Best photos of the month, April 2025.

European Greenfinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 18

Common Oystercatcher | Olga Vasik | 17

European Robin | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Common Pheasant | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Vasik | 16

Black Woodpecker | Grigory Ivannikov | 16

Japanese Thrush | Ivan Borovkov | 16

Demoiselle Crane | Kotlyarov Stanislav | 15

Pale Thrush | Andrey Vyalkov | 14

Hoopoe | Andrey Vyalkov | 14

Asian Stubtail | Andrey Vyalkov | 14

Dunnock | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Sky Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Isabelline Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Green Sandpiper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

European Greenfinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Water Pipit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Egyptian Vulture | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Egyptian Vulture | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Greater White-fronted Goose | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Red-billed Starling | Olga Vasik | 14

Japanese Waxwing | Grigory Ivannikov | 14

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Greater Short-toed Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Pheasant | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Black-headed Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

European Turtle Dove | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Little Ringed Plover | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Red-billed Starling | Irina Malykina | 13

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Fedotov | 13

Northern Pintail | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Snow Bunting | Andrei Petrov | 13

Red-billed Starling | Svetlana Kashcheeva | 13

Osprey | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Common Redshank | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Lapland Longspur | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Mihail Ivanov | 13

Black-throated Thrush | Elena Kleymenova | 13

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 13

Black-headed Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Song Thrush | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Blackcap | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Jack Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Red-flanked Bluetail | Olga Vasik | 12

Common Sandpiper | Andrey Fedotov | 12

White-winged Scoter | Andrey Fedotov | 12

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 12

Russet Sparrow | Ivan Borovkov | 12

Common Oystercatcher | Larisa Kuznetsova | 12

Great Cormorant | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Eurasian Curlew | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Bluethroat | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Eurasian Linnet | Vadim Ivushkin | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Aleksey Bolshakov | 12

Great Grey Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 12

Common Chaffinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Red-billed Starling | Olga Vasik | 12

Hoopoe | Andrey Vyalkov | 12

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Vasik | 12

Eurasian Woodcock | Andrey Vyalkov | 11

European Robin | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Pallid Harrier | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Citrine Wagtail | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Hoopoe | Irina Malykina | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Irina Malykina | 11

Green Sandpiper | Irina Malykina | 11

Eyebrowed Thrush | Irina Malykina | 11

Kentish Plover | Andrey Fedotov | 11

Common Goldeneye | Galina Katanova | 11

Great Grey Owl | Galina Katanova | 11

Eurasian Curlew | Andrey Semenov | 11

Mandarin Duck | Anatolii Khodakov | 11

Osprey | Grigory Ivannikov | 11

Greater White-fronted Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Barnacle Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Common Goldeneye | Igor Dvurekov | 11

Little Crake | Vitaliy Butko | 11

Northern Wren | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Black Redstart | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Citrine Wagtail | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Wryneck | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Common Shelduck | Sergei Saveika | 11

Eurasian Linnet | Vladimir Maer | 11

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Song Thrush | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 11

Bluethroat | Nina Shteinbrenner | 11

Bluethroat | Mihail Ivanov | 11

Goosander | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Bluethroat | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Eurasian Curlew | Aleksey Bolshakov | 11

Bar-headed Goose | Olga Fattakhova | 11

Demoiselle Crane | Kotlyarov Stanislav | 11

Red-billed Starling | Irina Malykina | 11

Red-billed Starling | Andrey Vyalkov | 10

Black-faced Bunting | Andrey Vyalkov | 10

White Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Yellow Wagtail | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Tufted Duck | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Mew Gull | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Brambling | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Great Crested Grebe | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Eurasian Linnet | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Common Greenshank | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Booted Eagle | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Mute Swan | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Bluethroat | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Northern Shoveler | Andrei Kiselev | 10

Common Starling | Irina Malykina | 10

Little Ringed Plover | Andrey Fedotov | 10

Sanderling | Andrey Fedotov | 10

Redwing | Valeriya Danilova | 10

Hen Harrier | Galina Katanova | 10

Great Snipe | Galina Katanova | 10

Common Kestrel | Andrey Semenov | 10

Red-billed Starling | Anatolii Khodakov | 10

Barn Swallow | Anatolii Khodakov | 10

Bohemian Waxwing | Grigory Ivannikov | 10

Peregrine Falcon | Konstantin Gorodischenko | 10

Gadwall | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Bean Goose | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Marsh Sandpiper | Dmitrij Andreev | 10

Red-billed Starling | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 10

Japanese Quail | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 10

Oriental Pratincole | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 10

Pale Thrush | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 10

Osprey | Yuriy Tsygankov | 10

Song Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Crane | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Linnet | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Oystercatcher | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Snipe | Alexandr Balaev | 10

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Starling | Sergei Saveika | 10

Greater Ringed Plover | Sergei Saveika | 10

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 10

Gadwall | Marina Borovskaya | 10

Bluethroat | Marina Borovskaya | 10

Black Stork | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Common Starling | Konstantin Kisloy | 10

Scaly-sided Merganser | Valery Shokhrin | 10

Common Oystercatcher | Olga Vasik | 10

Siberian Jay | Olga Fattakhova | 10

Common Oystercatcher | Olga Vasik | 10

Common Starling | Andrey Vyalkov | 9

Eurasian Curlew | Andrei Kiselev | 9

White Wagtail | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Osprey | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Common Redshank | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Common Chiffchaff | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Common Snipe | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 9

Garganey | Andrei Kiselev | 9

White's Thrush | Valery Shokhrin | 9

Black-headed Wagtail | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Sky Lark | Alexander Liseenko | 9

Red-billed Starling | Irina Malykina | 9

Pale Thrush | Irina Malykina | 9

Grey-backed Thrush | Irina Malykina | 9

Eurasian Wryneck | Irina Malykina | 9

Yellow-browed Bunting | Irina Malykina | 9

Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Andrey Fedotov | 9

Common Oystercatcher | Andrey Fedotov | 9

Great Grey Shrike | Galina Katanova | 9

Eurasian Blackbird | Galina Katanova | 9

Eurasian Blackbird | Galina Katanova | 9

Great Grey Owl | Galina Katanova | 9

Common Chaffinch | Galina Katanova | 9

Sky Lark | Andrey Semenov | 9

Bluethroat | Andrey Semenov | 9

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Semenov | 9

White-winged Scoter | Anatolii Khodakov | 9

Grey-backed Thrush | Anatolii Khodakov | 9

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Pavel Petrushin | 9

Tufted Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Herring Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Common Goldeneye | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Goldcrest | Andrei Petrov | 9

Parrot Crossbill | Andrei Petrov | 9

Barnacle Goose | Andrei Petrov | 9

Azure Tit | Dmitrij Andreev | 9

Common Redshank | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 9

Common Goldeneye | Dmitry Erokhin | 9

Herring Gull | Dmitry Erokhin | 9

Mandarin Duck | Tatiana Cherkasova | 9

Black-winged Stilt | Svetlana Kashcheeva | 9

Common Pheasant | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Greater Short-toed Lark | Vitaliy Butko | 9

Little Egret | Vladimir Stramnoy | 9

Common Buzzard | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Brambling | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Garganey | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Fieldfare | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Horned Lark | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Black-Necked Grebe | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Garganey | Sergei Saveika | 9

Alpine Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 9

Mute Swan | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 9

European Robin | Katya Tsekhmister | 9

Snow Bunting | Vladimir Kuzmin | 9

Ural Owl | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Common Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Gadwall | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Steppe Eagle | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Rustic Bunting | Tatiana Semenova | 9

Northern Lapwing | Maxim Afanasiev | 9

Common Starling | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Red-billed Starling | Olga Vasik | 9

Red-billed Starling | Svetlana Kashcheeva | 9

European Greenfinch | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Goosander | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Northern Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Vasik | 9

Red-billed Starling | Irina Malykina | 9

Northern Grey Shrike | Olga Fattakhova | 9

Japanese Waxwing | Dmitry Korobov | 8

Common Redshank | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Olive-backed Pipit | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Olive-backed Pipit | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Asian Stubtail | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Greenish Warbler | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Common Starling | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Northern Reed Bunting | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Barn Swallow | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Scaly-sided Merganser | Valery Shokhrin | 8

Crested Lark | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Common Starling | Olga Vasik | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Irina Malykina | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Irina Malykina | 8

Stejneger's Stonechat | Andrey Fedotov | 8

Bar-tailed Godwit | Andrey Fedotov | 8

Common Buzzard | Galina Katanova | 8

Great Grey Owl | Galina Katanova | 8

Eurasian Goldfinch | Andrey Semenov | 8

Rough-legged Buzzard | Andrey Semenov | 8

Common Chiffchaff | Andrey Semenov | 8

Citrine Wagtail | Andrey Semenov | 8

Hen Harrier | Andrey Semenov | 8

Gadwall | Andrey Semenov | 8

Common Sparrowhawk | Anatolii Khodakov | 8

Daurian Redstart | Anatolii Khodakov | 8

Hoopoe | Anatolii Khodakov | 8

Dunlin | Anatolii Khodakov | 8

Pallas's Warbler | Anatolii Khodakov | 8

Goosander | Grigory Ivannikov | 8

Mute Swan | Vladislav Iopek | 8

Western Marsh-Harrier | Vladislav Iopek | 8

Wood Pigeon | Vladislav Iopek | 8

Northern Goshawk | Pavel Petrushin | 8

Scaly-sided Merganser | Pavel Petrushin | 8

Song Thrush | Alexandr Lyubimov | 8

Common Kestrel | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Stock Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Herring Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Wood Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Wood Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Blackbird | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Curlew | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Wood Pigeon | Andrei Petrov | 8

European Robin | Andrei Petrov | 8

Crested Tit | Andrei Petrov | 8

Eurasian Curlew | Andrei Petrov | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Andrei Petrov | 8

Garganey | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 8

Swinhoe's Snipe | Svetlana Morozkina62 | 8

Red-billed Starling | Tatiana Cherkasova | 8

Mandarin Duck | Svetlana Kashcheeva | 8

Citrine Wagtail | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Hoopoe | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Hoopoe | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Black Kite | Vladimir Stramnoy | 8

Common Sandpiper | Vladimir Stramnoy | 8

Redwing | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Dunnock | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Wood Sandpiper | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Marsh Sandpiper | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Northern Shoveler | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Tern | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Northern Shoveler | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Wood Warbler | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Northern Pintail | Sergei Saveika | 8

Herring Gull | Sergei Saveika | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Sergei Saveika | 8

Hoopoe | Sergei Saveika | 8

European Robin | Sergei Saveika | 8

White Wagtail | Vladimir Maer | 8

Yellowhammer | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Bean Goose | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Bluethroat | Vladimir Pankratov | 8

Northern Hazelhen | Andrey Bazdyrev | 8

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Northern Black Grouse | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Common Crane | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Western Marsh-harrier | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

European Greenfinch | Andrei Panov | 8

Eurasian Siskin | Victor Khamin | 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Eastern Marsh-harrier | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Black Woodpecker | Nikolay Alekseev | 8

Snow Bunting | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Black-throated Thrush | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Cinereous Vulture | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Hoopoe | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Eversmann's Redstart | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Masked Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Rook | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Eurasian Magpie | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Northern Wheatear | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Pallid Harrier | Vjacheslav Liutin | 8

Red-flanked Bluetail | Irina Malykina | 8

Yellow-browed Bunting | Irina Malykina | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Larisa Kuznetsova | 8

Hoopoe | Tatiana Cherkasova | 8

Willow Tit | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Siberian Accentor | Vadim Ivushkin | 8

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 8

Great Grey Owl | Maxim Afanasiev | 8

Pale Thrush | Andrey Vyalkov | 8

Eurasian Spoonbill | Olga Vasik | 8

Osprey | Yuriy Tsygankov | 8