Photographic Competition Winners 2017.
Habitat and Landscape.
1st place Fire Mountains Chile. Robin Gossage. |
2nd Place Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain. Pete Gilbert. |
3rd Place Cloud Forest and Paramo Cayambe Coca Equador. Jeff Blincow. |
Plants and Fungi.
1st Place Rosebay Willowherb. Dave Jackson. |
2nd Place Shaggy Parasol John Showers. |
3rd Place Bee Orchid. Robin Gossage. |
Insects in Flight.
1st Place. Emperor Dragonfly. Clive Bowley. |
2nd Place Broad Bordered Bee Hawk Moth. John Showers. |
3rd Place Banded Demoiselle. Dave Jackson. |
Other Invertebrates.
1st Place Odemera nobilis,Thick Thighed Flower Beetle. Martin Swannell. |
2nd Place Banded Demoiselle Dave Jackson. |
3rd Place Conops quadrifascatus Thick Headed Fly Bob Gill. |
Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars.
1 st Place Mating Butterflies sp Robin Gossage. |
2nd Place Common Blues. Martin Swannell. |
3rd Place Orange Tip. Pete Gilbert. |
Other Vertebrates.
1st Place Skink sp. Barry Boswell. |
2nd Place Yellow Spotted River Turtle. Clive Bowley. |
3rd Place Lizard sp. Robin Gossage. |
Mammals.
1st Place Brown Hare. Robin Gossage. |
2nd Place Fallow Deer. Bob Bullock. |
3rd Place Puma. Robin Gossage. |
Foreign Birds in Flight.
1st Place Red Bishop. Dave Thomas. |
2nd Place Abyssinian Roller. Bob Bullock. |
3rd Place European Bee Eater. Jacob Spinks. |
Foreign Birds.
British Birds in Flight
1st place, Common Potoo. Jeff Blincow. |
2nd Place, Bearded Barbet. Bob Bullock. |
3rd Place, Rufous Collared Sparrow, Robin Gossage. |
1st Place, Ruff, Dave Jackson. |
2nd Place, Little Gull, Dave Jackson. |
3rd Place, Whooper Swans, Mark Williams. British Birds. |
1st Place, Sanderling, Dave Jackson. |
2nd Place, Bluethroat, Robin Gossage. |
3rd Place, Greylag Goose, Pete Gilbert. Northants Birds in Flight. |
1st Place and Overall Winner. Black-headed Gull, Dave Jackson. |
2nd Place, Great Crested Grebe, Dave Jackson. |
3rd Place, Hobby, Dave Jackson. Northants Birds. |
1st Place, Starling, Dave Jackson. |
2nd Place, Tufted Duck, Robin Gossage. |
3rd Place, Northern Wheatear, Jacob Spinks. |
Photographic Competition Winners 2016
Northants Birds Away from the Nest
1st Place and Overall Winner, Dave Jackson - Nuthatch
2nd Place Martin Swannell - Dunlin, Hollowell
3rd Place Jacob Spinks - Little Egret, Pitsford Water
Northants Birds in Flight
1st Place - Peter Gilbert - Great White Egret, Ravensthorpe
2nd Place - Dave Jackson - Skylark
3rd Place Martin Swannell - Common Tern, Summer Leys
British Birds Away from the Nest
1st Place Robin Gossage - Wren
2nd Place Dave Jackson - Ringed Plover
3rd Place Jacob Spinks - Avocet, Titchwell
British Birds in Flight
1st Place Clive Bowley - Gannet, Bempton
2nd Place - Clive Bowley - Razorbill, Bempton
3rd Place - Dave Jackson - Turnstone
Foreign Birds Away from the Nest
1st Place Dave Thomas - Crab Plover, Seychelles
2nd Place - Golden-headed Tanager, Cuba
3rd PlaceBarry Boswell - Griffon Vulture
Foreign Birds in Flight
1st Place Pete Gilbert - Great White Egret, The Gambia
2nd Place Barry Boswell - Griffon Vulture, Spain
3rd Place Dave Jackson - Desertas Petrel, Madeira
Mammals
3rd Place Barry Boswell - Golden Jackal, Danube Delta, Romania
2nd Place Jeff Blincow - White Tent-making Bats, La Selva, Costa Rica
1st Place Dave Thomas - Mopane Buffalo, Pafuri, South Africa
Other Vertebrates
3rd Place Peter Gilbert - West African Crocodile, The Gambia
2nd Place Robin Gossage - Agami Flat Lizard, South Africa
1st Place Dave Jackson - Madeiran Rock Lizard, Madeira
Butterflies, Moths and their Caterpillars
3rd Place - Martin Swannell - Common Blue, Pitsford Quarry
2nd Place Dave Thomas - Butterfly sp., South Africa
1st Place Barry Boswell - African Monarch, South Africa
Other Invertebrates
3rd Place Clive Bowley - Green Lacewing Chrysoperla carnea Stortons GP
2nd Place Peter Gilbert - Snail-killing Flies Sepedon sphegea, Terra Botanica, France
1st Place Robin Gossage - Leaf-cutter Bee, Kingsthorpe
Insects in Flight
3rd Place Jacob Spinks - Migrant Hawker
2nd Place Robin Gossage - Red-tailed Bumblebee, Kingsthorpe
1st Place Robin Gossage - Common Darter, Salcey Forest
PLANTS &FUNGI
3rd Robin Gossage- Devils Bit Scabious.
HABITAT
3rd Dave Thomas - Loon Lake, Canada.
2nd Pete Gilbert - Berchesgarten, Bavaria.
1st Dave Thomas - Lake Payto, Canadian Rockies.
Well I think that concludes all the category winners for 2016. I'm sure you'll agree there are
some great photo's.
Well done to all the placed winner's also a big thanks to all the entrants without whom there
would be no competition.
Photographic Competition Winners
2015
Northants Birds Away from the Nest1st Place Martin Swannell - Wren, Brampton Valley Way
3rd Place Bob Bullock - Little Ringed Plover, Hollowell
Northants Birds in Flight
1st Place Dave Jackson - Tufted Duck, Pitsford Water
2nd Place Martin Swannell - Barn Owl, Brampton Valley Way
3rd Place Dave Jackson - Great Crested Grebe, Pitsford
British Birds Away from the Nest
1st Place kestrel, West midlands. Dave Thomas.
British Birds in Flight
1st Place Dave Jackson - Puffin, Farne Islands
1st Place Dave Thomas - Azure-winged Magpie, Sierra Morena, Spain
Foreign Birds in Flight
1st Place Dave Thomas - Rock Martin, Namibia
Mammals
1st Place Dave Jackson - Western Red Colobus, The Gambia and Overall Winner of the Graham Soden Trophy 2015.
Other Vertebrates
1st Place, Dave Thomas - Namaqua Chameleon, Namibia
Butterflies, Moths and their Caterpillars
1st Place John Showers - Small Skipper, Pitsford Water
Other Invertebrates and Insects in Flight (Categories combined as there were too few insects in flight shots)
1st Place Peter Gilbert - Ichneumon Gasteruption jaculator
Plants and Fungi
1st Place Jeff Blincow - Common Bird's Nest Fungus, Kew Gardens
Habitat and Landscape
1st Place Dave Jackson - North Sea Stacks, Farne Islands
2014 Winners
Northants Birds away from the Nest
3rd - Barry Boswell - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Upper Boddington
2nd - Dave Jackson - Snow Bunting, Daventry Reservoir
1st - Dave Jackson - Nuthatch, Northampton
Northants Birds in Flight
3rd - Dave Jackson - Black-headed Gull, Summer Leys
2nd - Peter Gilbert - Pheasant, Pitsford Reservoir
1st - Dave Jackson - Lapwing, Summer Leys
British Birds away from the Nest
3rd - Dave Thomas - Sparrowhawk, Scotland
2nd - Dave Thomas - Kingfishers, Lakenheath
1st - Dave Thomas - Crested Tit, Scotland
British Birds in Flight
3rd - Dave Jackson - Kittiwake, Seahouses, Northumberland
2nd - Barry Boswell - Gannets
1st - Dave Thomas - Black Grouse, Scotland
Foreign Birds away from the Nest
3rd - Dave Thomas - Lilac-breasted Roller, Botswana
2nd - Jeff Blincow - Brown Dipper, River Indus, Kashmir
1st - Barry Boswell - Saddle-billed Stork, Tanzania
Foreign Birds in Flight
3rd - Barry Boswell - Black-winged Stilt, Tanzania
2nd - Bob Bullock - Great White Egrets Displaying, High Island, Texas
1st - Dave Thomas - African Fish Eagle, Botswana
Other Wildlife
Mammals
3rd - Barry Boswell - Leopard, Tanzania
2nd - Dave Jackson - Weasel, Normandy
1st - Barry Boswell - Baboons, Tanzania
Other Vertebrates
3rd - Bob Bullock - Green Anole, North Padre Island, Texas
2nd - Bob Bullock - Speckled Racer, Sabal Palms, Texas
1st - Barry Boswell - Smooth Snake, Dorset
Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars
3rd - John Showers - Hornet Clearwing Moths in cop, Pitsford Reserve
2nd - Peter Gilbert - Comma, Pitsford Reserve
1st - Clive Bowley - Micromoth Pyrausta aurata, Sywell Country Park
Other Invertebrates
3rd - Barry Boswell - Common Green Grasshopper, Woodford Halse
2nd - John Fuller - Marbled Orb Spider
1st John Showers - Longhorn Beetle Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Yardley Chase
Insects in Flight
3rd - Jeff Blincow - Globe Skimmer, Biak, West Papua New Guinea
2nd - Peter Gilbert - Migrant Hawker, Burgundy
1st - Bob Gill - Cockchafer
Plants and Fungi
3rd - Mark Williams - Poppies, Lindisfarne
2nd - Dave Jackson - Northern Marsh Orchid
1st - Dave Jackson - Pirri-pirri-bur
Habitat and Landscape
3rd - Bob Bullock - Harrington Airfield
2nd - Bob Bullock - Chesil Beach from Portland, Dorset
1st - Dave Thomas - Freezing Findhorn, Scotland
Many thanks to Robin for judging the competition and to John for putting it all together. It was a great evening with many stunning shots that didn't even make the top 3 places.
ReplyDeleteI'm eternally grateful to all who voted for my overall winning shot and I'm honoured to be the first recipient of the Graham Soden trophy for my Western Red Colobus photo. Here's to next year's competition!