Bird species list of Estonia

The checklits of birds recorded in Estonia is currently at 385 species (categories
A..C), and can be found on the website of the Estonian Ornithological Society (EOÜ)

A new addition to the list was Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens):
04.06.2014 Rammu island, Harju County (Riho Männik, Monika Laurits-Arro,
Jaanus Aua).

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

Rammu island, Harju county, 4.6.2014. First for Estonia.

Photo: Riho Männik

Source: www.estbirding.ee

In addition to that Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) was transferred to the main list. Mandarin Duck was in category E as all records were considered cagebird escapes, but as there are now numberous birds breeding in the country it has been moved to category C - species and subspecies that are introduced or considered to have a self-sustaining population based on specimen escaped from captivity, also species, that occur here from similar populations outside Estonia. There are wild populations of Mandarin Duck in several places in Europe, the nearest regular breeding area being e.g. in Poland. Also in Finland the Mandarin Duck was recently moved to category C. This means that in Estonia there are 3 species now in category C: Canada Goose, Mandarin Duck and Feral Pigeon.

All the confirmed sightings of each species and subspecies, handled by the Rarities Commission can be viewed here...