Garden and Urban Birds Shortlist — Bird Photographer of the Year

Garden and Urban Birds

The following are a selection of the images that have been shortlisted in the 2019 Garden and Urban Birds category of the competition. The results of the final judging are announced on 17th August 2019. Good luck to all! View the complete list here.

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Early Bird

Eurasian Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus. Oana Badiu, Finland.

Early Riser

Eurasian Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis. Ron Fullelove, United Kingdom.

Rare Scavengers

Greater Adjutant Stork - Leptoptilos dubius. Carla Rhodes, United States of America.

Magpie Pantry

Eurasian Magpie - Pica pica. Oslo, Jørn Bøhmer Olsen, Norway.

Industrious Finches

Zebra Finch - Taeniopygia guttata. Gary Meredith, Australia.

Tomato Picker

Houbara Bustard - Chlamydotis undulata. Manuel Ángel Gallego de Prada, Spain.

Peace on Plastic

White-throated Dipper - Cinclus cinclus. Peter Bartholomew, United Kingdom.

Supermarket Starling

Eurasian Starling - Sturnus vulgaris. Daniel Trim, United Kingdom.

Drip-fed

Blue-faced Honeyeater - Entomyzon cyanotis. Ian Kowald, Australia.

Barcode

Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla. Oscar Dewhurst, United Kingdom.

An Evening Drink

Carrion Crow - Corvus corone. Gideon Knight, United Kingdom.

My Home is my Castle

Eurasian Eagle-owl - Bubo bubo. Sami Vartiainen, Finland.

Urban Grey Heron

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Luke Wilkinson, United Kingdom.

Gull Lines

Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Steve Palmer, United Kingdom.

The Traffic Light Family

Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus. Daniel Trim, United Kingdom.

On The Line

Coal Tit - Parus ater. Simon Roy, United Kingdom.

Leaf me Alone

Feral Pigeon - Columba livia domestica. Lea Scaddan, Australia.

Starlings Angels at Dawn

Eurasian Starling - Sturnus vulgaris. Andy Barnes, United Kingdom.

Sky Robin

European Robin - Erithacus rubecula. Austin Thomas, United Kingdom.