Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (John Tymon)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Jon Taverner)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 16.05.10 (Jon Taverner)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 17.05.10 (John Taverner)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 18.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 18.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 18.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 18.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 19.05.10 (Pauline Greenhalgh)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 19.05.10 (Pauline Greenhalgh)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 19.05.10 (Pauline Greenhalgh)

Osprey, Dover Basin, 19.05.10 (Pauline Greenhalgh)

Marsh Harrier, Red Moss, Horwich, 03.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 05.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 05.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Male bird in shallow stoop

Peregrine, Manchester City Centre, 05.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Male bird over the Cathedral

Peregrine, Doffcocker, 18.03.10 (Mark Cain)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 17.04.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrines, Rochdale, 22.05.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 22.05.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 22.05.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 22.05.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 22.05.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Peregrine, Rochdale, 24.05.10 (Ivan Ellison)

The male bird

Peregrines, Rochdale, 24.05.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Peregrines, Rochdale, 24.05.10 (Ivan Ellison)

Kestrel, Pennington Flash, 25.04.10 (John Tymon)

Kestrel, Pennington Flash, 25.04.10 (John Tymon)

Male with a frog as prey!

Hobby, location withheld, 09.05.10 (John Tymon)

Hobby, location withheld, 09.05.10 (John Tymon)

Hobby, location withheld, 09.05.10 (John Tymon)

Hobby, location withheld, 09.05.10 (John Tymon)

Pheasant, Astley Moss, 02.05.10 (Steve Nelson)

Cock!

Oystercatcher, Pennington Flash, 15.05.10 (John Tymon)

Avocets, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Avocets, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Avocets, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Avocets, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Avocet, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Avocets, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 02.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Little Ringed Plover, Pennington Flash, 10.04.10 (Jon Taverner)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Rob Adderley)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 08.05.10 (Simon Hitchen)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Eight out of the total nine birds present.

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Dotterel, Brown Wardle Hill, 10.05.10 (Steve Collins)

Sanderlings, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 29.04.10 (Rob Adderley)

A flock of four birds

Sanderlings, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 29.04.10 (Rob Adderley)

Part of the flock of 4 with accompanying Dunlin

Dunlin, Elton Reservoir, 16.05.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Alpina

Dunlin, Elton Reservoir, 16.05.10 (Dennis Atherton)

Alpina

Redshanks, Pennington Flash, 17.04.10 (John Tymon)

Taking it in turns having piggy back rides...or something?

Redshanks, Pennington Flash, 17.04.10 (John Tymon)

Male in display to a female

Redshank, Pennington Flash, 17.04.10 (John Tymon)

Black-tailed Godwits, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.04.10 (Rob Adderley)

Black-tailed Godwit, Pennington Flash, 04.04.10 (Mark Cain)

Black-tailed Godwits, Pennington Flash, 13.05.10 (John Tymon)

19 individuals

Black-tailed Godwits, Pennington Flash, 13.05.10 (John Tymon)

Note the rhynchokinesis (flexibility in the upper mandible) of the centre bird

Black-tailed Godwits, Dover Basin, 18.05.10 (Steve Collins)

21 individuals

Whimbrel, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.04.10 (Rob Adderley)

Two Whimbrel on the left with two Curlew on the right

Whimbrel, Elton Reservoir, 20.04.10 (Paul Wilson)

All five birds together

Whimbrel, Elton Reservoir, 20.04.10 (Paul Wilson)

Whimbrel, Elton Reservoir, 20.04.10 (Paul Wilson)

Whimbrel, Astley Moss, 01.05.10 (John Tymon)

Two of a flock of seven birds.

Whimbrel, Rindle, Astley, 03.05.10 (John Tymon)

Whimbrel, Rindle, Astley, 03.05.10 (John Tymon)

Whimbrel, Astley Moss East Pools, 08.05.01 (Ian McKerchar)

Whimbrel, Astley Moss East Pools, 08.05.01 (Ian McKerchar)

Whimbrel, Astley Moss East Pools, 08.05.01 (Ian McKerchar)

Common Sandpiper, Pennington Flash, 09.04.10 (Jon Taverner)

Snipe, Pennington Flash, 09.04.10 (Jon Taverner)

Snipe, Pennington Flash, 21.04.10 (John Tymon)