Markus Varesvuo / Two Common redpolls (Careduelis flammea) feeding, Liminka, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Bearded reedling / tit (Panurus biarmicus) female feeding in reeds, Espoo, Finland, March

Ben Hall / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with perch in its beak, Cheshire, UK, October. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.

Sven Zacek / Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched in Spruce tree top after sunset, Southern Estonia, June.

Laurent Geslin / Portrait of a Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) perching on lichen covered branch. Switzerland.

Cyril Ruoso / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) migratory flock of forty birds perching on telephone wire, Poitou, France

Cyril Ruoso / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) migratory flock perching on telephone wires along road, Poitou, France

Bence Mate / Pair of European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) with courtship offering of insect prey, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Michel Roggo / Perch (Perca fluviatilis). Juktan river, tributary of Umeälven river, Lapland, Sweden, July.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Perching on a snow covered branch. Perthshire, Scotland.

Roy Mangersnes / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) perched on dead pine tree, Southern Norway, December

Kerstin Hinze / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany