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Tree Sparrow, Rindle, Astley, 06.11.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Tree Sparrow, Rindle, Astley, 06.11.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Tree Sparrow, Rindle, Astley, 06.11.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Tree Sparrow, Glazebury, 28.12.11 (Joe Wynn)
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Tree Sparrow, Glazebury, 14.01.12 (Adam Jones)
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Tree Sparrow, Glazebury, 15.01.12 (John Tymon)
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Tree Sparrows, Glazebury, 15.01.12 (John Tymon)
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Chaffinch, Wigan Flashes, 20.01.11 (Geoff Hargreaves)
Partially leucistic |
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Chaffinch, Wigan Flashes, 20.01.11 (Geoff Hargreaves)
Partially leucistic |
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Chaffinch, Bolton, 23.03.12 (Geoff Butler)
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Brambling, Pennington Flash, 14.11.10 (John Tymon)
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Bramblings, Orrell Water Park, 17.12.10 (Peter Alker)
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Bramblings, Orrell Water Park, 04.01.11 (David Duncan)
Adult male at the back and first winter female at the front (note moult contrast in the outer greater coverts) |
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Brambling, Orrell Water Park, 04.01.11 (David Duncan)
Male, probably first winter |
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Brambling, Binn Green, 08.01.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Brambling, Binn Green, 22.01.11 (David Rogers)
Male |
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Brambling, Binn Green, 22.01.11 (David Rogers)
Male |
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Brambling, Binn Green, 17.03.11 (Dennis Atherton)
Male |
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Brambling, Pennington Flash, 23.03.11 (Ivan Ellison)
Male |
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Brambling, Pennington Flash, 29.03.11 (John Tymon)
Male |
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Brambling, Pennington Flash, 29.03.11 (Tede Keane)
Male |
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Brambling, Cow Lane, Hollingworth, Hyde, 02.03.12 (Rob Adderley)
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Linnets, Bradley Fold, 03.10.10 (Dennis Atherton)
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Linnet, Horwich Moors, 23.08.11 (David Rogers)
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Lesser Redpolls, Hale, 20.02.11 (Vaughan Evans)
With Siskins mixed in on garden feeders. |
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Lesser Redpoll, Binn Green, 17.03.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Lesser Redpoll, Binn Green, 17.03.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Lesser Redpoll, Pennington Flash, 22.01.12 (John Tymon)
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
A pale looking individual but probably a lesser nevertheless. |
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Lesser Redpoll, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 18.02.12 (Chris Brown)
A pale looking individual but probably a lesser nevertheless. |
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NEW! Lesser Redpoll, Georges Lane, Horwich Moors, 07.05.12 (Dennis Atherton)
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Twite, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 16.10.10 (Rob Adderley)
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Twite, Audenshaw Reservoirs, 16.10.10 (Rob Adderley)
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Goldfinch, Bolton, 29.05.11 (Geoff Butler)
Juvenile |
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Goldfinch, Horwich Moors, 23.08.11 (David Rogers)
Juvenile |
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Siskin, Binn Green, 22.01.11 (David Rogers)
Male |
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Siskin, Binn Green, 22.01.11 (David Rogers)
Male |
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Siskin, Binn Green, 17.03.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Siskin, Binn Green, 13.07.11 (Ivan Ellison)
Juvenile |
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Siskin, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 27.02.12 (chris Brown)
Male |
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Siskin, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 27.02.12 (chris Brown)
Male |
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Siskin, Bromley Cross, Bolton, 27.02.12 (chris Brown)
Female |
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Bullfinch, Bolton, 01.12.10 (Geoff Butler)
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Bullfinch, Bolton, 01.12.10 (Geoff Butler)
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Bullfinch, Pennington Flash, 18.06.11 (John Tymon)
Juvenile |
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 15.03.11 (Mark Rigby)
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 14.05.11 (Mark Rigby)
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 16.07.11 (Dennis Atherton)
Juvenile |
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 16.07.11 (Dennis Atherton)
Juvenile |
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 16.07.11 (Dennis Atherton)
Juvenile |
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Crossbill, Wilderswood, 02.10.11 (Simon Warford)
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Crossbills, Wilderswood, 02.10.11 (Simon Warford)
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Crossbills, Wilderswood, 02.10.11 (Simon Warford)
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Crossbill, Walker Fold, 16.10.11 (Chris Brown)
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Crossbill, Walker Fold, 16.10.11 (Chris Brown)
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Crossbill, Walker Fold, 16.10.11 (Chris Brown)
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 19.02.12 (Ivan Ellison)
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Crossbill, Binn Green, 19.02.12 (Ivan Ellison)
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 13.12.11 (Joe Wynn)
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 13.12.11 (Joe Wynn)
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 13.12.11 (Kevin Kelly)
Male, probably first winter |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 13.12.11 (Kevin Kelly)
This instructive shot portrays the features characteristic of an immature male. Note in particular the extent and pattern of black on the longest primary covert and the 4th tail feather (which in this image is the tail feather on the left of the three just poking out underneath the primaries). |
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Snow Buntings, Winter Hill, 18.12.11 (Paul Risley)
The two, probably both immature males, together. |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 22.12.11 (David Rogers)
Immature male |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 22.12.11 (David Rogers)
Immature male |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 22.12.11 (David Rogers)
Immature male |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 22.12.11 (David Rogers)
Immature male |
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Snow Bunting, Winter Hill, 12.12.11 (Tim Mitchell)
Immature male |
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Lapland Bunting, Winter Hill, 28.09.10 (Mark Rigby)
Probable adult female |
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Lapland Bunting, Winter Hill, 28.09.10 (Mark Rigby)
Probable adult female |
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Lapland Bunting, Winter Hill, 28.09.10 (Mark Rigby)
Probable adult female |
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Lapland Bunting, Daisy Hill, Westhaughton, 28.12.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)
Adult male in non-breeding plumage |
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Lapland Bunting, Daisy Hill, Westhaughton, 28.12.10 (Geoff Hargreaves)
Adult male in non-breeding plumage |
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Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 18.12.10 (John Tymon)
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Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 05.03.11 (Adrian Dancy)
Male attaining breeding plumage. Note that the black head is obtained through abrasion (of the brown on the feathers revealing the black) and not through moult. |
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Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 25.05.11 (John Tymon)
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Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 05.02.12 (John Tymon)
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Reed Bunting, Pennington Flash, 05.02.12 (John Tymon)
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Yellowhammer, Orrell Water Park, 16.02.11 (David Duncan)
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Yellowhammer, Orrell Water Park, 16.02.11 (David Duncan)
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Yellowhammer, Astley, 02.06.11 (Dennis Atherton)
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Yellowhammer, Middle Farm, Bredbury, 26.09.11 (Rob Adderley)
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NEW! Yellowhammer, Astley Moss, 28.04.12 (Dennis Atherton)
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Yellowhammer, Rindle, Astley, 30.04.12 (Ivan Ellison)
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