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Siberia: 7/14/2008 - 8/11/2008 (
Center on Map
)
Altai, Total Solar Eclipse, Bailey's Beads Detail
Altai, Total Solar Eclipse, Bailey's Beads Detail
Red Square, Moscow
Red Square, Moscow
Lake Baikal
Bolshie Koty on Lake Baikal
World War II Memorial in Kyzyl, Tuva
View From Mergen's Homestay, Kyzyl
Shamanistic Center, Kyzyl
Kyzyl, Lenin
Kyzyl, Tank
Tuva Yurt in the Valley of the Kings
Western Tuva, Inside The Yurt
Western Tuva, Ghenghis Khan Statue
Western Tuva, Outside the Yurt
Western Tuva, Ancient Turkic Carving
Western Tuva, Sacred Site
Western Tuva, Taiga
Western Tuva, Ladas
Western Tuva, Mountaintop
Western Tuva, Valley
Kyzyl, Tuvan Throat Singing Competition
Kyzyl, Tuva, Throat Singing Competition
Altai, Total Solar Eclipse, Just Before 2nd Contact, Cloud Trouble
Altai, Solar Eclipse, 2nd Contact Bailey's Beads
Altai, Total Solar Eclipse, Bailey's Beads Detail
Altai, Solar Eclipse, 3rd Contact, Diamond Ring
Altai, Vicious Dog
Altai, Lake Teletskoe
Krasnoyarsk, Russians on Holiday
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Boogie Down
Krasnoyarsk, Theater
Krasnoyarsk, My Hotel View from Across the Yenisey
Novosibirsk, View From Railway Station
Novosibirsk, Railway Station
Novosibirsk Railway Station, TransSiberian Train 055 Arrives
Trans-Siberian Railway, View From Platskart
Liger, Novosibirsk Zoo
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) Male
Ortolan Bunting (
Emberiza hortulana
) Female
Grey Wagtail (
Motacilla cinerea
) Male
Hooded Crow (
Corvus cornix
)
Northern Wheatear (
Oenanthe oenanthe
)
Northern Wheatear (
Oenanthe oenanthe
)
Spotted Flycatcher (
Muscicapa striata
)
Spotted Flycatcher (
Muscicapa striata
)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (
Muscicapa dauurica
)
Tree Pipit (
Anthus trivialis
)
Blyth's Reed-Warbler (
Acrocephalus dumetorum
) Siberian form
Common Chiffchaff (
Phylloscopus collybita
) Siberian
Common Chiffchaff (
Phylloscopus collybita
) Siberian form
Siberian Stonechat (
Saxicola maurus
) Juveniles
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) Juvenile
Richard's Pipit (
Anthus richardi
)
Tree Pipit (
Anthus trivialis
)
Tree Pipit (
Anthus trivialis
)
Olive-backed Pipit (
Anthus hodgsoni
)
Olive-backed Pipit (
Anthus hodgsoni
)
Water Pipit (
Anthus spinoletta
)
Water Pipit (
Anthus spinoletta
)
Siberian Stonechat (
Saxicola maurus
)
Siberian Stonechat (
Saxicola maurus
) Male Siberian ssp
I flew from San Francisco to Irkutsk via New York and Moscow with the primary goal to view the total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008. I visited a few areas in the region including Lake Baikal at Listvyanka, Tuva, the Altai mountains region, and Krasnoyarsk.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Moscow, Siberia (7/14/2008)
Listvyanka, Siberia (7/16/2008)
Listvyanka, Siberia (7/17/2008)
Irkutsk - Freeway Swamps, Siberia (7/19/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/19/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/20/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/21/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/22/2008)
Tuva - Western Mountains, Siberia (7/23/2008)
Tuva - Western Mountains, Siberia (7/24/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/25/2008)
Tuva - Western Mountains, Siberia (7/25/2008)
Tuva - Kyzyl, Siberia (7/26/2008)
Barnaul, Siberia (7/29/2008)
Elekmonar, Siberia (7/31/2008)
Elekmonar, Siberia (8/1/2008)
Elekmonar, Siberia (8/2/2008)
Lake Teletskoye, Siberia (8/4/2008)
Lake Teletskoye, Siberia (8/5/2008)
Barnaul, Siberia (8/6/2008)
Krasnoyarsk - Yenesey South Bank, Siberia (8/8/2008)
Krasnoyarsk - Stolby Nature Reserve, Siberia (8/9/2008)
Krasnoyarsk - Yenesey North Bank, Siberia (8/9/2008)
Krasnoyarsk - East River Island, Siberia (8/10/2008)
Novosibirsk, Siberia (8/11/2008)
Species Recorded (105)
Birds ( 100 )
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Common Chiffchaff -
Phylloscopus collybita
Dusky Warbler -
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-browed Warbler -
Phylloscopus inornatus
Willow Warbler -
Phylloscopus trochilus
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
Siberian Stonechat -
Saxicola maurus
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Crested Grebe -
Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Eurasian Sparrowhawk -
Accipiter nisus
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
Common Merganser -
Mergus merganser
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Steppe Eagle -
Aquila nipalensis
Common Buzzard -
Buteo buteo
Greater Spotted Eagle -
Clanga clanga
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Oriental Honey-buzzard -
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Kestrel -
Falco tinnunculus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Hazel Grouse -
Tetrastes bonasia
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Demoiselle Crane -
Anthropoides virgo
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover -
Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing -
Vanellus vanellus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe -
Gallinago gallinago
Marsh Sandpiper -
Tringa stagnatilis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-headed Gull -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull -
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Common Gull -
Larus canus
Mongolian Gull -
Larus mongolicus
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Oriental Turtle-Dove -
Streptopelia orientalis
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Oriental Cuckoo -
Cuculus optatus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Common Swift -
Apus apus
Pacific Swift -
Apus pacificus
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Great Spotted Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker -
Dryobates minor
Eurasian Wryneck -
Jynx torquilla
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Siberian House-Martin -
Delichon lagopodum
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Eurasian Jackdaw -
Coloeus monedula
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Hooded Crow -
Corvus cornix
Carrion Crow -
Corvus corone
Rook -
Corvus frugilegus
Northern Nutcracker -
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Eurasian Magpie -
Pica pica
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Azure Tit -
Cyanistes cyanus
Great Tit -
Parus major
Coal Tit -
Periparus ater
Willow Tit -
Poecile montanus
Marsh Tit -
Poecile palustris
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Long-tailed Tit -
Aegithalos caudatus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Eurasian Nuthatch -
Sitta europaea
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Eurasian Treecreeper -
Certhia familiaris
Dippers ( Cinclidae )
White-throated Dipper -
Cinclus cinclus
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blyth's Reed Warbler -
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Lesser Whitethroat -
Curruca curruca
Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler -
Helopsaltes certhiola
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Bluethroat -
Luscinia svecica
Asian Brown Flycatcher -
Muscicapa dauurica
Spotted Flycatcher -
Muscicapa striata
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
Daurian Redstart -
Phoenicurus auroreus
Common Redstart -
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Red-flanked Bluetail -
Tarsiger cyanurus
Song Thrush -
Turdus philomelos
Fieldfare -
Turdus pilaris
Mistle Thrush -
Turdus viscivorus
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Olive-backed Pipit -
Anthus hodgsoni
Richard's Pipit -
Anthus richardi
Water Pipit -
Anthus spinoletta
Tree Pipit -
Anthus trivialis
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail -
Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail -
Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Brown Shrike -
Lanius cristatus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-breasted Bunting -
Emberiza aureola
Godlewski's Bunting -
Emberiza godlewskii
Ortolan Bunting -
Emberiza hortulana
Reed Bunting -
Emberiza schoeniclus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
European Goldfinch -
Carduelis carduelis
Common Rosefinch -
Carpodacus erythrinus
Long-tailed Rosefinch -
Carpodacus sibiricus
Hawfinch -
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Chaffinch -
Fringilla coelebs
Brambling -
Fringilla montifringilla
Eurasian Bullfinch -
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow -
Passer montanus
Himalayan Accentor -
Prunella himalayana
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