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Best photos of the month, February 2023.

Bearded Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 14

Eurasian Penduline Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Andrew Simon | 11

Lesser Redpoll | Egor Loboda | 11

Little Grebe | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Common Kingfisher | Oleg Martsun | 9

Eurasian Linnet | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Eurasian Siskin | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

European Robin | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Little Owl | Egor Loboda | 9

Great Black-backed Gull | Maya Studzinska | 9

Black-headed Gull | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Great White Egret | V Koval | 8

Eurasian Siskin | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Andrew Simon | 8

Grey Heron | Inna Kyselova | 7

Long-eared Owl | Vasil Bodnar | 7

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Eurasian Jackdaw | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Common Goldeneye | ALENA FOMINA | 7

Great Grey Shrike | Irina Ortik | 7

Eurasian Wigeon | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Gadwall | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Common Kingfisher | Oleg Martsun | 7

Lesser Redpoll | Egor Loboda | 7

Lesser Redpoll | Egor Loboda | 7

Tawny Owl | Dmytro Petrychenko | 6

Black-Billed Magpie | Dmytro Petrychenko | 6

Marsh Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 6

Smew | ALENA FOMINA | 6

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Oksana Makhovska | 6

Tufted Duck | Oksana Makhovska | 6

Tufted Duck | Oksana Makhovska | 6

Great White Egret | Oksana Makhovska | 6

Tawny Owl | Oksana Makhovska | 6

Common Sparrowhawk | Egor Loboda | 6

Common Kingfisher | V Koval | 6

Eurasian Penduline Tit | V Koval | 6

Lesser Redpoll | Egor Loboda | 6

Lesser Redpoll | Egor Loboda | 6

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...