Best photos of the month, August 2025.

Common Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 19

Northern Lapwing | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Common Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 15

White-tailed Lapwing | Andrey Semenov | 15

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Andrey Semenov | 15

Common Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Black-tailed Godwit | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Little Stint | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Eurasian Roller | Andrey Semenov | 14

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Andrey Semenov | 14

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Ruff | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Isabelline Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Wood Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Purple Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Red-Necked Grebe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Sedge Warbler | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Lesser Grey Shrike | Andrey Semenov | 12

Common Greenshank | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Sand Martin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

White Stork | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Hoopoe | Sergei Saveika | 12

Spotted Crake | Oksana Makhovska | 12

Greater Short-toed Lark | Andrey Semenov | 11

Black-winged Pratincole | Andrey Semenov | 11

Bean Goose | Elena Koval | 11

Eurasian Hobby | Alexandr Lyubimov | 11

Ruff | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Common Snipe | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Canada Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Golden Eagle | Alexander Liseenko | 10

Eurasian Bittern | Galina Katanova | 10

Eurasian Redstart | Andrey Semenov | 10

Black Kite | Vladislav Iopek | 10

Barn Swallow | Maria Kuzmina | 10

European Bee-eater | Maria Kuzmina | 10

Broad-billed Sandpiper | Igor Sikorsky | 10

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Great Cormorant | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Lesser Spotted Eagle | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Nuthatch | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Red-backed Shrike | Marina Torgashova | 10

Great Grey Shrike | Sergei Saveika | 10

Black Redstart | Sergei Saveika | 10

Temminck's Stint | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Blyth's Reed Warbler | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Levant Sparrowhawk | Andrey Semenov | 9

Cattle Egret | Andrey Semenov | 9

River Warbler | Vladislav Iopek | 9

Dunnock | Vladislav Iopek | 9

White Stork | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Northern Reed Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Sky Lark | Sergei Saveika | 9

Temminck's Stint | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Montagu's Harrier | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Common Cuckoo | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Spotted Flycatcher | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Eurasian Roller | Natalia Honcharyk | 9

Dalmatian Pelican | Roman Kyselov | 9

Spotted Redshank | Roman Kyselov | 9

Water Pipit | Egor Loboda | 9