Photographic competition 2007

The winner of the Gordon Langsbury Cup was Mike McKee for his excellent flight shot of a Pallid Swift. As in previous years the winner was decided by an audience vote with Mike's Swift beating Sam Timms' Starling by just one vote!

The category winners were as follows:

Best digital bird portrait

  1. Winner – Sam Timms – Starling
    Starling
  2. Runner–up - Michael McKee – Yellow-browed Warbler
    Yellow-browed Warbler

Best digital bird action

  1. Winner – Michael McKee - Pallid Swift
    Pallid Swift
  2. Runner-up – Black-throated Mango - Graham Mulrooney
    Black-throated Mango

Best digiscoped bird

  1. Winner – Black-throated Thrush – Marek Walford
    Black-throated Thrush
  2. Runner–up - Stonechat – David Donn
    Stonechat

Best slide photograph of a bird

  1. Winner – Mike Smith - Black-headed Gull
    Black-headed Gull
  2. Runner-up – Mike Smith – Black-tailed Godwit
    Black-tailed Godwit