GREY PHALAROPE

 

There are currently 12 acceptable records of this species in the county, involving 13 individuals.

 

1899   Milnrow 29th Sep Shot
1957   Astley Flash early autumn
1957   Pennington Flash 5th Oct  
1968   near Bury    
1981   High Rid Reservoir no date  
1987   Three Sisters NR 19th Oct Picked up and later released at Pennington Flash
1988   Pennington Flash 20th Jul A showery, south-westerly air stream brought a single bird, where it stayed for a week.
1990   Audenshaw Resr 25-26th Nov Being typically tame it gave very close views
1994   River Irwell, Manchester City Centre 7th Dec Seen by a police diver after strong winds
1997   Worthington Lakes 6-14th Sep Juvenile, found dead on 14th Sep
2005   Audenshaw Reservoir 19th Mar Two landed in the middle of a flock of Black-headed Gulls but were chased off
2007   Hope Carr NR 18th-21st Sep 1st winter bird