Moorhen ©  Andrew Dobson, Trinity College Cambridge, 25 February 2026

Jon Heath chose February's Picture of the Month.

“February is not always the best month for photography in Cambs with often poor light and, without cold weather, not so much bird movement. However, there was a nice variety to choose from in the gallery this month.

Photos which I thought stood out were: Simon Stirrup’s series of Bewick’s Swans plus the amusing image of Whooper Swans and Greylag Geese taking over a road; also Garth Peacock’s set of White-fronted Geese, in particular the image of a goose with spread wings highlighting the strongly dark belly marks; Tracey Graves’s Great White Egret and Crane atmospheric habitat shots at Ouse Fen; and Joanna Kubica’s Redwing, with this shy species nicely caught in a woodland setting.

I have chosen Andrew Dobson’s Moorhen for the February picture of the month. I really like the vibrant colours which Andrew has captured as the Moorhen walks through the flowering crocuses, giving some relief from the dull winter and the promise of spring to come.”

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Green Woodpecker ©  Joanna Kubica,  9 March 2026

March's Picture of the Month was selected by Jan Michalec, who commented: 

"There were quite a few photographs submitted in March that caught my eye. Common Cranes by Tracey Graves for its unique atmosphere showing nice silhouettes of such an iconic bird, Grey Partridges by Garth Peacock showing both male and female birds that I personally find very difficult to photograph, Goldcrest by Cookie Shorten in a nice pose showing its beautiful crest and making a ‘nosy’ eye contact, White-fronted Goose by Alan Fersht for a nice action shot of a not so often seen species, a humble Dunnock - a bird often seen picking up scraps from the ground rather than posing nicely higher up - another one submitted by Tracey Graves.

At the end it was a very close call between the Common Snipe - another great image by Tracey Graves - and the Green Woodpecker by Joanna Kubica. I would be more than happy if I took photos of either of them. Great light in the snipe shot nicely showing the birds in their habitat. How many times do we manage to photograph a single snipe in flight let alone a dozen of them in one shot?!  I like that image very much. However, my pick of the month for March goes to Joanna Kubica for her photograph of the Green Woodpecker. A classic bird’s pose on the ground with an ‘over the shoulder’ eye contact, nice colours and the shallow depth of field making the bird stand out did it for me. So congratulations, Joanna." 

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Grasshopper Warbler © Matthew Binns 23 April  2026

April's Picture of the Month was selected by Chris Kenyon

"Another excellent collection of photographs for this month with Spring arrivals, resident birds and newly hatched chicks all represented. There are excellent images of Cuckoos from Jan Michalek, Jon Heath and others, and of migrant warblers such as the Common Whitethroat and Willow Warbler. Amongst the latter I particularly liked the technically excellent shot of a Common Whitethroat by Simon Stirrup and the atmospheric shot of a singing Willow Warbler by Roger Hardie. The difficult but sharp captures of Black Terns by Matthew Binns and Jon Heath from the large flock that visited Dernford reservoir on the 24th of the month were also outstanding. Also deserving a mention are Jan Michalek’s shots of a Lapwing with the iridescent colours reflected by the perfect lighting, and the headshot of a raucous Herring Gull by Garth Peacock.  My choice of photo of the month, however, goes to Matthew Binns for his Grasshopper Warbler, a species which is not only sparsely distributed but also tends to be secretive and difficult to photograph. Matthew’s shot is of a bird unobstructed by leaves and branches and is very sharp with an out of focus backdrop of foliage that complements the bird. It is also the only image of this species in the April collection."

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