Young bird photographer competition
Our young bird photographer competition produced some incredibly talented entries - we present the winner and the highly commended entries

Our competition to find the best young bird photographer produced some wonderful talent, as well as admiration in the office.
The winner was Olie Horton (13) for this picture of a woodpecker:
Runners up were Tatiana Dickens (9) for her picture of a swan with her cygnets:
And April Greenwood, for this lovely picture of doves in the snow:
Highly commended were Zoe Nankivell for this shot:
And Harry Woolford for this photograph:
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