The annual Bird Photographer of the Year Competition organised by conservation charity Birds on the Brink saw photographers from around the world submit artistic images of birds, which were judged by an expert panel

The winning entry, End of the Day, was an impressionistic image of a European Shag taken at Vardø in Norway by Majed AlZa'abi from Kuwait.

The winner of the Young Bird Photographer of the Year 2020 was Adam Lake from the UK with an image of a Mute Swan entitled Seeing Double.

Images (top to bottom)

Gentoo Penguins : Joshua Galicki, USA

Black-crowned Night-heronThomas Hinsche, Germany

Common Eider : Thomas Hinsche, Germany

Little Egret : Dalal Almazyad, Kuwait

Elegant Tern : Ben Jiang, USA

Ross's Gull : Ilya Ukolov, Russia

Other categories in the awards included :

• Birds in the Environment; Bird Behaviour;
• Birds in Flight; Garden and Urban Birds;
• Creative Imagery, and
• Black and White.

High-resolution images of the award winners with caption information can be viewed online in a gallery hosted by Nature Photographers Ltd using the link https://www.naturephotographers.co.uk/gallery-collection/BPOTY-2020-Winners/C0000Pe74FJmHTYA and the password swift2020

Nature Photographers Ltd showcases the very best of global bird photography.

Birds on the Brink

Birds on the Brink is a grant awarding charity supporting bird conservation around the world with small grants that will do the most measurable good while also being 'a voice for the embattled avian world and actively speak out for the benefit of birds and conservation in general'.

Useful links

www.birdpoty.co.uk

www.naturephotographers.co.uk

www.birdsonthebrink.co.uk