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Best photos of the month, December 2020.

Rough-legged Buzzard | Olga Nemezhikova | 38

Western Capercaillie | Nadia Goncharova | 32

Snowy Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 31

Northern Goshawk | Grigory Khasanov | 29

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Nadia Goncharova | 20

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 20

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 20

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 19

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 19

Snow Bunting | Grigory Khasanov | 18

Whooper Swan | Alexei Ebel | 17

Rough-legged Buzzard | Grigory Khasanov | 16

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 16

Eurasian Dipper | Olga Nemezhikova | 15

Willow Ptarmigan | Dmitry Nizovtsev | 13

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 12

Merlin | Alexandr Kochetkov | 12

Daurian Partridge | Grigory Khasanov | 12

Pine Grosbeak | Natalia Trofimova | 12

Pallas's Rosefinch | Grigory Khasanov | 11

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 11

Asian Rosy-Finch | Tatiana Semenova | 11

Common Goldeneye | Alexei Ebel | 10

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 10

Siberian Tit | Alexandr Kochetkov | 10

Willow Tit | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 10

Hawfinch | Natalia Trofimova | 10

rare birds records


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.


Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)

© Elena Kleymenova
2025-06-06
ALTAY

The 1st photo-record in Siberia, and the 1st record in Altai Republic.


Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaеetus leucoryphus)

© Roman Afanasev
2025-07-01
Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve, southern part

A very rare vagrant in Krasnoyarsky Kray.

unidentified birds


2025-08-30

Игорь Фефелов: Тусклая пеночка, видимо

2025-08-28

Игорь Фефелов: Клюв короткий из-за юного возраста. По окраске и пропорциям это явно не средний кроншнеп. Но вот большой или дальневосточный - это он, как водится, [....]

more unidentified birds...