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Best photos of the month, December 2023.

Eurasian Woodcock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 33

Common Moorhen | Anna Golubeva | 22

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Radik Kutushev | 22

Northern Goshawk | Anna Golubeva | 21

Rock Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Western Capercaillie | Galina Katanova | 20

Common Kingfisher | Vitaliy Butko | 19

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Tawny Owl | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Great Grey Owl | Vladislav Iopek | 17

Eurasian Dipper | Andrei Petrov | 17

Black-crowned Night Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 17

Red Crossbill | Dmitrij Andreev | 17

Red Crossbill | Dmitrij Andreev | 17

Eurasian Siskin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Red Crossbill | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Eurasian Goldfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Whooper Swan | Galina Katanova | 16

Little Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Syrian Woodpecker | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Bohemian Waxwing | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 16

Lesser Yellowlegs | Olexandr Riznyk | 16

Great White Egret | Anna Golubeva | 15

Brambling | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Goldcrest | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Bohemian Waxwing | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Common Treecreeper | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Tawny Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 15

Ural Owl | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 15

Long-eared Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Red Crossbill | Vadim Sinukhin | 14

Little Grebe | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14

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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