Best photos of the month, August 2024.

Short-eared Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 19

Black Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Black-winged Stilt | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 18

Red-fronted Serin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Hoopoe | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Common Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 17

Eurasian Spoonbill | Alexandr Kochetkov | 17

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Alexandr Kochetkov | 17

Grey Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Common Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Thrush Nightingale | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Short-eared Owl | Galina Katanova | 16

Grey Partridge | Dmitrij Andreev | 16

Japanese Grosbeak | Tatiana Cherkasova | 16

Common Treecreeper | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Common Moorhen | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

European Bee-eater | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Red-fronted Serin | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Common Crane | Andrey Semenov | 14

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Andrey Chernykh | 14

Ruddy Turnstone | Alexandr Kochetkov | 14

Grey Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Black Redstart | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Great White Egret | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Little Grebe | Andrey Semenov | 13

Broad-billed Sandpiper | Andrey Semenov | 13

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Osprey | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Grey Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Isabelline Wheatear | Khasan Zhurtov | 12

Common Buzzard | Maxim Lanin | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Vladislav Iopek | 12

Common Cuckoo | Igor Dvurekov | 12

Great White Egret | Andrei Petrov | 12

White-Backed Woodpecker | Andrei Petrov | 12

Short-eared Owl | Dmitrij Andreev | 12

Temminck's Stint | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Sedge Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Hoopoe | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Short-eared Owl | Galina Katanova | 11

Hoopoe | Andrey Semenov | 11

Ferruginous Duck | Andrey Semenov | 11

Calandra Lark | Andrey Semenov | 11

Levant Sparrowhawk | Andrey Semenov | 11

European Turtle Dove | Andrey Semenov | 11

Dunlin | Andrey Semenov | 11

Osprey | Andrey Semenov | 11

Broad-billed Sandpiper | Andrei Petrov | 11

Common Rosefinch | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Hen Harrier | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Black Stork | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Grey Partridge | Marina Torgashova | 11

Red-footed Falcon | Sergei Saveika | 11

Common Crane | Marina Komrakova | 11

Booted Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 11

Little Stint | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Blackcap | Galina Katanova | 10

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Andrey Semenov | 10

Red-footed Falcon | Andrey Semenov | 10

Caspian Tern | Andrei Petrov | 10

Greater Ringed Plover | Andrei Petrov | 10

Squacco Heron | Igor Sikorsky | 10

Common Swift | Alexandr Balaev | 10

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 10

White Wagtail | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Nuthatch | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Redstart | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Little Grebe | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Spotted Redshank | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Alexandr Kochetkov | 10

Pacific Golden Plover | Yuriy Tsygankov | 10

Short-eared Owl | Galina Katanova | 9

Garden Warbler | Galina Katanova | 9

Common Crane | Galina Katanova | 9

Gull-billed Tern | Andrey Semenov | 9

Little Stint | Andrei Petrov | 9

Lesser Black-backed Gull | Andrei Petrov | 9

Tawny Owl | Aleksandr Raklo | 9

Common Chiffchaff | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Lesser Whitethroat | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Great Cormorant | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Dunlin | Marina Torgashova | 9

Wood Sandpiper | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Red-necked Phalarope | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9