Best photos of the month. December 2016. Birds of Northern Eurasia.

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classification

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, December 2016.

Crested Tit | Ilya Ukolov | 6

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Evgeniy Sofronov | 6

Tree Sparrow | Anna Golubeva | 5

Blue Tit | Oksana Raldugina | 5

Great Grey Owl | Anna Golubeva | 5

Great Grey Owl | Anna Golubeva | 4

Fieldfare | Oksana Raldugina | 4

Brambling | Viktor Sevidov | 4

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Raldugina | 4

Jack Snipe | Aleksandr Perevozov | 3

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Raldugina | 3

Bohemian Waxwing | Vitaliy Mosienko | 3

Snow Bunting | Oleksandr Nastachenko | 3

Crested Tit | Ilya Ukolov | 3

Great Grey Owl | Anna Golubeva | 3

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Raldugina | 3

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Big Year 2025

1. Nataliya Pokhodzey (289)
2. Andrey Semenov (282)
3. Alexandr Balaev (255)
4. Egor Loboda (242)
5. Anna Golubeva (240)
6. Sergei Saveika (191)
7. Vitaliy Butko (187)
8. Igor Dvurekov (172)
9. Irina Ortik (171)
10. Svetlana Barabanshchikova (167)

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rare birds records

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

According to available data, this is the third observation of the species in Russia and the first photo on the website. The gull was discovered by E. Shmeleva on 23 October 2025, in Moscow at the Tsaritsyno Ponds. For the first time, the Ring-billed Gull, which inhabits North America and regularly visits Europe, was tracked by a tracker to Nizhny Novgorod in 2022, where its nesting with a Common Gull was recorded. The following year, it was also found there.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

Очень редкий гнездящийся и транзитно-мигрирующий в Беларуси вид. Кроме транзитной миграции, возможны залёты на территорию страны вне сезона гнездования.

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Редкий залётный вид в Беларуси

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

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unidentified birds

2025-12-07

Владимир Семашко: хотя, конечно, вернее средиземноморская

2025-11-09

Артем: Того же мнения, но всё равно не уверенБелая бровь, полосок на крыле видно тут и рыжий цвет налицо подхвостье явно белое.Предположу что уже [....]

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