Best photos of the month. December 2023. Birds of Northern Eurasia.

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Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, December 2023.

Eurasian Woodcock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 33

Common Moorhen | Anna Golubeva | 22

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Radik Kutushev | 22

Northern Goshawk | Anna Golubeva | 21

Rock Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 20

Western Capercaillie | Galina Katanova | 20

Common Kingfisher | Vitaliy Butko | 19

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kiselev | 18

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Tawny Owl | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Great Grey Owl | Vladislav Iopek | 17

Eurasian Dipper | Andrei Petrov | 17

Black-crowned Night Heron | Svetlana Medvedeva | 17

Red Crossbill | Dmitrij Andreev | 17

Eurasian Siskin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Red Crossbill | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Eurasian Goldfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Whooper Swan | Galina Katanova | 16

Little Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Syrian Woodpecker | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

Bohemian Waxwing | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 16

Lesser Yellowlegs | Olexandr Riznyk | 16

Great White Egret | Anna Golubeva | 15

Brambling | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Goldcrest | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Bohemian Waxwing | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Common Treecreeper | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Tawny Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 15

Ural Owl | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 15

Long-eared Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Red Crossbill | Vadim Sinukhin | 14

Little Grebe | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 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.

2025-12-25

Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?

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