Best photos of the month, December 2025.

Long-eared Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Goldcrest | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Spotted Nutcracker | Dmitrij Andreev | 14

Eurasian Siskin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Long-tailed Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Ural Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Common Teal | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Firecrest | Igor Dvurekov | 12

White-Backed Woodpecker | Dmitrij Andreev | 12

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 12

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Smew | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Spotted Nutcracker | Andrey Semenov | 11

Marsh Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Mute Swan | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Long-tailed Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Greater Scaup | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Velvet Scoter | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Arctic Loon | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Northern Hawk Owl | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Eurasian Goldfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Common Goldeneye | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Whooper Swan | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Teal | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Long-tailed Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Tufted Duck | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Pheasant | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Eurasian Goldfinch | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Velvet Scoter | Oksana Makhovska | 10

Eurasian Blackbird | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Pine Grosbeak | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Bean Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Long-tailed Duck | Dmitrij Andreev | 9

Eurasian Dipper | Konstantin Farniev | 9

Golden Eagle | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Smew | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Willow Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Coot | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Wigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Treecreeper | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmitrij Andreev | 8

Little Grebe | Konstantin Farniev | 8

Merlin | Sergo Travelian | 8

Black-Necked Grebe | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Water Rail | Denys Davydov | 8

Eurasian Collared Dove | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Little Grebe | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Red Crossbill | Andrey Semenov | 7

Firecrest | Andrey Semenov | 7

Eurasian Dipper | Elena Koval | 7

Rook | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Common Treecreeper | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Coal Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 7

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Common Goldeneye | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Griffon Vulture | Nikolay Nikitin | 7

Common Sparrowhawk | Marina Torgashova | 7

Slavonian Grebe | Volodymyr Merzlikin | 7

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Orekhov | 7

Common Raven | Oleg Martsun | 7

Hooded Crow | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Long-tailed Duck | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Long-eared Owl | Denys Davydov | 7

Common Goldeneye | Dmytro Melnyk | 7