Andy Rouse / Stonechat, (Saxicola rubicola) male shaking head, blurred motion. UK

Ingo Arndt / Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in defensive posture, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica

Ingo Arndt / Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in defensive posture, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica

Hermann Brehm / Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos ) singing, Germany, April.

Dave Bevan / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) calling to establish territory and attract a mate, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

Piotr Naskrecki / African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) flying, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Robin (Erithacus rubecula) flying to nest and feeding chicks, removes faecal sac, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) singing, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, February.

Biraj Sarkar/ BIA / Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) male, West Bengal, India

David Tipling / Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) singing, Camargue Provence France May

Sam Hobson / European robin (Erithacus rubecula) low angle view near Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK. January

Andres M. Dominguez / Rufous-tailed scrub robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) perched on grape vine, Sevilla, Spain, August.