Entries are now open for The Fylde Bird Club annual photographic competition for photographs taken in 2023.
Voting will take place entirely online by email.
There are three categories open for entries:
- Fylde (Fylde Bird Club recording area)
- British Isles (excluding the Fylde)
- World (excluding British Isles)
A prize will only be awarded to the winner of the Fylde category in this year’s competition.
The ‘prize’ will be a donation to a bird conservation charity of the winners choosing.
The Rules
- A maximum of TWO images for the Fylde category per photographer.
- Only ONE image for the British Isles category per photographer.
- Only ONE image for the World category per photographer.
- All photographs must have been taken between 1st January 2023 and 31st December 2023.
- No photographs taken at the nest.
- No photographs of captive or trapped birds.
- Please submit digital photographs only in jpeg form; slides/hard copies/prints will not be accepted (but may be submitted as scanned images).
- Individuals may only enter the competition if they were a member of Fylde Bird Club in 2023 and/or 2024.
Please email your entries to fyldebirdclub@gmail.com
Please remember to include the species name, date, and location for each entry in the email.
The deadline for submissions is midnight Tuesday 30th April.
Voting will open on Friday 10th May. Links to ‘Google Photos’ galleries to view all the entries will be emailed out to all members once all the entries have been received.
Voting will close at midnight on Wednesday 15th May.
Voting will be by email to robjstinger@gmail.com
The results will be announced on Tuesday 21st May at the Fylde Bird Club’s meeting on line on Zoom.
The winning entries will be published on this website.
Good Luck !