He settled in Brighton and spent considerable time researching the history of the Great Auk and his ornithological journal included specially chosen works by the leading ornithologists of his time.
John Wolley (13 May 1823 – 20 November 1859) was an English naturalist best known for his large collection of bird eggs and studies on the Dodo and Great Auk.
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For example, there was once a large seabird known as the Great Auk, which nested in colonies in the North Atlantic.
It, and the fate of the Great Auk, is mentioned (spelt as "Gairfowlskerry") in The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby by Charles Kingsley.