Best photos of the month, October 2023.

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