Great Northern Diver, Hollingworth Lake, 08.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Great Northern Diver, Hollingworth Lake, 08.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Great Northern Diver, Hollingworth Lake, 08.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Gannet, Crompton Lodges, 28.09.10 (Kane Brides)

Juvenile

Gannet, Crompton Lodges, 28.09.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Juvenile

Gannet, Crompton Lodges, 29.09.10 (Paul Heaton)

Juvenile

Gannet, Crompton Lodges, 29.09.10 (Mark Rigby)

Juvenile

Gannet, Crompton Lodges, 29.09.10 (Mark Rigby)

Juvenile, here asleep only a yard from the side of the lodge and initially thought to be dead!

Cormorant, Pennington Flash, 05.03.10 (John Tymon)

Note the moult contrast in the remiges between the old browner young feathers and the darker, blacker newer ones.

Cormorant, Pennington Flash, 06.05.10 (Ian McKerchar)

Second calender year sinensis Continental Cormorant.

Cormorants, Pennington Flash, 27.08.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Cormorant, Pennington Flash, 27.08.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Note the wing moult with new darker feathers just growing though in the primaries and secondaries

Cormorant, Pennington Flash, 26.09.10 (John Tymon)

Cormorant, Clifton Marina, 24.12.10 (John Tymon)

First calendar year

Grey Heron, Pennington Flash, 28.08.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Grey Heron, Elton Reservoir, 02.09.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Grey Heron, Worthington Lakes, 05.12.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Grey Heron, Heaton Park, 20.12.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 04.01.10 (Rob Adderley)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 04.01.10 (Rob Adderley)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 04.01.10 (Rob Adderley)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 05.01.10 (Ray Scally)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 06.01.10 (John Rayner)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 06.01.10 (John Rayner)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 06.01.10 (John Rayner)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 06.01.10 (John Tromans)

Little Egret, Chadkirk, 06.01.10 (John Tromans)

Little Egrets, Horrock's Flash, 29.07.10 (Judith Smith)

Little Egret, Horrock's Flash, 29.07.10 (Judith Smith)

With Grey Heron

Little Egret, Horrock's Flash, 29.07.10 (Judith Smith)

Little Egret, Cutacre, 02.08.10 (Simon Warford)

Juvenile

Little Egret, Cutacre, 02.08.10 (Simon Warford)

Juvenile

Great White Egret, Pennington Flash, 07.01.10 (TBC)

a record shot very heavily cropped of the bird, which flew over without stopping!

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Bob Kenworthy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 09.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Mike Killelea)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Mike Killelea)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Mike Killelea)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 09.11.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Rob Adderley)

With a Great Crested Grebe for at least some comparrison.

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Rob Adderley)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Rob Adderley)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Dean MacDonald)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Dean MacDonald)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Jon Taverner)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Jon Taverner)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Jon Taverner)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingowrth Lake, 10.11.10 (Jon Taverner)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 10.11.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 10.11.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 10.11.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 13.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 13.11.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 13.11.10 (John Tymon)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 13.11.10 (John Tymon)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 13.11.10 (Robin Tong)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 14.11.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 14.11.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 14.11.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 14.11.10 (Terry Sykes)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 15.11.10 (John Taverner)

Pied-billed Grebe, Hollingworth Lake, 16.11.10 (Paul Wilson)

Little Grebe, Pennington Flash, 06.01.09 (Dennis Atherton)

Great Crested Grebes, near Pilsworth, 26.04.10 (Mike Killelea)

Great Crested Grebe, near Pilsworth, 26.04.10 (Mike Killelea)

Great Crested Grebes, near Pilsworth, 26.04.10 (Mike Killelea)

Great Crested Grebes, near Pilsworth, 26.04.10 (Mike Killelea)

Great Crested Grebes, Pennington Flash, 05.06.10 (John Tymon)

The exhibitionist pair on their favoured spot in front of Horrock's hide!

Great Crested Grebes, Pennington Flash, 05.06.10 (John Tymon)

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 08.09.10 (Jon Taverner)

Juvenile

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 08.09.10 (Jon Taverner)

Juvenile

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 08.09.10 (John Tymon)

Juvenile

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 08.09.10 (John Tymon)

Juvenile

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 11.09.10 (Peter Welch)

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 11.09.10 (John Tymon)

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 11.09.10 (John Tymon)

Racing a speedboat!

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 17.09.10 (Les Garnett)

Juvenile

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 17.09.10 (Les Garnett)

Juvenile, being harassed by a Coot

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 21.09.10 (Ian McKerchar)

Red-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 10.10.10 (John Tymon)

A different individual from the earlier bird at this site and possibly an adult.

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 20.10.10 (Roy Travis)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 20.10.10 (Roy Travis)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 20.10.10 (Graham Gill)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 20.10.10 (Graham Gill)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 24.10.10 (Robin Tong)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 24.10.10 (Robin Tong)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 24.10.10 (Rob Adderley)

Slavonian Grebe, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 31.10.10 (Stuart Herring)

Black-necked Grebes, Scotmans Flash, 05.04.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Black-necked Grebe, Scotmans Flash, 05.04.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Black-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 17.07.10 (John Tymon)

Juvenile

Black-necked Grebe, Pennington Flash, 01.10.10 (John Tymon)