Best photos of the month, December 2024.

Common Buzzard | Vitaliy Butko | 16

Water Rail | Vitaliy Butko | 16

Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Little Grebe | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Tufted Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Common Kingfisher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Common Snipe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Crested Tit | Dmitrij Andreev | 13

Syrian Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Coal Tit | Dmitrij Andreev | 12

Mandarin Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Barnacle Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Common Moorhen | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Long-eared Owl | Marina Torgashova | 12

Velvet Scoter | Vadim Sinukhin | 12

Rough-legged Buzzard | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Hawfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Long-legged Buzzard | Khasan Zhurtov | 11

Peregrine Falcon | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Willow Tit | Dmitrij Andreev | 11

Common Moorhen | Dmitrij Andreev | 11

Northern Shoveler | Dmitrij Andreev | 11

Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Black Scoter | Sergey Shursha | 10

Common Teal | Dmitrij Andreev | 10

Northern Goshawk | Dmitrij Andreev | 10

Common Kingfisher | Dmitrij Andreev | 10

Common Kingfisher | Dmitrij Andreev | 10

Barnacle Goose | Dmitry Erokhin | 10

Long-eared Owl | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 10

Yellowhammer | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Teal | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Fieldfare | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Yellow-legged Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Sandwich Tern | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Whooper Swan | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Hen Harrier | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Great Crested Grebe | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Spotted Nutcracker | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Barnacle Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Ruddy Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Greater Scaup | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Ruddy Shelduck | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Common Goldeneye | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Gadwall | Igor Shcherbakov | 8

Mandarin Duck | Dmitrij Andreev | 8

Red-crested Pochard | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Northern Shoveler | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Mynah | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 8

House Sparrow | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Goldeneye | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Rook | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Greater Scaup | Sergei Saveika | 8

Long-tailed Duck | Igor Samokhin | 8

Peregrine Falcon | Hlib Koval | 8

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrei Petrov | 7

Black-crowned Night Heron | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 7

Mediterranean Gull | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Marsh Tit | Marina Torgashova | 7

Whooper Swan | Marina Torgashova | 7