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Best photos of the month, June 2022.

Common Rosefinch | Dmytro Petrychenko | 15

Ortolan Bunting | Andrew Simon | 13

River Warbler | ALENA FOMINA | 13

European Bee-eater | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Lesser Grey Shrike | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Little Bittern | Irina Ortik | 11

Little Ringed Plover | Oleg Sheremet | 10

Whiskered Tern | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Black Kite | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Citrine Wagtail (Western) | Irina Ortik | 10

Black Kite | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Sand Martin | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Whinchat | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Black-crowned Night Heron | ALENA FOMINA | 9

Wood Lark | Irina Ortik | 9

Citrine Wagtail (Western) | Roman Kyselov | 9

European Bee-eater | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Little Bittern | Natalia Honcharyk | 8

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | ALENA FOMINA | 8

Lesser Grey Shrike | Irina Ortik | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Irina Ortik | 8

Northern Wheatear | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Common Rosefinch | Andrey Mis\'kov | 7

Marsh Warbler | ALENA FOMINA | 7

Whinchat | ALENA FOMINA | 7

Sky Lark | Irina Ortik | 7

Common Whitethroat | Roman Kyselov | 7

Yellow Wagtail | Roman Kyselov | 7

Red-backed Shrike | Roman Kyselov | 7

Lesser Grey Shrike | Roman Kyselov | 7

Long-tailed Tit | Roman Kyselov | 7

Little Bittern | Irina Ortik | 7

Big Year 2023

1. ALENA FOMINA (222)
2. Egor Loboda (217)
3. Ihor Vietokhin (209)
4. Sergo Travelian (177)
5. Irina Ortik (166)
6. Denys Davydov (157)
7. Inna Kyselova (152)
8. Alex Komarovskiy (150)
9. Dmytro Petrychenko (142)
10. Maya Studzinska (138)

rare birds records


Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

© Oleksandr Bronskov
2023-05-20
Liman Shahany. Odeska oblast

The first registration of the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) in Ukraine, and thus - a new species in the fauna of Ukraine.


Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Alex Komarovskiy
2023-03-01

Rare vagrant


Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2022-09-04

A rare vagrant, formerly nesting species of southern Ukraine. The first observation in Odesa region in decades and the first photo from its territory.


Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei)

© Oleksandr Burkovsky
2021-12-29

Rare vagrant and wintering species. There is no reliable information on nesting in the last 10 years. At the same time the species is also observed in Bulgaria and Cyprus. The first confirmed record in Odesa region.

unidentified birds


2023-09-18

Сергій Травелян: неможливо сказати напевно. треба щоб видно було проекцію крила щонайменше. а краще б мати відео з записом голосу

2023-08-24

Сергій Травелян: свійські гуси

more unidentified birds...