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Best photos of the month, January 2026.
Boreal Owl | Konstantin Samodurow | 22
Ural Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 17
Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 16
Whooper Swan | Olga Nemezhikova | 16
Northern Hawk Owl | Mishail Belousow | 14
Hawfinch | Sergey Chumakov | 11
Bohemian Waxwing | Ekaterina Shichkova | 11
Eurasian Nuthatch | Sergey Chumakov | 10
Ural Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 10
Hawfinch | Ekaterina Shichkova | 9
Grey Partridge | Elena Kleymenova | 9
White-Backed Woodpecker | Olga Fattakhova | 9
Willow Tit | Maxim Afanasiev | 8
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Borodkin | 8
Boreal Owl | Andrei Panov | 7
Ural Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 7
Azure Tit | Elena Kleymenova | 7
Long-tailed Rosefinch | Andrey Borodkin | 7
Common Goldeneye | Ekaterina Shichkova | 6
Common Goldeneye | Ekaterina Shichkova | 6
Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrei Panov | 6
Ural Owl | Andrei Panov | 6
Marsh Tit | Olga Fattakhova | 6
Long-tailed Rosefinch | Andrey Borodkin | 6
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Big Year 2026
2. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (150)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (132)
4. Vladimir Kuzmin (85)
5. Dmitry Nizovtsev (49)
6. Jura Janke (49)
7. Maksim Volkov (44)
8. Aleksei Kungurov (34)
9. Olga Fattakhova (21)
10. Andrey Borodkin (18)
rare birds records
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir
Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-10-01
Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
© Marina Alekseenko
2025-07-05
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
© Lopson Bazarov
2025-08-06
unidentified birds
Игорь Фефелов: Да, тут, боюсь, бесперспективно понять, обыкновенная это кукушка или глухая.
Сергей Л. Волков: Похожа на седоголовую овсянку; думаю, она и есть. Но окраска верха головы смущает, хотя у некоторых молодых особей бывает довольно хорошо [....]