Garden Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 29.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Garden Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 29.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Garden Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 31.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Garden Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 31.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Blackcap, Whalley Range, 07.03.09 (Gus Gem)

an overwintering bird on garden feeders

Blackcap, Pennington Flash, 19.4.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Blackcap, Pennington Flash, 17.04.10 (John Tymon)

Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 26.04.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 30.08.09 (Paul Wilson)

Lesser Whitethroat, Pennington Flash, 17.07.08 (John Tymon)

Lesser Whitethroat, Pennington Flash, 17.07.08 (John Tymon)

Lesser Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 29.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Lesser Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 29.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Lesser Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 29.08.08 (Paul Wilson)

Lesser Whitethroat, Elton Reservoir, 04.07.09 (Paul Wilson)

Grasshopper Warbler, Rindle Road, Astley, 26.07.08 (Simon Hitchen)

Grasshopper Warbler, Barlow's Farm, 03.05.09 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Barlow's Farm, 03.05.09 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Barlow's Farm, 03.05.09 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Barlow's Farm, 03.05.09 (Steve Collins)

Grasshopper Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 07.05.09 (Paul Wilson)

Grasshopper Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 01.09.09 (Paul Wilson)

Grasshopper Warbler, Elton Reservoir, 01.09.09 (Paul Wilson)

Sedge Warbler, Elton Reservoir, early June 2008 (Dave Lyle)

Sedge Warbler, Barlow's Farm, 03.05.09 (Steve Collins)

Reed Warblers, Pennington Flash, 23.06.08 (Jon Taverner)

Reed Warbler, Pennington Flash, 10.05.09 (John Tymon)

Reed Warbler, Pennington Flash, 10.05.09 (John Tymon)

Reed Warbler, Pennington Flash, 01.08.09 (John Tymon)

Chiffchaff, Pennington Flash, 11.08.09 (Jon Taverner)

Willow Warbler, Pennington Flash, 25.07.09 (John Tymon)

juvenile

Willow Warbler, Pennington Flash, 25.07.09 (John Tymon)

juvenile

Goldcrest, near Elton Reservoir, 10.12.08 (Paul Wilson)

Goldcrests, Salford, 08.12.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Goldcrest, Birtle, 10.01.09 (Pat Killelea)

Goldecrest, Birtle, 08.02.09 (Mike Killelea)

Goldcrest, Birtle, 28.01.10 (Mike Killelea)

Goldcrest, Birtle, 28.01.10 (Mike Killelea)

Goldcrest, Birtle, 21.02.10 (Mike Killelea)

Firecrest, Daisyfield, Bury, 29.11.08 (Paul Wilson)

Firecrest, Swinton, 04.01.09 (Steve Christmas)

trapped, ringed and photographed in Steve's garden!

Pied Flycatcher, Swallows Wood, 21.04.09 (Rob Adderley)

washing male

Spotted Flycatcher, Elton Reservoir, 06.09.09 (Paul Wilson)

a record shot

Spotted Flycatcher, Elton Reservoir, 10.09.09 (Paul Wilson)

Spotted Flycatcher, Elton Reservoir, 10.09.09 (Paul Wilson)

Long-tailed Tit, Pennington Flash, 24.01.09 (John Tymon)

Long-tailed Tit, Salford, 08.01.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Elton Reservoir, 31.03.09 (jill Islam)

taking pieces of a plastic tray (think chip shop type of thing) to use as nesting material

Long-tailed Tit, Salford, 20.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Salford, 20.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Salford, 20.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Long-tailed Tit, Pennington Flash, 21.03.10 (John Tymon)

Long-tailed Tit, Glazebury, 07.03.10 (John Tymon)

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 01.10.08 (David Winnard)

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 19.03.10 (John Tymon)

Individuals with such deformed bills as this one are not that uncommon and many are considerably more deformed than this! Either way though, they actually seem to cope quite well.

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 19.03.10 (John Tymon)

Individuals with such deformed bills as this one are not that uncommon and many are considerably more deformed than this! Either way though, they actually seem to cope quite well.

Blue Tit, Pennington Flash, 19.03.10 (John Tymon)

Individuals with such deformed bills as this one are not that uncommon and many are considerably more deformed than this! Either way though, they actually seem to cope quite well.

Blue Tit, Glazebury, 07.03.10 (John Tymon)

Blue Tit, Glazebury, 07.03.10 (John Tymon)

Great Tit, Glazebury, 07.03.10 (John Tymon)

Coal Tit, Heaton Park, 06.12.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Coal Tit, Smethurst Hall, 04.01.09 (David Winnard)

Willow Tits, Pennington Flash, 01.10.08 (David Winnard)

Willow Tit, Hollingowrth Lake, October 2009 (Simon Hitchen)

a real Hollingworth Lake mega!

Treecreepers, Binn Green, 15.06.08 (Paul Wilson)

a full family!

Treecreeper, Pennington Flash, 24.01.09 (John Tymon)

Treecreeper, Redisher Woods, 10.05.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Treecreeper, Redisher Woods, 10.05.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Treecreeper, Holcombe, 17.04.10 (Paul Wilson)

Nuthatch, Smethurst Hall, 04.01.09 (David Winnard)

Nuthatch, Salford, 09.04.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Nuthatch, Heaton Park, 27.12.09 (Adrian Dancy)

Nuthatch, Heaton Park, 09.01.10 (Adrian Dancy)

Jay, Leigh, 28.11.09 (Jon Taverner)

A nice garden visitor

Jay, Castleshaw Reservoirs, 28.11.09 (Mark Rigby)

Magpie, Pennington Flash, 02.05.09 (John Tymon)

Magpie, Rochdale, 03.01.10 (David Winnard)

Carrion Crow, Bolton, 06.03.10 (Peter Welch)

One of the many variants of that particular area

Carrion Crow, Bolton, 06.03.10 (Peter Welch)

One of the many variants of that particular area

Raven, Smithills Moor, 20.03.09 (Dean MacDonald)

Raven, Smithills Moor, 20.03.09 (Dean MacDonald)

Raven, JJB Stadium, Wigan, 29.03.09 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Raven, JJB Stadium, Wigan, 29.03.09 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Raven, Elton Reservoir, 26.04.09 (Paul Wilson)

Raven, Elton Reservoir, 26.04.09 (Paul Wilson)

Ravens, Ludworth Moor, 19.09.09 (Rob Adderley)

just about to enjoy a sit down meal!

Wigan, Wigan Town Centre, 20.02.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Raven, Wigan Town Centre, 11.04.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)

Starling, Ashton-under-Lyne, 23.07.09 (Adrian Dancy)

A moulting juvenile. Note that bird has already replaced most of the greater coverts, tertials and has new inner primaries and a few new underpart feathers along the flanks

Rose-coloured Starling, Birtle, 18.09.09 (Pat Killelea)

a superb county first record, videograbbed from the photographers back garden!