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Best photos of the month, August 2016.

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vladimir Maer | 6

Lesser Kestrel | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Rook | Igor Latysh | 4

Masked Wagtail | Andrey Chernykh | 4

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler | Mihail Ivanov | 4

Ruff | Alexei Ebel | 3

Little Stint | Igor Latysh | 3

Yellow-browed Warbler | Konstantin Samodurow | 3

Black Stork | Alexei Ebel | 3

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vladimir Maer | 3

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler | Mihail Ivanov | 3

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vladimir Maer | 3

Terek Sandpiper | Nina Shteinbrenner | 3

Spotted Redshank | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 3

Saker Falcon | Vladimir Maer | 2

Terek Sandpiper | Igor Latysh | 2

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler | Konstantin Samodurow | 2

Ruff | Aleksandr Katuncev | 2

Eurasian Curlew | Vladimir Maer | 2

Yellow-browed Warbler | Konstantin Samodurow | 2

Greater Sand Plover | Vladimir Maer | 2

Greater Sand Plover | Vladimir Maer | 2

Yellow-browed Warbler | Konstantin Samodurow | 2

rare birds records


Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

© Mishail Belousow
2026-03-29

The first photo-record in the Tomsk Region, the norhhernmost record in the Western Siberia.


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.

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...

more unidentified birds...