Rare Bird of the Year
Presented to the finder of rarest bird of the year found in mainland Fife by a Fife Bird Club member.
2023: Jared Wilson for Stejneger’s Scoter, Lower Largo, April 28th to May 8th
2022: Jared Wilson for Stejneger’s Stonechat, Crail, October 22nd to 25th
2021: Jared Wilson for Fea’s-type Petrel, Fife Ness, August 30th
2020: John Nadin for Scopoli’s Shearwater, Dalgety Bay, August 9th to 11th
Bird Photograph of the Year
Presented for the best photograph of a bird in Fife during the calendar year, with all photographs uploaded to the Fife Bird Club Gallery eligible.
2023: Sparrowhawk, Steve Buckland
2022: Jay, Keith Simpson
2020: Little Ringed Plover, Mark Wilkinson
2019: Waxwing, Willie McBay
2018: Red-breasted Flycatcher, Steve Buckland
2017: Kestrel, Harry Bell
2016: Curlew, Harry Bell
2015: Lesser Redpoll, Angus Jennings
2014: Firecrest, Harry Bell
2013: Siskin, Willie McBay
2012: Eider, Ian Mason
2011, Black Redstart, John McHale
Gerry Owens Bird Quiz
The winners of the inaugural Gerry Owens Bird Quiz held at the 2024 Indoor Meeting of the Fife Bird Club was the Ferry Hills Team (Graham Sparshott, Derek Robertson, Mary Williams and Alistair Cairns).