Best photos of the month, May 2023.

Pied Flycatcher | Mishail Belousow | 20

Mongolian Lark | Vadim Ivushkin | 20

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 20

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Denis Zhbir | 19

Goosander | Olga Nemezhikova | 19

Isabelline Shrike | Olga Nemezhikova | 18

Northern Hazelhen | Konstantin Kisloy | 17

Bar-headed Goose | Pavel Karplyuk | 17

Eurasian Spoonbill | Vladimir Maer | 16

Spotted Redshank | Aleksei Kungurov | 16

Lesser Kestrel | Aleksey Bolshakov | 16

Common Raven | Tatiana Semenova | 16

Yellow Wagtail | Vjacheslav Liutin | 15

Common Sandpiper | Vadim Ivushkin | 14

Bar-headed Goose | Maxim Afanasiev | 14

Tufted Duck | Olga Nemezhikova | 14

Asiatic Dowitcher | Igor Fefelov | 13

Hen Harrier | Vadim Ivushkin | 13

Western Capercaillie | Vadim Ivushkin | 13

Pied Flycatcher | Nina Shteinbrenner | 13

Jack Snipe | Nina Shteinbrenner | 13

Siberian Jay | Denis Zhbir | 13

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Song Thrush | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Garganey | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Eurasian Spoonbill | Irina Kruglova | 13

Eurasian Spoonbill | Mishael Novichkov | 13

Pied Avocet | Vadim Ivushkin | 13

Relict Gull | Vadim Ivushkin | 12

Long-toed Stint | Vadim Ivushkin | 12

Common Snipe | Nina Shteinbrenner | 12

Western Capercaillie | Konstantin Kisloy | 12

Short-eared Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Demoiselle Crane | Tatiana Semenova | 12

Grey-tailed Tattler | Maxim Afanasiev | 12

Bluethroat | Olga Fattakhova | 12

Eurasian Wryneck | Olga Fattakhova | 12

Green Sandpiper | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Hoopoe | Baikova Olga | 12

Red-footed Falcon | Vladimir Maer | 11

Yellow Wagtail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 11

Bearded Tit | Mihail Ivanov | 11

Yellow Wagtail | Aleksey Kudinov | 11

Whooper Swan | Victor Khamin | 11

Black-tailed Godwit | Katya Tsekhmister | 11

Snow Bunting | Vladimir Kuzmin | 11

Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Kuzmin | 11

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

White-winged Scoter | Denis Zhbir | 11

Long-toed Stint | Elena Bobachenko | 11

Common Crane | Elena Bobachenko | 11

Pallas's Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Redwing | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Tree Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Common Coot | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

House Sparrow | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Garganey | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Pied Wheatear | Vladimir Maer | 10

Asiatic Dowitcher | Vladimir Maer | 10

Kentish Plover | Vadim Ivushkin | 10

Taiga Flycatcher | Vadim Ivushkin | 10

Siberian Jay | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 10

Terek Sandpiper | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 10

Eurasian Wigeon | Aleksei Kungurov | 10

Eurasian Wryneck | Vladimir Kuzmin | 10

Long-tailed Duck | Vladimir Kuzmin | 10

Oriental Turtle Dove | Aleksey Bolshakov | 10

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Pavel Karplyuk | 10

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Denis Zhbir | 10

White-crowned Penduline Tit | Denis Zhbir | 10

Eurasian Curlew | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Black-tailed Godwit | Elena Bobachenko | 10

Black-Necked Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Eurasian Goldfinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Common Sandpiper | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Demoiselle Crane | Baikova Olga | 10

White-headed Duck | Elena Fedotova | 10

Black-Necked Grebe | Vadim Ivushkin | 9

Great Snipe | Andrey Chernykh | 9

Great Grey Owl | Natalya Markova | 9

Arctic Loon | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 9

Red-flanked Bluetail | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Aleksey Kudinov | 9

Great Crested Grebe | Marina Borovskaya | 9

Green Sandpiper | Maksim Volkov | 9

Redwing | Maksim Volkov | 9

Siberian Black-backed Gull | Konstantin Kisloy | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Yuliya Shalamova | 9

Black-winged Stilt | Victor Khamin | 9

Common Shelduck | Victor Khamin | 9

Common Kingfisher | Victor Khamin | 9

Ruff | Aleksei Kungurov | 9

Northern Wheatear | Vladimir Kuzmin | 9

Eurasian Spoonbill | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Hoopoe | Tatiana Semenova | 9

Himalayan Vulture | Denis Zhbir | 9

Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Denis Zhbir | 9

European Nightjar | Denis Zhbir | 9

Little Stint | Denis Zhbir | 9

European Robin | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Bluethroat | Elena Bobachenko | 9

Carrion Crow | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Slavonian Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Spotted Flycatcher | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Mallard | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Ruddy Turnstone | Elena Fedotova | 9

Common Teal | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 9

Song Thrush | Nina Bredihina | 8

Masked Wagtail | Vladimir Maer | 8

Common Kestrel | Vladimir Maer | 8

Song Thrush | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Northern Pintail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Garganey | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Northern Shoveler | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Common Quail | Vladimir Pankratov | 8

Common Cuckoo | Mishail Belousow | 8

European Golden Oriole | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Common Greenshank | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Common Whitethroat | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Black-winged Stilt | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Andrei Panov | 8

Northern Hazelhen | Konstantin Kisloy | 8

Sand Martin | Yuliya Shalamova | 8

Mute Swan | Katya Tsekhmister | 8

Common Cuckoo | Aleksei Kungurov | 8

Common Teal | Aleksei Kungurov | 8

Northern Pintail | Vladimir Kuzmin | 8

Pin-tailed Snipe | Denis Zhbir | 8

Eurasian Whimbrel | Denis Zhbir | 8

Booted Eagle | Denis Zhbir | 8

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Denis Zhbir | 8

Grey-necked Bunting | Denis Zhbir | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Elena Bobachenko | 8

White-headed Duck | Elena Bobachenko | 8

Isabelline Shrike | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Hawfinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Teal | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Eurasian Magpie | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Gadwall | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Garganey | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Sandpiper | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Sandpiper | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Shelduck | Baikova Olga | 8

Demoiselle Crane | Baikova Olga | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Common Stonechat | Vladimir Maer | 7

Black Kite | Vladimir Maer | 7

Red-flanked Bluetail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 7

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 7

Brown Shrike | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Marsh Sandpiper | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Ruff | Nina Shteinbrenner | 7

Corncrake | Nina Shteinbrenner | 7

Common Whitethroat | Andrey Chernykh | 7

Siberian Blue Robin | Alexandr Kovalevskiy | 7

Dusky Thrush | Marina Borovskaya | 7

Wood Sandpiper | Konstantin Kisloy | 7

Redwing | Konstantin Kisloy | 7

Willow Tit | Konstantin Kisloy | 7

Terek Sandpiper | Konstantin Kisloy | 7

Citrine Wagtail | Victor Khamin | 7

Common Redshank | Victor Khamin | 7

Ruff | Katya Tsekhmister | 7

Blyth's Reed Warbler | Katya Tsekhmister | 7

Whinchat | Katya Tsekhmister | 7

Black-headed Gull | Aleksei Kungurov | 7

Great Grey Shrike | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Fieldfare | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Terek Sandpiper | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Arctic Tern | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Smew | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Bluethroat | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Little Bunting | Vladimir Kuzmin | 7

Red-billed Chough | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Common Kestrel | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Daurian Redstart | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Common Stonechat | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Common Teal | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Little Ringed Plover | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Asiatic Dowitcher | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Western Capercaillie | Grigory Pisotsky | 7

Corncrake | Alexandr Kochetkov | 7

Grey Plover | Denis Zhbir | 7

Siberian Jay | Denis Zhbir | 7

Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Denis Zhbir | 7

Ruddy Shelduck | Denis Zhbir | 7

Bean Goose | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

Falcated Duck | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

Eurasian Wryneck | Elena Kleymenova | 7

Ruff | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Ruff | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Little Bunting | Olga Fattakhova | 7

European Robin | Elena Bobachenko | 7

European Golden Oriole | Elena Bobachenko | 7

Common Pochard | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Northern Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Rock Pigeon | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Tree Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Fieldfare | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Citrine Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Bar-headed Goose | Irina Kruglova | 7

Northern Lapwing | Baikova Olga | 7

Pied Flycatcher | Elena Fedotova | 7

Pied Flycatcher | Elena Fedotova | 7

Dunlin | Elena Fedotova | 7

Northern Black Grouse | Oleg Davydov | 7

European Golden Oriole | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 7

Bar-headed Goose | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Vladimir Maer | 6

Little Ringed Plover | Vladimir Maer | 6

Demoiselle Crane | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Spotted Flycatcher | Sergey Pisarevskiy | 6

European Golden Oriole | Vladimir Pankratov | 6

Yellow-breasted Bunting | Vladimir Pankratov | 6

Eurasian Wryneck | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Long-toed Stint | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Common Snipe | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Eurasian Curlew | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Water Rail | Andrey Chernykh | 6

Eurasian Linnet | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Crane | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Barn Swallow | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Lesser Whitethroat | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Eurasian Wryneck | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Common Redshank | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Common Goldeneye | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Common Raven | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Northern House Martin | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

White-winged Tern | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Bluethroat | Aleksey Kudinov | 6

Red-throated Thrush | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Oriental Turtle Dove | Maksim Volkov | 6

Black-winged Stilt | Andrei Panov | 6

Hen Harrier | Andrei Panov | 6

White Wagtail | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Tree Pipit | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Eurasian Wigeon | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Common Redpoll | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Common Tern | Yuliya Shalamova | 6

Mongolian Lark | Victor Khamin | 6

Common Redshank | Victor Khamin | 6

Daurian Redstart | Victor Khamin | 6

Mute Swan | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Marsh Sandpiper | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Bluethroat | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Red-backed Shrike | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Common Cuckoo | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Black Kite | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Common Cuckoo | Katya Tsekhmister | 6

Black-tailed Godwit | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Azure Tit | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Common Teal | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Common Chaffinch | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Mallard | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Common Kestrel | Vladimir Kuzmin | 6

Common Sandpiper | Vladimir Kuzmin | 6

Bohemian Waxwing | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Red-billed Chough | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Northern Pintail | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Booted Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Brown Shrike | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Ruff | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Long-eared Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Baillon's Crake | Alexandr Kochetkov | 6

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Alexandr Kochetkov | 6

Daurian Redstart | Tatiana Semenova | 6

Greater Ringed Plover | Tatiana Semenova | 6

Oriental Turtle Dove | Tatiana Semenova | 6

Altai Snowcock | Denis Zhbir | 6

Common Kingfisher | Denis Zhbir | 6

Taiga Flycatcher | Denis Zhbir | 6

Whinchat | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Azure Tit | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Eurasian Hobby | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Red-flanked Bluetail | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Daurian Redstart | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Marsh Sandpiper | Elena Bobachenko | 6

Black-tailed Godwit | Elena Bobachenko | 6

White-headed Duck | Elena Bobachenko | 6

Tufted Duck | Elena Bobachenko | 6

Eurasian Wryneck | Oleg Popov | 6

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Goosander | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Greater Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Spotted Flycatcher | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

European Bee-eater | Irina Kruglova | 6

Dalmatian Pelican | Irina Kruglova | 6

Common Oystercatcher | Irina Kruglova | 6

Caspian Tern | Irina Kruglova | 6

Slender-billed Gull | Irina Kruglova | 6

Marsh Sandpiper | Ira Han | 6

Little Bunting | Vitaly&Nataly Kravchenko | 6

Green Sandpiper | ily ily | 6

White Wagtail | Vjacheslav Liutin | 6

Hoopoe | Lubsan Chagdurov | 6

Eurasian Spoonbill | Vladimir Maer | 6

Kentish Plover | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Northern Lapwing | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Denis Zhbir | 6

Bluethroat | Elena Bobachenko | 6

Spotted Flycatcher | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Garganey | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Common Shelduck | Baikova Olga | 6

Snow Bunting | Vladimir Kuzmin | 6

Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Kuzmin | 6