You voted for your Flickr favourites for March, and the winner is.... Swanage Old Pier, by Andy Farrer. You can still see the longlist here.

These pictures were all submitted to our Echo Year 2010 group. Click here to see the slideshow of all the pictures of the year so far or here to read a bit more about the project. Click the photographer's name to see more of their work.


And the winner is...

Bournemouth Echo: Swanage Old Pier by Andy Farrer on Flickr NOT FOR REUSE

Swanage Old Pier, by Andy Farrer. Andy says: "I am now officially giving myself a break from the ten stopper before I become totally obsessed and forget how to take regular landscapes!"


Bournemouth Echo: Great crested grebe. Flickr., Not for reuse

Great Crested Grebe training by Mark Eggleton . Mark says: "I was delighted to see it start to dance."


Bournemouth Echo: Hi by Mad Mezza on FLickr NOT FOR RESUSE

Hi by Rich Meston. Rich says: "An absolutely beautiful day - the sun was shining and not a cloud in the sky. All would have been wonderful if it wasn't freezing! I was in Poole Park again with the 7D and 120-400OS."


Bournemouth Echo: Homemaker by Steve JM on Flickr NOT FOR REUSe

Homemaker, by Steve Maskell Steve says: "We watched this crow for a while, first selecting the stick, then after several attempts to turn it, pick it up and take off it succeeded, before dropping the stick in mid air, picking it up again and disappearing off over the cliff top. I'm sure it's going to be a sturdy nest!"


Bournemouth Echo: Poole Park by Dawn V

Poole Park, by Dawn Verdaguer


Bournemouth Echo: Quietness, by Kasia Nowak on Flickr

Quietness, by Kasia Nowak. Kasia chooses a quote to caption all her pictures. This one was: "In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.”


Bournemouth Echo: Snoring Piggy by MadMezza on FLickr not for reuse

Snoring Piggy, by Rich Meston.


Bournemouth Echo: Snowdrops by Ian M Kirk on Flickr not for resue

Snowdrops, by Dane Gardner. Dane took this image in his garden.


Bournemouth Echo: VBanking, by Steve Maskell, from Flickr,

Banking, by Steve Maskell.

Steve says: "The 'Red Sparrows' aerobatic display team synchro pair - air brakes deployed."

You can see all the entries for January here and February here