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Best photos of the month, July 2016.

Brown-cheeked Rail | Anna Vasilchenko | 6

Greater Sand Plover | Alexei Ebel | 4

Eurasian Spoonbill | Alexei Ebel | 4

Ruddy Shelduck | Alexei Ebel | 4

Green Sandpiper | Igor Latysh | 4

Black-faced Bunting | Igor Latysh | 3

European Nightjar | Nina Shteinbrenner | 3

Altai Snowcock | Elena Shnayder | 2

Siberian Blue Robin | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Japanese Sparrowhawk | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Pacific Swift | Andrey Chernykh | 2

Eurasian Woodcock | Nina Shteinbrenner | 2

Japanese Sparrowhawk | Sergey Chumakov | 2

rare birds records


Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

© Mishail Belousow
2026-03-29

The first photo-record in the Tomsk Region, the norhhernmost record in the Western Siberia.


Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-06-08

The northernmost breeding location of this species (confirmed with photos).


Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

© Katya Tsekhmister
2025-05-22

The 1st record in the Tyumen' Region.


Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Igor Fefelov
2026-02-08
Irkutsk

Extremely rare cases of wintering in the Irkutsk Region happen. The 1st photo-record in this region in winter months.

unidentified birds


2026-04-11

Игорь Фефелов: Не клоктун. В сравнении с крякашом крупновата птичка для клоктуна, и у клоктунов обоего пола есть чирочий темный передний край крыла снизу. [....]

2026-04-07

Игорь Фефелов: Краснозобый скорее всего

more unidentified birds...