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Best photos of the month, August 2021.

Great Spotted Cuckoo | Anatoly Mishchenko | 36

White-tailed Lapwing | Anna Golubeva | 25

Eurasian Roller | Anna Golubeva | 24

Glossy Ibis | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Dunlin | Michael Nevski | 23

Eurasian Hobby | Anna Golubeva | 22

Lesser Spotted Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Red-fronted Serin | Anna Golubeva | 21

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Anna Golubeva | 21

Common Quail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Chukar Partridge | Khasan Zhurtov | 21

Red-footed Falcon | Dmitry Pozharsky | 21

Griffon Vulture | Anna Golubeva | 20

Hoopoe | Anna Golubeva | 20

Common Greenshank | Dmitry Pozharsky | 20

Eurasian Bittern | Andrey Mis\'kov | 20

Egyptian Vulture | Anna Golubeva | 19

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Thrush Nightingale | Andrei Kiselev | 19

Dunnock | Elena Shvydun | 19

Sanderling | Michael Nevski | 19

Lesser Kestrel | Yuriy Kodrul | 19

Golden Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 18

Red-necked Phalarope | Anna Golubeva | 18

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Anna Golubeva | 18

Water Pipit | Anna Golubeva | 18

Red-billed Chough | Anna Golubeva | 18

Common Stonechat | Anna Golubeva | 18

Green Leaf-Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 18

Pied Avocet | Anna Golubeva | 18

Purple Heron | Khasan Zhurtov | 18

Black-crowned Night Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Eurasian Dipper | Dmytro Petrychenko | 18

Alpine Accentor | Dmytro Petrychenko | 18

Barred Warbler | Dmytro Petrychenko | 18

Tawny Pipit | Anna Golubeva | 17

Twite | Anna Golubeva | 17

Common Kestrel | Anna Golubeva | 17

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 17

Caucasian Chiffchaff | Anna Golubeva | 17

Common Oystercatcher | Anna Golubeva | 17

Garganey | Anna Golubeva | 17

Red-crested Pochard | Anna Golubeva | 17

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Lesser Grey Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Lesser Spotted Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Slavonian Grebe | Andrey Semenov | 17

Harlequin Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 17

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Elena Shvydun | 17

Eurasian Hobby | Elena Shvydun | 17

Red Knot | Michael Nevski | 17

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Sanderling | Sergo Travelian | 17

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 17

Arctic Skua | Sergo Travelian | 17

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Red-backed Shrike | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Little Stint | Dmitry Pozharsky | 16

Common Kingfisher | Igor Dvurekov | 16

Little Bittern | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Black-winged Pratincole | Yuriy Kodrul | 16

Arctic Skua | Sergo Travelian | 16

Red-Necked Grebe | Sergo Travelian | 16

European Shag | Andrey Mis\'kov | 16

Lesser Kestrel | Andrey Mis\'kov | 16

Alpine Accentor | Dmytro Petrychenko | 16

Lesser Grey Shrike | Anna Golubeva | 15

Chukar Partridge | Anna Golubeva | 15

Common Kingfisher | Anna Golubeva | 15

Little Egret | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Northern Wren | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Egyptian Vulture | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Black-headed Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Whitethroat | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Black Kite | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Booted Eagle | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

European Bee-eater | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Common Buzzard | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Western Marsh-Harrier | Dmitry Pozharsky | 15

Spotted Nutcracker | Elena Shvydun | 15

Mute Swan | Michael Nevski | 15

Little Stint | Sergo Travelian | 15

Short-toed Snake Eagle | Dmytro Petrychenko | 15

Red Phalarope | ALENA FOMINA | 15

Arctic Skua | Sergo Travelian | 15

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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