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Irkutsk - Freeway Swamps, Siberia (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Irkutsk - Freeway Swamps, Siberia
Map of Irkutsk - Freeway Swamps, Siberia
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) Male
Richard's Pipit (
Anthus richardi
)
Fieldfare (
Turdus pilaris
)
Yellow-breasted Bunting (
Emberiza aureola
) Juvenile
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) Male
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) Female
Mallard (
Anas platyrhynchos
) Female
Common Black-headed Gull (
Larus ridibundus
) Juvenile
Common Black-headed Gull (
Larus ridibundus
)
Common Tern (
Sterna hirundo
)
Common Tern (
Sterna hirundo
)
Common Pochard (
Aythya ferina
) Female
Common Pochard (
Aythya ferina
) Male
Great Crested Grebe (
Podiceps cristatus
)
There are a few swampy areas tucked in between freeways and railroads on the west end of town.
Trips
Siberia
7/19/2008
: After some trouble finding accommodation, I was set up with a home stay in the outskirts of Irkutsk. The home was your basic brick shack, but the inside was OK... no worse than my own apartment. The shower, however, was some space age contraption with all kinds of buttons and stereo speakers.
The owner of the home took me to the train station the next morning where I was able to meet up with Igor, an ornithology professor in Irkutsk. We went in his car over to some nearby swamps next to the highway and some rail yards. The birding was pretty good, but heavy car and rail traffic made it less than ideal. Igor took me over to the airport where I was to catch a flight to Kyzyl. If you have a chance, the pizza restaurant next to the Irkutsk airport was exceptional.
Previous Visit (Listvyanka: 7/17/2008)
Next Visit (Tuva - Kyzyl: 7/19/2008)
Species Recorded (25)
Birds ( 25 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Crested Grebe -
Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier -
Circus aeruginosus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Great Bittern -
Botaurus stellaris
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Pochard -
Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck -
Aythya fuligula
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Northern Lapwing -
Vanellus vanellus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Marsh Sandpiper -
Tringa stagnatilis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-headed Gull -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Pacific Swift -
Apus pacificus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Siberian House-Martin -
Delichon lagopodum
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Eurasian Magpie -
Pica pica
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler -
Helopsaltes certhiola
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Bluethroat -
Luscinia svecica
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Fieldfare -
Turdus pilaris
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Richard's Pipit -
Anthus richardi
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-breasted Bunting -
Emberiza aureola
Reed Bunting -
Emberiza schoeniclus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Long-tailed Rosefinch -
Carpodacus sibiricus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Eurasian Tree Sparrow -
Passer montanus
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