I'd like to thank Ian and the other contributors for their many excellent site descriptions and hand drawn maps which have allowed me (and countless other birders I'm sure) to find and access the large number of birding sites in this area and beyond. I hope that this website will complement the information in the Manchester Birding Website and Forum - it does not aim to and could never replace it. In particular I'd like to acknowledge the support of the following people who have provided data for the maps:
- Louise Aspen (Moore Nature Reserve)
- Julian Shimmin (The Middlebrook Trail and Horwich Moors)
- Rob Thorpe (Wigan Flashes)
- Steve Burke (Sale Water Park and Dunham Massey)
- Joey Eccles (Worsley Woods)
- Adam Jones (Macclesfield Forest)
- Mike Baron (Rixton)
- Joe Wynn (Carrington Moss and Sale Water Park)
- Tony Coatsworth (Sunbank Wood and Area)
- Gordon Newman (Bickershaw Rucks)
- Steve Nelson (Irlam Moss, Chat Moss and Area)
I'm always looking for more people to contribute so please e-mail me if you're interested, or you can just use the links from the home page to find out how to add your sightings.
Finally I would like to thank the photographers who have kindly allowed me to use their excellent photographs of birds many of which are of professional quality - I only wish my own were half as good. I've tried to include links to as many of their online photo albums and blogs as possible (not everyone has one) but if I have missed anyone out please let me know.
Martyn Jones (aka GeekTeacher)
martyn.jones@yahoo.com
Tyldesley, January 2012
