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Best photos of the month, June 2020.

Long-eared Owl | Olga Nemezhikova | 31

Bearded Tit | Vladimir Maer | 25

Baillon's Crake | Alexandr Kochetkov | 25

Temminck's Stint | Denis Zhbir | 25

Water Rail | Denis Zhbir | 25

Falcated Duck | Maxim Afanasiev | 25

White-winged Lark | Vladimir Maer | 22

Thick-billed Warbler | Grigory Khasanov | 22

Eurasian Bittern | Vladimir Maer | 19

Lanceolated Warbler | Grigory Khasanov | 18

Ural Owl | Denis Voronov | 18

European Golden Oriole | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 18

Great Snipe | Vladimir Maer | 17

Great Reed Warbler | Vladimir Maer | 17

Steppe Eagle | Igor Fefelov | 17

Eastern Buzzard | Maxim Afanasiev | 17

Tree Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 17

Pied Avocet | Vladimir Maer | 16

Pied Avocet | Vladimir Maer | 14

European Golden Oriole | Oleg Popov | 14

White-winged Tern | Vladimir Maer | 13

Pine Grosbeak | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Dalmatian Pelican | Denis Zhbir | 13

Thrush Nightingale | Denis Voronov | 13

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Dalmatian Pelican | Vladimir Maer | 12

Black-winged Stilt | Vladimir Maer | 12

Common Kingfisher | Elena Bobachenko | 12

Eurasian Wryneck | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Common Shelduck | Vladimir Maer | 11

Red-Necked Grebe | Vladimir Maer | 11

Black-winged Stilt | Vladimir Maer | 11

Yellow Wagtail | Vladimir Maer | 11

Lesser Whitethroat | Vladimir Maer | 11

Long-eared Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Marsh Sandpiper | Alexandr Kochetkov | 11

Water Rail | Denis Zhbir | 11

Red-crested Pochard | Vladimir Maer | 10

Baraba Steppe Gull | Vladimir Maer | 10

Marsh Sandpiper | Vladimir Maer | 10

Osprey | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 10

Daurian Redstart | Tatiana Semenova | 10

Falcated Duck | Maxim Afanasiev | 10

Brown Shrike | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Little Stint | Vladimir Maer | 9

Baraba Steppe Gull | Vladimir Maer | 9

Red-flanked Bluetail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 9

Whooper Swan | Mishail Belousow | 9

Red-backed Shrike | Mishail Belousow | 9

Spotted Flycatcher | Natalya Markova | 9

Mugimaki Flycatcher | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Water Rail | Alexandr Kochetkov | 9

Common Teal | Eugeny Borisov | 9

Chestnut-eared Bunting | Grigory Khasanov | 9

Lanceolated Warbler | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Great Grey Owl | Igor Latysh | 9

Pacific Swift | Vladimir Maer | 8

Northern Lapwing | Vladimir Maer | 8

Lanceolated Warbler | Igor Latysh | 8

Richard's Pipit | Igor Latysh | 8

Eurasian Roller | Ilya Sukhov | 8

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler | Ruslan Kirillin | 8

Long-eared Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Nadezhda Orlova | 8

Black Tern | Alexandr Kochetkov | 8

Amur Falcon | Tatiana Semenova | 8

Asiatic Dowitcher | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Caspian Tern | Grigory Khasanov | 8

Hoopoe | Grigory Khasanov | 8

Common Tern | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

rare birds records


Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)

© Pavel Karplyuk
2026-05-15
Kosh-Agach



European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

© Alexander Popov
2026-06-06

A photo from the 1st breeding location in the Tomsk Region (firstly discoveed in 2025.


Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

© Nadejda Popova
2026-05-30
Irkutsk Region

A recently rare species with uncertain status in the Irkutsk Region (in mid-XX century it was breeding).


Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

© Maxim Afanasiev
2026-05-29

The 1st record of a bird belonging to a Tibetan group atrifrons in Yakutia.

unidentified birds


2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Белопясничный

2026-06-17

Родион Вахрушев: Теньковка.

more unidentified birds...