BWPA 2019 Winners
Overall Winner
“Behind Bars” by Daniel Trim.
Grey heron. London.
Grey herons thrive around London’s wilder waterways, but they also do well in more urban settings such as the smaller parks and canals, despite the litter and large numbers of people walking by. This individual was hunting in the cover of a bridge – presumably the fish were taking shelter among the fallen leaves and plastic bottles. The morning light shining through a grill gives the impression that the bird is trapped as it gazes out through the mesh.
Animal Behaviour
Category Winner
“Common Swift Skimming the Water” by Robin Chittenden
Common swift. Norwich, Norfolk.
Highly Commended
"Gull Mugging Puffin" by James Moir
"Territorial Dunnock" by Robert Canis
"Mating Toads" by Richard Ayrton
"Grubs Up" by Robert Carter
"Herring Gull Chasing Dropped Shell" by Richard Sharman
"The Rat Catcher" by Nigel Cox
"UK Docklands Invader: Strictly Scorpions" by Digby Rogers
"Wood Mouse Carrying an Allen Key" by Roy Rimmer
"Crested Tit Versus Coal Tit" by Julia McNeill-Richardson
"Juvenile Peregrine Chasing Bumblebee" by Graham Pears
Animal Portraits
Category Winner
“Peering Through the Darkness” by Mark Kirkland
Small-spotted catshark. Loch Fine, Argyll and Bute.
Highly Commended
"Common Frog and Spawn" by Linda Pitkin
"Secret Otter" by Andrew Parkinson
"The Cry of the Cormorant" by Max More
"Vogue" by Andrew Parkinson
"Moorhen Chicks Waiting to be Fed" by Robin Orrow
"Golden Boy" by Kirsty Andrews
"I Spy a Fly" by Luke Wilkinson
"The Menace on the Pond" by Jeremy Robbins
"Humbug Hides in the Evening Sun" by Chris Pomeroy
Botanical Britain
Category Winner
“Amongst Emerald Depths” by Jack Mortimer
Bluebell (mares tail). Worton Woods, Oxfordshire.
Highly Commended
"Fly Agaric in New Forest Undergrowth" by Karin Wilson
British Nature in Black & White
Category Winner
“Marbled White in Grass” by Nicholas Court
Marbled white. Darley Bridge, Derbyshire.
Highly Commended
"Two’s Company" by Rachel Piper
"Barn Owlets Fledging from Nest" by Andy Rouse
"Dewy Spider’s Web" by Chris Mills
Coast & Marine England
Category Winner
“Stalked Jellyfish and Rissoa Snail” by Paul Pettitt
Stalked jellyfish and rissoa snail. Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset.
Highly Commended
"Where's Wally?" by Nicholas More
"Frills and Thrills" by David Morgan
"Dahlia Splash" by Dan Bolt
"Curve and Flow" by Ross Brown
"Seals from Above" By Josh Jaggard
"Immature Gannet Navigating Over Stormy Sea" by Koshy Johnson
"Blue Blur" by Nicholas Moore
Coast & Marine Northern Ireland & the Coast of Ireland
Category Winner
“Mauve Stinger” by Trevor Rees
Mauve stinger. Malin Beg, Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland.
Highly Commended
"Protector of Wrecks" by Ivan Donoghue
"Edible Crab and Fanworms" by Mark Thomas
"Little Cuttle in Seagrass" by Mark Thomas
"Wrasse and Seaweed" by Mark Thomas
"A moment of calm" by Andrew Parkinson
Coast & Marine Scotland
Category Winner
“Seal in Seaweed Garden” by Alex Mustard
Grey seal. Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides Argyll and Bute.
Highly Commended
"Plumose Anemones" by Richard Ayrton
"Sunstar on a Scottish Reef" by Mark Kirkland
"Crab on a Walk-About" by Trevor Rees
"Stare of the Sea Scorpion" by Mark Kirkland
"Blue Jellyfish with Juvenile Haddock" by Paul Pettitt
"Fireworks Display" by Dan Bolt
"Hidden Depths" by Rebecca Nason
Coast & Marine Wales
Category Winner
“Plaice Face” by Mark Thomas
Plaice. Criccieth Beach, Gwynedd.
Highly Commended
"Clwt (Cute)" by Jason Gregory
"Male Spider Crab" by Trevor Rees
"Thornback Ray" by Mark Thomas
"Scallop Face" by Kirsty Andrews
"Nature’s Sculptures" by Lou Luddington
Habitat
Category Winner
“Brighter Skies on the Horizon” by Rich Bunce
Rock dove. Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
Highly Commended
"Great Spotted Woodpecker in Snowfall" by Ben Hall
"Golden Plover Moor" by Nicholas Court
"A Cold Start" by Ben Andrew
"Slate Wasteland" by Kevin Morgans
"Our Changing World" by Andrew Parkinson
"Hailstorm Grebe" by Chris Hawes
"River Invader" by Jack Perks
"Grass Snake in Garden Pond" by Jack Perks
Hidden Britain
Category Winner
“Garden Spider” by Alan Smith
Garden spider. Reading, Berkshire.
Highly Commended
"Three’s a Crowd" by Robert Page
"Water Stick Insect Close Up" by Neil Phillips
"Sinister Cargo" by Daniel Trim
"Black Darter" by Andrew Fusek Peters
"UK Docklands Invader: Scorpion Climb" by Digby Rogers
"A Sticky End" by Gail Ashton
"Meadow Brown and Morning Dew" by Darren Rose
"German Wasp Dismembering Green Bottle Fly" by Roy Rimmer
Urban Wildlife
Category Winner
“Behind Bars” by Daniel Trim
Grey heron. London.
Highly Commended
"City Living" by Sam Stonestreet
"Red, White and a Little Blue" by Virginia Grey
"Breakfast Bug" by Peter Bartholomew
"Never More than Six Feet Away" by Lewis Easdown
"Wood Mouse Coming Through Floorboards" by Roy Rimmer
Wild Woods
Category Winner
“Welcome to Narnia” by Dave Fieldhouse
European larch. The Roaches, Upper Hulme, Staffordshire.
Highly Commended
"Backlit Trees in the Peak District" by Stu Meech
"Dartmoor Woods" by Jeremy Walker
"Red Deer Stag in Snow-Covered Pine Forest" by Neil McIntyre
"Last of the Summer Light" by William Jones-Warner
"The Magic of the Woods" by Heidi Crundwell
"Beech Canopy Glow" by Ian Haskell
"Abernethy Dawn" by Graham Niven
"Carpet of Bluebells" by Pauline Godwin
British Seasons
Category Winner
“Blue Tits in Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn” by Paul Sawer
Blue tits. Rendham, Suffolk.
Documentary Series
Category Winner
“Britain’s Most Loved Mammal” by Lawrie Brailey
European hedgehog. Surrey.
WildPix - 12-18 Years
Category Winner
“Spiny Starfish” by Jacob Guy (Age 18)
Spiny starfish. Falmouth, Cornwall.
Highly Commended
"Honey Bee" by Joe Peacock (Age 18)
"Moody Skies" by Zoe Martin (Age 17)
WildPix - Under 12 Years
Category Winner
“In the Spotlight” by Ollie Teasdale (Age 10)
Razorbill. Stokholm Island, Pembrokeshire.
Highly Commended
"My Beautiful Fly" by Logan Harrison (Age 9)
"Spring Clean" by Ollie Teasdale (Age 10)
Young Photographers Special Mention
"Altogether Now" by Joshua Myers (Age 16)
"Unfurled and Emerged" by Zach Haynes (Age 15)
"The Death Stare" by Harry King (Age 17)
"The Sanderling" by Jake Kneale (Age 15)
"Riding the Tension" by Natasha Burns (Age 10)
"Rook on Alert" by Victor Seifert (Age 11)
"Brown Hare of a Damp Spring Morning" by Thomas Easterbrook (Age 11)