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Siberian Chiffchaff in the Altai Mountains

10,000 Birds

The Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita is an abundant species with an impressive global range that stretches from the West of Europe across Siberia to Russia’s far East, just falling short of reaching the Bering Straits by a laughable 800 kilometres, a fact one individual apparently found too awkward to bear.

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The World’s Most Beautiful Goose?

10,000 Birds

Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. My most recent attempt to see it, earlier this week, was relatively easy, as all I had to do was look for the small group of birdwatchers already watching it.

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