Best photos of the month, September 2022.

Water Rail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 28

Common Quail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 28

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 27

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 26

Grey-headed Swamphen | Alexandr Balaev | 26

Red-footed Falcon | Anna Golubeva | 24

Eurasian Golden Plover | Anna Golubeva | 24

Ruddy Turnstone | Anna Golubeva | 24

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Grey Plover | Anna Golubeva | 23

Sanderling | Anna Golubeva | 23

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Alexandr Balaev | 23

Red-throated Pipit | Anna Golubeva | 22

Greater Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Spotted Nutcracker | Elena Shvydun | 22

Greater Flamingo | Alexandr Balaev | 22

Osprey | Anna Golubeva | 21

Red-footed Falcon | Anna Golubeva | 21

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 21

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Crested Tit | Elena Shvydun | 21

Whinchat | Anna Golubeva | 20

Blackcap | Anna Golubeva | 20

Blackcap | Anna Golubeva | 20

Red-backed Shrike | Anna Golubeva | 20

Thrush Nightingale | Anna Golubeva | 20

Little Stint | Anna Golubeva | 20

Egyptian Vulture | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Little Stint | Elena Shvydun | 20

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 20

Dunlin | Elena Shvydun | 20

Peregrine Falcon | Anna Golubeva | 19

Ruff | Anna Golubeva | 19

Greater Ringed Plover | Anna Golubeva | 19

Dunlin | Anna Golubeva | 19

Gull-billed Tern | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Montagu's Harrier | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Little Stint | Elena Shvydun | 19

Lesser Whitethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Common Teal | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Northern Hazelhen | Elena Shvydun | 18

Blue Rock Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 18

Steppe Eagle | Oleksandr Burkovsky | 18

Common Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 17

European Robin | Anna Golubeva | 17

Meadow Pipit | Anna Golubeva | 17

Greater Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Black-winged Stilt | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Western Marsh-Harrier | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Greater Ringed Plover | Elena Shvydun | 17

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Elena Shvydun | 17

Bearded Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Lammergeier | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 16

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 16

Common Starling | Anna Golubeva | 16

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Northern Wren | Vladislav Iopek | 16

Tree Pipit | Igor Dvurekov | 16

Fieldfare | Igor Dvurekov | 16

Meadow Pipit | Elena Shvydun | 16

Greater Ringed Plover | Elena Shvydun | 16

Brambling | Elena Shvydun | 16

Common Kingfisher | Vitaliy Butko | 16

Red-footed Falcon | Alexey Sizov | 16

Purple Heron | Alexandr Balaev | 16

House Sparrow | Anna Golubeva | 15

European Robin | Anna Golubeva | 15

Marsh Tit | Anna Golubeva | 15

Black Woodpecker | Sergey Shursha | 15

Ferruginous Duck | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Common Sparrowhawk | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Ruff | Andrei Petrov | 15

Spotted Redshank | Elena Shvydun | 15

Black-crowned Night Heron | Vitaliy Butko | 15

Bluethroat | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Chukar Partridge | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Corn Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Grey Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Spotted Nutcracker | Anna Golubeva | 14

Curlew Sandpiper | Sergey Shursha | 14

Curlew Sandpiper | Sergey Shursha | 14

Booted Eagle | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Red-crested Pochard | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Northern Wheatear | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Bohemian Waxwing | Galina Katanova | 14

Brambling | Galina Katanova | 14

Common Crane | Andrey Semenov | 14

Tufted Duck | Andrey Semenov | 14

Crested Tit | Alexandr Masalev | 14

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Red-throated Pipit | Elena Shvydun | 14

Common Pheasant | Alexey Sizov | 14

Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Pied Wheatear | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Little Grebe | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Greater Ringed Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Red-necked Phalarope | Sergei Saveika | 14

Eurasian Magpie | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14

Common Buzzard | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14

Red-Necked Grebe | Dmytro Petrychenko | 14

White-winged Tern | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Lammergeier | Aleksandr Perevozov | 13

Ruff | Sergey Shursha | 13

Ruff | Sergey Shursha | 13

White Wagtail | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Spotted Flycatcher | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Ural Owl | Galina Katanova | 13

Brambling | Galina Katanova | 13

Northern Wheatear | Galina Katanova | 13

Western Capercaillie | Andrey Semenov | 13

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Sergey Simonov | 13

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Sergey Simonov | 13

Blackcap | Sergey Simonov | 13

Redwing | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Grey Plover | Andrei Petrov | 13

Brambling | Andrei Petrov | 13

Eurasian Whimbrel | Svetlana Medvedeva | 13

Red-footed Falcon | Svetlana Medvedeva | 13

Great Crested Grebe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 13

Water Rail | Svetlana Medvedeva | 13

Eurasian Dipper | Aleksandr Breykin | 13

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Fieldfare | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Laughing Dove | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Little Egret | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Griffon Vulture | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Egyptian Vulture | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Cinereous Vulture | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Common Kestrel | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Ruff | Sergei Saveika | 13

Canada Goose | Sergei Saveika | 13

Ruff | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 13

Eurasian Spoonbill | Dmytro Petrychenko | 13