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The past three months have seen a wealth of interesting birds both in Greater Manchester and further afield in the surrounding North West region. Starting close to home, the highlights have included overflying flocks of pink-footed geese on many days in October - 3,500 in total over Pennington Flash CP alone. Unexpected were an adult Sabine's gull in the evening roost at Audenshaw Reservoirs on the 14th-15th September and a Richard's pipit at Rumsworth Reservoir on 27th October. More recently No 2 tank at Audenshaw attracted a juvenile great northern diver 22nd-28th November.<br><br>Across the region there have been a great many well-watched rare birss this autumn to keep birders happy. September's main attraction was a fine Isabelline wheatear on Anglesey's Carmel Head (22-24), whilst star billing in October was provided by immature glossy ibis which toured several sites in SW Lancashire. November's best bird has been the long-billed dowitcher on the Alaw Estuary, near Holyhead (28-29).<br><br>Now that winter is upon us we can llok forward to to the traditional wader and wildfowl spectacles at the many estuarine and wetland sites for which the North West is justly famous - nowhere more so than at our superbly managed RSPB reserves on the Dee and Ribble estuaries. Traditional fare maybe but it never fails to enthrall! Birdline North West provides up to the minute news on the latest bird sightings across the region - 24/7 to any caller on 09068 700 249

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