Best photos of the month, May 2026.

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 12

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 11

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Common Kingfisher | Katya Tsekhmister | 10

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Common Kestrel | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Bluethroat | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Little Ringed Plover | Mihail Ivanov | 8

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Black Kite | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Starling | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Chiffchaff | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Stonechat | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Grey Wagtail | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Mallard | Vladimir Maer | 5

Brambling | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Northern Reed Bunting | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

Naumann's Thrush | Valerii Bogdanovich | 5

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 5

White-naped Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 5

Common Sandpiper | Elena Kleymenova | 5

Hen Harrier | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Common Whitethroat | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 5

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 5

White-Backed Woodpecker | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Common Chiffchaff | Sergey Chumakov | 4

Demoiselle Crane | Sergey Chumakov | 4

Common Sandpiper | Mihail Ivanov | 4

Naumann's Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 4

Common Stonechat | Natalia Vorobyova | 4

Ruddy Shelduck | Marina Borovskaya | 4

Eurasian Redstart | Nikolay Alekseev | 4

Swan Goose | Tatiana Semenova | 4

European Greenfinch | Elena Kleymenova | 4

Olive-backed Pipit | Olga Fattakhova | 4

Tree Pipit | Aleksandra Nikolaeva | 4

Common Coot | Olga Nemezhikova | 4

Barn Swallow | Andrey Borodkin | 4

Eurasian Jay | Vasily Stashiba | 4

Common Sandpiper | Vasily Stashiba | 4

Barn Swallow | Vasily Stashiba | 4

Black Woodpecker | Vadim Shagovsky | 4

Daurian Redstart | Vadim Shagovsky | 4

Long-eared Owl | Vadim Shagovsky | 4