Guardian Camera Club share beautiful pictures of birds

Each week, we ask our budding amateur photographers to take pictures based on a theme, and this week it was birds.

The Camera Club is a supportive and friendly group of amateur and professional photographers, and as well as submitting photos taken recently, members also take part in regular themed challenges.

You can join 894 others on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/guardiancameraclub/.

Happy robin at Winsford (Image: Alan Dean)

Great White Egret at Budworth Lake (Image: Julie Webb)

Sparrowhawk in Wincham (Image: Andy Conboy)

Inquisitive Robin, Tatton Park Gardens (Image: Sophie Ralph)

Kingfisher at Budworth Mere (Image: Andy Conboy)

Trio of young starlings (Image: Terry Gregory)

Cheshire Show (Image: Patricia Dyson)

Reed warbler by the river Weaver, Northwich (Image: Alan Dean)

Barnton (Image: Patricia Dyson)

A Robin on Whitegate Way, Winsford (Image: Lisa Lacking)

Kingfisher in flight, again at Budworth Mere (Image: Candy Lean)

Anderton (Image: Patricia Dyson)

House Martin, Lower Whitley (Image: Wendy Mahon)

A crow keeping its eye on me, Winsford (Image: Lynzi Blake)

Red Kite in the falconry display at the Cheshire Show (Image: Steph Okell)

Heron at Budworth Mere (Image: Candy Lean)

Lower Whitley (Image: Wendy Mahon)

Out for a stroll by the River Weaver (Image: Alan Dean)

Young Wren (Image: Terry Gregory)

Middlewich (Image: Ann Marie Taylor)

A Kingfisher at a pool, New Road, Winsford (Image: Lisa Lacking)

A gull at Winsford, Flashes (Image: Lisa Lacking)

Robin chick, Leftwich (Image: Leah Lou)

Young gosling at Winsford Marina (Image: Eloise Pickering)

Herry the Herring gull at Winsford Marina (Image: Eloise Pickering)

Robin (Image: Martin Williams)

(Image: Terry Gregory)