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Best photos of the month, February 2026.

Great Grey Owl | Denis Voronov | 11

Great Rosefinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 10

Great Rosefinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Great Grey Owl | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Tatiana Semenova | 6

Hawfinch | Maxim Dolgov | 4

Rough-legged Buzzard | Nina Shteinbrenner | 3

Northern Bullfinch | Mihail Ivanov | 3

Great Tit | Nikolay Alekseev | 3

Carrion Crow | Andrey Borodkin | 3

Long-tailed Tit | Andrey Borodkin | 3

Black Woodpecker | Maxim Dolgov | 3

Pine Grosbeak | Maxim Dolgov | 3

Great Rosefinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 3

Great Grey Owl | Denis Voronov | 3

rare birds records


Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir

A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.


Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-10-01

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Reguin.


Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)

© Marina Alekseenko
2025-07-05

The 2nd record of this vagrant species in the Irkutsk Region.


Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

© Lopson Bazarov
2025-08-06

The 1st photo-record in Buryatia.

unidentified birds


2026-02-02

Сергей Л. Волков: Белошапочная овсянка. Во всяком случае, точно овсянка.

2026-02-02

Сергей Л. Волков: Действительно, серый сорокопут должен быть. Как у вас интересно: обв вида в одном месте.

more unidentified birds...