Birdwatching in Russia

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. _____________________________________________________________ We want to hear about your experiences with Birdingpals. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions you have. CONTACT US _____________________________________________________________
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		E	Karev	Ufa, Bashkortostan	Anytime	Russian, English
		I am a professional orniithologist, Ph.D. I study birds of Ufa-city for more than 40 years. I am doing birdwatching around this area. There are nearly 200 bird species here. Visit my web site
		L	Bazarow	Ulan-Ude, Buryatia	Weekend	Russian, English
		Today in Buryatiya about 350 species of birds are registered. Such variety is caused by a specific arrangement of region on border of zones of a taiga and steppe, a complex relief and the purest, world known Lake Baikal. The big variety of landscapes gives big opportunities for birdwatching. The most interesting places for supervision of birds are delta Selenga, woods and tundra's of mountain ridges, Tareiskie steppe lakes, lake and marsh of valleys Bargusin river. The most suitable time for birdwatching is April, May.
		Y	Galchyonkov	Kaluga	Anytime	English
		I	Savhenko	Krasnoyarsk region, Siberia	Anytime	Russian, English
		V	Simonov	Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Region	Weekend	Russian, English
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		T	Panchisheva	Belokurikha, Altai area	Anytime	Russian, English, French
		Our family tours provide wonderful opportunity to explore nature in its pristine state with the marvels of biodiversity of Altai Golden Mountains Sanctuary (UNESCO World Heritage site). For the summer/autumn period: June 15-September 15, 2013 we offer the bird watchers a friendly lodging with Altai herders, whose tranquil mode of living has not being changed for centuries. You will stay with the friendly Altai herder’s family on their summer pasturing site and live in the guests’yurta (2-4 persons) next the host yurta. This is a remote, scenic place of Russian Altai close to the border with Mongolia. Snow capped mountains around and roaring of numerous crystal clean streams nearby offer relaxation views and captivating birdwatching opportunities.You will be rewarded by watching such Siberian gems as Siberian Rubythroat, Pallas’s Grasshopper, Warbler and yellow-breastedBunting, that occur widely and are not difficult to found. Besides, antique burial mounds, menhirs, steles, tumuli, some even as ancient as the Egyptian pyramids can be found not far in a walking distance. The hostess Gulya will treat the guests with breakfast of milk products from their own flocks of cows, sheep and goats and home made cookies. Bed linen, towels and blankets are provided, but your own sleeping bags and warm sweaters are advisable. The yurta is heated with the wood stove. Facilities are outside. Drinking and washing water is from the nearby stream. We meet guests in Gorno-Altaisk (principal city of Altai Republic of RF) airport and then take an auto trip along Chuiskytrakt (highway to Mongolia, constructed during Stalin regime), ( 600 km). Stay for lunch on mineral water spring and see on the way some rock drawings till we approach the final destination not far from the Kosh-Agach village ( RF/Mongolia a frontier zone). Price: B/B 40 USD person/night Accommodation: yurta, minimum two persons, Min staying period: 1 week Transfer fees from Gorno-Altaisk airport to the pasturing site (650 km) - 170 USD one way for the car. Reservation at least two weeks in advance. Personal Insurance is mandatory.
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Russia
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Russian Bird Conservation Union			Club
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Russian Sites
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Siberian Sites

Last update 02/05/2018