First records of Asian Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus (rubescens) japonicus in Azerbaijan

摘要

The Asian Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus (rubescens) japonicus is a breeding bird in northeastern Asia and winters in southern Asia (Alstr?m & Mild 2003). Within the OSME region it is regularly recorded in Israel (Shirihai 1996). Pedersen & Aspinall (2010) listed 18 records for the United Arab Emirates. It has been observed as a vagrant elsewhere in the Middle East, eg Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Syria (Porter & Aspinall 2010), Iran (Scott & Adhami 2006, Khaleghizadeh et al 2011) and Turkey (Atahan & Atahan 2009). The first record for Cyprus was two or three individuals in March 2013 (J Honold pers comm) and the first three individuals for Georgia were recorded in January 2014 (P Adriaens pers comm). The present account describes the first records for Azerbaijan.