Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola torquata maura)

The birds seen in Kuusamo have been of the eastern race maura,
which seems to be spreading westwards. The first two Finnish
breeding records were in summer 1992 in Kuusamo, when a single
male was also seen. As there are later records as well, the
species can be regarded as an occasional breeding bird in Kuusamo.