Best photos of the month, October 2023.

Water Rail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 27

Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Kuzmin | 23

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 21

Brown Hawk-Owl | Irina Malykina | 21

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 20

Northern Bullfinch | Anna Golubeva | 19

Arctic Loon | Anna Golubeva | 19

Western Capercaillie | Igor Dvurekov | 18

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Pallas's Warbler | Elena Bobachenko | 18

Long-tailed Tit | Anna Golubeva | 17

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 17

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 17

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 17

Black Guillemot | Igor Dvurekov | 17

Bearded Tit | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 17

Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Andrey Vyalkov | 17

Common Redpoll | Anna Golubeva | 16

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 16

Red-breasted Merganser | Anna Golubeva | 16

Purple Sandpiper | Sergei Saveika | 16

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Great Grey Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

White-naped Crane | Konstantin Gorodischenko | 15

Common Eider | Igor Dvurekov | 15

Peregrine Falcon | Pavel Z | 15

Alpine Accentor | Olga Borisova | 15

Little Owl | Vladimir Maer | 15

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 15

Black Scoter | Anna Golubeva | 14

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Daurian Redstart | Alexander Rogal' | 14

Common Kingfisher | Andrey Fedotov | 14

Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane | Anatolii Khodakov | 14

Brown-cheeked Rail | Konstantin Gorodischenko | 14

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Common Treecreeper | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Common Goldeneye | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Azure-winged Magpie | Aleksey Bolshakov | 14

Red-breasted Goose | Nadejda Popova | 14

Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Andrey Vyalkov | 14

Siberian Rubythroat | Andrey Vyalkov | 13

Goldcrest | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Red Crossbill | Irina Malykina | 13

Red Crossbill | Irina Malykina | 13

Osprey | Konstantin Gorodischenko | 13

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Common Eider | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane | Andrey Vyalkov | 12

Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Andrey Vyalkov | 12

Bluethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Wood Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Green Leaf-Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Northern Goshawk | Andrey Fedotov | 12

Ural Owl | Galina Katanova | 12

Snow Bunting | Andrey Semenov | 12

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrey Semenov | 12

Red Crossbill | Yulya Goroshko | 12

White-naped Crane | Ivan Borovkov | 12

Red Crossbill | Konstantin Gorodischenko | 12

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Western Capercaillie | Sergey Chumakov | 12

Oriental Cuckoo | Mihail Ivanov | 12

Dusky Thrush | Mihail Ivanov | 12

Daurian Partridge | Victor Khamin | 12

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Elena Bobachenko | 12