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Best photos of the month, December 2015.
Red-throated Thrush | Vadim Ivushkin | 4
Upland Buzzard | Alexei Ebel | 3
Ural Owl | Alexei Ebel | 2
Northern Goshawk | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 2
Northern Goshawk | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 2
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Big Year 2026
1. Pavel Karplyuk (44)
2. Elena Levkina (42)
3. Elena Kleymenova (39)
4. Nikita Yablokov (39)
5. Katya Tsekhmister (38)
6. Nadejda Popova (35)
7. Andrey Borodkin (33)
8. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (28)
9. Olga Fattakhova (28)
10. Natalia Vorobyova (27)
2. Elena Levkina (42)
3. Elena Kleymenova (39)
4. Nikita Yablokov (39)
5. Katya Tsekhmister (38)
6. Nadejda Popova (35)
7. Andrey Borodkin (33)
8. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (28)
9. Olga Fattakhova (28)
10. Natalia Vorobyova (27)
rare birds records
Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-06-08
The northernmost breeding location of this species (confirmed with photos).
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-05-22
The 1st record in the Tyumen' Region.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
© Igor Fefelov
2026-02-08
Irkutsk
Extremely rare cases of wintering in the Irkutsk Region happen. The 1st photo-record in this region in winter months.
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir
A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.
unidentified birds
2026-03-12
Сергей Л. Волков: Ракурс неудачный. Но точно не обыкновенный бекас.
2026-02-26
Игорь Фефелов: На мой взгляд, клюв крупноват для серой. Но она и вообще, надо сказать, весьма тощая...