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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Karelia: Eastern Finland and Western Russia

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with James Lidster and Ari Latja as leaders

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3 Black-throated Diver 1 2 Gavia arctica
3 Great Crested Grebe 5 12 Podiceps cristatus
3 Red-necked Grebe 2 5 Podiceps grisegena
3 Slavonian Grebe 1 3 Podiceps auritus
1 Great Cormorant 3 1 Phalacrocorax carbo
3 Bittern 3 1 Botaurus stellaris
3 Little Bittern 1 2 Ixobrychus minutus
3 Grey Heron 4 37 Ardea cinerea
3 White Stork 4 10 Ciconia ciconia
3 Black Stork 2 3 Ciconia nigra
3 Whooper Swan 3 9 Cygnus cygnus
1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
2 White-fronted Goose 1 10 Anser albifrons
1 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
3 Wigeon 3 20 Anas penelope
2 Gadwall 3 30 Anas strepera
3 Teal 5 7 Anas crecca
3 Mallard 7 20 Anas platyrhynchos
1 Pintail Anas acuta
2 Garganey 3 3 Anas querquedula
3 Shoveler 3 26 Anas clypeata
3 Pochard 4 10 Aythya ferina
3 Tufted Duck 5 52 Aythya fuligula
3 Goldeneye 4 40 Bucephala clangula
2 Smew 1 1 Mergus albellus
2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 1 Mergus serrator
3 Honey Buzzard 6 6 Pernis apivorus
3 White-tailed Eagle 3 3 Haliaeetus albicilla
3 Lesser Spotted Eagle 3 3 Aquila pomarina
1 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
3 Black Kite 3 2 Milvus migrans
1 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
3 Montagu's Harrier 2 2 Circus pygargus
3 Marsh Harrier 7 10 Circus aeruginosus
3 Hen Harrier 4 2 Circus cyaneus
3 Goshawk 2 1 Accipiter gentilis
2 Sparrowhawk 2 1 Accipiter nisus
3 Common Buzzard 5 4 Buteo buteo
1 Steppe Common Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus
3 Osprey 3 4 Pandion haliaetus
3 Kestrel 5 4 Falco tinnunculus
1 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
3 Hobby 4 4 Falco subbuteo
1 Hazel Grouse 1 1 Bonasa bonasia
3 Willow Grouse 1 2 Lagopus lagopus
1 Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
1 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
3 Corncrake 5 1 (H) Crex crex
3 Quail 4 2 H Coturnix coturnix
3 Spotted Crake 1 6 H Porzana porzana
2 Little Crake 1 1 Porzana parva
3 Moorhen 3 2 Gallinula chloropus
3 Coot 7 100 Fulica atra
3 Common Crane 4 3 Grus grus
1 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
2 Little Ringed Plover 2 1 Charadrius dubius
3 Lapwing 7 50 Vanellus vanellus
3 Ruff 5 17 Philomachus pugnax
3 Common Snipe 5 20 Gallinago gallinago
2 Great Snipe Gallinago media
3 Woodcock 2 1 Scolopax rusticola
3 Black-tailed Godwit 4 50 Limosa limosa
3 Whimbrel 2 2 Numenius phaeopus
3 Curlew 3 10 Numenius arquata
1 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
3 Redshank 4 20 Tringa totanus
3 Greenshank 5 10 Tringa nebularia
3 Marsh Sandpiper 2 7 Tringa stagnatilis
3 Green Sandpiper 4 2 Tringa ochropus
3 Wood Sandpiper 5 20 Tringa glareola
2 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
3 Common Sandpiper 2 5 Actitis hypoleucos
1 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
3 Little Gull 6 100 Larus minutus
3 Black-headed Gull 9 500 Larus ridibundus
3 Common Gull 9 10 Larus canus
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 3 Larus fuscus
3 Herring Gull 6 6 Larus argentatus
1 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
1 Caspian Tern 1 1 Sterna caspia
3 Common Tern 8 300 Sterna hirundo
2 Little Tern Sterna albifrons
3 Black Tern 4 30 Childonias niger
3 White-winged Black Tern 4 30 Childonias leucopterus
3 Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon 9 20 Columba livia
2 Stock Dove 2 2 Columba oenas
3 Woodpigeon 6 10 Columba palumbus
3 Cuckoo 5 2 Cuculus canorus
1 Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
3 Pygmy Owl 1 1 Glaucidium passerinum
2 Ural Owl Strix uralensis
2 Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
3 Long-eared Owl 1 1 H Asio otus
3 Short-eared Owl 1 5 Asio flammeus
2 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus
3 Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus europaeus
3 Common Swift 8 200 Apus apus
2 Black Woodpecker 1 1 Dryocopus martius
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 6 4 Dendrocopos major
2 White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocops leucotos
2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 1 Dendrocopus minor
2 Three-toed Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides tridactylus
3 Wryneck 1 2 Jynx torquilla
3 Skylark 7 10 Alauda arvensis
1 Woodlark Lullula arborea
3 Sand Martin 5 300 Riparia riparia
3 Swallow 9 50 Hirundo rustica
3 House Martin 10 50 Delichon urbica
3 Tree Pipit 7 2 Anthus trivialis
2 Meadow Pipit 2 2 Anthus pratensis
3 "Grey-headed" Yellow Wagtail 5 20 Motacilla flava thunbergi
3 White Wagtail 10 50 Motacilla alba alba
1 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
3 Wren 4 1 Troglodytes troglodytes
1 Dunnock Prunella modularis
3 Robin 5 2 H Erithacus rubecula
3 Thrush Nightingale 4 6 Luscinia luscinia
3 Bluethroat 1 3 Luscinia svecica
2 Red-flanked Bluetail 1 1 Tarsiger cyanurus
2 Redstart 2 2 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
3 Whinchat 7 30 Saxicola rubetra
3 Northern Wheatear 3 6 Oenanthe oenanthe
3 Blackbird 2 1 H Turdus merula
3 Fieldfare 9 50 Turdus pilaris
3 Song Thrush 4 2 Turdus philomelos
3 Redwing 5 10 Turdus iliacus
3 Mistle Thrush 4 4 Turdus viscivorus
3 River Warbler 4 1 Locustella fluviatilis
2 Grasshopper Warbler 2 1 Locustella naevia
1 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
3 Sedge Warbler 6 6 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
3 Blyth's Reed Warbler 4 2 Acrocephalus dumetorum
3 Marsh Warbler 6 3 Acrocephalus palustris
1 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
3 Great Reed Warbler 1 2 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
3 Icterine Warbler 3 2 Hippolais icterina
3 Booted Warbler 1 3 Hippolais caligata
3 Barred Warbler 2 2 Sylvia nisoria
2 Lesser Whitethroat 6 4 Sylvia curruca
3 Whitethroat 6 15 Sylvia communis
3 Garden Warbler 8 3 Sylvia borin
3 Blackcap 4 2 Sylvia atricapilla
2 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
3 Wood Warbler 3 1 Phylloscopus sibilatrix
3 Chiffchaff 6 2 Phylloscopus collybita
3 Willow Warbler 9 20 Phylloscopus trochilus
1 Goldcrest 3 5 Regulus regulus
3 Spotted Flycatcher 8 6 Muscicapa striata
2 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
3 Pied Flycatcher 6 5 Ficedula hypoleuca
1 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
1 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2 Willow Tit 4 3 Parus montanus
2 Marsh Tit 1 3 Parus palustris
3 Crested Tit 2 6 Parus cristatus
2 Coal Tit 1 1 Parus ater
2 Blue Tit 7 5 Parus caeruleus
3 Great Tit 6 5 Parus major
3 Eurasian Nuthatch 3 1 Sitta europaea
2 Treecreeper 1 1 Certhia familiaris
3 Penduline Tit 1 3 Remiz pendulinus
3 Red-backed Shrike 6 5 Lanius collurio
2 Jay Garrulus glandarius
2 Siberian Jay 1 3 Perisoreus infastus
3 Magpie 10 10 Pica pica
3 Nutcracker 1 2 Nucifraga caryoctactes
3 Jackdaw 7 20 Corvus monedula
3 Rook 3 50 Corvus frugilegus
3 Hooded Crow 10 10 Corvus cornix
3 Raven 8 4 Corvus corax
3 Starling 8 200 Sturnus vulgaris
3 Golden Oriole 5 2 Oriolus oriolus
3 House Sparrow 5 3 Passer domesticus
3 Tree Sparrow 7 20 Passer montanus
3 Chaffinch 10 10 Fringilla coelebs
2 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
3 GreenFinch 7 15 Carduelis chloris
3 Goldfinch 4 10 Carduelis carduelis
3 Siskin 7 10 Carduelis spinus
3 Linnet 4 5 Carduelis cannabina
1 Common Redpoll 2 4 Carduelis flammea
3 Crossbill 4 3 Loxia curvirostra
3 Scarlet Rosefinch 8 2 Carpodacus erythrinus
3 Bullfinch 2 1 H Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
3 Yellowhammer 6 10 Emberiza citrinella
2 Ortolan Bunting 1 1 Emberiza hortulana
3 Rustic Bunting 1 2 Emberiza rustica
3 Reed Bunting 6 6 Emberiza schoeniclus