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Waxwings, Radcliffe, 04.12.04 (Adrian Dancy)
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Waxwing, Radcliffe, 04.12.04 (Adrian Dancy)
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Waxwing, Radcliffe, 04.12.04 (Adrian Dancy)
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Waxwing, Stockport town centre, 04.12.05 (Rob Adderley)
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Waxwing, Stockport town centre, 04.12.05 (Rob Adderley)
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Waxwings, 26.01.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Waxwings, Woodley, 26.01.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Waxwing, Woodley, 27.01.06 (Rob Adderley)
a colour-ringed bird |
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Dipper, Summerseat, 31.08.05 (Adrian Dancy)
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Dipper, Summerseat, 31.08.05 (Adrian Dancy)
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Dipper, Brabins Park, 27.02.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Dipper, Burrs Country Park, 07.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Dipper, Burrs Country Park, 07.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
a young juvenile bird |
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Dipper, Burrs Country Park, 07.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
the juvenile bird again |
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Dipper, Burrs Country Park, 07.05.07 (Adrian Dancy)
the parent feeding a begging youngster! |
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Whinchat, Eccles ETW, January 2005 (Judith Smith)
an overwintering bird, not only a county first but a very uncommon occurance throughout the UK |
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Whinchat, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 14.05.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Whinchat, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 14.05.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Whinchat, Chat Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
an immature |
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Whinchat, Chat Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
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Whinchat, Chat Moss, 31.07.07 (Ian McKerchar)
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Stonechat, Holcombe Moor, 05.06.05 (Adrian Dancy)
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Stonechat, Hope Carr Reserve, 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Stonechat, Hope Carr Reserve, 2006 (Ian McKerchar)
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Stonechat, Burnt Edge Moor, 25.03.07 (Jill Mills)
a amle with very large white patched on the upperparts and striking slim, pure white rump patch (apart from one or two dark streaks) |
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Stonechat, Burnt Edge Moor, 25.03.07 (Jill Mills)
a striking bird! |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.06 (Adrian Dancy)
the female of the breeding pair collecting food for the young in thier favourite car park! |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 20.07.06 (Adrian Dancy)
The male from the breeding pair |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.06 (Adrian Dancy)
The male in flight, it's rather brown wings suggesting a first summer bird which was supported by observers sightings |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.06 (Adrian Dancy)
The female from the breeding pair |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.06 (Adrian Dancy)
The male in flight with it's rather brown wings suggesting a first-summer bird, supported by obervers sightings |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
one of the juveniles |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
juvenile |
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Black Redstarts, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
the 2 juveniles together |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
juvenile |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
juvenile |
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Black Redstart, Manchester City Centre, 14.08.06 (Adrian Dancy)
juvenile |
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Black Redstart, China Town, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Black Redstarts, China Town, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.07 (Adrian Dancy)
adult feeding a beggin youngster |
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Black Redstart, China Town, Manchester City Centre, 29.07.07 (Adrian Dancy)
on of the juveniles |
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Redstart, Swallows Wood trail, 27.04.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Redstart, Middle Wood, Swallows Wood Trail, Hollingworth, 15.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Redstart, Middle Wood, Swallows Wood Trail, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
the same bird as on the 14th, still present |
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Redstart, Piethorne Valley, 20.05.07 (Steve Collins)
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Wheatear, Pennington Flash, 21.09.89 (John Tymon)
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Wheatear, Holcombe Moor, June 06 (Adrian Dancy)
junenile |
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Wheatear, Holcombe Moor, June 06 (Adrian Dancy)
juvenile |
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Wheatear, Pennington Flash, nov 05 (Rob Adderley)
a rather late Greenland race |
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Wheatear, Pennington Flash, nov 05 (Rob Adderley)
typical plumage colouration and size/structure for a Greenland bird |
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Wheatear, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 09.04.06 (Paul Hammond)
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Northern Wheatear, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 03.05.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Northern Wheatear, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 03.05.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Wheatears, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 11.04.07 (Tom McKinney)
part of a little 'fall' of them, atleast 11 in all. |
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Wheatear, Burnt Edge, 20.04.07 (Peter Turner)
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Wheatear, North Wharf, Salford, 27.04.07 (Geoff Hargreaves)
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Wheatear, Chat Moss, 09.05.07 (Ian McKerchar)
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Wheatear, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 28.08.07 (Paul Hammond)
a nice juvenile 'northern' |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 08.03.07 (Ian McKerchar)
a cracking male and not surprisingly a county first! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 08.03.07 (Ian McKerchar)
What a bird! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 08.03.07 (Ian McKerchar)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Tom McKinney)
still a stunner!!!!! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Tom McKinney)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Adrian Dancy)
what a big yawn! Must be getting bored with Irlam Moss as it departed not so long after this.............. |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Adam Davidson)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Adam Davidson)
make a change from all those close ups! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Rob Adderley)
just get's better and better..................... |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Judith Smith)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Stephen Menzie)
Marvellous....................not bad for a little, inland, north-west england county, eh! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Stephen Menzie)
See Stephen's own excellent birding blog on the 'links' page on the website |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Paul Hackett)
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Paul Hackett)
just when you think you've seen the best, a shot like this appears! |
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Desert Wheatear, Irlam Moss, 09.03.07 (Paul Hackett)
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Ring Ouzel, Dovestones, 02.10.06 (Rob Adderley)
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Ring Ouzel, Dovestones, 02.10.06 (Rob Adderley)
here with a Mistle Thrush |
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Ring Ouzel, Burnt Edge, 18.04.07 (Judith Smith)
a handsome male and one of 19 up there on this date |
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Ring Ouzel, Burnt Edge, 19.04.07 (Dean MacDonald)
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Ring Ouzels, Burnt Edge, 20.04.07 (Bill Aspin)
part of a flock of 15 birds |
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Ring Ouzels, Burnt Edge, 20.04.07 (Bill Aspin)
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Ring Ouzel, Burnt Edge, 20.04.07 (Peter Turner)
a nice in flight shot for a change! |
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Ring Ouzel, Middlebank, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
part of a flock of 14 |
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Ring Ouzel, Middlebank, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Ring Ouzel, Middlebank, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Ring Ouzel, Middlebank, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
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Ring Ouzels, Middlebank, Hollingworth, 20.04.07 (Rob Adderley)
just afew of the flock of 14 birds |
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Blackbird, Pennington Flash, 06.08.06 (mike Baron)
one of the many partial albino birds that exist at Pennington. |
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Fieldfare, Burnt Edge, 19.04.07 (Dean MacDonald)
one of afew birds migrating with the Ring Ouzels |
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Mistle Thrush, St,Mary's Park, 07.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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Mistle Thrush, St,Mary's Park, 07.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)
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