Best photos of the month, January 2026.

Tawny Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 18

Merlin | Andrey Mis\'kov | 17

Coal Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Chaffinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Common Kingfisher | Elena Koval | 15

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 15

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 15

Common Goldeneye | Elena Koval | 14

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 14

Pine Grosbeak | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Bearded Tit | Sergei Saveika | 14

Common Treecreeper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Crested Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Spotted Nutcracker | Andrey Semenov | 13

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 13

Water Rail | Alexandr Balaev | 13

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Sergei Saveika | 13

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmytro Petrychenko | 13

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dmytro Petrychenko | 13

European Turtle Dove | Natalia Honcharyk | 13

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 13

Little Grebe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Fieldfare | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Tawny Owl | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Hen Harrier | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Alpine Accentor | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Blue Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Common Buzzard | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Northern Goshawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Sky Lark | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Dunnock | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Long-eared Owl | Igor Samokhin | 12

Meadow Pipit | Anna Alabina | 12

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Willow Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Common Treecreeper | Khasan Zhurtov | 11

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 11

Grey Heron | Elena Koval | 11

Common Kingfisher | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Little Grebe | Igor Dvurekov | 11

White-headed Duck | Aleksandr Raklo | 11

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Common Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Red Crossbill | Sergei Saveika | 11

Whooper Swan | Sergei Saveika | 11

Tree Sparrow | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Eurasian Collared Dove | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Merlin | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natalia Honcharyk | 11

Hen Harrier | Igor Samokhin | 11

European Turtle Dove | Natalia Savranska | 11

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Rook | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Great Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Coal Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrei Kiselev | 10

European Greenfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Great Tit | Galina Katanova | 10

Black Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 10

Eurasian Wigeon | Elena Koval | 10

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Northern Goshawk | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Eurasian Magpie | Andrew Simon | 10

Coal Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Northern Wren | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Whooper Swan | Sergei Saveika | 10

Smew | Sergei Saveika | 10

Bohemian Waxwing | Sergo Travelian | 10

Smew | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Rough-legged Buzzard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Hen Harrier | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Little Grebe | Natalia Honcharyk | 10

Northern Reed Bunting | Andrey Mis\'kov | 10

Little Owl | Andrey Mis\'kov | 10

Common Kingfisher | Natalia Drabina | 10

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Makhovska | 10

Red-breasted Merganser | Oksana Makhovska | 10

Little Owl | Egor Loboda | 10

Long-eared Owl | Natalia Savranska | 10

Brambling | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 10

Twite | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Great Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Mute Swan | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Great Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Tree Sparrow | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Blackbird | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Coal Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Long-legged Buzzard | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Syrian Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Black-winged Stilt | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Ural Owl | Evgeniy Sofronov | 9

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Andrey Semenov | 9

Common Goldeneye | Elena Koval | 9

Eurasian Wigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Common Kingfisher | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Northern Hawk Owl | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Willow Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Eurasian Nuthatch | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Common Goldeneye | Andrei Petrov | 9

Common Pheasant | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Pochard | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Greater White-fronted Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Tufted Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Tawny Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Herring Gull | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Water Rail | Sergei Saveika | 9

Goosander | Sergei Saveika | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Marina Komrakova | 9

Velvet Scoter | Serhii Petrovych | 9

Mistle Thrush | Sergo Travelian | 9

Bohemian Waxwing | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Northern Reed Bunting | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Yellowhammer | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Eurasian Collared Dove | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Smew | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Blue Tit | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

European Turtle Dove | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Great Grey Shrike | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Common Teal | Irina Ortik | 9

Common Buzzard | Irina Ortik | 9

Little Grebe | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Crested Tit | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Blue Tit | Igor Samokhin | 9

Eurasian Dipper | Natalia Hrudzynska | 9

Ural Owl | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 9

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natalia Honcharyk | 9