Best photos of the month, October 2021.

Northern Hazelhen | Anna Golubeva | 25

European Turtle Dove | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 25

Eurasian Redstart | Anna Golubeva | 22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 22

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Dmitry Pozharsky | 22

White-Backed Woodpecker | Anna Golubeva | 21

Wood Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

European Nightjar | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Elena Shvydun | 21

Northern Wren | Anna Golubeva | 20

European Nightjar | Anna Golubeva | 20

Blackcap | Anna Golubeva | 20

Crested Tit | Anna Golubeva | 19

Common Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 18

Azure Tit | Anna Golubeva | 18

Spotted Nutcracker | Elena Shvydun | 18

Dunnock | Elena Shvydun | 18

Eurasian Jay | Anna Golubeva | 17

Goldcrest | Anna Golubeva | 17

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 17

Bearded Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Bearded Tit | Anna Golubeva | 16

Pallid Harrier | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Eurasian Blackbird | Maxim Lanin | 16

Short-eared Owl | Mikhail Kalagin | 16

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 16

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Elena Shvydun | 16

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 15

Goldcrest | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Brambling | Anna Golubeva | 14

Common Kestrel | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Blue Tit | Maxim Lanin | 14

Tufted Duck | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Great Crested Grebe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 14

Common Buzzard | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Long-tailed Tit | Igor Dvurekov | 13

Barnacle Goose | Elena Shvydun | 13

Brambling | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Common Kestrel | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Northern Wheatear | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Eurasian Roller | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Long-tailed Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Water Rail | Andrey Prokhorov | 12

Common Coot | Svetlana Medvedeva | 12

Northern Reed Bunting | Elena Shvydun | 12

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Elena Shvydun | 12

Eurasian Nuthatch | Michael Nevski | 12

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Michael Nevski | 12

Goldcrest | Evgenij Perevedentsev | 12

Blackcap | Mariya Belyalova | 12

Great Grey Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Hooded Crow | Svetlana Medvedeva | 11

Crested Lark | Svetlana Medvedeva | 11

Northern Bullfinch | Elena Shvydun | 11

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Michael Nevski | 11

Peregrine Falcon | Vitaliy Butko | 11

Common Kestrel | Alexey Sizov | 11