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Best photos of the month, June 2018.

Ruff | Andrey Semenov | 11

Ruff | Andrey Semenov | 10

Common Eider | Andrey Semenov | 8

Great Rosefinch | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Azure Tit | Andrey Semenov | 7

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Viktor Sevidov | 7

Eurasian Curlew | Dmitry Pozharsky | 6

Montagu's Harrier | Dmitry Pozharsky | 6

Azure Tit | Andrey Semenov | 6

Short-eared Owl | Andrey Semenov | 6

European Bee-eater | Viktor Sevidov | 6

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Viktor Sevidov | 6

Short-eared Owl | Dmitry Pozharsky | 6

Short-eared Owl | Andrey Semenov | 6

Common Eider | Andrey Semenov | 6

Common Buzzard | Dmitry Pozharsky | 5

Booted Warbler | Dmitry Pozharsky | 5

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Viktor Sevidov | 5

Eurasian Dipper | Andrey Semenov | 5

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Viktor Sevidov | 5

rare birds records


Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-10-24
Москва, Царицынские пруды

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)

© Yury Podverbny
2025-09-18

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


Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

© Valery Dombrovski
2025-09-07
Gomel region, Zhitkovichi district, Turov

Редкий залётный вид в Беларуси


Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov
2025-08-22
North Osetia, Brut


unidentified birds


2026-01-08

Николай Змиевский: Неужто Скопа?

2026-01-07

Владимир Семашко: да, наверное, 3-я или 4-я зима.

more unidentified birds...