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Best photos of the month, November 2025.

Long-tailed Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Black Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Greater Scaup | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Smew | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Hen Harrier | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Goldcrest | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Goldcrest | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Eurasian Jay | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Red-breasted Merganser | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Snow Bunting | Sergei Saveika | 10

Northern Hawk Owl | Sergei Saveika | 10

Common Pheasant | Andrey Mis\'kov | 10

Common Kestrel | Dmytro Melnyk | 10

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Rock Bunting | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Snow Bunting | Elena Koval | 9

Goldcrest | Elena Koval | 9

Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Elena Koval | 9

Snow Bunting | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Arctic Loon | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Great Crested Grebe | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Arctic Loon | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Eurasian Blackbird | Igor Dvurekov | 9

House Sparrow | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Redwing | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Common Pheasant | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Snow Bunting | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmitriy Solomatin | 9

Grey Partridge | Dmytro Melnyk | 9

Water Rail | Dmytro Melnyk | 9

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Arctic Loon | Elena Koval | 8

Northern Hawk Owl | Elena Koval | 8

Arctic Loon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Red-throated Loon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Willow Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Hooded Crow | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Mallard | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Blue Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Raven | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Jackdaw | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Fieldfare | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Horned Lark | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Snow Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Snow Bunting | Irina Ortik | 8

Tree Sparrow | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Greater White-fronted Goose | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Great Grey Shrike | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Goldcrest | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Greater Scaup | Elena Koval | 7

Northern Black Grouse | Evgenia Zotova | 7

Northern Goshawk | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Wigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Nuthatch | Igor Dvurekov | 7

White-Backed Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Jay | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Marsh Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Sergei Saveika | 7

Bearded Tit | Irina Ortik | 7

Crested Tit | Roman Kyselov | 7

Common Kestrel | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Mistle Thrush | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 6

Eurasian Nuthatch | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Herring Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Rock Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Mew Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Great Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Common Sparrowhawk | Igor Dvurekov | 6

Short-toed Tree-Creeper | Svetlana Medvedeva | 6

Velvet Scoter | Alexandr Balaev | 6

Mistle Thrush | Marina Torgashova | 6

Eurasian Dipper | Sergei Saveika | 6

Great White Egret | Sergei Saveika | 6

Brambling | Sergei Saveika | 6

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmitriy Solomatin | 6

Little Grebe | Dmitriy Solomatin | 6

Tawny Owl | mixail krjukov | 6

Red-throated Loon | Ihor Vietokhin | 6

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Dmytro Melnyk | 6

Snow Bunting | Irina Ortik | 6

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...