crow Corvus corone orientalis
27.07 10 Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 35 German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06
40 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 20 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 50+ Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 reg Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 reg. Teplie Ozera all day
birding, 04.07 reg. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 100+ Selenga River Delta, 06.07 30
Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 reg. Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 reg. Chivirkuisky
Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 10 Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 70
Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 reg. Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Common Raven Corvus corax kamtschaticus
29.06 + Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 + Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 + Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 + Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 + Teplie Ozera all day bird-
ing, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 + Selenga River Delta, 07.07 + Selenga
River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 + Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi
01.07 10 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 05.07 3 Selenga River Delta and 06.07 5 Boat excursion in
the Selenga River Delta.
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer d. domesticus
27.07 ++ Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 ++ German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06 +
Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 + Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 + Birding marshes
20km from Arshan, 02.07 + Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga River Delta via
Ulan Ude, 05.07 + Selenga River Delta, 06.07 + Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07 +
Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 +
Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Ir-
kutsk.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
27.07 50+ Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 28.06 50 German
clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes near the city, 29.06
10 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 20 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 + Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 + Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 04.07 + Transfer to Selenga River
Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 + Selenga River Delta, 06.07 + Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta, 07.07
+ Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin, 08.07 + Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 10.07 +
Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
02.07 20 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 50 Teplie Ozera all day birding and 04.07 3 Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 02.07 20 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07
20 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 10 ad. + juv. Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 09.07 +
Transfer Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 + Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Ir-
kutsk.
Common Redpoll Carduelis f. flammea
11.07 1 Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus s. sibiricus
05.07 10+ Selenga River Delta, 06.07 5+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta and 07.07 + Selenga
River - Ust-Barguzin.
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus grebnitskii
27.07 + Arrival day to Irkutsk for MWA; birding along the river and in the city parks, 29.06 2 Transfer Irkutsk
– Arshan, 30.06 1 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 2 Birding marshes 20km from Ar-
shan, 02.07 6 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 7 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 10 Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude and 06.07 2 Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
01.07 17 Birding marshes 20km from Arshan, 02.07 3 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 3 Teplie
Ozera all day birding, 08.07 8 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky Bay incl boat excursion, 09.07 1 Transfer
Barguzinsky Bay - Olkhon Island, 10.07 15+ Birding Olkhon Island and 11.07 + Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula cineracea
02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera and 03.07 3 Teplie Ozera all day birding.
Hawfinch Coccothraustes c. coccothraustes
02.07 1 Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera, 03.07 7 Teplie Ozera all day birding and 04.07 1 Transfer to
Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude.
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Pine Bunting Emberiza l. leucocephalos
29.06 + Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan, 30.06 + Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 + Birding
marshes 20km from Arshan and 02.07 + Arshan - Posolsk and Teplie Ozera
Meadow Bunting Emberiza c. cioides
29.06 5 Transfer Irkutsk – Arshan and 30.06 2 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan.
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola ornata
28.06 5 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city, 30.06 5 Birding the mountains and marshes at Arshan, 01.07 6 Birding marshes 20km from
Arshan and 05.07 1 Selenga River Delta,.
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza s. spodocephala
03.07 10 Teplie Ozera all day birding, 04.07 1 Transfer to Selenga River Delta via Ulan Ude, 05.07 10+
Selenga River Delta, 07.07 12 Selenga River - Ust-Barguzin and 08.07 3 Chivirkuisky Bay and Barguzinsky
Bay incl boat excursion.
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus pallidior
28.06 4 German clients arrival Irkutsk, transfer to hotel in Irkutsk and afternoon excursion to marshes
near the city and 06.07 400+ Boat excursion in the Selenga River Delta.
Photos were made during this 2013 travel by Michael Westerbjerg Andersen (copyright)
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Michael Westerbjerg Andersen, owner at and guide in Miksture.
Website: www.miksture.com
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