PECTORAL SANDPIPER
Despite being a very rare county bird, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers together have been recorded twice in the county, at Hope Carr NR 12th-15th August and Red Moss, Horwich 6th September.
| 1983 | Elton Reservoir | 9th Sep | ||
| 1984 | Rumworth | 13th May | ||
| 1990 | Pennington Flash | 16th Aug | ||
| 1990 | Ringley ETW | 11-18th Aug | ||
| 1991 | Ringley ETW | 14-19th Sep | ||
| 1993 | Hope Carr NR | 31st Aug-15th Sep | Juvenile | |
| 1998 | Audenshaw Reservoir | 1st & 5th Sep | Juvenile, first site record | |
| 1999 | Hope Carr NR | 10-15th Aug | Juvenile, see record below | |
| 1999 | Hope Carr NR | 12-19th Aug | Adult joined the juvenile (see record above), also seen occasionally at Pennington Flash throughout their stay, one of these probably seen flying over Horrock's Flash 19th Aug | |
| 1999 | Horrock's Flash | 24-25th Jul | ||
| 1999 | Rumworth | 7th Jul | ||
| 2003 | Pennington Flash | 13-24th Sep | ||
| 2003 | Red Moss, Horwich | 6th Sep | Two birds | |
| 2009 | Hope Carr NR | 6-7th May | ||