- Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh
- Rindle Road, Astley Moss
- Moses Gate Country Park, Little Lever
- Tyldesley Loopline and Environs
- My back garden in Tyldesley, Wigan
- Hope Carr Nature Reserve, Leigh
- Wigan Flashes, Wigan
- Abram Flashes, Abram
- Rumworth Lodge
- Doffcocker Lodge, Bolton
- Clifton Country Park, Salford
- Blackleach Country Park, Salford
- Elton Reservoir, Bolton / Bury
- Marshside RSPB, Southport
- Mere Sands Wood, Ormskirk
- Marton Mere, Blackpool
- Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire
- Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire
- Moore Nature Reserve, Warrington
- Anglesey, North Wales
- Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire
- Risley Moss, Cheshire
- Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale
- Dovestones and Binn Green
- Etherow Country Park
Helpful People:
These birders have all helped me in some way, either by showing me round a site or just talking to me about birds and photography:
- Dave Thacker (Rindle Road, Astley Moss)
- John Tymon (Pennington Flash)
- Rob Thorpe (Wigan and Abram Flashes)
- Ray Ashcroft (Hope Carr Nature Reserve)
- Dave Broome (Pennington Flash and magazines)
- Jon Taverner (Pennington Flash)
- Ian McKercher (Bird IDs)
- Geoff Hargreaves (Rindle Road)
- Charlie Owen (Pennington Flash)
- Pete Welch (Birdwatching Magazines)
- Steve Nelson (Irlam and Chat Moss)
- Joe Wynn (Pennington Flash)
- Steve Almond (Rumworth Lodge)
- Steven Burke (Binn Green and Dunham Massey)
- Nick Isherwood (Highfield Moss)
- Mike Baron (Rixton)
- Tim Wilcox (Abram Flashes)
- Keith Mills (Rumworth Lodge)
- Alan Flavell (Heaton Park)
- Jonathan Platt (Risley Moss)
...... many thanks