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Best photos of the month, August 2017.

Arctic Loon | Alexander Yakovlev | 7

Arctic Loon | Alexander Yakovlev | 7

European Golden Oriole | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 7

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Valerii Bogdanovich | 6

Terek Sandpiper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 6

Arctic Loon | Alexander Yakovlev | 5

European Golden Oriole | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 5

Sanderling | Alexander Yakovlev | 4

Arctic Warbler | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 4

Terek Sandpiper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 4

Common Kingfisher | Andrey Chernykh | 4

Terek Sandpiper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 4

Arctic Loon | Alexander Yakovlev | 4

Pin-tailed Snipe | Vladimir Maer | 3

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vladimir Maer | 3

Black-winged Stilt | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 3

Greylag Goose | Mishail Belousow | 3

Blyth's Reed Warbler | Mishail Belousow | 3

Little Stint | Konstantin Samodurow | 3

Eurasian Roller | Mishail Belousow | 3

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Valerii Bogdanovich | 3

Little Stint | Konstantin Samodurow | 3

Amur Falcon | Valerii Bogdanovich | 3

Terek Sandpiper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 3

Arctic Loon | Alexander Yakovlev | 3

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Brown Accentor | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Great Cormorant | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Red-necked Phalarope | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Little Stint | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Yellow-breasted Bunting | Sergey Chumakov | 2

European Golden Oriole | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 2

Olive-backed Pipit | Anastasia Klueva | 2

Blyth's Reed Warbler | Mishail Belousow | 2

European Robin | Mishail Belousow | 2

Terek Sandpiper | Konstantin Samodurow | 2

Common Buzzard | Andrey Chernykh | 2

European Nightjar | Valerii Bogdanovich | 2

Common Chiffchaff | Yulia Kashinskaya | 2

Common Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Little Stint | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Arctic Loon | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 2

Amur Falcon | Valerii Bogdanovich | 2

Common Whitethroat | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Red-necked Phalarope | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 2

Terek Sandpiper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 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...