British Birds Bird Photograph of the Year 2013 winners (British Birds)

The British Birds Bird Photograph of the Year 2013 winners were as follows:

BIRD PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR 2013 Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus, Norwich, Norfolk, June 2012. (Canon EOS 5D III, Canon 400 mm f4 + 1.4x converter; 1/1250, f8, ISO 320.) Steven Jefferson

Here’s Simon winding up to hand out the prizes… (pic by Peter Baughan)

Steve receiving his prize – a silver salver and a cheque for £1000 – from Simon King at the 2013 birdfair. (pic by Peter Baughan)

Second Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus and Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus, Fontanellato, Parma, Italy, November 2012. (Canon EOS 7D, Canon 500 mm f4 + 1.4x converter; 1/3200, f6.3, ISO 400.) Michele Mendi

Third Common Swift Apus apus, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, July 2012. (Canon EOS 1DX, Canon 800 mm f5.6; 1/1600, f11, ISO 1600.) Chris Knights

Here’s Chris receiving his prizes – books of his choice from Collins and Bloomsbury (pic by Peter Baughan).

Fourth Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus with Water Rail Rallus aquaticus, Hook of Holland, the Netherlands, October 2012. (Canon EOS 7D, Canon 100–400 mm f4.5–5.6 @ 390 mm; 1/2000, f6.3, ISO 600.) Peter Beesley

Fifth Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland, June 2012. (Canon EOS 5D II, Canon 70–200mm f2.8 @ 87mm; 1/80, f4, ISO 400.) Mark Hamblin

Sixth Little Owl Athene noctua, Formby, Lancashire, June 2012. (Canon EOS 1D IV, Canon 400 mm f2.8; 1/3200, f6.3, ISO 640.) Austin Thomas

Seventh Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, October 2012. (Nikon D4, Nikon 500 mm f4; 1/2000, f8, ISO 800.) Steve Young

Eighth Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus and Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus, Frescarolo, Busseto, Italy, January 2013. (Canon EOS 7D, Canon 500 mm + 1.4x converter; 1/3200, f7.1, ISO 500.)Michele Mendi

Ninth Dunnock Prunella modularis and Greenfinch Chloris chloris, Carrbridge, Highland, January 2012. (Canon EOS 1D IV, Canon 500 mm f4; 1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 800.) Mark Hamblin

Tenth Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Vardö, Norway, March 2013. (Canon EOS 1DX, 600 mm f4; 1/1250, f4, ISO 1600.) Markus Varesuvo

Eleventh Common Guillemot Uria aalge, Portmahomack, Highland, September 2012. (Canon EOS 50D, Canon 100–400 f4.5–5.6 lens @ 400 mm; 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 400.) Willie Carlyle

 

Twelfth Osprey Pandion haliaetus, Aviemore, Highland, August 2012. (Nikon D4, Nikkor 200–400mm f4 @ 200 mm; 1/2000, f5, ISO 8000.) Gillian Lloyd

And the digiscoping winner, taking home the prize from the Eric Hosking Charitable Trust, was Pete Morris:

Digiscoping winner Balearic Warbler Sylvia balearica, Mallorca, Spain, April 2012. (Nikon Coolpix P6000, Kowa TSN 883 telescope with zoom eyepiece; 1/57, f4.1, ISO 100.) Pete Morris

And this is Pete, receiving his prize, a cheque for £200 from the Eric Hosking Trust (pic by Peter Baughan).

Digiscoping runner-up Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor, Bradnor Hill, Herefordshire, May 2012. (Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3, Kowa TSN 660 telescope with 30x wide-angle eyepiece; 1/160, f4, ISO 800.) Joe Stockwell

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