John Waters / Close-up of a Coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

David Pattyn / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) diving for food. The Netherlands. March 2013.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick in between vegetation. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) young chick. The Netherlands. June 2014

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) adult close-up. Backlit at dawn. The Netherlands. April 2014

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) portrait, revealing the size of its enormous feet as it crosses a frozen lake. Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex) Highly commended in the Portfolio category of the BWPA Competition 20...

Graham Eaton / Coot (Fulica atra) dancing on ice, Wirral, England, UK, January.

Andrew Walmsley / Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) on water, Christchurch, New Zealand, February

Roger Powell / Common Coots (Fulica atra) fighting over territory, one driving another away. Potterick Carr Nature Reserve, Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK, March.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice. Denmark, March.

Terry Whittaker / Coot (Fulica atra) nesting in old inflatable boat on canal. Amsterdam. Netherlands, April.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) adult feeding its young, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, June

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica atra) adult feeding its young, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, June

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Eurasion Coot (Fulica atra) with ingested plastic fishing line pollution in an urban park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) grazing ground vegetation near a lake margin in falling snow, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) grazing grass on a snow covered lake margin, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Mark Carwardine / Coot (Fulica atra) Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK, January.

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) swimming, Sado Estuary. Portugal. April

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) on stream, Sado Estuary. Portugal. April

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) Sado Estuary. Portugal. March

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) portrait, Sado Estuary. Portugal. March

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) Sado Estuary. Portugal. April

Pedro Narra / Coots (Fulica atra) fighting, Sado Estuary, Portugal. April

Pedro Narra / Coot (Fulica atra) two fighting, Sado Estuary. Portugal. April

David Tipling / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) Bushy Park, London, England, UK. October

Ernie Janes / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) attacking Canada goose (Branta canadensis) watched by Coots (Fulica atra) Fleet lagoon, Dorset, England, UK, June.

Eric Medard / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) feeding on waterweed, France May.

Eric Medard / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) group on river bank with Domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus) France December.

Eric Medard / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) parent and chick, France. May.

Robin Chittenden / Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) male with eel in beak, surrounded by Eurasian coots (Fulica atra) and female tufted ducks. Norfolk, England, UK. January.

Robin Chittenden / Coot (Fulica atra) nest with clutch of eggs, Norfolk, England, UK. June.

John Waters / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding on rushes, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Coot (Fulica atra) diving for aquatic vegetation whilst feeding, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding at water's edge, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding, diving for aquatic vegetation, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Philippe Clement / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding on edge of wetland, with Canada goose (Branta canadensis), Belgium, April

Jussi Murtosaari / Coot (Fulica atra), fighting males, Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Coot (Fulica atra), adult, Finland, April.

Dave Bevan / Coot (Fulica atra) feeding chicks at nest, Somerset, England, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Coot (Fulica atra) building up nest whilst brooding chicks, Somerset, England, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) chasing a pair of Coots (Fulica atra) trying to use its nest, Somerset, England, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Coot (Fulica atra) swimming to nest and feeding mate, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chicks. Den Oever, The Netherlands. May

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) grazing grassland margins of a lake, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Coot (Fulica atra) swimming with nest material, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Coot (Fulica atra) standing in wetland habitat, St John's Pool Bird Reserve, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May.