The Introduced Species competition was held in June-August 2019. Entries must show a bird, or birds, whose population is described as “Introduced” in the BirdLife Working List V2.1; there are 26 such species; they are: Ostrich, Northern Mallard, Helmeted Guineafowl, California Quail, Indian Peafowl, Red Junglefowl, Green Junglefowl, Common Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Rock Dove, Barbary Dove, Spotted Dove, Laughing Dove, Nutmeg Mannikin, Java Sparrow, House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Greenfinch, Common Redpoll, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Skylark, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Common Starling, Common Myna, Song Thrush, and Common Blackbird.
The results of member voting for the top five images in each category are listed here. The Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.
Advanced Level – Introduced Species
This category attracted 38 entries, from 14 photographers. 27 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - House Sparrow, by Bill Harding (Image ID 35781)
- Commended - Common Starling, by Stephen Garth (Image ID 35990)
- Commended - Helmeted Guineafowl, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 36016)
- Commended - Common Myna, by Terence Alexander (Image ID 36269)
- Commended - Spotted Dove, by Sandy Castle (Image ID 36151)
Intermediate Level – Introduced Species
This category attracted 39 entries, from 17 photographers. 29 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Ostrich, by Gary King (Image ID 36037)
- Commended - Laughing Dove, by Cherilyn Corker (Image ID 35936)
- Commended - House Sparrow, by John Eley (Image ID 36026)
- Commended - Eurasian Tree Sparrow, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 36227)
- Commended - Common Starling, by Michiko Iida (Image ID 36260)
Entry Level – Introduced Species
This category attracted 18 entries, from 6 photographers. 31 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Spotted Dove, by Jennifer Carr (Image ID 35925)
- Commended - House Sparrow, by Graham Gall (Image ID 35931)
- Commended - Common Blackbird, by Jennifer Carr (Image ID 36200)
- Commended - Common Myna, by Mary Wheeler (Image ID 36103)
- Commended - Rock Dove, by Graham Gall (Image ID 35906)