Bird watching is one of the most excellent outdoor activities which can be enjoyed during a trip to Russia. Home to a variety of rare birds, Russia gives pleasure to nature lovers with more than 750 species of birds. Mountains, amazing lakes, wildlife reserves and beautiful national parks are the bird watching destinations for visitors.
There are varieties of birds such as – storm-petrels, storks, pelicans, flamingos, falcons, grebes, loons, bustards, albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels and so on. The amazing Baikal lake is also one of the most important sites for bird watching in Russia.
Popular destinations for bird watching in Russia:
- Wrangel Island: One of the world famous destinations, Wrangle Island is the home to fabulous flora and fauna. It is one of the most exotic destinations with more than 40 species of birds such as- snow geese, bald eagles, snowy owls, gulls that give glamorous fun to the nature lovers during Russia trip.
- Kamchatka, Siberia: One of the remote territories of Siberia, Kamchatka is a beautiful home of variety of wonderful birds. This place is famous for water birds such as tufted puffins, pelagic cormorants, gulls, sea eagles and many more. Most of the snow capped mountains, thick forests and greenery meadow are the major attractions for bird watching in Kamchatka.
- Sikhote- Alinsky Rerserve: It is one of the most significant landscape situated in the eastern part of Russia. It is extremely rocky place in Russia which is occupied by various races of birds such as Ashy Minivet, Indian Scops Owl, White-eye, Cuckoo, Chinese Grosbeak and Short-tailed Bush Warbler. Most of the forests and rocky hills are the home to variety of birds and are the major tourists attractions.
- Komsomolsky Reserve: This beautiful place is situated on the bank of Amur River with numbers of forests in the mountainous region. This is one of the significant sightseeing where visitors enjoy varieties of birds with full zest and zeal. This beautiful place offers Masked Bunting, Narcissus Flycatcher, and so on.
Visiting Russia for bird watching will be one of the best activities that can be felt from the panorama of Russian nature. Russia is the largest country in the world which offers numbers of natural mountains, rivers, lakes with various species of birds. The natural beauty will help visitors to make beautiful journey to Russia and land them on the field of fun and make their trip memorable.
