MANCHESTER BIRDING

IDENTIFICATION ISSUES

 

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SHAG

WILDFOWL

GULLS

TERNS

WAXWING

PIPITS

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) (PDF)

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- identification and pitfalls of adult Yellow-legged Gull (Ian McKerchar) (PDF)

An intriguing Iceland Gull (Ian McKerchar)

 

TERNS

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

 

WAXWING

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

 

PIPITS

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

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

Moulting Spring Water Pipits (Ian McKerchar) (PDF)

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

 

WAGTAILS

Into the Intergradation Zone- an apparent thunbergi x flava intergrade. (Ian McKerchar) (PDF)

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

 

THRUSHES

Ageing an ouzel (Ian McKerchar) (PDF)

 

 

 

 

 

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