Sunday 21 December 2014

Image of 2014

Here are a few favourite pictures of mine (in no particular order) taken during 2014. With so little time spent in Shropshire, I've kept it to one round of voting! These may not be your picks from the year  of course but it's always fun to see which is the most universally liked image!
You will find an voting box to the right, to keep things simple, check the FIVE pictures you like most! (click thumbs to open a larger image) FIVE votes maximum only please! I tried to allow 'six' in error - the last one wont count so pick your top five.... (Only one voter is possible per PC!)

I will let this poll run until December 31st and then YOUR No 1 Picture of the Year will be declared the following day....

Have a fantastic Christmas everyone and here's wishing everyone great birding in 2015! And here's to your yearlist :-) I'll be taking a well deserved rest!!!

Picture 1 - Two-barred Crossbill - Wyre forest Shropshire (January)




Picture 2 - Siberian Chiffchaff - Burton Marsh (January)



Picture 3 - Velvet Scoter - Priorslee lake (January)



Picture 4 - Brambling - Blashford Lakes  (March)



Picture 5 - Cirl Bunting - Broadsands Bay (March)



Picture 6 - Glaucous Gull - Exmouth (March)



Picture 7 - Dartford Warbler - East Devon  (April)




Picture 8 - Hoopoe - Beverley (May)



Picture 9 - White-winged Black Tern - Elton Reservoir (May)



Picture 10 - Corncrake - Iona (June)



Picture 11 - White-tailed Eagle - Mull (June)



Picture 12 - Spectacled Warbler - Burnham Overy (June)



Picture 13 - Rose-coloured Starling - Lowestoft (June)



Picture 14 - Puffin - Farne Islands  (a HOT day in July)



Picture 15 - Great Shearwater - Scilly  (August)



Picture 16 - Swallows - Polemere (July)



Picture 17 - Red-Backed Shrike - Blakeney freshmarsh (September)



Picture 18 - Wryneck - Minsmere (September)



Picture 19 - Barred Warbler - Scilly (October)



Picture 20 -  American Golden Plover - Davidstow airport (October)



Picture 21 - Twite - Salthouse (November)




Picture 22 - Desert Wheatear  - Reculver (November)



Picture 23 - Eastern Crowned Warbler - Brotton (November)



Picture 24 - Purple Heron - Capel Gwyn (November)