The only way is Lethbridge
Midnight has passed and the curtain has come down on the third North Downs and beyond Wheatear festival. This year there were three awards: Overall champion Whoever posts the most images of Northern Wheatears by the end of April 2015. A photograph of five birds together counts as 5 images Earliest posting Whoever posts the earliest image of a 2015 UK Northern Wheatear wins this one. Best photograph The best image of a UK Northern Wheatear in 2015 (up until the end of April), to be judged by as yet unannounced members of the BBC's Countryfile team (likely to change) will be the winner. So, to recap: Northern Wheatear only. UK only. 2015 only. This year the competition was serious, with tactical posting, late runs and some quite frankly underhand manoeuvres taking place. An early runner was Tony Brown (aka The Cowboy Birder) from Essex, who got in early and had posted eight images even before March had ended. But the stress of birding in the shadow of ...