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Best photos of the month, October 2020.

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 33

Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Anna Golubeva | 30

European Nightjar | Natalya Ostapova | 29

Caucasian Snowcock | Alexey Sizov | 29

Pallid Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 27

Bearded Tit | Anna Golubeva | 26

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 26

Lesser Kestrel | Yuriy Kodrul | 26

Common Crane | Anna Golubeva | 25

Long-tailed Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 25

Caucasian Snowcock | Alexey Sizov | 25

Long-tailed Tit | Anna Golubeva | 24

Mistle Thrush | Anna Golubeva | 23

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 23

Common Kestrel | Anna Golubeva | 23

Common Treecreeper | Anna Golubeva | 23

Long-tailed Tit | Anna Golubeva | 23

Black Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 23

Pallas's Warbler | Yuriy Kodrul | 23

Arctic Loon | Anna Golubeva | 22

Western Barn Owl | Yuriy Kodrul | 22

Common Kestrel | Anna Golubeva | 21

Eurasian Goldfinch | Anna Golubeva | 21

Spotted Crake | Alexey Sizov | 21

Lesser Kestrel | Yuriy Kodrul | 21

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 20

Eurasian Jay | Anna Golubeva | 20

Lesser Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 20

Wallcreeper | Khasan Zhurtov | 20

Greater Ringed Plover | Dmitrij Andreev | 20

Grey Plover | Dmitrij Andreev | 20

 Yellow-browed Warbler | Yuriy Kodrul | 20

Osprey | Oleg Rozhko | 20

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 19

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 19

Western Capercaillie | Andrey Semenov | 19

Grey Plover | Dmitrij Andreev | 19

Tawny Owl | Michael Kochetov | 19

Western Capercaillie | Andrey Semenov | 19

Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 18

Yellow-browed Warbler | Elena Shvydun | 18

Red Crossbill | Elena Shvydun | 18

Slavonian Grebe | Oleg Sheremet | 18

Slavonian Grebe | Oleg Sheremet | 18

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 17

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 17

Great Grey Shrike | Elena Shvydun | 17

Crested Lark | Vitaliy Butko | 17

Boreal Owl | Yuriy Kodrul | 17

 Yellow-browed Warbler | Kostiantyn Pylypiuk | 17

Lesser Redpoll | Oleg Sheremet | 17

Coal Tit | Anna Golubeva | 16

Eurasian Woodcock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Northern Lapwing | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Goldcrest | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Common Treecreeper | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Greater White-fronted Goose | Elena Shvydun | 16

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 16

Alpine Accentor | Alex Sapuga | 16

Western Barn Owl | Oleksandr Burkovsky | 16

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Oleg Rozhko | 16

Lesser Kestrel | Yuriy Kodrul | 16

Western Barn Owl | Yuriy Kodrul | 16

Common Sparrowhawk | Anna Golubeva | 15

Northern Lapwing | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Eurasian Jay | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Evgeniy Sofronov | 15

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 15

Rough-legged Buzzard | Elena Shvydun | 15

Arctic Loon | Elena Shvydun | 15

European Robin | Elena Shvydun | 15

Redwing | Viktor Sevidov | 15

Pallas's Warbler | Kostiantyn Pylypiuk | 15

Arctic Loon | Sergo Travelian | 15

Tawny Owl | Dmytro Petrychenko | 15

Eurasian Dipper | Natalia Honcharyk | 15

Western Barn Owl | Yuriy Kodrul | 15

Eurasian Dipper | Natalia Honcharyk | 15

Rook | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Red Phalarope | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 14

Yellowhammer | Elena Shvydun | 14

Long-tailed Tit | Elena Shvydun | 14

Common Redpoll | Elena Shvydun | 14

Black Redstart | Vitaliy Butko | 14

Red-billed Chough | Alexey Sizov | 14

Western Capercaillie | Andrey Semenov | 14

Western Barn Owl | Oleksandr Burkovsky | 14

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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