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Best photos of the month, October 2023.

Red-flanked Bluetail | Anna Golubeva | 29

Water Rail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 27

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 22

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 20

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 19

Arctic Loon | Anna Golubeva | 19

Western Capercaillie | Igor Dvurekov | 18

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Long-tailed Tit | Anna Golubeva | 17

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 17

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 17

Black Guillemot | Igor Dvurekov | 17

Common Redpoll | Anna Golubeva | 16

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 16

Red-breasted Merganser | Anna Golubeva | 16

Purple Sandpiper | Sergei Saveika | 16

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Great Grey Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Common Eider | Igor Dvurekov | 15

Black Scoter | Anna Golubeva | 14

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Common Redpoll | Oleg Sheremet | 14

Goldcrest | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Common Eider | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Snow Bunting | Oleg Sheremet | 13

Bluethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Wood Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Green Leaf-Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Ural Owl | Galina Katanova | 12

Snow Bunting | Andrey Semenov | 12

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrey Semenov | 12

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 12

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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