Best photos of the month, January 2026.

Crested Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Little Grebe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Pine Grosbeak | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 11

Tawny Owl | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Hen Harrier | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Northern Goshawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 10

Long-eared Owl | Igor Samokhin | 10

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Willow Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

European Greenfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Coal Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Sky Lark | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Rook | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Coal Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Blue Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Great Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Tree Sparrow | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Eurasian Blackbird | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Long-legged Buzzard | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Tawny Owl | Vladislav Iopek | 8

European Greenfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Buzzard | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Dunnock | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Blue Tit | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Common Kingfisher | Natalia Drabina | 8

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Hen Harrier | Igor Samokhin | 8

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Brambling | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Blue Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Crested Lark | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Northern Hawk Owl | Elena Koval | 7

Eurasian Wigeon | Elena Koval | 7

Common Kingfisher | Vladislav Iopek | 7

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Magpie | Andrew Simon | 7

Common Chaffinch | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Brambling | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Common Redpoll | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Blue Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Tawny Owl | mixail krjukov | 7

Bohemian Waxwing | Sergo Travelian | 7

Tree Sparrow | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Common Teal | Irina Ortik | 7

Little Grebe | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Bearded Tit | Igor Samokhin | 7

Blue Tit | Igor Samokhin | 7

Syrian Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 6

Common Chaffinch | Khasan Zhurtov | 6

Great Crested Grebe | Khasan Zhurtov | 6

European Robin | Vladimir Semashko | 6

White-Backed Woodpecker | Vladimir Semashko | 6

Pine Grosbeak | Elena Koval | 6

Common Coot | Elena Koval | 6

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Coal Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 6

Common Redpoll | Sergei Saveika | 6

Little Grebe | Sergei Saveika | 6

Water Rail | Sergei Saveika | 6

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmytro Petrychenko | 6

Great Cormorant | Andrey Mis\'kov | 6

Oriental Turtle Dove | Natalia Savranska | 6