Eldey

A forlorn few pairs subsequently tried breeding on the much less suitable island of Eldey, but they were killed by a collector of rare birds.

Habitat Loss Isn't the Villain of Species Extinction Matt Ridley 2011

“The last great auk was killed by collectors on Eldey Island in 1844.”

Some Assembly Required Lynn Kiele Bonasia 2008

Some of us were dashed to pieces, and some drowned; and those who were left got away to Eldey, and the dovekies tell me they are all dead now, and that another

The Water Babies 2007

Some of us were dashed to pieces, and some drowned; and those who were left got away to Eldey, and the dovekies tell me they are all dead now, and that another Gairfowlskerry has risen out of the sea close to the old one, but that it is such a poor flat place that it is not safe to live on: and so here I am left alone. "

The Water-Babies Charles Kingsley 1847

Some of us were dashed to pieces, and some drowned; and those who were left got away to Eldey, and the dovekies tell me they are all dead now, and that another Gairfowlskerry has risen out of the sea close to the old one, but that it is such a poor flat place that it is not safe to live on: and so here I am left alone. "

The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby Charles Kingsley 1847