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All identification articles are in current BOU taxonomic species order.
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IDENTIFICATION OF GREEN-WINGED TEAL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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SEPERATION OF JUVENILE SHAG AND CORMORANT BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF JUVENILE AMERICAN BLACK TERN BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF JUVENILE WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN BY IAN McKERCHAR
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MELANISTSIC LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF ADULT YELLOW-LEGGED GULL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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CLASSIC ADULT CASPIAN GULL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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ADULT CASPIAN GULL WITH ATYPICAL P10 BY IAN MCKERCHAR
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WAXWING- OCCURRENCE, SEXING AND AGEING BY IAN McKERCHAR
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AGEING A RING OUZEL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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HYBRID GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF CHANNEL WAGTAIL BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF TREE PIPIT 1 BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF TREE PIPIT 2 BY IAN McKERCHAR
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IDENTIFICATION OF SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT BY IAN McKERCHAR
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WATER PIPIT IN SPRING MOULT BY IAN McKERCHAR
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All rarity account articles are in current BOU taxonomic species order.
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SURF SCOTER ON AUDENSHAW RESERVOIRS, JUNE 2025 BY ROB ADDERLEY added 11.07.25
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BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER AT WATERGROVE BY STEVE ATKINS
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GREAT SNIPE IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY IAN McKERCHAR
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LONG-TAILED SKUA AT PENNINGTON FLASH BY IAN McKERCHAR
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DUSKY THRUSH IN LEIGH BY IAN McKERCHAR
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All birding articles are in current BOU taxonomic species order.
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WHITE-FRONTED GEESE AT HOLLINGWORTH BY SIMON HITCHEN AND IAN McKERCHAR
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BLACK-TAILED GODWIT IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY DAVE BROOME AND IAN McKERCHAR
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COUNTY GULLING BONANZA OF 2007-2008 BY IAN McKERCHAR
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BLACK REDSTARTS IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY IAN McKERCHAR
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All county listing articles are in chronological order; most recent at the top.
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ELTON SITE LIST 2014 BY IAN PETERS
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COUNTY YEAR LIST 2010 BY MARK RIGBY
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BIRDS OF HOLLINGWORTH LAKE 2009 BY SIMON HITCHEN
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COUNTY YEAR LIST 2008 BY PAUL HEATON
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COUNTY SELF-FOUND YEAR LIST 2008 BY IAN McKERCHAR
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ELTON YEAR LIST 2008 BY SIMON WARFORD
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COUNTY DAY LIST 2008 BY MARK RIGBY
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COUNTY YEAR LIST 2005 BY BRIAN FIELDING
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COUNTY YEAR LIST 2002 BY IAN McKERCHAR
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All miscellaneous articles are in no particular order whatsoever...
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GREAT WHITE EGRET REMOVED FROM THE COUNTY RARITY LIST, NOVEMBER 2025 BY IAN McKERCHAR added 15.11.25
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BTO- MANCHESTER REGION 2023 REVIEW BY NICK HILTON
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HOW TO RECORD BREEDING BIRDS IN GREATER MANCHESTER, 14th MARCH, 2023 BY STEVE ATKINS
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ROY RHODES, JUNE 8th, 1945 - MARCH 31st, 2022 BY DAVID WILSON
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ROY RHODES, JUNE 8th, 1945 – MARCH 31st, 2022 BY STEVE MARTIN
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ONE THOUSAND HOURS- A STUDY OF BIRDS IN A SMALL AREA OF CARRINGTON MOSS BY JEFF CLARKE
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BTO- MANCHESTER REGION 2019 REVIEW BY NICK HILTON
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BTO- MANCHESTER REGION 2016 REVIEW BY NICK HILTON
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SUMMARY OF THE 2019 BITTERN BREEDING SEASON BY SIMON WOTTON
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SUMMARY OF THE 2018 BITTERN BREEDING SEASON BY SIMON WOTTON
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SUMMARY OF THE 2017 BITTERN BREEDING SEASON BY SIMON WOTTON
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SUMMARY OF THE 2016 BITTERN BREEDING SEASON BY SIMON WOTTON
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THE BIRD SKINS COLLECTION AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM BY IAN McKERCHAR
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BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY- JUST ENJOY IT BY DAVID WINNARD
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MEET AND GREET THE MANKY BIRDERS BY IAN McKERCHAR
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UNRAVELLING THE STRING BY IAN McKERCHAR
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