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Best photos of the month, December 2020.

Rough-legged Buzzard | Olga Nemezhikova | 38

Western Capercaillie | Nadia Goncharova | 32

Snowy Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 31

Northern Goshawk | Grigory Khasanov | 29

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Nadia Goncharova | 20

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 20

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 20

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 19

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 19

Snow Bunting | Grigory Khasanov | 18

Whooper Swan | Alexei Ebel | 17

Rough-legged Buzzard | Grigory Khasanov | 16

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 16

Eurasian Dipper | Olga Nemezhikova | 15

Willow Ptarmigan | Dmitry Nizovtsev | 13

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 12

Merlin | Alexandr Kochetkov | 12

Daurian Partridge | Grigory Khasanov | 12

Pine Grosbeak | Natalia Trofimova | 12

Pallas's Rosefinch | Grigory Khasanov | 11

Red Crossbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 11

Asian Rosy-Finch | Tatiana Semenova | 11

Common Goldeneye | Alexei Ebel | 10

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 10

Siberian Tit | Alexandr Kochetkov | 10

Willow Tit | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Red Crossbill | Denis Voronov | 10

Hawfinch | Natalia Trofimova | 10

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...