Photographic Competition - Winners 2023

 C01 Northants Birds 

1st Wren, Lings Wood by Pete Gilbert



2nd Great White Egret, Summer Leys, by Clive Bowley


3rd Glossy Ibis, Stanwick Lakes by Bob Bullock


C02 Northants Birds in Flight

1st Greylag Geese, Summer Leys by Clive Bowley


2nd Common Buzzard, Summer Leys by Robin Gossage


3rd Grey Heron, Abingdon Park by Dave Jackson


C03 British Birds (taken away from Northants)

1st Dartford Warbler, Great Ovens Heath by Bob Bullock


2nd Little Egret, Lincolnshire by Dave Thomas


3rd Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Frampton Marsh by Bob Bullock


C04 British Birds in Flight (taken away from Northants)

1st Short-eared Owl, Staines Moor by Andy Astill


2nd Redshank, Titchwell by Robin Gossage


3rd Kingfisher, Lincolnshire by Dave Thomas


C05 Foreign Birds

1st Flame-coloured Tanager, Costa Rica by Mark Williams


2nd Black-chested Snake-Eagle, Kgalagadi by Dave Thomas


3rd Grey-headed Kingfisher, Janjanbureh, Gambia by Bob Gill


C06 Foreign Birds in Flight

1st Brown Pelican, St Lucia by Dave Thomas


2nd Griffon Vulture, Spain by Dave Jackson


3rd Common Black-hawk, Costa Rica by Mark Williams


C07 Mammals

1st Patas Monkey, The Gambia by Dave Jackson


2nd Eastern Chipmunk, New England by Dave Jackson


3rd Gemsbok, Kgalagadi by Dave Thomas


C08 Other Vertebrates

1st Green Iguana, Costa Rica by Mark Williams


2nd Adder, Ketton by Andy Astill


3rd Grass Snake, Summer Leys by Clive Bowley


C09 Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars

1st Forester Moth, Spain by Dave Jackson


2nd Large Skipper, Pitsford Water NR by John Showers


3rd African Tiger, The Gambia by Bob Bullock


C10 Other Invertebrates

1st Nemoptera bipennis, Spain by Dave Jackson


2nd Mining Bee, Old Sulehay by Andy Astill


3rd Hornet, Sywell CP by Clive Bowley


C11 Plants and Fungi

1st Lime Mold, Harleston Firs by Andy Astill


2nd Greater Stitchwort, High Sweden Bridge, Cumbria by Pete Gilbert


3rd Four Stages of  Nymphaea Lotus, The Gambia by Carol Wingate


C12 Birds or Animals in their Habitat

1st Weasel, Cherry Hill, Northamptonshire by Pete Gilbert


2nd Yellow-billed Kite, The Gambia by Dave Jackson


3rd Hooded Vulture, The Gambia by Carol Wingate


C13 Habitats and Landscapes

1st Footpath from Walgrave to Old by Pete Gilbert


2nd Losgaintir, Harris by John Showers


3rd Hathersage Moor, Peak District NP by John Showers


Winner of the Graham Soden Shield

The overall winner as voted by Northants Bird Club members:

Wren, Lings Wood, by Pete Gilbert


Many congratulations to Pete for this wonderful capture of a species familar to us all.

A total of 15 NBC members submitted entries and many of the categories were very tight in the 1-2-3 order. Thanks go to our judge - Peter Walmsley - who faced a daunting challenge of picking the category winners. Thanks also to Dave Thomas for co-ordinating the entries and for presenting the evening.

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