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Best photos of the month, August 2018.

Common Kingfisher | Igor Shcherbakov | 8

Osprey | Dmitry Pozharsky | 8

Arctic Skua | Dmytro Komarovskyi | 8

Montagu's Harrier | Dmitry Pozharsky | 8

Siberian Jay | Anna Golubeva | 7

Western Marsh-Harrier | Dmitry Pozharsky | 7

Siberian Jay | Anna Golubeva | 7

Osprey | Dmitry Pozharsky | 7

Merlin | Anna Golubeva | 6

Red Knot | Anna Golubeva | 6

Willow Ptarmigan | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Pied Avocet | Svetlana Medvedeva | 6

Northern Lapwing | Anatoliy Kuzmin | 6

Northern Lapwing | Anatoliy Kuzmin | 6

Little Bunting | Anna Golubeva | 5

Black Kite | Anna Golubeva | 5

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 5

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 5

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 5

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitry Pozharsky | 5

Whiskered Tern | Svetlana Medvedeva | 5

Pied Avocet | Vladimir Popenko | 5

Red Knot | Anna Golubeva | 5

Montagu's Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 4

Blackcap | Anna Golubeva | 4

Caucasian Snowcock | Khasan Zhurtov | 4

Red-backed Shrike | Khasan Zhurtov | 4

European Bee-eater | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Marsh Warbler | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Common Snipe | Andrey Semenov | 4

Ruff | Anatoliy Kuzmin | 4

Lesser Grey Shrike | Yuriy Redkin | 4

Sandwich Tern | Svetlana Medvedeva | 4

Common Sandpiper | Viktor Sevidov | 4

Common Greenshank | Vladimir Popenko | 4

Spotted Crake | Vladimir Popenko | 4

European Turtle Dove | Serhii Petrovych | 4

Great Cormorant | Duncan Cookson | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Pied Avocet | Svetlana Medvedeva | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 4

Big Year 2025

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


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 [....]

2025-09-30

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