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Best photos of the month, August 2019.

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 30

Little Bittern | Anna Golubeva | 26

Marsh Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 22

Rock Bunting | Anna Golubeva | 20

Northern Wren | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Common Snipe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Red-footed Falcon | Anna Golubeva | 18

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Semenov | 18

Crested Tit | Mikhail Kalagin | 18

Red Crossbill | Dmitry Khrushchev | 18

Common Buzzard | Anna Golubeva | 17

Lesser Grey Shrike | Anna Golubeva | 17

Demoiselle Crane | Anna Golubeva | 17

Common Greenshank | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Black Kite | Elena Shvydun | 17

Little Stint | Anna Golubeva | 16

Ortolan Bunting | Anna Golubeva | 16

Common Kingfisher | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Khasan Zhurtov | 16

Osprey | Andrey Semenov | 16

Broad-billed Sandpiper | Igor Torgachkin | 16

Squacco Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Merlin | Sergei Zadumkin | 16

Hybrid Spotted Eagle | Elena Shvydun | 16

Black Redstart | Anna Golubeva | 15

Squacco Heron | Anna Golubeva | 15

Common Kestrel | Anna Golubeva | 15

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Barred Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Buzzard | Radik Kutushev | 15

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Little Bittern | Igor Torgachkin | 15

Great Cormorant | Elena Shvydun | 15

Red-necked Phalarope | Elena Shvydun | 15

Long-tailed Tit | Elena Shvydun | 15

Red Crossbill | Anna Golubeva | 14

Paddyfield Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 14

Rosy Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Little Stint | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Marsh Warbler | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

European Golden Oriole | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Eurasian Roller | Evgenia Zotova | 14

Booted Warbler | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Arctic Loon | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Little Bittern | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Northern Wren | Elena Shvydun | 14

Common Cuckoo | Oleg Sheremet | 14

Black Redstart | Anna Golubeva | 13

Red-backed Shrike | Anna Golubeva | 13

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Sandpiper | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Great Cormorant | Igor Torgachkin | 13

Dunlin | Igor Torgachkin | 13

Northern Goshawk | Grigory Khasanov | 13

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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