Species and forms considered in Volume 1

Below is a list of the rare birds species and forms covered in Volume 1 of Russell's Book - Rare Birds, Where and When for sale now at £29.99.


If you would prefer to download this list in Microsoft Word format then scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find a link to this document.


  • Pallas's Sandgrouse  Syrrhaptes paradoxus 
  • Oriental Turtle Dove  Streptopelia orientalis 
  • Mourning Dove  Zenaida macroura 
  • Great Spotted Cuckoo  Clamator glandarius 
  • Black-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus erythrophthalmus 
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus americanus 
  • Eurasian Scops Owl  Otus scops 
  • Snowy Owl  Bubo scandiacus 
  • Northern Hawk Owl  Surnia ulula 
  • Tengmalm's Owl  Aegolius funereus 
  • Red-necked Nightjar  Caprimulgus ruficollis 
  • Egyptian Nightjar  Caprimulgus aegyptius 
  • Common Nighthawk  Chordeiles minor 
  • Chimney Swift  Chaetura pelagica 
  • White-throated Needletail  Hirundapus caudacutus 
  • Pallid Swift  Apus pallidus 
  • Pacific Swift  Apus pacificus 
  • Little Swift  Apus affinis 
  • Belted Kingfisher  Megaceryle alcyon
  • Blue-cheeked Bee-eater  Merops persicus 
  • European Roller  Coracias garrulus 
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Sphyrapicus varius 
  • Eastern Phoebe  Sayornis phoebe 
  • Calandra Lark  Melanocorypha calandra 
  • Bimaculated Lark  Melanocorypha bimaculata 
  • Black Lark  Melanocorypha yeltoniensis 
  • White-winged Lark  Melanocorypha leucoptera 
  • Lesser Short-toed Lark  Calandrella rufescens 
  • Crested Lark  Galerida cristata 
  • Tree Swallow  Tachycineta bicolor 
  • Purple Martin  Progne subis 
  • Eurasian Crag Martin   Ptyonoprogne rupestris 
  • Cliff Swallow  Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 
  • Blyth's Pipit  Anthus godlewskii 
  • Olive-backed Pipit  Anthus hodgsoni 
  • Pechora Pipit  Anthus gustavi 
  • Buff-bellied Pipit  Anthus rubescens 
  • ‘Black-headed’ Wagtail  Motacilla flava feldegg
  • Other Yellow Wagtail Forms  Motacilla flava
  • Citrine Wagtail  Motacilla citreola 
  • Black-bellied Dipper Cinclus cinclus cinclus
  • Cedar Waxwing  Bombycilla cedrorum 
  • Northern Mockingbird  Mimus polyglottos 
  • Brown Thrasher  Toxostoma rufum 

 Over 220 species and forms are covered.

Download the List

If you would prefer to download this list in Microsoft Word format then click the link below.

Download Species and Form List for Volume 1

Web Design, eCommerce and Hosting by Shopcreator