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Mute Swan, Pennington Flash, 27.04.11 (John Tymon)
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Mute Swans, Pennington Flash, 24.07.11 (John Tymon)
Adult and very small young |
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Mute Swans, Pennington Flash, 24.07.11 (John Tymon)
Very small young |
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Mute Swan, Moses Gate CP, 14.01.12 (Dennis Atherton)
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Whooper Swans, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.10.11 (Graham Gill)
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Whooper Swans, Pennington Flash, 06.11.11 (Adam Jones)
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Whooper Swan, Pennington Flash, 06.11.11 (Adam Jones)
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Whooper Swans, Horrock's Flash, 27.11.11 (Geoff Hargreaves)
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White-fronted Goose, Pennington Flash, 02.04.12 (Ian McKerchar)
Adult Greenland race |
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White-fronted Goose, Pennington Flash, 02.04.12 (Ian McKerchar)
Adult Greenland race |
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White-fronted Goose, Pennington Flash, 02.04.12 (Ian McKerchar)
Adult Greenland race |
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Pink-footed Geese, Pennington Flash, 07.10.11 (John Tymon)
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Pink-footed Goose, Pennington Flash, 07.10.11 (John Tymon)
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Egyptian Goose, Hollingworth Lake, 22.09.11 (Simon Hitchen)
Unringed, for a change? |
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Egyptian Goose, Etherow Country Park, 15.10.11 (Adam Jones)
A bread munching monstrosity! |
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Egyptian Goose, Platt Fields Park, 08.01.12 (Tony Coatsworth)
Captive ringed and so straight into Category E! |
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Ruddy Shelduck, Pennington Flash, 02.07.11 (Jon Taverner)
A pair, female left and male right |
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Gadwall, Pennington Flash, 08.05.11 (John Tymon)
Drake |
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Gadwall, Pennington Flash, 19.06.11 (John Tymon)
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Gadwall, River Irwell, Salford, 25.01.12 (Adrian Dancy)
Drake |
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Pintail, Pennington Flash, 21.08.11 (John Tymon)
Female |
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Pintail, Pennington Flash, 03.09.11 (John Tymon)
Female |
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Pintail, Pennington Flash, 23.10.11 (John Tymon)
Adult female |
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Pintail, Pennington Flash, 05.11.11 (John Tymon)
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Pintail, Pennington Flash, 20.03.12 (Jon Taverner)
Probably the long staying female showing her true captive colours! |
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Shoveler, Horrock's Flash, 09.07.11 (Geof Hargreaves)
With brood of young. |
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Shoveler, Pennington Flash, 23.10.11 (John Tymon)
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Teal, Pennington Flash, 25.03.12 (John Tymon)
Female |
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Garganey, Pennington Flash, 25.04.11 (John Tymon)
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Garganey, Pennington Flash, 25.04.11 (John Tymon)
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Pochard, Pennington Flash, 13.11.11 (John Tymon)
Drake |
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Pochard, Pennington Flash, 13.11.11 (John Tymon)
Drake |
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Red-crested Pochard, Pennington Flash, 31.08.11 (Nick Isherwood)
Female |
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Red-crested Pochard, Pennington Flash, 31.08.11 (Jon Taverner)
Female |
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Red-crested Pochard, Pennington Flash, 29.10.11 (John Tymon)
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Red-crested Pochard, Pennington Flash, 30.10.11 (Rob Adderley)
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Red-crested Pochard, Pennington Flash, 30.10.11 (Rob Adderley)
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Scaup, Pennington Flash, 01.01.12 (John Tymon)
Drake middle with female Tufted Duck to its left and a drake to its right. |
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Scaup, Pennington Flash, 01.01.12 (John Tymon)
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Scaup, Pennington Flash, 02.01.11 (John Tymon)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Ian McKerchar)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Ian McKerchar)
You can (could) on this image, just make out the brownish ring around the neck. |
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Ian McKerchar)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Ted Keane)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Jon Taverner)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (Jon Taverner)
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (John Tymon)
Drake in flight at the rear (with the completely grey upperwing bar) with a drake Tufted Duck in front. |
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (John Tymon)
The browinsh neck ring can just be made out here |
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Ring-necked Duck, Pennington Flash, 11.04.11 (John Tymon)
The browinsh neck ring can just be made out here |
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Scaup, Pennington Flash, 26.04.11 (John Tymon)
Two drakes and a female |
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Scaup, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 22.07.11 (Rob Adderley)
Adult male and two first-summer males. |
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Scaup, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 06.09.11 (Rob Adderley)
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Common Scoter, Sale Water Park, 02.08.11 (Pete Hines)
Female/immature |
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Common Scoter, Sale Water Park, 02.08.11 (Pete Hines)
Female/immature |
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Common Scoter, Pennington Flash, 07.08.11 (John Tymon)
Female |
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Common Scoter, Pennington Flash, 07.08.11 (John Tymon)
Female |
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Common Scoter, Pennington Flash, 31.03.12 (John Tymon)
Second calendar year drake |
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Common Scoter, Pennington Flash, 31.03.12 (John Tymon)
Second calendar year drake |
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Goldeneye, Elton Reservoir, 19.06.11 (Dennis Atherton)
First summer (second calendar year) drake, note the colour of the lesser coverts and the dark tips to the greater coverts. |
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Goldeneye, Elton Reservoir, 19.06.11 (Dennis Atherton)
First summer (second calendar year) drake |
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Goldeneye, Moses Gate CP, 07.07.11 (Mike Killelea)
Probably a first smmer male judging by the extreme wear to the remiges? |
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Goldeneye, River Irwell, Salford, 25.01.12 (Adrian Dancy)
Drake |
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Goldeneye, River Irwell, Salford, 25.01.12 (Adrian Dancy)
Probably first winter females |
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Goosander, River Irwell, 14.05.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Goosander, River Irwell, May 2011 (Mike Killelea)
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Goosander, River Irwell, May 2011 (Mike Killelea)
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Goosander, Clewes Park, 19.11.11 (Adrian Dancy)
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Goosander, Clewes Park, 19.11.11 (Adrian Dancy)
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NEW! Goosander, Burrs CP, 08.05.12 (Adrian Dancy)
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