ed-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 03.10.08 (Judith Smith)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 03.10.08 (Judith Smith)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (John Tymon)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (John Tymon)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Geoff Hargreves)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 04.10.08 (Rob Adderley)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 05.10.08 (Jon Taverner)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 05.09.08 (David Winnard)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 05.09.08 (David Winnard)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 05.09.08 (Jon Taverner)

Red-throated Diver, Scotmans Flash, 12.10.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Fulmar, Chorlton Water Park, 25.05.08 (Rob Adderley)

Fulmar, Chorlton Water Park, 25.05.08 (Judith Smith)

Fulmar, Chorlton Water Park, 25.05.08 (Judith Smith)

Fulmar, in care, 25.05.08 (Ingrid Berry)

the Chorlton Water Park bird eventually became so weak it alloowed itself to be caught and taken into care

Fulmar, in care, 25.05.08 (Ingrid Berry)

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 23.08.08 (Jill Islam)

An 'un-shy' juvenile!

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 23.08.08 (Jill Islam)

An 'un-shy' juvenile!

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 25.08.08 (Mark Rigby)

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 25.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 25.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 25.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Shag, Withins Reservoir, 25.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Cormorant, The Cliff on the River Irwell, 07.10.07 (Adrian Dancy)

a 'carbo' and not 'sinensis' raced bird, note the angle at the rear of the gular skin and compare to the photo in the pre-September 2007 photos

Cormorant, Chorlton Water Park, 29.04.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Cormorant, Pennington Flash, 13.07.08 (Jon Taverner)

Cormorant, Elton Reservoir, 08.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Cattle Egret, Pennington Flash, 02.12.07 (Andy Makin)

videograb of the bird on the golfcourse

Cattle Egret, Pennington Flash, 02.12.07 (Andy Makin)

videograb of the bird on the golfcourse with a gull flock

Cattle Egret, Pennington Flash, 02.12.07 (Andy Makin)

videograb of the bird on the golfcourse with a gull flock

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 04.05.08 (Rob Adderley)

only the 2nd county record

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 05.05.08 (Paul Hammond)

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 05.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 05.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 05.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Cattle Egret, Horrock's Flash, 05.05.08 (Rob Adderley)

Grey Heron, Platt Fields Park, 16.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Juvenile

Grey Heron, Pennington Flash, 20.07.08 (Jon Taverner)

An adult with a fair sized catch, answers to the fish's identification on a postcard please...

Grey Heron, Clewes Park, 21.09.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Great White Egret, Pennington Flash, 14.05.08 (Ian McKerchar)

phone 'scoped using a Nokia N95 mobile phone and borrowed scope! A site first but unfortunately a relatively short stayer.

Great White Egret, Pennington Flash, 14.05.08 (Dean MacDonald)

Great White Egret, Pennington Flash, 14.05.07 (Arthur Doyle)

Digi-scoped image

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 02.11.08 (Mike Ribbands)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 02.11.08 (Mike Ribbands)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 26.10.08 (Steve Collins)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 26.10.08 (Paul Hackett)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 26.10.08 (Trevor Ogden)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 26.10.08 (John Tymon)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 04.11.08 (Mark Rigby)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 04.11.08 (Mark Rigby)

Great White Egret, Private Site, Astley/Chat Moss, 04.11.08 (Judith Smith)

Great White Egret, Private Site, Astley/Chat Moss, 04.11.08 (Judith Smith)

Great White Egret, Rindle, Astley, 04.11.08 (Steve Nelson)

with it's current favourite food

Great White Egret, Rindle Road, Astley, 05.11.08 (Steve Nelson)

the wear to the tips of the primaries is evident on these images as is the missing inner primary on the left wing

Great White Egret, Rindle Road, Astley, 05.11.08 (Steve Nelson)

the wear to the tips of the primaries is evident on these images as is the missing inner primary on the left wing

Great White Egret, Rindle Road, 09.11.08 (Paul Hackett)

Great White Egret, Walmsley's Lake, Wigan, 29.11.08 (Judith Smith)

taken in thick fog, this individual was the same as the Rindle Road/Elton Reservoir 2008 bird

Spoonbill, Horrock's Flash, 06.07.08 (Paul Hammond)

Spoonbill, Horrock's Flash, 06.07.08 (Rob Adderley)

Spoonbill, Horrock's Flash, 06.07.08 (Rob Adderley)

Spoonbill, Horrock's Flash, 06.07.08 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Images of the immature and heavily ringed bird shortly after Geoff found it!

Spoonbill, Horrock's Flash, 06.07.08 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Glossy Ibis, Pennington Flash, 07.12.08 (Rob Thorpe)

Glossy Ibis, Pennington Flash, 07.12.08 (Rob Thorpe)

Glossy Ibis, Pennington Flash, 07.12.08 (Rob Thorpe)

Glossy Ibis, Pennington Flash, 07.12.08 (Rob Thorpe)

Great Crested Grebes, Pennington Flash, 15.09.07 (David Winnard)

a great shot, with a first-winter Black-headed Gull using one of the juvenile grebes to perch on!

Great Crested Grebe, Elton Reservoir, 18.05.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Great Crested Grebe, Pennington Flash, 30.08.08 (John Tymon)

having caught a rather large young Pike, would it ever get i down it's neck?

Great Crested Grebe, Pennington Flash, 30.08.08 (John Tymon)

going, going, gone!

Little Grebe, Pennington Flash, 24.11.07 (John Tymon)

Little Grebe, Elton Reservoir, 28.07.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Little Grebe, Elton Reservoir, 07.08.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Little Grebe, Elton Reservoir, 07.08.08 (Adrian Dancy)

A juvenile bird

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 07.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 07.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

Slavonian Grebe, Heaton Park Reservoir, 26.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

the same individual as Audenshaw Reservoirs during October

Black-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 15.09.07 (John Tymon)

juvenile with a Little Grebe to the right

Black-necked Grebes, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 28.02.08 (Rob Adderley)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 10.07.08 (Tim Wilcox)

a very confiding juvenile

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 13.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

A confiding juvenile.

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 13.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 13.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 13.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 16.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 16.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

There is food in there after all!

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 16.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Platt Fields Park, 16.07.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Black-necked Grebe, Heaton Park Reservoir, 26.08.08 (Rob Adderley)