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LITTLE AUK
There are only 8 acknowledged records of Little Auk in the county,
involving 9 individuals.
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1912 |
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Rochdale |
early Feb |
Two birds found during a widespread wreck, later found dead and went to a
local museum |
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1928 |
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Heywood |
26th Jan |
Seen fluttering around a garden but subsequently died |
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1975 |
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Audenshaw Reservoirs |
Nov |
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1984 |
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Dunscar Lodge |
15th Jan |
An individual seen alive on the 15th was found dead the next day |
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1991 |
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Bolton |
22nd Dec |
Disturbed weather preceded the arrival of this individual |
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1995 |
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Pennington Flash |
4th Nov |
A very confiding bird allowed views down to 10 metres at times |
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2007 |
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South Manchester |
12th Nov |
released at Fog Lane Park, Burnage but found dead the next day |
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2007 |
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Hardy Lane, Chorlton |
13th Nov |
Found as a corpse brought in by a cat |
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