30 Finalists From The Bird Photographer Of The Year 2021 Competition!

The world’s most prestigious bird photography competition has today released a selection of finalists in the running to win the 2021 competition.

More than 22,000 images were entered into the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. Competing for the £5,000 cash prize and prestigious title, photographers from 73 different countries submitted images this year.

This selection is a sneak preview of what is still to come, with the winners being announced on the 1st of September 2021.

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#1 Bar-tailed Godwit By Mario Suarez Porras

#2 Mallard duck By Zdeněk Jakl

#3 Eurasian nuthatch By Mark William

#4 Hooded crane By Taku Ono

#5 Southern rockhopper penguin By Mark Sisson

#6 American Oystercatcher By James Wilcox

#7 Gentoo penguin By Tom Schandy

#8 Swallow By David White

#9 Red-billed oxpecker By Daniela Anger

#10 Atlantic Puffin By Øyvind Pedersen

#11 Hamerkop By Daniel Zhang

#12 Photo By Gábor Li

#13 Black-tailed godwits By Anupam Chakraborty

#14 Great cormorant By Tzahi Finkelstein

#15 Squacco heron By Aguti Antonio

#16 White-tailed sea-eagle By Fahad Alenezi

#17 Emperor penguins By Thomas Vijayan

#18 Black-and-white warbler By Raymond Hennessy

#19 Fiery-throated Hummingbird By Gail Bisson

#20 Red-crowned crane By Li Ying Lou

#21 Great grey owl By Scott Suriano

#22 Black-crowned night-heron By Daphne Wong

#23 Mute swan By Andy Parkinson

#24 Long-tailed tit By Irene Waring

#25 Mute swan By Diana Schmies

#26 European shag By Brian Matthews

#27 Great cormorant By Irma Szabo

#28 Southern giant petrel By Eirik Grønningsæter

#29 Eurasian jackdaw By Amanda Cook

#30 Tufted duck By Brad James

#31 Grey herons By Terry Whittaker

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