Win a copy of the DVD-ROM Guide to British Birds in our Free Christmas Draw

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This is open to all members, only the first 49 will be entered, as the winning number will be the first ball drawn in the last UK National Lottery for 2008 (Wednesday 31st December).

To qualify for the draw, you must post in this thread with either a photo (that you've taken yourself), or small item about, birds, widlife, your garden or area at this time of year, that's it. Please upload your photos either to the thread, or to the gallery and link to them, please don't link to external sites.

As there are only 49 numbers in the UK National Lottery Draw, we will only accept the first 49 posters after this post, your draw number allocation will be as per the post number in this thread, post number 50 will count as number one, as this post has used that number .

Draw submissions will close at midnight UK time on the 30th of December, so get yours in now.

In the event of there not being 49 members taking part, then we will take the next number drawn, should the first number not be allocated,.

Actual Prizes - Click to enlarge

First Prize

First Prize So this is what you will win, your own fully registered DVD Guide to British Birds, value £58.50, I have the previous version (8) and am delighted with it, using it pretty much on a daily basis, but this one looks greatly enhanced. * Over 1000 new video clips running for 5 hours. * Video library re-edited and reprocessed to provide even better image quality, viewable at any size. * Stunning still photos of most species as well as beautiful illustrations * Based on the acclaimed software that powers BWPi - it's easy to compare any images or sounds * Four new species: Glossy Ibis, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Lanceolated Warbler and Booted Warbler * Songs and/or calls of almost every species. * Illustrations of every species by top artists such as Alan Harris and John Gale. * Updated BirdFile text includes the latest population details. * Revised commentaries by Dave Gosney to reflect recent distribution changes. * Add your own photos or recordings. Compare two similar species on one view DVD-ROM Guide to British Birds Version 9

2nd Prize

Second Prize THE BIRDWATCHER'S YEARBOOK AND DIARY 2009 New edition of the indispensable annual pocketbook for birdwatchers, packed with information. Features a guide to more than 400 UK bird and nature reserves, and a full checklist of British Birds. All the features that have made The Yearbook an indispensable companion for so many years: contact details for every county, national and international birding groups; bird hospitals; a birding diary and events guide for 2009; features articles on the 100th anniversary of bird ringing in the UK, plus English language bird magazines.

Any questions or chat about the Draw, please post in this thread

Ticket Numbers To be assigned Chocky digidark dig deep Babs maximumexposure Merlin ukwildlife mhuk Sitereh Catherine matty Toots hurricaneharold Chocky digidark dig deep Babs maximumexposure Merlin ukwildlife mhuk Sitereh Catherine matty Toots hurricaneharold Chocky digidark dig deep Babs maximumexposure Merlin ukwildlife mhuk Sitereh Catherine matty Toots hurricaneharold - - - - - - - - -

[Chocky]

Winter in my garden

[digidark]

he hardest thing about getting this picture, was the exposure (for the camera and for me)

[dig deep]

My own Santa

[Babs]

Dining on black sunflower hearts on a frosty morning

[maximumexposure]

Taken in the back garden.

[Merlin]

Coniston area in the Lakes.

[ukwildlife]

I found this little fella in bedfords Park a couple of weeks ago with 2 others

[mhuk]

The Wyre Forest last Sunday.

[Sitereh]

Some silver sebrights I bred ages ago. I was pleased they all sat for me.
Admittedly it was dark and the camera did all the rest.

Sitereh

[Catherine]

Lots of different birds here - all hungry!

[matty]

Hi everyone, here's a photo of a Bush stone-curlew I took the year before last in Brisbane, Australia.

[Toots]

saw it in the park last week. thought he was skating on thin ice.

[hurricaneharold]

Hi everyone, I have only joined this group this evening ,

Here is a photo of a Heron I took a couple of days ago

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The draw is now closed.

I have tripled up everyone's numbers (hoped we'd have more entries) so hopefully the first number drawn will be amongst the 39 numbers allocated. If not, then we will go to the second number drawn and so on.

Good luck everyone

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First number drawn 36 belongs to Sitereh, second number 3, belongs to Digidark, so Sitereh wins the DVD-ROM Guide and Digidark the Birder's Yearbook.

Well done both, please would you both PM me with your addresses so that I can post the prizes to you.