Best photos of the month, May 2022.

Spotted Redshank | Vadim Ivushkin | 19

Eurasian Bittern | Denis Kazakov | 18

European Greenfinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 18

Great Crested Grebe | Olga Nemezhikova | 17

Dalmatian Pelican | Vladimir Maer | 16

Red-flanked Bluetail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 15

Garganey | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 14

Baillon's Crake | Alexandr Kochetkov | 14

Ortolan Bunting | Denis Zhbir | 14

Dalmatian Pelican | Vladimir Maer | 13

Northern Hazelhen | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Hawfinch | Sergey Chumakov | 13

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 13

White-headed Duck | Andrey Chernykh | 13

Greater Ringed Plover | Aleksey Bolshakov | 13

Common Snipe | Nadezhda Orlova | 13

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 13

Ruff | Konstantin Kisloy | 13

Red-flanked Bluetail | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 13

Black-Necked Grebe | Vladimir Maer | 12

Smew | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 12

Rook | Olga Fattakhova | 12

Willow Warbler | Olga Nemezhikova | 12

Demoiselle Crane | Vladimir Maer | 11

Redwing | Natalia Vorobyova | 11

Common Oystercatcher | Nadezhda Orlova | 11

Lammergeier | Denis Zhbir | 11

Red-billed Chough | Olga Fattakhova | 11

Snow Bunting | Konstantin Kisloy | 11

Common Goldeneye | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 10

Common Snipe | Konstantin Samodurow | 10

Siberian Jay | Denis Zhbir | 10

Barred Warbler | Denis Zhbir | 10

Black Kite | Olga Nemezhikova | 10

Black-Necked Grebe | Vladimir Maer | 10

Eurasian Bittern | Denis Kazakov | 10

Spotted Redshank | Vadim Ivushkin | 10

Crested Honey-buzzard | Nina Shteinbrenner | 10

Lesser Whitethroat | Mihail Ivanov | 9

Common Kingfisher | Andrei Panov | 9

Demoiselle Crane | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Marsh Sandpiper | Aleksey Bolshakov | 9

Barred Warbler | Denis Zhbir | 9

White-winged Snowfinch | Denis Zhbir | 9

Bluethroat | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Northern Reed Bunting | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Northern Shoveler | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Little Gull | Olga Nemezhikova | 9

Common Whitethroat | Irina Kruglova | 9

Eurasian Bittern | Denis Kazakov | 9

Dalmatian Pelican | Vladimir Maer | 8

Eurasian Siskin | Sergey Chumakov | 8

Eurasian Bittern | Igor Fefelov | 8

Northern Goshawk | Irina Popova | 8

Bean Goose | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Little Ringed Plover | Mihail Ivanov | 8

Common Greenshank | Nadezhda Bogomyakova | 8

Isabelline Shrike | Denis Zhbir | 8

Peregrine Falcon | Denis Zhbir | 8

Hooded Crow | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Desert Wheatear | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Booted Eagle | Olga Fattakhova | 8

Black Stork | Elena Bobachenko | 8

Eurasian Wigeon | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Eurasian Wigeon | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Yellow Wagtail | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Common Coot | Olga Nemezhikova | 8

Spotted Redshank | Konstantin Kisloy | 8

Smew | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 8

Demoiselle Crane | Igor Fefelov | 7

Black-Necked Grebe | Dmitry Dubikovskiy | 7

Demoiselle Crane | Andrey Bazdyrev | 7

Spotted Crake | Nina Shteinbrenner | 7

Common Moorhen | Nina Shteinbrenner | 7

Eurasian Redstart | Mihail Ivanov | 7

Northern Lapwing | Andrei Panov | 7

Marsh Sandpiper | Andrei Panov | 7

Pied Wheatear | Tatiana Semenova | 7

Smew | Vasily Vydrin | 7

Common Chaffinch | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Northern Hazelhen | Olga Fattakhova | 7

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Tree Pipit | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Northern Lapwing | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Gadwall | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Bluethroat | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Common Pochard | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Little Ringed Plover | Olga Nemezhikova | 7

Western Capercaillie | Konstantin Kisloy | 7