STUNNING seascapes, gardens and wildlife wonders were all winners in the Scottish Seabird Centre’s volunteer-run Nature Photography Awards.

The relaunched competition was open to amateur photographers who are members, staff or volunteers of the Seabird Centre – it had previously been open to anyone.

Judged by Ian Goodall, of North Berwick Photographic Society, the shortlisted images were on display in the North Berwick-based visitor attraction’s Discovery Centre.

There were a range of entries in the four categories: wildlife; landscape – British; landscape – overseas; and environment.

The images were open to public vote until January 20, with prizes up for grabs from companies including the Macdonald Marine Hotel, Royal Yacht Britannia, ScotRail, Edinburgh Zoo and Blair Drummond Safari Park.

And Mr Goodall, who has published a number of books of his own photographs of the local area, praised the entries.

He said: “The quality of the images submitted for the competition was quite outstanding and it was tough selecting the best images.

“I have been inspired by many of the photographs submitted and congratulations to all the winners.

“A big thanks to the Seabird volunteers for asking me to judge.”

Abbie Marland from Longniddry, who is a member at the Seabird Centre, won the wildlife category for her image of three weasels looking towards Longniddry Bents.

Dawn Kane from Dunbar, who works at the centre, won the overseas landscape prize for ‘tranquillity’, which shows a Japanese garden with a temple.

The British landscape winner was Murray Roden, from Aberlady, another member, whose winning image was of Bowmore Harbour on Islay.

The environment category top spot went to Dora Roden, also of Aberlady, whose image ‘rigs and turbines’ shows a heron on the shoreline, with rigs and turbines visible in the distance.

And the public vote was won by Sue Green from Gorebridge, another member, for her image of swallow chicks awaiting feeding on the top of a statue.

Sandy Forrest, chairman of the Seabird Volunteers Group, thanked everyone who took part in the competition.

He said: “For this year’s competition, we wanted to take the competition back to its roots, just open to Seabird volunteers, staff and members.

“Thank you to everyone who entered and who has supported us with prizes.”