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Best photos of the month, April 2023.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 43

Collared Pratincole | Anna Golubeva | 34

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Anna Golubeva | 29

Dunnock | Anna Golubeva | 28

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 28

Chukar Partridge | Vadim Sinukhin | 28

European Robin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 25

Little Crake | Alexey Sizov | 24

Black Redstart | Anna Golubeva | 23

White Stork | Anna Golubeva | 23

Common Kestrel | Anna Golubeva | 23

Common Chiffchaff | Anna Golubeva | 23

Smew | Anna Golubeva | 23

Northern Shoveler | Anna Golubeva | 23

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 23

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 23

Eurasian Wryneck | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 23

Black-headed Gull | Anna Golubeva | 22

Bluethroat | Anna Golubeva | 22

Osprey | Anna Golubeva | 22

Dunnock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Northern Wheatear | Khasan Zhurtov | 22

Eurasian Wryneck | Elena Shvydun | 22

Sky Lark | Alexandr Balaev | 22

Rough-legged Buzzard | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 22

Tree Sparrow | Anna Golubeva | 21

Isabelline Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Golden Eagle | Khasan Zhurtov | 21

Eurasian Curlew | Anna Golubeva | 20

Western Marsh-Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 20

Azure Tit | Anna Golubeva | 20

Common Stonechat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Isabelline Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Western Grasshopper Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Cetti's Warbler | Khasan Zhurtov | 20

Wood Warbler | Maxim Lanin | 20

Little Crake | Vitaliy Butko | 20

Northern Lapwing | Alexandr Balaev | 20

Green Sandpiper | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 20

Mute Swan | Anna Golubeva | 19

Northern Lapwing | Anna Golubeva | 19

Red-crested Pochard | Anna Golubeva | 19

Red-crested Pochard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Common Chiffchaff | Maxim Lanin | 19

Common Kingfisher | Igor Dvurekov | 19

Bluethroat | Alexandr Balaev | 19

Common Kestrel | Anton Vinogradov | 19

Willow Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 18

Ruff | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Bluethroat | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 18

European Greenfinch | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Greater Sand Plover | Vitaliy Butko | 18

Red-rumped Swallow | Vitaliy Butko | 18

Rosy Starling | Alexey Sizov | 18

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 18

Citrine Wagtail | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 18

Eurasian Wryneck | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 18

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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