Best photos of the month, April 2025.

Demoiselle Crane | Kotlyarov Stanislav | 15

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Mihail Ivanov | 13

Black-throated Thrush | Elena Kleymenova | 13

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 13

Eurasian Linnet | Vadim Ivushkin | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Great Grey Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 12

Common Chaffinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Eurasian Linnet | Vladimir Maer | 11

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Song Thrush | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Goosander | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Bluethroat | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Eurasian Curlew | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Bar-headed Goose | Olga Fattakhova | 11

Demoiselle Crane | Kotlyarov Stanislav | 11

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 10

Bluethroat | Nina Shteinbrenner | 10

Bluethroat | Mihail Ivanov | 10

Gadwall | Marina Borovskaya | 10

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 10

Black Stork | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Common Starling | Konstantin Kisloy | 10

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Mute Swan | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 9

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 9

European Robin | Katya Tsekhmister | 9

Snow Bunting | Vladimir Kuzmin | 9

Ural Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Common Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Gadwall | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Steppe Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Rustic Bunting | Tatiana Semenova | 9

Common Starling | Olga Fattakhova | 9

European Greenfinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Goosander | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Northern Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Northern Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 9

White Wagtail | Vladimir Maer | 8

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Bean Goose | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Bazdyrev | 8

Alpine Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Northern Black Grouse | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Common Crane | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Western Marsh-harrier | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 8

Eurasian Siskin | Victor Khamin | 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Northern Lapwing | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Black-throated Thrush | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Cinereous Vulture | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Hoopoe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Eversmann's Redstart | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Masked Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Rook | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Eurasian Magpie | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Pallid Harrier | Vjacheslav Liutin | 8

Willow Tit | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Great Grey Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Hooded Crow | Vladimir Maer | 7

Bluethroat | Vladimir Maer | 7

Black-throated Thrush | Sergey Chumakov | 7

Common Chaffinch | Sergey Chumakov | 7

Willow Tit | Sergey Chumakov | 7

Citrine Wagtail | Sergey Chumakov | 7

Yellow Wagtail | Sergey Chumakov | 7

Bluethroat | Vladimir Pankratov | 7

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

White-naped Crane | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Short-eared Owl | Andrey Chernykh | 7

Long-tailed Duck | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Red-throated Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Eurasian Siskin | Natalia Vorobyova | 7

Rustic Bunting | Valerii Bogdanovich | 7

Pied Wheatear | Marina Borovskaya | 7

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 7

Long-eared Owl | Marina Borovskaya | 7

Western Marsh-harrier | Aleksei Kungurov | 7

Azure-winged Magpie | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Black Woodpecker | Nikolay Alekseev | 7

Snow Bunting | Maxim Afanasiev | 7

Hooded Crow | Olga Fattakhova | 7

White-winged Snowfinch | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Common Starling | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Eurasian Siskin | Vjacheslav Liutin | 7

Bean Goose | Vjacheslav Liutin | 7

Common Kestrel | Vasily Stashiba | 7

Yellowhammer | Vasily Stashiba | 7

Common Chaffinch | Maxim Dolgov | 7

Eurasian Linnet | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Siberian Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Ural Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Steppe Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 7

Hodgson's Rosefinch | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Eurasian Goldfinch | Maxim Dolgov | 7

Northern Black Grouse | Vadim Ivushkin | 7

Hodgson's Rosefinch | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Hybrid Bunting | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Song Thrush | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Bean Goose | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Mongolian Lark | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Common Shelduck | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Black Kite | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Northern Wheatear | Nina Shteinbrenner | 6

Red-flanked Bluetail | Mihail Ivanov | 6

Common Chaffinch | Natalia Vorobyova | 6

Eurasian Curlew | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Bluethroat | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

Northern Wheatear | Valerii Bogdanovich | 6

European Greenfinch | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Northern Wheatear | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Fieldfare | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Eurasian Goldfinch | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Pallas's Rosefinch | Victor Khamin | 6

Citrine Wagtail | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Black-tailed Godwit | Aleksei Kungurov | 6

Northern Lapwing | Yaroslav Burmatov | 6

Fieldfare | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Fieldfare | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Golden Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Red-flanked Bluetail | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Hen Harrier | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Common Buzzard | Pavel Karplyuk | 6

Common Chaffinch | Nikolay Alekseev | 6

Snow Bunting | Maxim Afanasiev | 6

Snow Bunting | Maxim Afanasiev | 6

Siberian Tit | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Common Kestrel | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Grey Wagtail | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Great Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Twite | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Hodgson's Rosefinch | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Eurasian Redstart | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Whinchat | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Red-throated Thrush | Olga Fattakhova | 6

Pallas's Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Northern Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Azure Tit | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Coal Tit | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Tree Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Goosander | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Fieldfare | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

White-Backed Woodpecker | Konstantin Kisloy | 6

Greater White-fronted Goose | Vjacheslav Liutin | 6

European Greenfinch | Andrey Borodkin | 6

White Wagtail | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Northern Pintail | Vasily Stashiba | 6

European Greenfinch | Maxim Dolgov | 6

Black Kite | Maxim Dolgov | 6

Eurasian Goldfinch | Maxim Dolgov | 6

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 6

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Common Crane | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 6

White-Backed Woodpecker | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Bluethroat | Aleksey Bolshakov | 6

Northern Lapwing | Maxim Afanasiev | 6

Pallas's Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 6

Goldcrest | Vasily Stashiba | 6

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

Common Crane | Vadim Ivushkin | 6

White-Backed Woodpecker | Marina Borovskaya | 6

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 5

White Wagtail | Igor Fefelov | 5

Rustic Bunting | Nina Shteinbrenner | 5

Black-headed Gull | Mihail Ivanov | 5

Tree Pipit | Mihail Ivanov | 5

Eurasian Siskin | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

Eurasian Siskin | Natalia Vorobyova | 5

Common Chaffinch | Natalya Markova | 5

Northern Pintail | Nikita Yablokov | 5

Rough-legged Buzzard | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 5

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 5

Sky Lark | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 5

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Marina Borovskaya | 5

Azure-winged Magpie | Marina Borovskaya | 5

Pied Wheatear | Marina Borovskaya | 5

Azure-winged Magpie | Marina Borovskaya | 5

Northern Reed Bunting | Marina Borovskaya | 5

Common Buzzard | Andrei Panov | 5

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Andrei Panov | 5

Hoopoe | Andrei Panov | 5

Hawfinch | Victor Khamin | 5

Pine Bunting | Victor Khamin | 5

Northern Lapwing | Katya Tsekhmister | 5

Redwing | Yaroslav Burmatov | 5

Yellowhammer | Yaroslav Burmatov | 5

Bohemian Waxwing | Nikolay Alekseev | 5

Daurian Redstart | Tatiana Semenova | 5

Northern Lapwing | Maxim Afanasiev | 5

Horned Lark | Maxim Afanasiev | 5

Common Crane | Elena Kleymenova | 5

Northern Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Eurasian Jackdaw | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Mistle Thrush | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Hodgson's Rosefinch | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Hodgson's Rosefinch | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Eurasian Wryneck | Olga Fattakhova | 5

Bluethroat | Oleg Popov | 5

Baraba Steppe Gull | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Citrine Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Common Goldeneye | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

European Greenfinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Carrion Crow | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Meadow Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Common Chiffchaff | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Vega Gull | Konstantin Kisloy | 5

Mallard | Konstantin Kisloy | 5

Fieldfare | Konstantin Kisloy | 5

Oriental Turtle Dove | Kotlyarov Stanislav | 5

Common Kestrel | Ekaterina Belova | 5

Brambling | Vjacheslav Liutin | 5

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Vjacheslav Liutin | 5

Common Kestrel | Vjacheslav Liutin | 5

Yellowhammer | Andrey Borodkin | 5

Yellowhammer | Andrey Borodkin | 5

Northern Bullfinch | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Bohemian Waxwing | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Yellowhammer | Vasily Stashiba | 5

European Greenfinch | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Common Chaffinch | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Northern Pintail | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Hawfinch | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Eurasian Jay | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Whooper Swan | Alexey Bukin | 5

Common Chaffinch | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Eurasian Nuthatch | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Song Thrush | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Common Starling | Vladimir Pankratov | 5

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Bazdyrev | 5

Alpine Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 5

Common Shelduck | Vadim Ivushkin | 5

Common Crane | Nina Shteinbrenner | 5

Common Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 5

Snow Bunting | Maxim Afanasiev | 5

Common Chaffinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 5

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vasily Stashiba | 5

Yellow Wagtail | Sergey Chumakov | 5

Common Sparrowhawk | Aleksey Bolshakov | 5

Black Kite | Maxim Dolgov | 5

Siberian Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 5

Glaucous Gull | Vadim Ivushkin | 5