Voting was open to club members only. All members could vote once, and voters had 10 points to distribute among up to 3 photos, in any combination, e.g. all 10 points for one photo, 5 each for two joint-favourites, or 5, 3, 2 or 7, 2, 1 etc. Included among these candidates were automatically-eligible Pictures of the Month. The competition was promoted on this website and on social media. Voting opened on 22nd February and closed on 10th March.
The photo with the highest points at the end of the competition won a book token, presented at the AGM on 14th March. Again, based on points received, there was a runner- up and also a third place. The top three photos will be published in the 2024 Cambridgeshire Bird Report, and are being placed on this website.
The 30 candidates are shown below.
1. Barn Owl
2. Bearded Tit
3. Cetti's Warbler
4. Common Buzzard
5. Common Buzzard
6. Common Swift
7. Grey Heron
8. Fieldfare
9. Great Reed Warbler
10. Hobby
11. Kestrel
12. Kingfisher
13. Kingfisher
14. Linnet
15. Little Gull
16. Marsh Harrier
17. Marsh Harrier
18. Merlin
19. Osprey
20. Osprey
21. Red Kite
22. Red-footed Falcon
23. Sedge Warbler
24. Siskin
25. Starling
26. Starling
27. Tree Sparrow
28. Water Rail
29. Whinchat
30. Yellow-browed Warbler