Best photos of the month, October 2023.

Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Kuzmin | 23

Pallas's Warbler | Elena Bobachenko | 18

Little Owl | Vladimir Maer | 15

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 15

Common Treecreeper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Common Goldeneye | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Azure-winged Magpie | Aleksey Bolshakov | 14

Red-breasted Goose | Nadejda Popova | 14

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 12

Oriental Cuckoo | Mihail Ivanov | 12

Dusky Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 12

Daurian Partridge | Victor Khamin | 12

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Elena Bobachenko | 12

Rough-legged Buzzard | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Northern Hawk Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 11

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 11

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Rough-legged Buzzard | Igor Fefelov | 10

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 10

Bearded Tit | Valerii Bogdanovich | 10

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 10

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Victor Khamin | 9

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Victor Khamin | 9

Red Crossbill | Victor Khamin | 9

House Sparrow | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Oriental Cuckoo | Mihail Ivanov | 9

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Bearded Tit | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 9

Rough-legged Buzzard | Vladimir Maer | 8

Upland Buzzard | Igor Fefelov | 8

Azure Tit | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Northern Grey Shrike | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Little Grebe | Valerii Bogdanovich | 8

Oriental Turtle Dove | Victor Khamin | 8

Hawfinch | Victor Khamin | 8

Great Grey Owl | Katya Tsekhmister | 8

White-winged Crossbill | Vladimir Kuzmin | 8

Upland Buzzard | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Brown Accentor | Olga Fattakhova | 8

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Elena Bobachenko | 8

Western Capercaillie | Andrey Borodkin | 8

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Bearded Tit | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Little Owl | Vladimir Maer | 8

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vladimir Maer | 7

Pallas's Rosefinch | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Azure Tit | Valerii Bogdanovich | 7

Siberian Jay | Andrei Panov | 7

Pallas's Rosefinch | Victor Khamin | 7

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Victor Khamin | 7

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Victor Khamin | 7

Azure-winged Magpie | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Azure Tit | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Daurian Redstart | Tatiana Semenova | 7

Daurian Partridge | Tatiana Semenova | 7

Rock Sparrow | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Ural Owl | Elena Bobachenko | 7

Rough-legged Buzzard | Elena Bobachenko | 7

Siberian Black-backed Gull | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Eurasian Jay | Vjacheslav Liutin | 7

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Borodkin | 7

Black Woodpecker | Andrey Borodkin | 7

Ural Owl | Hera Iceberg | 7

Red-breasted Goose | Nadejda Popova | 7

Red-breasted Goose | Nadejda Popova | 7

Eversmann's Redstart | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Daurian Partridge | Igor Fefelov | 6

Red-throated Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 6

Eastern Buzzard | Mihail Ivanov | 6

Northern Wheatear | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrei Panov | 6

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Jura Janke | 6

Pallas's Rosefinch | Victor Khamin | 6

Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Victor Khamin | 6

Rustic Bunting | Victor Khamin | 6

Pine Grosbeak | Victor Khamin | 6

Common Starling | Victor Khamin | 6

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Victor Khamin | 6

Eurasian Jay | Victor Khamin | 6

Azure-winged Magpie | Victor Khamin | 6

Naumann's Thrush | Victor Khamin | 6

Red-throated Thrush | Victor Khamin | 6

Hawfinch | Victor Khamin | 6

Pallas's Rosefinch | Victor Khamin | 6

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Bohemian Waxwing | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Common Treecreeper | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Eurasian Goldfinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Pére David's Snowfinch | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Goldcrest | Olga Fattakhova | 6

House Sparrow | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Baikal Bullfinch | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Pine Grosbeak | Andrey Borodkin | 6

Northern Hazelhen | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Vasily Stashiba | 6

White-Backed Woodpecker | Hera Iceberg | 6

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vladimir Maer | 6

Little Owl | Vladimir Maer | 6

Northern Hawk Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 6

Oriental Cuckoo | Mihail Ivanov | 6

Red Crossbill | Victor Khamin | 6

House Sparrow | Olga Nemezhikova | 6