Robert Thompson / Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Geoff Simpson / Bewick swan on water {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Washington WWT, Co Durham, UK

Jeff Rotman / Man holding up Lobsters, Lobster Co-op of Stonington, Maine, USA, February. Model released.

David Tipling / Rock Pipit {Anthus petrosus} on beach, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, winter

Roger Powell / Red knots (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage feeding co-operatively on tidal mudflats. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK December.

Roger Powell / Red knots (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage feeding co-operatively on tidal mudflats. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK December.

Roger Powell / Red knots (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage feeding co-operatively on tidal mudflats. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK December.