Best photos of the month, May 2026.

Common Moorhen | Vladimir Maer | 16

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 15

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Nemezhikova | 14

Bar-headed Goose | Vladimir Maer | 12

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 12

Common Kingfisher | Katya Tsekhmister | 12

Bluethroat | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Olga Fattakhova | 12

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Eurasian Wryneck | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Sergey Chumakov | 9

Little Bustard | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 9

Common Kestrel | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Black Kite | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Little Ringed Plover | Mihail Ivanov | 8

Osprey | Pavel Karplyuk | 8

Grey-headed Goldfinch | Pavel Karplyuk | 8

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrey Borodkin | 8

Common Whitethroat | Vasily Stashiba | 8

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vasily Stashiba | 8

Isabelline Shrike | Vladimir Maer | 7

Demoiselle Crane | Nina Shteinbrenner | 7

Little Bunting | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Common Chiffchaff | Natalia Vorobyova | 7

Little Bunting | Valerii Bogdanovich | 7

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrei Panov | 7

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vladimir Maer | 6

Demoiselle Crane | Vladimir Maer | 6

Mallard | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Whooper Swan | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Naumann's Thrush | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Common Starling | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Northern Reed Bunting | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Cuckoo | Andrei Panov | 6

White-naped Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Common Sandpiper | Pavel Karplyuk | 6

Steppe Eagle | Pavel Karplyuk | 6

Little Ringed Plover | Pavel Karplyuk | 6

Peregrine Falcon | Pavel Karplyuk | 6

Common Stonechat | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Yellow Wagtail | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Grey Wagtail | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Common Chiffchaff | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Common Starling | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Yellow Wagtail | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Common Chiffchaff | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Common Whitethroat | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 6

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 6

Mallard | Vladimir Maer | 5

Brambling | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Demoiselle Crane | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Pankratov | 5

Pine Bunting | Vladimir Pankratov | 5

Common Snipe | Nina Shteinbrenner | 5

Naumann's Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 5

Eurasian Hobby | Mihail Ivanov | 5

Northern Wheatear | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

Naumann's Thrush | Valerii Bogdanovich | 5

Taiga Flycatcher | Valerii Bogdanovich | 5

Little Bunting | Marina Borovskaya | 5

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 5

Horned Lark | Pavel Karplyuk | 5

Common Redshank | Pavel Karplyuk | 5

Ortolan Bunting | Pavel Karplyuk | 5

Common Sandpiper | Elena Kleymenova | 5

Tree Pipit | Aleksandra Nikolaeva | 5

Hen Harrier | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Common Coot | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Yellow Wagtail | Konstantin Kisloy | 5

Yellow Wagtail | Konstantin Kisloy | 5

Barn Swallow | Andrey Borodkin | 5

Eurasian Jay | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Barn Swallow | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Common Stonechat | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Common Teal | Vasily Stashiba | 5

White-Backed Woodpecker | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Daurian Redstart | Vadim Shagovsky | 5

Osprey | Pavel Karplyuk | 5

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Long-eared Owl | Vadim Shagovsky | 5