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Best photos of the month, April 2023.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Yurii Grigorev | 36

Siberian Jay | Mishail Belousow | 28

Grey-headed Goldfinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 19

Pallas's Rosefinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 19

Goldcrest | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 16

Black Kite | Olga Nemezhikova | 16

Eversmann's Redstart | Sergey Chumakov | 15

Siberian Accentor | Sergey Chumakov | 15

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 15

Hoopoe | Vladimir Maer | 14

Bearded Tit | Nina Shteinbrenner | 14

Common Crane | Andrey Chernykh | 14

Red-flanked Bluetail | Olga Nemezhikova | 14

Osprey | Nina Shteinbrenner | 12

Hooded Crane | Victor Khamin | 12

Bearded Tit | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Saker Falcon | Alexandr Kochetkov | 12

Common Chaffinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Bohemian Waxwing | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Black Kite | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Goldcrest | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 12

Whooper Swan | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 11

Common Starling | Olga Fattakhova | 11

Black-winged Stilt | Vladimir Maer | 10

Western Capercaillie | Nina Shteinbrenner | 10

Common Crane | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 10

Bewick's Swan | Aleksey Bolshakov | 10

Common Crane | Alexandr Kochetkov | 10

Common Crane | Alexandr Kochetkov | 10

Pallas's Rosefinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Aleksey Kochergin | 10

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 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...