The bird photographer of the year winners for 2022 have been unveiled. An image of a rock ptarmigan in winter plumage taking flight above the snow-covered mountains of Tysfjord, Norway, has taken the grand prize in the world’s largest bird photography competition, which saw more than 20,000 entries from all over the world. 1. Portrait category, gold award winner. Sage grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus. Colorado, US. Photograph: Ly Dang 2. Bird photographer of the year, overall winner - Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta). Tysfjord, Norway. Photograph: Erlend Haarberg 3. Attention to detail category, gold award winner - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands. Photograph: Andy Pollard @andypollardfalklands 4. Attention to detail category, bronze award winner - Great northern diver (Gavia immer) Cariboo region, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph: Sue Dougherty @offleashphotography 5. Bird Behaviour category, gold award winner - Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Colorado, US. Photograph: Peter Ismert @peterismert 6. Bird behaviour category, silver award winner - Common guillemot (Uria aalge). Berwickshire marine reserve, Scotland. Photograph: Henley Spiers @henleyspiersphoto 7. Urban birds category, silver award winner - Little owl (Athene noctua). Harghita county, Transylvania, Romania. Photograph: Laszlo Potozky @potozky_laszlo 8. Urban birds category, bronze award winner - Barred owl (Strix varia). Hillsboro, Oregon, US. Photograph: Kerry Wu 9. Birds in flight category, silver award winner - Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Solihull, West Midlands, UK. Photograph: Mark Williams 10. Portrait category, bronze award winner - Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus. Lower Mpushini, near Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photograph: Richard Flack @theflacksphotography #photography #photographylovers #photographyeveryday #photographylover #photographyislife #photooftheday #birdphotographer #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #birds #birdlover