Siberian
Specialities
Photo copyright Charles
Moores
Photo copyright Paul
and Helen Harris
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Photo copyright International
Crane Foundation
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Photo copyright Koji
Tagi
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....Rare
birds of Chukchi Peninsula and Russian Far East by Vladimir
Dinets.
When Russians say "Siberia", they usually mean only inland areas of Asian
Russia. All Pacific Coast, from Chukchi Sea to Ussuriland, is referred
to as "Far East". This part is much more interesting for a naturalist or
a tourist than Siberia itself. Due to milder climate and less violent glacial
history, the Far East shelters the most diverse flora and fauna in the
country. This site is lavishly illustrated.
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....Lake
Baikal Basin - includes:
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Baikalo-Lenskiy Zapovednik Ia
(Strict Nature Reserve)
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Baikalsky Zapovednik Ia (Strict
Nature Reserve)
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Barguzinsky Zapovednik Ia (Strict
Nature Reserve)
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Zabaikalsky National Park II
(National Park)
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Pribaikalsky National Park II
(National Park)
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Frolikhinskiy Zakaznik IV (Habitat\Species
Management Area)
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Kabansky Zakaznik IV (Habitat\Species
Management Area)
The northern lake shores, for
example at Barguzinsky Zapovednik, has a faunal diversity that is characteristic
of the taiga with 243 bird species, among them white-tailed eagle and capercaillie.
To the south, (Baikalsky Zapovednik) there are 260 species of bird, many
of them are the same species found in the northern part of the basin.
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....Birds
of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (within the borders
of
the former Soviet Union). Are you interested in the birds of Eastern
Europe and Northern Asia within the borders of the ex-USSR? Are you going
to travel within this vast area for birding? Are you going to write a monograph
or an extensive article on any bird species, with the main part of its
breeding range situated within the border of the former Soviet Union ?
Do you have problems with speaking or understanding Russian? If yes, this
site is just for you! Below we are happy to offer for your kind attention
a series of Proceedings of conferences held in the ex-USSR, and now Independent
Countries. All of these materials are published in Russian (but the website
author will help with translation).
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....Beautiful
Wildlife of the Russian Far East -
this commercial website
introduces Grus Expeditions is a company devoted to the protection of natural
areas in the Russian Far East. Through the International Crane Foundation,
we have become acquainted with the situation and see the potential for
mutually beneficial cooperation between nature enthusiasts and the Far
East's vast wealth of species. We promote the preservation of the local
species by bringing together interested citizens of both Russia and the
United States. Includes a map of the Far East and links to information
on:
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Muraviovka Nature Park (Amur
region)
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Khinganski Nature Reserve (Amur
region)
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....Birds
of Central Siberia - by Andrey N. Baykalov. Generally, about
400
species of birds stay here in different times. Some of them already are
not to be found any more or turned to be extremely rare. Others appeared
here as distant visitants. We have compiled here the most complete list
of bird species of this territory.
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....Lake
Khanka Reserve - 250 kilometers north of Vladivostok
lie the unique wetlands
of Lake Khanka, one of the few remaining havens for rare and fascinating
waterfowl. Of the 330 bird species that nest on or migrate through Khanka,
one can find many endangered beauties such as White Oriental Stork, White-Naped
and Hooded Cranes, and the nearly extinct Japanese Crane. More
information on Lake Khanka.
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....Trip
Report: Ussuriland and Amurland - Far East Siberia, May – June
2003, by Eric Schaumburg,
Erik Mølgaard, and Jørgen Bech of the Danish Ornithological
Society. The tour was designed to give the participants a thorough coverage
of Far East Siberia. We had chosen a selection of excellent and different
habitats. The number of bird species recorded was very impressive. We made
up a bird list of 250 species and additional 60 species on our days in
Moscow region.
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....Trip
Report - Aleutian Island Expedition (30 May - 14 June 1997)
with
Society Expeditions aboard the "World Discoverer" - by Angus Wilson. This
trip report covers a cruise of more than 2000 nautical miles through the
Aleutian Island chain from Seward, Alaska to Petropavlosk on the Kamchatka
Peninsula, Russia. Although a number of islands within the chain have been
birded on a regular basis, the most notably being Attu, relatively few
birders have had the good fortune to explore the length of the archipelago,
and even fewer groups have been able to visit the Russian Commander Islands.
....Siberia/Kamchatka
Trip Report - May 18 - June 10, 1995.
By Elinor Elder. After several
years of correspondence, phone calls and unflagging anticipation a trip
to Russia's Far East really happened. This trip, organized by East-West
Discovery of Volcano, Hawaii and physically executed by their partners,
New Impressions of Vladavostok, Russia was a masterpiece of much planning
and hard work.
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....Trip
Report: Siberia - Some Photos of a trip to Siberia in 1991 - by
Factoids taken from Where
to watch birds in Europe and Russia - by Nigel Wheatley
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