Best photos of the month, May 2026.

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Mandarin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Common Snipe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Common Kestrel | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

Common Starling | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Chiffchaff | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Brambling | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Northern Reed Bunting | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

Naumann's Thrush | Valerii Bogdanovich | 5

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 5

Common Sandpiper | Elena Kleymenova | 5

Hen Harrier | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Grey Wagtail | Andrey Borodkin | 5

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 5

Greater Spotted Eagle | Alexey Bukin | 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

Ruddy Shelduck | Marina Borovskaya | 4

Eurasian Redstart | Nikolay Alekseev | 4

European Greenfinch | Elena Kleymenova | 4

Olive-backed Pipit | Olga Fattakhova | 4

Common Stonechat | Olga Fattakhova | 4

Barn Swallow | Andrey Borodkin | 4

Eurasian Jay | Vasily Stashiba | 4

Common Sandpiper | Vasily Stashiba | 4

Black Woodpecker | Vadim Shagovsky | 4

Daurian Redstart | Vadim Shagovsky | 4