These galleries are for rare and scarce species only, seen anywhere in the UK and not just within Greater Manchester. Inclusion of images within these galleries does not infer any record's acceptance by the County or National Rarities Committees. 

Whilst I very warmly welcome potentially suitable images to be sent to me, though unfortunately I cannot always guarantee their inclusion, alternatively images can be added within sightings posts on the Manchester Birding Forum where I can save them and add them here.  These galleries are intended for the best images available though and whilst occasionally that may include some more 'record shots' of particular birds (due to circumstances of the bird or observations of it), in the main, images should ideally be of the highest quality. 'GM' within the caption for any species denotes it was taken within Greater Manchester.

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wildfowl

GAMEBIRDS, DIVERS, SEABIRDS, HERONS, GREBES, RAPTORS

RAILS, crane, WADERS

SKUAS, AUKS, TERNS, GULLS

DOVES, CUCKOOS, OWLS, SWIFTS, WOODPECKERS, FALCONS, SHRIKES, corvids, STARLINGS, TITS

LARKS, HIRUNDINES, WARBLERS, WAXWING, THRUSHES

FLYCATCHERS, CHATS, WHEATEARS

WAGTAILS, PIPITS

FINCHES, BUNTINGS, american passerines

Common Redpoll, Walkden, GM, 29.03.14 by Michael David

Common Redpoll, Walkden, GM, 29.03.14 by Michael David

Common Redpoll (left) with Lesser Redpoll (right), Longshaw, GM, 01.03.14 by Peter Alker

Common Redpoll, Longshaw, GM, 01.03.14 by Peter Alker

Common Redpoll (left) with Lesser Redpoll (right) at Elton Reservoir, GM, 07.01.18 by Steven Higginbottom

Common Redpoll at Elton Reservoir, GM, 10.01.18 by Paul Wilson

Common Redpoll at Elton Reservoir, GM, 11.01.17 by Richard Thew

Common Redpoll (left) with Lesser Redpoll at Watergrove Reservoir, GM, 04.04.19 by Simon Hitchen

Hawfinches over Scout Road, Horwich Moors, GM, 31.10.17 by Dennis Atherton

Hawfinch on Ludworth Moor, GM, 02.11.17 by John Rayner

Hawfinch on Ludworth Moor, GM, 02.11.17 by John Rayner

Hawfinch at Marbury CP, Cheshire, 06.11.17 by Mark Jarrett

Hawfinch near Flixton, GM, 03.12.17 by Steven Burke

Hawfinch near Flixton, GM, 03.12.17 by Steven Burke

Hawfinch near Flixton, GM, 04.12.17 by Dave Broome

Hawfinch at Marbury Mere, Cheshire, 20.02.18 by Richard Thew

Male Parrot Crossbill at Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire, 07.12.17 by John Rayner

Female Parrot Crossbill at Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire, 07.12.17 by John Rayner

Male Parrot Crossbill at Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire, 24.01.18 by Mark Jarrett

Female Parrot Crossbill at Howden Reservoir, Derbyshire, 24.01.18 by Mark Jarrett

Snow Bunting at Crosby, Merseyside, 21.02.18 by Richard Thew

Lapland Bunting at Audenshaw Reservoirs, 15.10.16 by Peter Nolan Woolley

Lapland Bunting, Audenshaw Reservoirs, GM, 15.10.16 by Peter Nolan Woolley

First winter male Lapland Bunting at Audenshaw Reservoirs, GM, 21.10.18 by Steven Burke

First winter male Lapland Bunting at Audenshaw Reservoirs, GM, 21.10.18 by Steven Burke

Lapland Bunting on Great Orme, Conwy, 11.09.19 by John Tymon

Lapland Bunting at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex, 18.09.19 by Ian McKerchar

Male Black-headed Bunting at Portland Bill, Dorset, 28.05.18 by Steven Burke

Male Black-headed Bunting at Portland Bill, Dorset, 28.05.18 by Steven Burke

Corn Bunting on Little Wooden Moss, GM, 02.07.17 by David Rogers; an all to scarce species in the county these days, restricted to a few sites on the mosslands

Corn Bunting on Chat Moss, GM, 16.07.18 by Dave Steel

Red-eyed Vireo at Easington, East Yorkshire, 17.10.19 by Mark Jarrett