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Best photos of the month, December 2025.

Pine Grosbeak | Igor Dvurekov | 16

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

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...