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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. Katya Tsekhmister (177)
2. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (150)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (132)
4. Vladimir Kuzmin (85)
5. Dmitry Nizovtsev (49)
6. Jura Janke (49)
7. Maksim Volkov (44)
8. Aleksei Kungurov (34)
9. Andrey Borodkin (18)
10. Olga Fattakhova (18)
2. Nadezhda Bogomyakova (150)
3. Yaroslav Burmatov (132)
4. Vladimir Kuzmin (85)
5. Dmitry Nizovtsev (49)
6. Jura Janke (49)
7. Maksim Volkov (44)
8. Aleksei Kungurov (34)
9. Andrey Borodkin (18)
10. Olga Fattakhova (18)
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
2026-01-02
Игорь Фефелов: Да, тут, боюсь, бесперспективно понять, обыкновенная это кукушка или глухая.
2025-12-29
Сергей Л. Волков: Похожа на седоголовую овсянку; думаю, она и есть. Но окраска верха головы смущает, хотя у некоторых молодых особей бывает довольно хорошо [....]