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Best photos of the month, May 2018.
Pacific Swift | Andrey Chernykh | 18
Pied Avocet | Vladimir Maer | 10
Little Crake | Andrey Chernykh | 8
Pied Avocet | Vladimir Maer | 8
White-naped Crane | Maxim Afanasiev | 7
White-naped Crane | Maxim Afanasiev | 6
Common Snipe | Andrey Chernykh | 6
Garganey | Vladislav Zhizhkov | 6
Ruff | Maxim Afanasiev | 5
Siberian Crane | Ivan Aianitov | 5
Short-eared Owl | Nina Shteinbrenner | 5
Pied Avocet | Vladimir Maer | 5
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Big Year 2026
1. Olga Fattakhova (161)
2. Katya Tsekhmister (151)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (145)
4. Pavel Karplyuk (138)
5. Vladimir Pankratov (138)
6. Valerii Bogdanovich (132)
7. Nina Shteinbrenner (130)
8. Elena Kleymenova (129)
9. Nadia Goncharova (128)
10. Tatiana Semenova (117)
2. Katya Tsekhmister (151)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (145)
4. Pavel Karplyuk (138)
5. Vladimir Pankratov (138)
6. Valerii Bogdanovich (132)
7. Nina Shteinbrenner (130)
8. Elena Kleymenova (129)
9. Nadia Goncharova (128)
10. Tatiana Semenova (117)
rare birds records
Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
© Pavel Karplyuk
2026-05-15
Kosh-Agach
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
© Alexander Popov
2026-06-06
A photo from the 1st breeding location in the Tomsk Region (firstly discoveed in 2025.
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
© Nadejda Popova
2026-05-30
Irkutsk Region
A recently rare species with uncertain status in the Irkutsk Region (in mid-XX century it was breeding).
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
© Maxim Afanasiev
2026-05-29
The 1st record of a bird belonging to a Tibetan group atrifrons in Yakutia.
unidentified birds
2026-06-10
Надя Гончарова: Черт! Ну, я же видала, что он рядом, слетел и за кочкой спрятался. Я потихоньку к нему подползаю, он опчть внезапно срывается, и фотоаппарат [....]
2026-06-10
Игорь Фефелов: К слову, у зеленогоголовых темная перемычка между щекой и зашейком бывает и узкая, например