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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.

Click on a tab below to open the gallery for that species.
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
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