Crossbill, Binn Green, 28.05.08 (Phil Jennison)

Crossbill, Binn Green, 07.06.08 (Rob Adderley)

Crossbill, Binn Green, 07.06.08 (Rob Adderley)

Crossbill, Binn Green, 22.06.08 (Steve Collins)

Brambling, Hale Barns, 27.03.07 (Henry Cook)

Brambling, Cow Lane, Hollingworth, 31.03.07 (Rob Adderley)

one of afew very smart males in the 30+ flock present

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 16.12.07 (John Tymon)

an attractive male

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 29.12.07 (John Tymon)

a nice male

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 29.12.07 (John Tymon)

a nice male

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 19.01.08 (Trevor Ogden)

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 02.03.08 (Jon Taverner)

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 05.06.08 (john Tymon)

Brambling, Pennington Flash, 05.06.08 (john Tymon)

Siskin, Holcombe, 05.03.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Siskin, Holcombe, 05.03.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Linnet, Elton Reservoir, 18.05.08 (Adrian Dancy)

Twite, Light Hazzles, 23.01.05 (Ian McKerchar)

one of many colour-ringed birds at the feeding station set up for this species

Twite, Light Hazzles, 23.01.05 (Ian McKerchar)

Twite, Light Hazzles, 23.01,05 (Ian McKerchar)

Twite, Light Hazzles, 23.01.05 (Ian McKerchar)

Twite, Light Hazzles Reservoir, 21.01.06 (Rob Adderley)

more colour-ringed birds at the feeding station

Twite, Light Hazzles Reservoir, 19.01.07 (Tom McKinney)

Twite, Light Hazzles, 04.04.07 (Jean Steele)

great shot of a typically colour-ringed bird

Lesser Redpoll, Hale Barns, 23.03.07 (Henry Cook)

Mealy Redpoll, Shay Lane, Hale Barns, 28.03.06 (Henry Cook)

a great bird on garden feeders, a female stayed from 28th march to 5th April, whilst a male was only present on the former date

Mealy Redpoll, Shay Lane, Hale Barns, 28.03.06 (Henry Cook)

with an obvious liking for nyjer seeds, accompanied by upto 12 Lesser Redpolls

Greenfinch, Pennington Flash, 01.09.07 (John Tymon)

juvenile

Goldfinch, Clewes Park, 03.03.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Common Rosefinch, Swinton, 06.03.99 (Steve Christmas)

caught in a ringers garden!

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 07.03.06 (Rob Adderley)

wearing the 'leg trinkets' typical of the feeding station masses

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 22.07.06 (Mike Baron)

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 22.07.06 (Mike Baron)

a juvenile bird

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 26.12.06 (Gill Houghton)

male in the feeding station which is easily Bullfinch capital of the county!

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 19.04.07 (John Tymon)

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 04.05.07 (John Tymon)

Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 31.05.07 (Mike Baron)

Lapland Bunting, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

another cracking Adderley find!

Lapland Bunting, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

Lapland Bunting, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 19.10.07 (Rob Adderley)

NEW! Little Bunting, Adswood Tip, 24.04.83 (photographer unknown)

this superb county first was trapped and ringed on the day of it's finding by Mike Passant (who is holding the bird in the image)

Little Bunting, Adswood Tip, 26.04.83 (Roy Travis)

Conventional film image digitally scanned

Little Bunting, Adswood Tip, 26.04.83 (Roy Travis)

Conventional film image digitally scanned

Little Bunting, Adswood Tip, 24.04.83 (John Rayner)

Reed Bunting, Elton Reservoir, 10.09.06 (Adrian Dancy)

Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 27.10.07 (Trevor Ogden)

Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 23.12.07 (John Tymon)

Snow Bunting, Werneth Low, 07.11.08 (John Rayner)

Snow Bunting, Werneth Low, 07.11.08 (John Rayner)

Snow Bunting, Werneth Low, 07.11.08 (John Rayner)

Yellowhammer, Irlam Moss, 11.05.08 (Steve Nelson)

Corn Bunting, Olive Mount Farm, Chat Moss, July 2005 (Rob Adderley)