Best photos of the month, May 2023.

Woodchat Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 30

Montagu's Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 27

Scaly-sided Merganser | Anna Golubeva | 26

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Barred Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Grey-headed Swamphen | Andrey Semenov | 22

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 22

Black-Necked Grebe | Maxim Lanin | 22

Common Raven | Anna Golubeva | 21

Common Whitethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Thrush Nightingale | Andrei Kiselev | 21

Caucasian Grouse | Khasan Zhurtov | 21

Common Snipe | Vladimir Pankratov | 21

Greater White-fronted Goose | Anna Golubeva | 20

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrei Kiselev | 20

Pied Flycatcher | Mishail Belousow | 20

Mongolian Lark | Vadim Ivushkin | 20

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 20

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Spotted Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Eurasian Spoonbill | Andrey Semenov | 19

Black-headed Bunting | Alexey Sizov | 19

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Denis Zhbir | 19

Goosander | Olga Nemezhikova | 19

Wood Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 18

Pacific Swift | Andrey Fedotov | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 18

Garganey | Maxim Lanin | 18

Chinese Egret | Anna Golubeva | 18

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Alexey Sizov | 18

Common Whitethroat | Aleksandr Breykin | 18

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 18

Isabelline Shrike | Olga Nemezhikova | 18

Common Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 17

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Eurasian Redstart | Andrey Semenov | 17

Ural Owl | Anna Golubeva | 17

Song Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 17

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Northern Hazelhen | Konstantin Kisloy | 17

Bar-headed Goose | Pavel Karplyuk | 17

Wood Pigeon | Anna Golubeva | 16

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Icterine Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

White's Thrush | Dmitry Belyaev | 16

Corncrake | Andrey Semenov | 16

Gadwall | Maxim Lanin | 16

Eurasian Spoonbill | Evgenia Zotova | 16

Eurasian Reed Warbler | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

European Bee-eater | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Wood Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 16

Eurasian Spoonbill | Vladimir Maer | 16

Spotted Redshank | Aleksei Kungurov | 16

Lesser Kestrel | Aleksey Bolshakov | 16

Common Raven | Tatiana Semenova | 16

Little Stint | Dmitry Korobov | 15

Great Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Black-headed Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Kestrel | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Black Kite | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Red-crested Pochard | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

Blue Rock Thrush | Andrey Fedotov | 15

Rhinoceros Auklet | Anna Golubeva | 15

European Greenfinch | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Northern Lapwing | Elena Shvydun | 15

Black Stork | Alexey Sizov | 15

European Nightjar | Alexey Sizov | 15

Caucasian Snowcock | Alexey Sizov | 15

Common Pheasant | Aleksandr Breykin | 15

Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Ortolan Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Long-eared Owl | M Kurilin | 15

Sedge Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 15

Yellow Wagtail | Vjacheslav Liutin | 15