Cetti's Warbler, Hawkley Reedbed, 05.05.08 (Jake Moot)

this is as good as it gets...up to now anyway!

Cetti's Warbler, Hawkley Reedbed, 05.05.08 (Judith Smith)

Cetti's Warbler, Hawkley Reedbed, 19.05.08 (Steve Collins)

took a while to get a decent shot but Steve certainly nailed it here...

Cetti's Warbler, Hawkley Reedbed, 19.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Sale Water Park, 02.05.06 (Rob Adderley)

Grasshopper Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 26.04.07 (Peter Turner)

Grasshopper Warbler, Piethorne Valley, 28.05.07 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Pennington Flash, 30.04.08 (Les Steele)

Grasshopper Warbler, Pennington Flash, 30.04.08 (Les Steele)

Sedge Warbler, Pennington Flash, 10.07.07 (John Tymon)

Sedge Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 15.05.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Reed Warbler, Pennington Flash, 16.05.08 (John Tymon)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Paul Hackett)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Paul Hackett)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Rob Smallwood)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Hippolais Warbler, China Town, 02.08.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Whitethroat, Irlam Moss, 30.04.07 (Peter Turner)

Whitethroat, Pennington Flash, 07.07.07 (John Tymon)

a juvenile bird

Whitethroat, Irlam Moss, 11.05.08 (Steve Nelson)

Lesser Whitethroat, Pennington Flash, 08.05.04 (Tom Morton)

Lesser Whitethroat, Holdens Farm, Horwich, 20.04.07 (Bill Aspin)

Garden Warbler, Piethorne Valley, 20.05.07 (Steve Collins)

Blackcap, Birtle, 29.09.07 (Paul Cliff)

gorging itself of the favoured Elderberries

Wood Warbler, Location withheld, 07.05.08 (Rob Adderley)

location withheld for the bird's welfare

Wood Warbler, Location withheld, 08.05.08 (Steve Collins)

location withheld for the bird's welfare

Wood Warbler, Location withheld, 08.05.08 (Steve Collins)

location withheld for the bird's welfare

Wood Warbler, Binn Green, 29.05.08 (John Rayner)

Wood Warbler, Binn Green, 29.05.08 (John Rayner)

Chiffchaff, Pennington Flash, 14.04.07 (John Tymon)

Chiffchaff, Elton Reservoir, 29.03.08 (Paul Wilson)

Chiffchaff, Pennington Flash, 30.03.08 (Jon Taverner)

Chiffchaff, Pennington Flash, 09.05.08 (John Tymon)

Chiffchaff, Pennington Flash, 09.05.08 (John Tymon)

Willow Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 26.04.07 (Peter Turner)

Goldcrest, Rochdale Cemetery, 06.10.07 (David Winnard)

Firecrest, Rochdale Cemetery, January 2005 (David Winnard)

a stunning little bird!

Firecrest, Bury, 18.12.07 (Paul Wilson)

Firecrest, Bury, 18.12.07 (Paul Wilson)

what a stunning garden visitor!

Firecrest, Bury, 10.02.08 (Paul Wilson)

still in the same garden- some people have all the luck!

Spotted Flycatcher, Holcombe, 12.05.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Spotted Flycatcher, Holcombe, 12.05.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Spotted Flycatcher, Hollingworth Hall Farm, 16.06.07 (Rob Adderley)

Spotted Flycatcher, Hollingworth Hall Farm, 16.06.07 (Rob Adderley)

Spotted Flycatcher, Irlam Moss, 11.05.08 (Steve Nelson)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 26.04.06 (Rob Adderley)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 06.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied Flycatchers, Etherow Country Park, 07.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 07.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 07.06.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 28.04.07 (Rob Adderley)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow Country Park, 28.04.07 (Rob Adderley)

Pied Flycatcher, Swallows Wood Trail, Hollingworth, 28.04.07 (Rob Adderley)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow CP, 05.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Pied Flycatcher, Etherow CP, 05.05.08 (Steve Collins)

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 31.05.07 (Mike Baron)

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 08.06.07 (John Tymon)

Blue Tit, Heaton Park, 05.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Blue Tit, Heaton Park, 06.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Great Tit, Pennington Flash, 31.05.07 (Mike Baron)

Coal Tit, Heaton Park, 22.12.05 (Adrian Dancy)

Coal Tit, Heaton Park, 05.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Clewes Park, 17.02.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Pennington Flash, 19.04.07 (John Tymon)

Long-tailed Tit, Pennington Flash, 15.03.08 (Trevor Odgen)

Willow Tit, Astley, 13.12.05 (Ian McKerchar)

a surprise visitor to the feeders in my garden, although not the first record it did stay around for a couple of weeks

Willow Tit, Pennington Flash, 10.07.07 (John Tymon)

Willow Tit, Pennington Flash, 03.09.07 (Paul Hammond)

Willow Tit, Pennington Flash, 04.09.07 (John Tymon)

Nuthatch, Heaton Park, 22.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Nuthatch, Heaton Park, 22.04.07 (Adrian Dancy)

Nuthatch, Pennington Flash, 15.09.07 (Mike Baron)

a Pennington Flash mega!

Nuthatch, Pennington Flash, 16.09.07 (Adrain J Drummon-Hill)

Nuthatch, Heaton Park, 06.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Red-backed Shrike, Shaw, June 1992 (Neil Calbrade)

a female and the only really 'manageable bird' for county listers (scanned image from a conventional film photograph)

Great Grey Shrike, Jackson's Boat, Chorlton, 01.02.81 (Roy Travis)

Conventional film image digitally scanned

Great Grey Shrike, Watergrove Reservoir, 08.04.99 (Neil Calbrade)

scanned image from a conventional photograph)

Jay, Pennington Flash, 03.11.06 (JohnTymon)

a nice in flight shot, complete with acorn

Jay, Pennington Flash, 11.05.07 (John Tymon)

Jay, Heaton Park, 06.01.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Jay, Pennington Flash, 27.03.08 (Jon Taverner)

Magpie, Chorlton Water Park, 29.04.08 (Adrian Dancy)

with Carrion Crow below

Raven, Winter Hill, 30.03.08 (John Tymon)

Raven, Bolton Town Centre, 13.04.08 (Adrian Dancy)