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Best photos of the month, October 2017.

Daurian Redstart | Mihail Ivanov | 6

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Mishail Belousow | 5

Red-flanked Bluetail | Andrey Chernykh | 5

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 4

Pallas's Rosefinch | Mihail Ivanov | 3

Long-tailed Tit | Konstantin Romanov | 3

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 3

Pallas's Reed Bunting | Sergey Chumakov | 2

Northern Goshawk | Mishail Belousow | 2

Harlequin Duck | Valerii Bogdanovich | 2

Mallard | Alexandr Kochetkov | 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...