Author: Paul Ellis

Dear Members,
Entries are now open for our annual photographic competition.

These are the rules for entry and voting-

The competition has three categories: Fylde, British Isles and World.
The pictures must have been taken during 2024.
The Fylde is defined as the area enclosed by the Irish Sea, A6 Road, River Ribble and River Conder

The Fylde Bird Club annual photographic competition will take place during February and March

Voting will take place entirely online either using email, text or WhatsApp.

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 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 and also sent on the clubs WhatsApp

Voting will close at midnight on Sunday 23rd March .
Voting will be by email to robjstinger@gmail.com or text/WhatsApp 07950021757

The results will be announced on Tuesday 25th March at the Fylde Bird Club’s physical meeting at Fylde Cricket Club

Good Luck !

Bob

Bob Stinger
Chairman ,
Fylde Bird Club

Last year’s winning entries and runners up can be viewed here

At Knott End and other locations

​Next Event on Tuesday 7th January 2025

Monthly litter picks take place around our coast and volunteers are always welcome.
Litter picks take place at Knott End once a month on Tuesdays.

​Meet at the large car park by the river at Knott End at 1015 am.

Gloves, collection bags and litter picking sticks are provided.
​Wyre Borough Council take the rubbish away at the end of each event at 12 pm.
Come and make a difference!

Visit this website for more details of local Beach Clean events at other locations: https://wyreriverstrust.org/beach-clean

See the results and top three pictures in each category here: 2023 Photographic Competition Results

The hide has been closed until further notice by Blackpool Council owing to concerns over cracks in the walls. See HERE for further details about the closure and Marton Mere.

The 2022 Fylde Bird Report has been published and is available free of charge to all members.
Copies can be collected from the next Bird Club meeting at Fylde Cricket Club on the 27th February. 

Those not collected in person will be hand delivered or posted out. In order to minimise the significant cost of postage the Committee are appealing for volunteers to help with hand deliveries.

We have over 230 envelopes to deliver and postage is over £2 each.

If anyone is willing to deliver some copies, they can be collected at the Bird Club meeting on 27th February or we can arrange a meeting point sooner. All members’ copies are already in envelopes with address labels. Please contact the Committee at fyldebirdclub@gmail.com if you can help.

Report Colour ringed Twite to knottendtwite@outlook.com

See here for more details.