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Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) chicks in the nest, seen from overhead, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA June
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight, coming into land with beak full of sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus). Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight with fish in beak for feeding chick, Machias Seal Island, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada, July
Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City
Crested terns (Thalasseus bergii) flying over a coastal rock shelf in the early morning with waves breaking in the background. Long exposure. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia. July 2016
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Guerrero Negro, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) amongst flowering Sea campion (Silene uniflora), Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. May
RF - Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair, resting on cliffside among flowering Sea thrift (Armeria maritima), Great Saltee Island, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. May
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight over wildflowers, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. May
Adult Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering / foraging. Northern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic Norway
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult parent and chick together. Suffolk, UK. June
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) flying low over water. Hjalstaviken, Uppland, Sweden
Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), Ronge Island, Antarctica
RF - Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) flying on to the cliff top and gathering around burrows. Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Isle of Mull, Scotland
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) taking off, Machias Seal Island, Maine, USA, June
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) close up in flight, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) North Uist, Scotland, UK, July
Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) three walking in a row on mudflat, two with food in beaks. Oman, June
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming on the ocean surface, Svalbard, Norway, June
Brunnichs guillemot (Uria lomvia) colony in mist, many birds in flight and nesting on cliffs. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November
Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight, Plazas Islands, Galapagos
Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) with newly hatched chick, Gronant dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) nest with three eggs in shingle ridge. County Wicklow, Ireland, June
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile feeding around edge of shallow flood, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales, UK, September
Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) and Purple sandpipers (Calidris maritima) over wintering on the beaches of the Orkney Isles, Scotland, UK, April
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight, Norfolk, UK, August
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), two fighting in mid-air. Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick / Maine, Canada / USA. July
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) portrait. Vardo, Finnmark, Norway. May
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in summer plumage, on Norfolk shoreline in breaking wave, England, UK, May
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) adult feeding chick, Long Island, New York, USA. June
American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) two during aggressive (territorial) encounter, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May
Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), adult in breeding plumage flying in preparing to land, St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA, July
Wilsons Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) flock flying over tufa formations at Mono Lake in late summer, with reflection, California, USA. July 2013
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) flying over a pattern of kelp and sea foam, photographed from above, St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. July
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius), with head submerged as it jabs at underwater prey, Caroline, New York, USA, May
American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) courting pair performing Piping Display, calling as they walk along together, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA, March
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flock flying over a frozen lake in falling snow, Wiltshire, UK, March
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight over Newcastle city centre in a blizzard. Newcastle, UK. March
Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) feeding chick, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minima) feeding in margins of watercress bed, Hertfordshire, England, UK, January
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in reed bed, Finland, May
Curlew (Numenius arquata) roosting on saltmarsh, Cromarty Firth, Scotland, UK April
