LITTLE AUK

 

There are only 8 acknowledged records of Little Auk in the county, involving 9 individuals.

 

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