Wednesday 28 December 2016

Image of 2016 (UK)

Congratulations to the Kingfishers! - voted most popular Shropshire and together with the Whoopers and Hen Harrier, they can now do battle with another assortment from throughout the UK! I make no excuse for including plenty of images from the Isles of Scilly, my favourite destination where great birds and images just kept coming....

You will find an voting box to the right, to keep things simple, select the FIVE pictures you like most! (click thumbs to open a larger image) As ever it's FIVE votes maximum only please

This poll will run until December 31st and YOUR No 1 Picture of the Year will bring 2017 in....

Have a fantastic Christmas everyone and here's wishing everyone great birding in 2017! 

Picture 1 - Whooper Swans - Edgerley, Shropshire (January)



Picture 2 - Ring-necked Duck - Ham Wall (April)



Picture 3 - Kentish Plover - Audenshaw Reservoir (April)



Picture 4 - Cuckoo - Laggan, Scotland (May)



Picture 5 - Kingfishers - Venus Pool (July)


Picture 6 - Western Swamphen - Minsmere (August)



Picture 7 - European Storm Petrel - Scilly Pelagic (August)




Picture 8 - Icterine Warbler - St Mary's  (August)



Picture 9 - Cory's Shearwater in big sea - Scilly Pelagics (August)



Picture 10 - Great Shearwater - Scilly Pelagics (August)



Picture 11 - Dalmatian Pelican - Restronguet Creek (August)



Picture 12 - Buff-breasted Sandpiper - St Mary's (October)



Picture 13 - American Golden Plover - St Mary's (October)



Picture 14 - Caspian Tern - St Mary's (October)



Picture 15 - Jack Snipe - St Mary's (October)



Picture 16 - Grey Heron - St Mary's (October)



Picture 17 - Yellow-browed Warbler - St Marys (October)



Picture 18 - Western Subalpine Warbler - St Mary's (October)



Picture 19 - Eastern Yellow Wagtail - St Mary's (October)



Picture 20 - Wryneck - St Marys (October)



Picture 21 - Snow Bunting - St Mary's (October)



Picture 22 -  Eastern Black Redstart - Skinningrove (November)



Picture 23 -  Lesser Yellowlegs - Cheddar Reservoir (November)



Picture 24 -  Hen Harrier - Shropshire (November)


Picture 25 - Dusky Thrush - Beeley (December)