WIGAN BOROUGH LISTS

The Wigan borough includes the following top birding sites:

Wigan Flashes, Abram Flashes, Pennington Flash, Hope Carr N.R. and part of Astley and Chat Mosses

219- Andy Makin

Best blockers include Fulmar, Pomerine Skua, Woodlark, Yellow-browed Warbler, Goshawk, Honey Buzzard, Nightingale, Twite and Crossbill.

219- Ian McKerchar

Best blockers include Black Redstart, Great Grey Shrike, Turtle Dove, Red-footed Falcon, Nightjar, Marsh Tit (a real one!) and many more. Still need Crossbill but latest addition is Marsh Harrier, Pennington Flash, 17.09.08.

215- Dave Broome

Dave's best 'borough blockers' include Arctic Skua, Honey Buzzard, Turtle Dove, Marsh Warbler, Crossbill, Twite, Ring Ouzel and Lapland Bunting.

197- John Tymon

Best birds include Tawny Pipit, Leaches Petrel and Great Grey Shrike.

193- Barry Hulme

An overwhelming 99% of Barry's list comprises sightings from Pennington Flash only but his best blockers are Arctic Skua, Fulmar, White-winged Black Tern and Turtle Dove

186- Craig Higson

175- Tom Morton

Best blockers include the superb Scotmans Collared Pratincole, incredible Puffin (!!!), Red Kite and Honey Buzzard.

 174- Ian Woosey

Ian's best blocker are Glossy Ibis, Green-winged Teal and Avocet.

173- Jimmy Meadows

Jimmy's 'borough blockers' include Spotted Crake, Ring Ouzel and Great Grey Shrike.

172- Rob Thorpe

With still lots to go at Rob has recently added Yellow Wagtail and Spotted Flycatcher. His blocker of Glossy Ibis will I'm sure remain so for a long time to come!

148- Steve Collins

Red-necked and Grey Phalarope, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Grebe, Spotted Crake and Whiskered Tern are amongst his best county birds.

143- Geoff Hargreaves

Geoff's favourite birds so far are Grey Phalarope, Black Tern and self-found Spoonbill. He still requires many borough birds, most notable of which is Green Woodpecker which continues to evade him!

BACK TO THE COUNTY LISTING HOMEPAGE

BACK TO THE MANCHESTER BIRDING HOMEPAGE