Best photos of the month, January 2026.

Merlin | Andrey Mis\'kov | 16

Tawny Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 15

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Common Kingfisher | Elena Koval | 14

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Pine Grosbeak | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Common Goldeneye | Elena Koval | 13

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 13

Little Grebe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Crested Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Hen Harrier | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Alpine Accentor | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Spotted Nutcracker | Andrey Semenov | 12

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 12

Bearded Tit | Sergei Saveika | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Coal Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Common Chaffinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Willow Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Tawny Owl | Khasan Zhurtov | 11

Pine Grosbeak | Dmitrij Andreev | 11

White-headed Duck | Aleksandr Raklo | 11

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 11

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Sergei Saveika | 11

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Northern Goshawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 11

Long-eared Owl | Igor Samokhin | 11

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Rook | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrei Kiselev | 10

European Greenfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Black Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 10

Eurasian Wigeon | Elena Koval | 10

Bohemian Waxwing | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Common Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Red Crossbill | Sergei Saveika | 10

Hen Harrier | Igor Samokhin | 10

European Turtle Dove | Natalia Savranska | 10

Meadow Pipit | Anna Alabina | 10

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Coal Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Great Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Tree Sparrow | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Coal Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Long-legged Buzzard | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Common Treecreeper | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Common Goldeneye | Andrei Petrov | 9

Common Pheasant | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Pochard | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Greater White-fronted Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Water Rail | Sergei Saveika | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Marina Komrakova | 9

Northern Reed Bunting | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Eurasian Collared Dove | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Common Buzzard | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Sky Lark | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Dunnock | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

European Turtle Dove | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Bohemian Waxwing | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Blue Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Pine Grosbeak | Vyacheslav Yusupov | 8

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Eurasian Blackbird | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Syrian Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Andrey Semenov | 8

Northern Hawk Owl | Elena Koval | 8

Common Coot | Elena Koval | 8

Herring Gull | Elena Koval | 8

Tawny Owl | Vladislav Iopek | 8

Northern Bullfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Yellowhammer | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Magpie | Andrew Simon | 8

European Greenfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Redpoll | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Blue Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Coal Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Rock Pigeon | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Little Grebe | Sergei Saveika | 8

Bohemian Waxwing | Sergo Travelian | 8

Mistle Thrush | Sergo Travelian | 8

Tree Sparrow | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Bohemian Waxwing | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Common Buzzard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Smew | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Rough-legged Buzzard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Blue Tit | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Northern Reed Bunting | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Great Grey Shrike | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Common Teal | Irina Ortik | 8

Common Kingfisher | Natalia Drabina | 8

Red-breasted Merganser | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Blue Tit | Igor Samokhin | 8

Long-eared Owl | Natalia Savranska | 8

Ural Owl | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 8