Best photos of the month. February 2019. Birds of Northern Eurasia.

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Gaviidae

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Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

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Best photos of the month, February 2019.

Great Rosefinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 33

Lapland Longspur | Anna Golubeva | 26

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Svetlana Medvedeva | 22

Black Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 22

Hawfinch | Elena Shvydun | 20

Firecrest | Yuriy Kodrul | 20

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Common Raven | Anna Golubeva | 18

Hoary Redpoll | Anna Golubeva | 18

Ural Owl | Dmitry Khrushchev | 18

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 17

Long-eared Owl | Anna Golubeva | 17

Snow Bunting | Anna Golubeva | 16

Long-tailed Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Little Grebe | Dmitry Khrushchev | 16

Eurasian Nuthatch | Elena Shvydun | 16

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 15

Yellowhammer | Anna Golubeva | 15

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Yellowhammer | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Eurasian Jay | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Black-crowned Night Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Little Owl | Yuriy Kodrul | 15

Hawfinch | Anna Golubeva | 14

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Dunnock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Red-Necked Grebe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Goldcrest | Elena Shvydun | 14

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Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Khasan Zhurtov (122)
3. Igor Shcherbakov (114)
4. Aleksandr Gontcharov (111)
5. Dmitriy Shevtsov (99)
6. Andrei Kiselev (67)
7. Vyacheslav Yusupov (60)
8. Oleg Martsun (45)
9. Khasan Zhurtov (41)
10. Anton Vinogradov (39)

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rare birds records

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

First winter record of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

According to available data, this is the third observation of the species in Russia and the first photo on the website. The gull was discovered by E. Shmeleva on 23 October 2025, in Moscow at the Tsaritsyno Ponds. For the first time, the Ring-billed Gull, which inhabits North America and regularly visits Europe, was tracked by a tracker to Nizhny Novgorod in 2022, where its nesting with a Common Gull was recorded. The following year, it was also found there.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

Очень редкий гнездящийся и транзитно-мигрирующий в Беларуси вид. Кроме транзитной миграции, возможны залёты на территорию страны вне сезона гнездования.

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unidentified birds

2026-01-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Серебристая чайка, к лету 3 года, скорее всего, будет, в крыльях еще детские перья есть.

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Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?

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