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GREY PHALAROPE
There are currently 12 acceptable records of this species in the county,
involving 13 individuals.
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1899 |
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Milnrow |
29th Sep |
Shot |
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1957 |
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Astley Flash |
early autumn |
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1957 |
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Pennington Flash |
5th Oct |
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1968 |
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near Bury |
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1981 |
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High Rid Reservoir |
no date |
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1987 |
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Three Sisters NR |
19th Oct |
Picked up and later released at Pennington Flash |
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1988 |
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Pennington Flash |
20th Jul |
A showery, south-westerly air stream brought a single bird, where it
stayed for a week. |
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1990 |
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Audenshaw Resr |
25-26th Nov |
Being typically tame it gave very close views |
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1994 |
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River Irwell, Manchester City Centre |
7th Dec |
Seen by a police diver after strong winds |
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1997 |
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Worthington Lakes |
6-14th Sep |
Juvenile, found dead on 14th Sep |
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2005 |
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Audenshaw Reservoir |
19th Mar |
Two landed in the middle of a flock of Black-headed Gulls but were chased
off |
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2007 |
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Hope Carr NR |
18th-21st Sep |
1st winter bird |
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