Best photos of the month, April 2026.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Common Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Song Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Sky Lark | Maxim Lanin | 14

Common Redshank | Igor Samokhin | 14

Black Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Eurasian Bittern | Dmitrij Andreev | 13

Meadow Pipit | Sergo Travelian | 13

Black Kite | Oleg Sheremet | 13

Little Ringed Plover | Oleg Sheremet | 13

Black Woodpecker | Dmytro Petrychenko | 13

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Sanya Osypova | 13

Rock Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Dunnock | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Common Teal | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Bearded Tit | Igor Chervonenko | 12

Bearded Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Eurasian Redstart | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Common Sandpiper | Oksana Makhovska | 12

Citrine Wagtail (Western) | Igor Samokhin | 12

Red-billed Chough | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Red-throated Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Red-throated Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Red-throated Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

European Robin | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Sky Lark | Maxim Lanin | 11

Greater Ringed Plover | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Northern Black Grouse | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Common Redshank | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Red-breasted Merganser | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Wryneck | Oleg Martsun | 11

Eurasian Curlew | Sergo Travelian | 11

Common Oystercatcher | Oleg Sheremet | 11

Thrush Nightingale | Oksana Makhovska | 11

Common Stonechat | Egor Loboda | 11

Black Kite | Igor Samokhin | 11

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Dmytro Melnyk | 11

Black-crowned Night Heron | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 11

Black Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Black-headed Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Common Coot | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Common Crane | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Great Crested Grebe | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Bluethroat | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Cattle Egret | Alexandr Lyubimov | 10

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Mew Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Goldcrest | Andrei Petrov | 10

Spotted Nutcracker | Andrew Simon | 10

Northern Black Grouse | Alexandr Balaev | 10

White Stork | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Little Ringed Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Sandpiper | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Citrine Wagtail | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Greater White-fronted Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Barnacle Goose | Sergei Saveika | 10

European Greenfinch | Sergo Travelian | 10

Dunnock | Sergo Travelian | 10

Bluethroat | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Eurasian Wryneck | Oksana Makhovska | 10

White Stork | Egor Loboda | 10

Common Pheasant | Egor Loboda | 10

Common Chiffchaff | Igor Samokhin | 10

Syrian Woodpecker | Igor Samokhin | 10

Common Moorhen | Igor Samokhin | 10

Hen Harrier | Dmytro Melnyk | 10

Bluethroat | Dmytro Melnyk | 10

Osprey | Dmytro Melnyk | 10

Meadow Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Red-billed Chough | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Common Stonechat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

House Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Hooded Crow | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Tufted Duck | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Western Marsh-Harrier | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Black-tailed Godwit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Greater White-fronted Goose | Andrey Semenov | 9

Meadow Pipit | Elena Koval | 9

Citrine Wagtail | Alexandr Lyubimov | 9

Dunlin | Alexandr Lyubimov | 9

Eurasian Blackbird | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Tufted Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Eurasian Nuthatch | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Common Oystercatcher | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Smew | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Osprey | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Crested Tit | Andrei Petrov | 9

Great Crested Grebe | Dmitrij Andreev | 9

Bohemian Waxwing | Dmitrij Andreev | 9

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Tree Pipit | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Crane | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Northern Wheatear | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Kestrel | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Goldeneye | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Terek Sandpiper | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Grey Heron | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Canada Goose | Sergei Saveika | 9

Greater White-fronted Goose | Sergei Saveika | 9

Firecrest | Oleg Martsun | 9

Savi's Warbler | Oleg Martsun | 9

Blackcap | Sergo Travelian | 9

Bluethroat | Sergo Travelian | 9

Bluethroat | Igor Chervonenko | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Oleg Sheremet | 9

Song Thrush | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Lesser Black-backed Gull | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

European Serin | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Savi's Warbler | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Black Kite | Irina Ortik | 9

Black-Necked Grebe | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Egor Loboda | 9

Hoopoe | Egor Loboda | 9

Common Oystercatcher | Igor Samokhin | 9

Osprey | Igor Samokhin | 9

Common Greenshank | Igor Samokhin | 9

Grey Heron | Igor Samokhin | 9

Grey Partridge | Dmytro Melnyk | 9

Common Buzzard | Dmytro Melnyk | 9

Eurasian Hobby | Dmytro Melnyk | 9

Common Moorhen | Igor Samokhin | 9

Common Moorhen | Igor Samokhin | 9

White Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Meadow Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Common Starling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Yellow Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Common Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Black-headed Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Common Teal | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Sky Lark | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Common Kestrel | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Eurasian Whimbrel | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Common Starling | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Marsh Sandpiper | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Northern Wren | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Greater Ringed Plover | Sergey Shursha | 8

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Water Pipit | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Common Goldeneye | Galina Katanova | 8

Whooper Swan | Galina Katanova | 8

Hen Harrier | Galina Katanova | 8

Common Snipe | Andrey Semenov | 8

Northern Wren | Andrey Semenov | 8

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Elena Koval | 8

Northern Lapwing | Maxim Lanin | 8

Purple Heron | Alexandr Lyubimov | 8

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Lyubimov | 8

Yellowhammer | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Pochard | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Meadow Pipit | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Whooper Swan | Andrei Petrov | 8

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Dmitry Nizovtsev | 8

Little Bustard | Aleksandr Raklo | 8

Wood Pigeon | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Dunnock | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Black-tailed Godwit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Meadow Pipit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Song Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Northern Pintail | Sergei Saveika | 8

Bean Goose | Sergei Saveika | 8

Common Cuckoo | Artem Skiter | 8

Common Kestrel | Oleg Martsun | 8

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Sergo Travelian | 8

Crested Lark | Sergo Travelian | 8

Caspian Gull | Sergo Travelian | 8

Pied Flycatcher | Sergo Travelian | 8

Black-headed Gull | Igor Chervonenko | 8

European Serin | Oleg Sheremet | 8

Redwing | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Common Chiffchaff | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Black Redstart | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Ruff | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Common Kestrel | Irina Ortik | 8

Common Sandpiper | Irina Ortik | 8

Wood Lark | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Collared Flycatcher | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Black-Necked Grebe | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Bluethroat | Egor Loboda | 8

Western Marsh-Harrier | Igor Samokhin | 8

Redwing | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Common Kestrel | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Tree Pipit | Dmytro Melnyk | 8

Eurasian Redstart | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Black-crowned Night Heron | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 8

Common Moorhen | Igor Samokhin | 8

Black-crowned Night Heron | Olha-Mariia Kokhanevych | 8

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 7

Greater White-fronted Goose | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Northern Lapwing | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Garganey | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Gadwall | Andrei Kiselev | 7

Tufted Duck | Sergey Shursha | 7

Tufted Duck | Sergey Shursha | 7

Common Pochard | Sergey Shursha | 7

Common Pochard | Sergey Shursha | 7

Greater White-fronted Goose | Sergey Shursha | 7

Bean Goose | Sergey Shursha | 7

Black Kite | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Hoopoe | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Goldcrest | Galina Katanova | 7

Rock Pigeon | Galina Katanova | 7

Goldcrest | Galina Katanova | 7

Long-tailed Tit | Galina Katanova | 7

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Galina Katanova | 7

Common Teal | Elena Koval | 7

Northern Hazelhen | Elena Koval | 7

Wood Pigeon | Elena Koval | 7

Eurasian Dipper | Alexandr Lyubimov | 7

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Lyubimov | 7

Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Lyubimov | 7

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Alexandr Lyubimov | 7

Common Shelduck | Alexandr Lyubimov | 7

Fieldfare | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Goldfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Stock Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Common Starling | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Common Redshank | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Bean Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Petrov | 7

Common Treecreeper | Andrei Petrov | 7

Willow Tit | Andrei Petrov | 7

White-Backed Woodpecker | Andrew Simon | 7

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Marsh Sandpiper | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Mistle Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Western Marsh-Harrier | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Northern Lapwing | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Bluethroat | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Common Tern | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Sergei Saveika | 7

Northern Lapwing | Sergei Saveika | 7

Long-tailed Tit | Artem Skiter | 7

Northern Wheatear | Inna Kyselova | 7

Northern Reed Bunting | Volodymyr Merzlikin | 7

Yellow Wagtail | Volodymyr Merzlikin | 7

Tawny Owl | mixail krjukov | 7

Great Crested Grebe | mixail krjukov | 7

Redwing | mixail krjukov | 7

Eurasian Linnet | Stanislavs Gr | 7

Osprey | Oleg Martsun | 7

Little Grebe | Igor Chervonenko | 7

Common Chiffchaff | Igor Chervonenko | 7

Common Chiffchaff | Oleg Sheremet | 7

Common Pochard | Oleg Sheremet | 7

Black Redstart | Oleg Sheremet | 7

Firecrest | Oleg Sheremet | 7

Bohemian Waxwing | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Black-tailed Godwit | Andrey Mis\'kov | 7

Great Crested Grebe | Irina Ortik | 7

Bohemian Waxwing | Roman Kyselov | 7

Black Kite | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Willow Warbler | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Short-toed Snake Eagle | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Black Stork | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Eurasian Wigeon | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Green Sandpiper | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Wood Warbler | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Song Thrush | Egor Loboda | 7

Kentish Plover | Egor Loboda | 7

Ruddy Shelduck | Egor Loboda | 7

Willow Warbler | Egor Loboda | 7

Citrine Wagtail (Western) | Egor Loboda | 7

Bluethroat | Igor Samokhin | 7

Great Crested Grebe | Igor Samokhin | 7

Common Coot | Igor Samokhin | 7

Hooded Crow | Igor Samokhin | 7

Eurasian Hobby | Igor Samokhin | 7

Yellow Wagtail | Igor Samokhin | 7

Bearded Tit | Natalia Hrudzynska | 7

Brambling | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Eurasian Goldfinch | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Tree Pipit | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Common Swift | Dmytro Melnyk | 7

Savi's Warbler | Natalia Savranska | 7

Eurasian Bittern | Natalia Savranska | 7