UK wildlife photography competition - 2009 - results

The winning image was this fantastic shot by Lee Davis of a Black-headed gull robbing a puffin.

 Wildlife Extra UK wildlife photography competition

The UK has some of the world's best wildlife, but not many people realise it. We want to promote the wildlife of the UK so we asked you to send us your best shots of the UK's wildlife.  To see the winners and finalists in each section, click Birds, Insects & Bugs, Mammals, Landscapes, Reptiles & Amphibians, & Marine.

Successful wildlife and wilderness photography does not necessarily involve long flights and equally long immigration queues. The inaugural Wildlife Extra UK wildlife photography competition is not only a fabulous example of just how beautiful the British Isles are, but also that it does not need a fat pay cheque to seduce talented photographers into wanting their work displayed. There are no remote cameras involved (yes, that is a dig) and no ludicrous Photoshop sorcery either, just a litany of belting images.

Some of the winners and shortlisted entries, especially the birds, would hold their own in any competition in the world. Got a camera? Got a back yard or local paddock? Get out there, whatever the season. Congratulations to all contributors. I have added some candid views to many of the short-listed images.
Chief judge - Paul Goldstein 

The overall winner of the wildlife extra uk wilfe photography competition was lee davis, for this extraordina shot of a black-headed gull robbing a puffin.

Prizes The overall winner, as judged by Wildlife Extra, won a bronze sculpture created by David Mayer, and will be able to nominate a UK wildlife charity to receive a £500 donation from Wildlife Extra. Each category winner won a Páramo Mountain Vent Pull-on Each category runner-up won a copy of Where to go wild in Britain

category winners Birds - Lee Davis. Runners up - Paul Cook & Marcus Conway Insects & Bugs - John Naylor. Runner up Dave Bowron Mammals - Craig Churchill. Runner up Robert Canis Landscapes - Robert Canis Reptiles & Amphibians - Marcus Conway. Runner up TJ Robson Marine - Dr Sharif Islam. Runner up John Naylor

Click the relevant image to see the winners in each category, and the finalists.

insects & Bugs  Dragonfly in flight by John Naylor

mammals    Fallow deer by Craig Churchill