The Carl Zeiss Award, established in 1991, is awarded for a photograph, or set of photographs, judged to have been most instructive for the BBRC's assessment of difficult species (or subspecies) during the previous year.

BBRC chairman, Adam Rowlands, looking pensive and waiting for his turn on stage to talk about the CZA winners; pic by Peter Baughan

Edging just ahead of some stiff competition