MANCHESTER BIRDING

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SHAG

WILDFOWL

GULLS

TERNS

WAXWING

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WAGTAILS

THRUSHES

 

 

 

 

SHAG

Shag in Greater Manchester- a quick look at their identification and occurrence (Ian McKerchar)

 

WILDFOWL

Whitestripes! A guide to Green-winged Teal (Ian McKerchar)

The Pennington 'mid' Scaup July 2006- identification resolved? (Ian McKerchar)

 

GULLS

A Peculiar P10? A rather untypical Caspian Gull (Ian McKerchar)

A classic Caspian (Ian McKerchar)

An apparent melanistic Lesser Black-backed Gull (Ian McKerchar)

More than just a mantle- status, identification and pitfalls of adult Yellow-legged Gull (Ian McKerchar)

Clinching a Caspian- the occurrence and identification of a county Caspian Gull (Ian McKerchar)

Portrayal of a county Caspian- field sketches of an adult Caspian Gull (Ian McKerchar)

3rd winter Caspian Gull  Heaton Park/Audenshaw Reservoirs winter 2005/2006- a photo essay (Ian McKerchar)

An intriguing Iceland Gull (Ian McKerchar)

 

TERNS

Black and White-winged Black Tern- consolidation of their identification in juvenile plumage (Ian McKerchar)

 

WAXWING

Waxwings- a Winter's Delight: occurrence, sexing, ageing and gallery (Ian McKerchar)

 

PIPITS

 Further Trials and Trivialis- looky-likey Meadow Pipits (Ian McKerchar)

Trivialis Tribulations- trouble with Tree Pipit identification (Ian McKerchar)

Photospot- Water Pipit, a quick identification recap and review (Ian McKerchar)

The Logicality of Littoralis- the status and identification of Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Ian McKerchar)

 

WAGTAILS

Flava Frustration- are male Blue-headed Wagtails all they appear? (Ian McKerchar)

 

THRUSHES

Ageing an ouzel (Ian McKerchar)

The Walkden Mystery Garden Birds- the consensus of opinion on their identification (Ian McKerchar)

 

 

 

 

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