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Best photos of the month, October 2022.

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 29

Boreal Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 18

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 18

Azure Tit | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 16

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Olga Fattakhova | 16

Pacific Golden Plover | Alexandr Kochetkov | 15

Black Woodpecker | Vladimir Maer | 14

Amur Falcon | Mihail Ivanov | 14

Boreal Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 14

Amur Falcon | Marina Borovskaya | 13

Common Sparrowhawk | Jaap van der Kooij | 13

Spotted Nutcracker | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Black Woodpecker | Vladimir Maer | 13

Northern Hazelhen | Vadim Ivushkin | 12

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Elena Bobachenko | 12

Common Goldeneye | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Vladimir Maer | 11

Blue Tit | Ilya Sukhov | 11

Goldcrest | Olga Fattakhova | 11

Ural Owl | Elena Bobachenko | 11

Marsh Tit | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Bean Goose | Anna Vasilchenko | 9

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Konstantin Kisloy | 9

Siberian Black-backed Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Rough-legged Buzzard | Maxim Afanasiev | 9

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Merlin | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Great White Egret | Konstantin Kisloy | 8

Siberian Tit | Konstantin Kisloy | 8

Siberian Accentor | Alexandr Kochetkov | 8

Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Kochetkov | 8

Long-tailed Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Siberian Black-backed Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Black Woodpecker | Elena Bobachenko | 8

Amur Falcon | Marina Borovskaya | 8

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


2026-04-14

Ярослав Бурматов: Добавил фото

2026-04-11

Игорь Фефелов: Не клоктун. В сравнении с крякашом крупновата птичка для клоктуна, и у клоктунов обоего пола есть чирочий темный передний край крыла снизу. [....]

more unidentified birds...