Entries are now open for The Fylde Bird Club’s annual photographic competition for photographs taken in 2024.
Voting will take place entirely by either email, WhatsApp or Text.
There are three categories open for entries:
- Fylde (Fylde Bird Club recording area = Irish Sea to A6 and River Ribble to River Conder)
- 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 2024 and 31st December 2024.
- 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 2024 and/or 2025.
Please email your entries to robjstinger@gmail.com
Please remember to include the Species Name, Date, and Location for each entry in the email.
The deadline for submissions is midnight Sunday 2nd March.
Voting will open on Tuesday 4th March. 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 Sunday 23rd March.
Voting will be by email to robjstinger@gmail.com or text / WhatsApp to 07950 021 757
The results will be announced on Tuesday 25th March at the Fylde Bird Club’s meeting at Fylde Cricket Club.
The winning entries will be published on this website.
Good Luck !
Bob Stinger
Chairman
Fylde Bird Club