Best photos of the month, May 2023.

Woodchat Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 30

Montagu's Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 27

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Barred Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Common Raven | Anna Golubeva | 21

Common Whitethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Thrush Nightingale | Andrei Kiselev | 21

Caucasian Grouse | Khasan Zhurtov | 21

Black-Necked Grebe | Maxim Lanin | 21

Greater White-fronted Goose | Anna Golubeva | 20

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrei Kiselev | 20

Grey-headed Swamphen | Andrey Semenov | 20

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 20

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Spotted Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Eurasian Spoonbill | Andrey Semenov | 19

Black-headed Bunting | Alexey Sizov | 19

Wood Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 18

Garganey | Maxim Lanin | 18

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Alexey Sizov | 18

Common Whitethroat | Aleksandr Breykin | 18

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 18

Common Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 17

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Eurasian Redstart | Andrey Semenov | 17

Song Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 17

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Wood Pigeon | Anna Golubeva | 16

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Icterine Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Corncrake | Andrey Semenov | 16

Gadwall | Maxim Lanin | 16

Eurasian Spoonbill | Evgenia Zotova | 16

Eurasian Reed Warbler | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

European Bee-eater | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Wood Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 16

Great Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Black-headed Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Kestrel | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Black Kite | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Red-crested Pochard | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

European Greenfinch | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Northern Lapwing | Elena Shvydun | 15

Black Stork | Alexey Sizov | 15

European Nightjar | Alexey Sizov | 15

Common Pheasant | Aleksandr Breykin | 15

Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Ortolan Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Sedge Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 15

Greater Spotted Eagle | Anna Golubeva | 14

Black Kite | Anna Golubeva | 14

Purple Heron | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Eurasian Jay | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Black Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Corncrake | Konstantin Ordinartzev | 14

Green Leaf-Warbler | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Caucasian Chiffchaff | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Red Crossbill | Khasan Zhurtov | 14

Common Kingfisher | Andrey Semenov | 14

Tawny Owl | Andrey Semenov | 14

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Andrey Semenov | 14

Black-winged Pratincole | Andrey Semenov | 14

Common Cuckoo | Maxim Lanin | 14

Collared Flycatcher | Alexandr Lyubimov | 14

Garganey | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Great White Egret | Igor Dvurekov | 14

Rosy Starling | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Barred Warbler | Svetlana Medvedeva | 14

Western Grasshopper Warbler | Elena Shvydun | 14

Greater Flamingo | Igor Sikorsky | 14

Common Cuckoo | Alexey Sizov | 14

Caucasian Grouse | Alexey Sizov | 14

Caucasian Snowcock | Alexey Sizov | 14

European Greenfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Eurasian Hobby | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Boreal Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Bluethroat | Vadim Sinukhin | 14

Long-eared Owl | M Kurilin | 14

Northern Lapwing | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14

Marsh Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 14