LEGO birds

The challenge - to build a model of a British bird entirely out of LEGO. The prizes - two City Garage sets and two Ramses Pyramid games from our friends at LEGO. Visit their website here. We had so many fantastic entries that we've even made a slideshow out of them! But who are the winners?

Over 50 different species of bird were sent in to the competition including woodpeckers, finches, ducks, owls, and thrushes. Blackbird and blue tit were the most popular birds, and there were even a few exotic birds like storks, penguins and vultures. Zoo escapees, perhaps?

There were almost too many good entries to choose from, but here are the prize winners! Congratualtions to all four - your LEGO sets will be on their way to you soon.

WINNER. Blue tit by Thomas McManners from Berkshire.

Thomas made a blackbird and a long-tailed tit too, both of which were also photographed 'in the wild'. We love the detail on this blue tit - it reminds us of Buster!  

RUNNER-UP #1. Bittern by Louis Lovell (aged 8).

Louis and his brother Walter sent in five birds between them, including a siskin, chicken and goose. It's great to see unusual species, especially shy birds like this bittern. It's even been properly labelled with its scientific name! 

RUNNER-UP #2. Owl with mouse by Jonathan Overbury (aged 6).

What fantastic eyes Jonathan's owl has - no wonder it managed to catch this mouse! We think it might be a barn owl bacause of the light and creamy brown colours.  

RUNNER-UP #3. Robin in the snow by Anna Morter (aged 10).

Anna's robin looks right at home in the snow. The red tummy really stands out as it starts to get dark. He looks like a perky little fella!

The Gallery

Look out for the LEGO birds gallery spread in Wildlife Watch Magazine Spring 2010 (issue 53) and read the judges comments. You can also check out all the entries in our Flickr slideshow. Just click the box below to start the show. You can find out more about each bird and its builder by clicking on the images as they appear to visit the Wildlife Watch Flickr photo albums.