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Best photos of the month, December 2019.

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 28

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 25

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 24

Northern Hawk Owl | Galina Katanova | 23

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 22

Willow Tit | Anna Golubeva | 20

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Anna Golubeva | 19

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 19

Northern Hazelhen | Evgeniy Sofronov | 19

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 18

Long-tailed Tit | Anna Golubeva | 18

Long-legged Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Evgeniy Sofronov | 18

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Khrushchev | 18

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Common Chaffinch | Elena Shvydun | 17

Common Sparrowhawk | Elena Shvydun | 17

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 16

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 16

Willow Tit | Anna Golubeva | 16

Pygmy Cormorant | Khasan Zhurtov | 16

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 16

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Elena Shvydun | 16

Eurasian Goldfinch | Elena Shvydun | 16

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Oleg Sheremet | 16

Coal Tit | Anna Golubeva | 15

Long-legged Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Rough-legged Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

European Greenfinch | Anna Golubeva | 14

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 14

Short-eared Owl | Nikolaj Karanov | 14

Eurasian Dipper | Evgeniy Sofronov | 14

Azure Tit | Evgeniy Sofronov | 14

Northern Goshawk | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 13

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Spanish Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Sparrowhawk | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Spanish Sparrow | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Khasan Zhurtov | 13

Harlequin Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Northern Wren | Elena Shvydun | 13

Fieldfare | Elena Shvydun | 13

Willow Tit | Elena Shvydun | 13

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 13

Northern Wren | Elena Shvydun | 13

White-winged Crossbill | Anastasiya Samokhina | 13

Whooper Swan | Ivan Lavrenchuk | 13

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Inna Kyselova | 13

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Anna Golubeva | 12

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Vyacheslav Yusupov | 12

Northern Hazelhen | Evgeniy Sofronov | 12

Eurasian Jay | Leonid Shurov | 12

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 12

Eurasian Golden Plover | Denis Tsupko | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Vladislav Chernolyev | 12

rare birds records


Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2026-01-09
Maiskiy,KBR



European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

© Natalia Savranska
2026-01-06
Pantaivka

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


Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-10-24
Москва, Царицынские пруды

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)

© Yury Podverbny
2025-09-18

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

unidentified birds


2026-01-13

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

2025-12-25

Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?

more unidentified birds...