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FYLDE BIRD CLUB ANNUAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
27th March 2012
Each year the Fylde Bird Club holds a photographic competition. All members who
paid their subscriptions for 2011 are invited to enter and may submit up to
TWO photographs for each geographical category:
• Fylde
• British Isles (does NOT include photographs taken in Fylde)
• World (does NOT include photographs taken in Fylde and British Isles)
Digital photographs taken in the calendar year prior to the competition are
acceptable. All entries to be submitted to Peter Rhind (by e-mail or by flash
drive) preferably by the last day of February although it will still be possible
to enter on the night. If you have any queries please
e-mail Peter or telephone
01253-812495.
Competition rules
• Only TWO images per category per photographer
• All photographs must be taken during 2011
• No photographs taken at the nest
• No photographs of captive or trapped birds
• Please submit digital photographs only; slides/hard copies/prints will not be
accepted (but may be submitted as scanned images).
• Only photographers who have taken the top five photographs in each class (as
voted by members) will be asked to elaborate on their entries (e.g. where the
photograph was taken, type of equipment used etc).
Winning entries will be available for viewing on the Fylde Bird Club
photographic competition
webpage
2011 Winners
Fylde
1st Slavonian Grebe Paul Ellis
2nd Red-necked Grebe David Moreton
3rd Gannet Paul Slade
British Isles
1st Dartford Warbler David Moreton
2nd Corncrake Mark Farrar
3rd Hawfinch Paul Ellis
World
1st Stone Curlew Stuart Piner
2nd Collared Nightjars Paul Ellis
3rd Black-collared Hawk Paul Ellis
2010 Winners
Fylde category: Sparrowhawk in
Cleveleys
17th June 2010 by Jackie Moreton
British Isles category: Cuckoo at
Cocker's Dyke, Fylde
18th August 2010 by David Moreton
World category: African Fish
Eagle at Lake Baringo, Kenya
December 2010 by Kinta Beaver
2009
Winners
Fylde category: Goldcrest in Stanley Park by Paul Ellis
British Isles category: Bittern at Leighton Moss RSPB by David Moreton
World category: White-fronted Bee-eater by Mick McGough
2008
Winners
Fylde category: Short-eared Owl in Scronkey by Paul Slade
British Isles category: Sandwich Tern on Inner Farne, Northumberland by Paul
Ellis
World category:
King Penguins in St Andrews Bay, South
Georgia
by Kinta Beaver
2007
Winners
Fylde category: Treecreeper at Stanley Park by Mick McGough
British Isles category: Kingfisher at Leighton Moss, Lancashire by Paul
Ellis
World
category: Purple Heron by Paul Ellis
2006
Winners
Fylde category: Grey Heron at Stanley Park by David Moreton
Nikkor 300mm with Nikon 1.4x teleconverter
British Isles category: Little Gull at Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside by Paul
Ellis
Nikon D70s and Sigma 50-500mm, hand held
World
category: Malachite Kingfisher in Botswanna by Paul Ellis
Nikon D70s and Sigma 300mm F2.8 with Sigma 1.4x teleconverter, hand held from a
boat
2005
Winners
Fylde category: Reed Bunting at Marton Mere by Mick McGough
British Isles category: Puffin over Inner Farne, Northumberland
by Chris Batty
World
category: Red-billed Tropicbird over Raso, Cape Verde Islands by
Chris Batty
2004 Winners
Fylde category: Whitethroat at Whyndyke Farm by Philip Kirkham
British Isles category: Ptarmigan on Carn Ban Mor, Highland by
Paul Ellis
World
category: Lesser Kestrel at Madrigalego, Spain by Chris Batty
2003 Winners
Fylde category: Pochard at Marton Mere by Philip Kirkham
British Isles category: Water Rail at Leighton Moss, Lancashire
by Paul Ellis
World category: Black Woodpecker at Srebarna, Bulgaria by Mick
McGough
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