Best photos of the month, May 2026.

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Common Kestrel | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

Brambling | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Common Starling | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 5

Hen Harrier | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Grey Wagtail | Andrey Borodkin | 5

White-Backed Woodpecker | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Mallard | Vladimir Maer | 4

Common Chiffchaff | Sergey Chumakov | 4

Common Sandpiper | Mihail Ivanov | 4

Common Stonechat | Natalia Vorobyova | 4

Common Chiffchaff | Natalia Vorobyova | 4

Eurasian Redstart | Nikolay Alekseev | 4

Olive-backed Pipit | Olga Fattakhova | 4