Photographic Competition - Winners 2022

 C1 Northants Birds

1st Great Crested Grebes, Pitsford by Robin Gossage

2nd Linnet, Stortons Pits by Clive Bowley

3nd Common Snipe, Summer Leys by Dave Jackson

C2 Northants Birds in Flight

1st Sparrowhawk and Snipe, Summer Leys by Dave Jackson

2nd Shoveler, Summer Leys by Dave Jackson

3rd Sparrowhawk, Kingsthorpe by Robin Gossage

C3 British Birds

1st Cuckoo, Thursley by Matt Hazelton

2nd Gannet, Bempton by Robin Gossage

3rd Dunlin, Cemlyn Bay Anglesey by Matt Hazelton

C4 British Birds in Flight

1st Kingfisher, Lincolnshire by Dave Jackson

2nd Redshank, Old Hunstanton by Matt Hazelton

3rd Little Tern, Seaton Carew by Matt Hazelton

C5 Foreign Birds

1st Cyprus Warbler, Cyprus by Bob Bullock

2nd Golden Eagle, Sierra Morens, Spain by Dave Thomas

3rd Slavonian Grebe, Iceland by Dave Jackson

C6 Foreign Birds in Flight

1st Arctic Skuas and Kittiwake, Svalbard by Dave Thomas

2nd Pied Kingfisher, Marievale, South Africa by Dave Thomas

3rd Rock Ptarmigan, Iceland by Dave Jackson

C7 Mammals

1st Grey Langur Monkey, Banhavgarh, India by Dave Thomas

2nd Bison, Yellowstone by Dave Thomas

3rd Red Fox, Yellowstone by Dave Thomas

C8 Other Vertebrates

1st Lizard, Cley by Pete Gilbert

2nd Agama Lizard, Cyprus by Bob Bullock

3rd Lizard sp, Cape Town, South Africa by John Fuller

C9 Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars

1st Marbled White, Earls Barton by Matt Hazelton

2nd Swallowtail, Spain by Bob Bullock

3rd Emperor Moth, Walgrave by Pete Gilbert

C10 Other Invertebrates

1st Rhagonycha fulva, Pitsford by Pete Gilbert

2nd Ophion luteus, delepre by Pete Gilbert

3rd Honey Bee, Northampton by Dave Jackson

C11 Plants and Fungi

1st Vicia Cracca, Docking by Pete Gilbert

2nd Coprinellus disseminates, Walgrave by Pete Gilbert

3rd Coprinus comatus, Loughrigg Tarn by Pete Gilbert

C12 Birds / Animals in their Habitats

1st Greylag Goose, Summer Leys by Dave Jackson

2nd Cuckoo, Thursley by Matt Hazleton

3rd Walrus, Svalbard by Dave Thomas

C13 Habitats and Landscapes

1st Tre Kroner, Svalbard by Dave Thomas

2nd Arctic Sunset by Dave Thomas

3rd South Stack, Anglesey by John Showers

Overall Winner of the Graham Soden Trophy

Dave Jackson - Sparrowhawk with Snipe

Congratulations to all the winners and to all Northants Bird Club members who submitted entries. It really was a strong collection of entries this year.

Thanks also go to our judge - Peter Walmsley - for his diligent assessment and consideration of the entries and to Dave Thomas for co-ordinating the entries this year.