CRAKES

Red Kite, Watergrove Reservoir, 26.03.06 (Steve Collins)

despite being 'record shots', these images are currently the only identifiable photographs of a Red Kite ever to be taken in the county- which makes them unique!

Red Kite, Watergrove Reservoir, 26.03.06 (Steve Collins)

despite ever increasing annual records, Red Kite remains a trophy for single observers (although this particluar bird was seen by 3 birders) and it's about time one 'hung around'

Red Kite, Watergrove Reservoir, 26.03.06 (Steve Collins)

Sparrowhawk, Bredbury, 18.02.07 (Rob Adderley)

great shots taken in the photographers garden

Sparrowhawk, Bredbury, 18.02.07 (Rob Adderley)

Rob's garden visitors are now minus one of whatever it's eating!

Buzzard, Holcombe, 12.05.06 (Adrian Dancy)

receiving the usual attention from local Crows!

Buzzard, Prestwich, July 06 (Adrian Dancy)

Osprey, near Belmont, 08.09.06 (Annette Cutts)

ok, so it was probably just over the border into Lancashire, but such an excellent shot of an entirely chance encounter deserves publication- well done Annette!

Kestrels, Holcombe, July 05 (Adrian Dancy)

Kestrels, Holcombe July 05 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-footed Falcon, Chat Moss, August 1996 (Pete Berry)

only a record shot unfortunately, of the adult male which was a first for the county at the time! (scanned image of a conventional film photograph)

Red-footed Falcon, Chat Moss, 18.08.96 (Neil Calbrade)

about as good a photo as was taken of this bird, here with moulting primaries visible, a scanned image from a conventional photograph

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 2005 (Adrian Dancy)

one of Adrian's competition photos, it is strictly copyright of Adrian Dancy

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 13.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

taken on 'fledging day'

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 17.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

post fledging

Red-legged Partridge, Haselmere Industrial Estate, 19.06.06 (Mike Baron)

Red-legged Partridge, Hollingworth Hall Farm, 16.04.07 (Paul Hammond)

Water Rail, Adswood Tip, 07.02.82 (John Rayner)

Water Rail, Pennington Flash, 06.05.07 (Mike McKerchar)

My very own (old!) dad, trying out his new camera in Bunting hide to good effect!

Spotted Crake, Pennington Flash (Rob Adderley)

one of 2 juvenile/1st winter birds present

Collared Pratincole, Hollingworth Lake, 30.05.83 (Roy Travis)

conventional film image digitally scanned

Collared Pratincole, Hollingworth Lake, 30.05.83 (Roy Travis)

conventional film image digitally scanned

Little Ringed Plover, Astley Peat Pools, 08.05.05 (Ian McKerchar)

Little Ringed Plover, Pennington Flash, 18.04.07 (Paul Hammond)

Little Ringed Plover, White Holme Reservoir, 03.05.07 (Simon Hitchen)

Little Ringed Plover, Pennington Flash, 06.05.07 (John Tymon)

Ringed Plovers, North Wharf, Salford, 27.04.07 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Dotterel, Two Lads Hill, Horwich, May 1996 (Pete Berry)

one of two very confiding birds (scanned image from a conventional film photograph)

Lapwings, Pennington Flash, 26.11.06 (John Tymon)

Knot, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 11.03.06 (Rob Adderley)

Sanderling, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 04.05.06 (Rob Adderley)

Purple Sandpiper, Audenshaw Reservoirs, October 2002 (Rob Adderley)

Dunlin, Elton Reservoir, 17.04.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Dunlin, White Holme Reservoir, May 06 (Simon Hitchen)

Dunlin, Pennington Flash, 06.05.07 (John Tymon)

with a Common Sandpiper (top)

Dunlins, Pennington Flash, 11.05.07 (John Tymon)

Little Stint, Astley Moss East Pools, 07.08.02 (Ian McKerchar)

I know, what the hell! Crappy 2.1m pixel camera combined with huge distance of a very small bird, but it is there, just to the left of the vertical stick and a very nice first and only record for the site!

Temminck's Stint, Hope Carr Reserve, 05.06.01

an early digiscoping attempt using a 2.1m pixel camera, a great Andy Isherwood find

Temminck's Stint, Hope Carr Reserve, 05.06.01

an early digiscoping attempt using a 2.1m pixel camera