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Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying amongst the reeds at Wicken Fen has been published alongside an article reviewing Nick Davis's book "Cuckoo Cheating by Nature". Martin Walters gives the book high praise and also says "It [the book] also contains some stunning photographs by award-winning photographer Richard Nicoll".

As part of the weekend of events to celebrate the launch of the book "Cuckoo. Cheating by Nature" by Prof. Nick Davies FRS, Richard Nicoll is holding an exhibition featuring images from the book along with other award winning images taken at Wicken Fen.

Richard is also giving a talk at Wicken Fen on Sunday the 3rd of May 2015 at 10am called "I never see anything at Wicken Fen..." on photographing the Fen's elusive wildlife.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Hen Harrier hunting over Verrall's Fen (part of the Wicken Fen National Trust reserve) has been awarded an Honourable Mention at the 92nd Scottish Salon 2015.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying amongst the reeds at Wicken Fen has received a PAGB Ribbon at the South Birmingham "Image 15" Exhibition 2015.

Richard Nicoll's images (along with a host of other photographers) will be on display at the Cambridge Camera Club Annual Exhibition:

20th to 25th April 2015

St Andrew's Street Baptist Church
CB2 3AR
Central Cambridge

208 Prints and 221 Projected Images
Plus Distinction Panels

Exhibition Selectors
Paul Keene, Howard King & Dawn Osborn

Richard Nicoll's image of a coot running across the water at Wicken Fen has been Highly Commended at the East Anglia Federation Annual Exhibition 2015.

The 8 images which Richard Nicoll licensed to Bloomsbury are now available as part of an extract of the book "Cuckoo" by Prof. Nick Davies FRS featuring the chapter "An Entangled Bank".

This chapter talks about Darwin's "entangled bank" referring to the constantly changing and evolving relationships between the species that inhabit a particular habitat and how changes affect them.

Richard said "I knew beforehand that Nick had written a paragraph about me but did not realise it would be included in a chapter all about Darwin. To not only be written about in the book but to also be mentioned alongside one of greatest scientists of all time is quite surreal and a huge privilege."

You can purchase the book by following the link below:

Richard Nicoll has won the Plants & Animals section (for projected digital images) of the Cambridge Camera Club Annual Exhibition 2015. His winning image features a male Stonechat perched on a barbed wire fence at Wicken Fen. In addition he had 5 images Highly Commended and two Commended. The exhibition is due to take place on the 20th to 25th April 2015, Monday 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm at
St Andrew's Street Baptist Church, Cambridge.

Published today by Bloomsbury the book "Cuckoo - cheating by nature" by Prof. Nick Davies FRS contains 8 of Richard's images each showing a different aspect of Cuckoo and Reed Warbler behaviour.



“This amazing detective story by one of the country's greatest field naturalists is also a fascinating study that solves many of the puzzles surrounding this most extraordinary bird” – Sir David Attenborough

The book takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the very beginning of human inquiry into the strange behaviour of Cuckoos right up the the present day research that Nick and his colleagues have carried out to try and determine how the Cuckoo gets away with its behaviour. Intermingled with this fascinating research are the stories of the people and places that have contributed to our current understanding, most notably Wicken Fen where Nick has spent the last 30 years studying the Common Cuckoo and where Richard first met him.

Richard Nicoll said "Nick has been an inspiration to me ever since I first met him and I am thrilled to have some of my images included in this great book."

Prof. Nick Davies FRS on Wikipedia

Richard Nicoll's image of a Short-eared Owl hovering above the dead grasses on Burwell Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen nature reserve) has been awarded the PSA Gold Medal for Best in Class at the 102nd Southampton International Exhibition of Photography 2015.



In addition an image of a male emperor dragonfly with a damaged eye was awarded an SCC Certificate.

Richard Nicoll's images of a Short-eared Owl hovering above the dead grasses on Burwell Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen nature reserve) has been commended at the Clay Cross National Projected Image Exhibition 2015.

Richard Nicoll's images of a Short-eared Owl hovering above the dead grasses on Burwell Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen nature reserve) and a Cuckoo flying with a Caterpillar (also taken at Wicken Fen) have both been awarded PAGB Ribbons at the 68th Southport Annual Exhibition 2015.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying with a caterpillar in its bill has been awarded a Selector's medal at the Solihull Open Exhibition 2015.

The RPS Journal has published an image of a Short-eared Owl hovering alongside details of an RPS outing to Wicken Fen to be held on the 14th of February 2015.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying amongst the reeds at Wicken Fen has been Highly Commended at the Frome Salon National Open Photography Exhibition 2014.

Richard Nicoll's image of a Short-eared Owl hovering above the dead grasses on Burwell Fen (part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen nature reserve) has been awarded a Gold Medal at the 40th Smethwick International Exhibition of Photography 2014. In addition an image of a Cuckoo carrying a caterpillar (also taken at Wicken Fen) was Highly Commended.

The National Trust's Wicken Fen have published images of a Hen Harrier coming into roost on Sedge Fen and a male Bearded Tit in the November 2014 issue of their newsletter "News from the Fen".

Richard Nicoll's image of a Cuckoo flying amongst the reeds has been awarded a Bronze medal in the Yardely Photographic Society's National Exhibition 2014. His image of a Great Crested Grebe with its chick was also Highly Commended.

The Royal Society of Wildlife Trust's have licensed an image of a Marsh Harrier landing in a reedbed (taken at the National Trust's Wicken Fen reserve) for their 2015 Calendar (November) along with an image of a hare running in the snow for a Christmas card.

Richard Nicoll has won a Selector's Silver Medal for "Brown Hare running in the Snow" and a Highly Commended for "Common Cuckoo flying amongst reeds" at the Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition 2014.