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Best photos of the month, October 2021.
European Nightjar | Andrey Bazdyrev | 37
Western Capercaillie | Nadia Goncharova | 14
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Ruslan Kirillin | 14
White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Olga Nemezhikova | 14
Common Starling | Olga Nemezhikova | 13
Northern Wren | Dmitry Nizovtsev | 11
European Nightjar | Andrey Bazdyrev | 11
Saker Falcon | Pavel Karplyuk | 10
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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. Olga Fattakhova (21)
10. Andrey Borodkin (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. Olga Fattakhova (21)
10. Andrey Borodkin (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 [....]