Rate birdingplace Swan Lake Reserve
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Swan Lake is a place of mass wintering of Лебедь-кликун and other waterfowl. This is a unique phenomenon for Siberia.
You can observe waterfowl in the reserve from November to the end of March in the entourage of the Siberian winter, sometimes it is at a temperature of minus forty degrees and below. The main mass of birds is a Лебедь-кликун and Кряква. But you can also see Гоголь, Большой крохаль, in small numbers there are Лебедь-шипун and Американский лебедь. Numerous Оляпка feed along the banks of ice-free streams. Here you can see Long-tailed Rosefinches, Белая лазоревка, Длиннохвостая неясыть, Grey Bullfinch and other Siberian birds.
There is an air service from Moscow to Barnaul, then the best option is a taxi. You can rent a car (from Barnaul to the reserve is 220 km). There are hotels near the reserve.