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Best photos of the month, January 2023.

Common Sparrowhawk | Nina Shteinbrenner | 32

Lammergeier | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 28

Little Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 22

White-winged Snowfinch | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 19

Cinereous Vulture | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 16

Northern Goshawk | Alexandr Kochetkov | 16

Common Sparrowhawk | Nina Shteinbrenner | 16

Common Sparrowhawk | Nina Shteinbrenner | 16

Pére David's Snowfinch | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 15

White-winged Snowfinch | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Saker Falcon | Elena Kleymenova | 14

Cinereous Vulture | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

White-winged Crossbill | Maxim Afanasiev | 13

Saker Falcon | Nina Shteinbrenner | 12

Red-mantled Rosefinch | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 10

Peregrine Falcon | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Great Grey Owl | Katya Tsekhmister | 10

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Nina Shteinbrenner | 10

Lammergeier | Nina Shteinbrenner | 9

Ural Owl | Ilya Sukhov | 9

Great Grey Owl | Katya Tsekhmister | 9

White-Backed Woodpecker | Olga Fattakhova | 9

White-winged Crossbill | Yurii Grigorev | 9

Common Sparrowhawk | Nina Shteinbrenner | 9

rare birds records


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.


Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

© Marina Borovskaya
2025-05-17
Irkutskaya obl. pos. Hugir

A very rare vagrant for Irkutsk Region, 2nd photo-record.

unidentified birds


2026-03-12

Сергей Л. Волков: Ракурс неудачный. Но точно не обыкновенный бекас.

2026-02-26

Игорь Фефелов: На мой взгляд, клюв крупноват для серой. Но она и вообще, надо сказать, весьма тощая...

more unidentified birds...