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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
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Big Year 2026
1. Nikita Yablokov (32)
2. Andrey Borodkin (29)
3. Olga Fattakhova (28)
4. Vladimir Pankratov (25)
5. Elena Kleymenova (20)
6. Marina Borovskaya (19)
7. Nadia Goncharova (19)
8. Konstantin Kisloy (18)
9. Andrei Panov (16)
10. Pavel Karplyuk (16)
2. Andrey Borodkin (29)
3. Olga Fattakhova (28)
4. Vladimir Pankratov (25)
5. Elena Kleymenova (20)
6. Marina Borovskaya (19)
7. Nadia Goncharova (19)
8. Konstantin Kisloy (18)
9. Andrei Panov (16)
10. Pavel Karplyuk (16)
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.