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Sand Martin, Fairbrother Street, Salford, 28.03.07 (Geoff Hargreaves)
a hand held shot of a very difficult species to catch in flight! |
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Sand Martin, Elton Reservoir, 01.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Sand Martin, Fairbrother Street, Salford, 10.08.07 (Geoff Hargreaves)
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Sand Martin, Radcliffe, 15.05.08 (Adrian Dancy)
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House Martins, Dover Lock, 13.07.08 (Geoff Hargreaves)
Collecting mud by thr Dover Lock pub |
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Swallow, Elton Reservoir, 01.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Swallow, North Wharf, Salford, 06.06.07 (Geoff Hargreaves)
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Swallow, Elton Reservoir, 24.07.07 (Adrian Dancy)
a juvenile bird |
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Swallow, Hand Lane, Leigh, 23.06.08 (Jon Taverner)
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Richards Pipit, Rumworth Lodge, 27.10.06 (videograbs by Phil Rhodes, edited by Tony Disley)
a great find and the first images of the species taken in the county |
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Meadow Pipit, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.04.06 (Paul Hammond)
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Tree Pipit, Irlam Moss, 18.05.08 (Steve Collins)
a very obliging bird that took up a territory along 12 Yards Road and liked to sing from telegraph poles |
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Tree Pipit, Irlam Moss, 18.05.08 (Steve Collins)
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Rock Pipit, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.04.06 (Rob Adderley)
a Scandinavian, 'littoralis' bird which caused some confusion due to it's apparent white outer-tail feathers! |
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Rock Pipit, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.04.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Rock Pipit, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.04.06 (Paul Hammond)
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Rock Pipits, Audenshaw Reservoir, 14.10.06 (Rob Adderley)
3 birds, which easily constitutes the highest count ever recorded in a photo taken in the county! |
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Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blackstone Edge Reservoir, 29.03.07 (Simon Hitchen)
littoralis race, record shots but more than adequate to confirm the identification |
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Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blackstone Edge Reservoir, 29.03.07 (Simon Hitchen)
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Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blackstone Edge Reservoir, 29.03.07 (Simon Hitchen)
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Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blackstone Edge Reservoir, 30.03.07 (Sean Gray)
check out Sean's own excellent photos on his website at www.grayimages.co.uk |
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Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blackstone Edge Reservoir, 30.03.07 (Sean Gray)
have you checked it out yet? www.grayimages.co.uk |
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Rock Pipits, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 16.03.08 (Rob Adderley)
one bird clearly showing characteristics of the Scandinavian race littoralis |
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Rock Pipits, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 16.03.08 (Rob Adderley)
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Yellow Wagtails, Irlam Moss, 13.05.04 (Steve Nelson)
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Yellow Wagtail, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 23.04.06 (Paul Hammond)
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Yellow Wagtail, Elton Reservoir, 20.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Yellow Wagtail, Elton Reservoir, 20.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 24.07.07 (ian McKerchar)
a quite advanced juvenile |
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Yellow Wagtails, Irlam Moss, 24.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
Four juveniles out of a group of 13 in horse paddocks |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
another quite advanced juvenile |
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Yellow Wagtails, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
Two juveniles obviously not from the same brood, note the very different stages of moult with the bird in the foreground much more advanced |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
a juvenile bird, looking superficially like a young Pied Wagtail but notice especially the slight yellow coming through on the rear flanks and underbody and the olive feathering appearing on the scapulars and mantle. |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
the same juvenile with a nice strong head pattern |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
a female on 12 yards road, hence the terrible heat haze off the tarmac! |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 31.07.07 (Steve Nelson)
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 01.08.07 (Steve Nelson)
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Yellow Wagtails, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 17.04.08 (Rob Adderley)
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Yellow Wagtails, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 17.04.08 (Rob Adderley)
with a White Wagtail behind them |
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Yellow Wagtail, Irlam Moss, 11.05.08 (Steve Nelson)
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Yellow Wagtail, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 03.05.04 (Rob Adderley)
male Blue-headed (flava) Wagtail with metal ring on the right leg |
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Yellow Wagtail, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 03.05.04 (Rob Adderley)
male Blue-headed (flava) Wagtail |
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Grey Wagtail, Pennington Flash, 30.09.07 (John Tymon)
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Pied Wagtails, Albert Square, Manchester City Centre, 02.02.07 (Adrian Dancy)
a roost of aboput 100 birds in trees underneath the town hall clock! |
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Pied Wagtails, Albert Square, Manchester City Centre, 02.02.07 (Adrian Dancy)
a closer look at some of the birds in this traditional roost. |
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Pied Wagtail, Ashworth Moor Reservoir, 29.09.07 (David Winnard)
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Pied Wagtail, Ashworth Moor Reservoir, 29.09.07 (David Winnard)
beautiful shot of the wing! |
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Pied Wagtail, Ashworth Moor Reservoir, 29.09.07 (David Winnard)
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Pied Wagtail, River Irwell, 12.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)
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White Wagtails, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 14.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
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White Wagtail, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 07.05.07 (Rob Adderley)
with a male Wheatear! |
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