COMMON CRANE

 

The have been 6 records of Common Crane in the county, involving 9 individuals.

 

1969   Hawk Green 7th Jun The first county record
1982   Near Rochdale 31st Oct  
1983   Chat Moss 13th Feb-13th Mar  
1985   Wythenshawe Park 25th Apr An adult was seen flying over and a few minutes later over Chorlton Meadows, eventually departing in a north-westerly direction
2000   Atherton 14th Nov Flying north to north-west over Breeze Hill
2003   Norden 15th Feb Three heading north, may have been same three seen over Luton on the 14th Feb, Northants on the 15th Feb and eventually located in Arisaig, Scotland