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Best photos of the month, July 2023.

Red-necked Phalarope | Anna Golubeva | 31

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Anna Golubeva | 26

Black Stork | Anna Golubeva | 24

Booted Eagle | Maxim Lanin | 24

Lesser Grey Shrike | Maxim Lanin | 24

Green Sandpiper | Anna Golubeva | 23

Little Grebe | Anna Golubeva | 22

Black Stork | Anna Golubeva | 22

Squacco Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 21

Red-backed Shrike | Elena Shvydun | 21

Wood Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 20

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Anna Golubeva | 19

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Lesser Grey Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Hoopoe | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Black Tern | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Wallcreeper | Khasan Zhurtov | 18

Northern Goshawk | Andrey Semenov | 18

Little Ringed Plover | Anna Golubeva | 17

Rock Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Grey Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Common Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Whinchat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Grey Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Spotted Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Little Bittern | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Common Redshank | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Tawny Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Great Reed Warbler | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Citrine Wagtail | Alexandr Balaev | 16

European Bee-eater | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Bluethroat | Anna Golubeva | 15

Rock Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Black Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Redshank | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Common Tern | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Common Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Horned Lark | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Wood Pigeon | Elena Shvydun | 15

Steppe Eagle | Igor Sikorsky | 15

Little Bittern | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Black Stork | Marina Torgashova | 15

Barn Swallow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Barn Swallow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Barn Swallow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Common Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Glossy Ibis | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Eurasian Collared Dove | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Tawny Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Common Greenshank | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Common Greenshank | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Wood Sandpiper | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Wallcreeper | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Common Rosefinch | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Common Crane | Andrey Semenov | 14

Montagu's Harrier | Andrey Semenov | 14

Barnacle Goose | Andrei Petrov | 14

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Alexey Sizov | 14

Common Swift | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14

Short-toed Snake Eagle | Dmytro Petrychenko | 14

Western Barn Owl | Ihor Vietokhin | 14

Common Swift | Anna Golubeva | 13

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Blackcap | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Rock Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Black Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Cetti's Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Northern Lapwing | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Temminck's Stint | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Great White Egret | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Twite | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Caucasian Chiffchaff | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Little Tern | Andrei Petrov | 13

Common Rosefinch | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Marsh Warbler | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Booted Warbler | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Booted Warbler | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Spotted Crake | Anton Vinogradov | 13

Common Redshank | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 13

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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