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Richard Nicoll's image of a bittern landing in the reed bed at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been selected for the Gold Medal for the best print at the Royal Photographic Society's East Anglia Region's Annual Exhibition 2016.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed at Wicken Fen has been given an honourable mention at the 93rd Scottish Salon 2016.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Roe Deer at Wicken Fen has been published by the BBC for an article about the new bridge connecting two of the Wildlife areas at the National Trust's Wicken Fen Nature Reserve.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been Highly Commended at the East Anglia Federation's Annual Exhibition.

Richard Nicoll's image of two male Hen Harrier's interacting over Verral's Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve) has been selected as the winning print in the Plants & Animals section of Cambridge Camera Club's Annual Exhibition. An image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed was High Commended and images of a Ruff and Four-spotted Chaser were Commended.

Richard Nicoll's images of Reed Warbler nests and Cuckoos have featured in one of this years annual Darwin Lecture's given by Prof. Nick Davies FRS.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been awarded the FIAP Gold Medal for Best Wildlife at the 103rd Southampton International Exhibition 2016. In addition a picture of a Hen Harrier (also taken at Wicken Fen) was awarded an SCC Medal.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been selected for a PAGB Ribbon at the St. Ives Interprint 2016. Only 6 images out of 240 were given awards.

The University of Cambridge has licensed an image of a Reed Warbler feeding a Cuckoo chick as a beam of sunlight catches its gape turning the Reed Warbler's head orange. The image is being used to publicise a Darwin lecture by Prof. Nick Davies titled "The reed warbler and the cuckoo: an escalating game of trickery and defence"

Richard Nicoll's image of a Little Egret landing in the rain has been given an Honorable Mention and the Bristol International Salon 2016. The image was taken at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern landing in the reed bed at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been Highly commended at the Royal Photographic Society's Nature Group annual exhibition 2016.

The UK's Telegraph newspaper and others have published Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo chick ejecting a Reed Warbler egg from the nest.



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The Dutch magazine "Groei & Bloei" has licensed an image of a Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) eating Elder Berries (Sambucus nigra) for publication in the February 2016 edition.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Hen Harrier at the National Trust's Wicken Fen Reserve has been awarded a Royal Photographic Society Gold Medal at the 41st Smethwick International. In addition an image of a Bittern also at Wicken Fen won an RPS Ribbon.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Hen Harrier hunting at the National Trust's Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has been Highly Commended at the Frome Salon National Open Photography Exhibition 2015.

Richard Nicoll's image of a male Stonechat on a barbed wire fence is being published by the Royal Photographic Society to help promote its East Anglia members annual exhibition. The exhibition is to be held between Saturday 10 – Sunday 25 October 2015 at Wingfield Barns, Church Road, Wingfield, Stradbroke, IP21 5RA.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Bittern coming into land at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve has been awarded an RPS Ribbon at the 36th Northern Counties International Salon of Photography.

Images of a Cuckoo, Avocets and Great Crested Grebe with chicks have all been published by the National Trust in their "News from the Fen" newletter to accompany articles about biodiversity and the launch of Prof. Nick Davies's book "Cuckoo - Cheating by Nature".

Richard Nicoll's image of a Short-eared Owl hovering over Burwell Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve) has won a Selector's Medal at the Beyond Group National Exhibition 2015.



Additionally am image of a Bittern was Highly Commended and of a Hen Harrier was Commended.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying with a caterpillar has been accepted into the prestigious Edinburgh International Exhibition which will be held during the Edinburgh International Festival in August.