The Best of 2016 competition was held in November 2016. The results of member voting for the top 5 images in each category are listed here. In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: 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 – Best of 2016
This category attracted 52 entries, from 15 photographers. 25 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Black-eared Catbird, by Graham Cam (Image ID 23095)
- Commended - Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, by Ian Wilson (Image ID 22894)
- Commended - Striated Fieldwren, by Wilson Lennard (Image no longer available)
- Commended - Black-shouldered Kite, by Wilson Lennard (Image no longer available)
- Commended - New Holland Honeyeater, by Jill Wilson (Image ID 22857)
Intermediate Level – Best of 2016
This category attracted 95 entries, from 29 photographers. 28 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Palm Cockatoo, by Michael Schmid (Image no longer available)
- Commended - Grey-tailed Tattler, by Doug Castle (Image ID 23045)
- Commended - Victoria's Riflebird, by Karen Emery (Image ID 23169)
- Commended - Olive-backed Oriole, by Mary Wheeler (Image ID 22887)
- Commended - White-winged Fairy-wren, by William Betts (Image ID 23149)
Entry Level – Best of 2016
This category attracted 38 entries, from 13 photographers. 22 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - White-tailed Tropicbird, by Deanne Gaskill (Image ID 23178)
- Commended - Australian Darter, by Cherilyn Corker (Image ID 22764)
- Commended - Banded Stilt, by Douglas Coughran (Image ID 22957)
- Commended - White-gaped Honeyeater, by Gary King (Image ID 23113)
- Commended - Western Wattlebird, by Jonathan Pridham (Image ID 23170)