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Best photos of the month, January 2022.

Northern Hawk Owl | Maxim Lanin | 38

Northern Hawk Owl | Maxim Lanin | 37

Grey Partridge | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 34

Boreal Owl | Anna Golubeva | 32

Northern Hazelhen | Anna Golubeva | 31

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 29

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Michael Nevski | 29

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 26

Common Sparrowhawk | Anna Golubeva | 25

White-headed Duck | Igor Sikorsky | 25

Northern Hawk Owl | Anna Golubeva | 24

Common Treecreeper | Anna Golubeva | 24

Dunnock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 23

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 23

Boreal Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 23

Black Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 22

Northern Hawk Owl | Anna Golubeva | 22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Red-billed Chough | Khasan Zhurtov | 22

Ural Owl | Alexander Liseenko | 22

Boreal Owl | Michael Nevski | 22

Boreal Owl | E.Shchipkova, I.Dmitriev | 22

Western Barn Owl | Alexander Cherinko | 22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Crested Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 21

Northern Hawk Owl | Andrey Prokhorov | 21

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 21

Common Redpoll | Elena Shvydun | 21

Eurasian Blackbird | Anna Golubeva | 20

White-Backed Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 20

Coal Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Hawfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 20

Firecrest | Andrey Semenov | 20

Snow Bunting | Vladislav Chernolyev | 20

Peregrine Falcon | Dmytro Petrychenko | 20

European Robin | Anna Golubeva | 19

Northern Hawk Owl | Anna Golubeva | 19

Crested Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Green Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 19

Eurasian Jay | Khasan Zhurtov | 19

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 19

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 19

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Pavel Blashkin | 19

Merlin | Alexander Cherinko | 19

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Common Chaffinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Northern Hawk Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 18

Lapland Longspur | Yuriy Kodrul | 18

Glaucous Gull | Pavel Shukov | 17

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Yellowhammer | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Eurasian Blackbird | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Eurasian Nuthatch | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Hawfinch | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Water Rail | Svetlana Medvedeva | 17

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 17

Long-tailed Tit | Elena Shvydun | 17

Northern Wren | Elena Shvydun | 17

Northern Hawk Owl | Michael Nevski | 17

Eurasian Dipper | Elena Votinceva | 17

Northern Pintail | Elena Votinceva | 17

Little Gull | Alexey Sizov | 17

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Brambling | Dmytro Petrychenko | 17

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Eurasian Nuthatch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Hawfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Eurasian Jay | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Yellowhammer | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Common Kingfisher | Andrey Semenov | 16

Short-toed Tree-Creeper | Andrey Semenov | 16

Boreal Owl | Andrey Semenov | 16

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 16

European Greenfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 16

Crested Tit | Andrei Petrov | 16

Long-eared Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Brambling | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Bearded Tit | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Long-eared Owl | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 16

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 16

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Eurasian Jay | Alexandr Balaev | 16

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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