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Best photos of the month, February 2024.

Boreal Owl | Gennady Kolotin | 23

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Eurasian Goldfinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Green Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Brambling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Hoary Redpoll | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Igor Dvurekov | 18

Black Kite | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

White-Backed Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Eurasian Woodcock | Alexey Sizov | 17

Eurasian Siskin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Great White Egret | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Long-legged Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Ferruginous Duck | Khasan Zhurtov | 16

Great Grey Owl | Andrey Semenov | 16

Long-eared Owl | Oleg Sheremet | 16

European Robin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Rock Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

European Greenfinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

European Greenfinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Valeriya Danilova | 15

Goldcrest | Igor Dvurekov | 15

Grey Partridge | Svetlana Shavykina | 15

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Northern Bullfinch | Vadim Sinukhin | 15

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Long-tailed Tit | Andrey Semenov | 14

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Sergei Saveika | 14

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 14

Eurasian Magpie | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Long-tailed Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Great Grey Owl | Valeriya Danilova | 13

Common Treecreeper | Andrey Semenov | 13

Merlin | Aleksandr Raklo | 13

Ural Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Rook | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Eurasian Magpie | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Blue Tit | Andrey Semenov | 12

White-Backed Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 12

Common Redpoll | Andrey Semenov | 12

Eurasian Siskin | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Eurasian Goldfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Eurasian Jay | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Alexey Sizov | 12

Eurasian Siskin | Alexey Sizov | 12

Greylag Goose | Alexey Sizov | 12

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Pavel Blashkin | 12

Ruddy Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Common Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Barnacle Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Bohemian Waxwing | Sergey Mamaev | 12

Barnacle Goose | Oksana Makhovska | 12

Great Cormorant | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

European Greenfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Whooper Swan | Khasan Zhurtov | 11

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Valeriya Danilova | 11

Ural Owl | Valeriya Danilova | 11

Eurasian Blackbird | Valeriya Danilova | 11

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 11

Eurasian Goldfinch | Andrey Semenov | 11

Ruddy Shelduck | Andrey Semenov | 11

Coal Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Great Grey Owl | Andrei Petrov | 11

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitry Erokhin | 11

Ural Owl | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 11

Syrian Woodpecker | Alexey Sizov | 11

Arctic Loon | Aleksandr Breykin | 11

Sandwich Tern | Aleksandr Breykin | 11

Blue Tit | Pavel Blashkin | 11

Gadwall | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Rook | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Goldfinch | Vadim Sinukhin | 11

Tawny Owl | Oleg Sheremet | 11

Merlin | Denys Davydov | 11

Tree Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Eurasian Blackbird | Valeriya Danilova | 10

Mallard | Valeriya Danilova | 10

Black Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 10

Great Grey Shrike | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Common Kingfisher | Alexey Sizov | 10

Common Crane | Marina Torgashova | 10

Long-eared Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 10

Great Grey Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 10

Long-eared Owl | Igor Samokhin | 10

Red Crossbill | Igor Samokhin | 10

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


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