Zac Hinchcliffe: England Life List BOU, Lockdown (COVID-19) Record(s) 1 to 120 of 120 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/04/2020 Fly over First seen 25/03 on dog walk 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 15/04/2020 Fly over First seen 02/04 on dog walk 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 28/03/2020 Dog walk 5 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 26/03/2020 Dog walk 6 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 03/04/2020 Dog walk 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 03/04/2020 Dog walk 8 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/04/2020 Flyover First seen 28/03 on dog walk. Updated with nocturnal call on 2nd April during the Scoter migration 9 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 26/03/2020 Fly over 10 Teal Anas crecca 02/04/2020 Fly over First seen 26/03 on Dog walk 11 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 31/03/2020 Whilst doing half marathon 12 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 02/04/2020 Fly over #NocMig. Three flocks flying over in a 2hr20 vigil. So great to be part of the spectacle. 13 Goosander Mergus merganser 22/05/2020 Dog walk 14 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 11/04/2020 From house First seen 26/03 on dog walk 15 Quail Coturnix coturnix 16/05/2020 Flyover, Winsford #nocmig. Quite remarkably recorded flying over. First Cheshire Tick of lockdown 16 Swift Apus apus 23/04/2020 Flyover 17 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16/04/2020 Dog walk 18 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 24/03/2020 Flyover 19 Stock Dove Columba oenas 09/04/2020 Fly over First seen 26/03 on dog walk 20 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 23/03/2020 In garden 21 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 23/03/2020 In garden 22 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 03/05/2020 Flyover Nocmig 23 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 18/04/2020 Flyover First seen 26/3 on dog walk. Later recorded on #NocMig 24 Coot Fulica atra 02/04/2020 Flyover First seen 26/03 on dog walk 25 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 26/03/2020 Dog walk 26 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/04/2020 Flyover First seen 28/04 on dog walk 27 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 07/10/2020 Fly over Recorded via #NocMig 28 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/05/2020 Flyover Sound recorded at 00:30. At least 2 birds. 29 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 10/04/2020 Dog walk 30 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/04/2020 Flyover First seen 01/04 on dog walk 31 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/05/2020 dog walk 32 Curlew Numenius arquata 13/05/2020 Flyover First recorded 08/04 on dog walk. Later #Nocmig 33 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 28/04/2020 Dog walk 34 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 02/10/2020 Whilst driving 35 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 36 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 18/04/2020 Flyover First seen 11/4 on dog walk. Later recorded on #NocMig 37 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 21/04/2020 Dog walk 38 Redshank Tringa totanus 18/04/2020 Flyover Recorded on Nocmig 39 Dunlin Calidris alpina 10/08/2020 Flyover #Nocmig 40 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 18/04/2020 Dog walk 41 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 29/04/2020 Dog walk 42 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 18/04/2020 Dog walk 43 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 23/03/2020 Flyover 44 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/04/2020 Fly over 45 Common Gull Larus canus 29/03/2020 Fly over 46 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 24/03/2020 Flyover 47 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 29/03/2020 Fly over 48 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 23/03/2020 Flyover 49 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 24/03/2020 Flyover flock of 4 50 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 29/03/2020 Flyover First seen 26/03 on dog walk 51 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 24/03/2020 Fly over Female 52 Red Kite Milvus milvus 23/05/2020 Fly over Garden tick 53 Buzzard Buteo buteo 23/03/2020 Flyover 54 Barn Owl Tyto alba 25/05/2020 Flyover Recorded on NocMig 55 Little Owl Athene noctua 09/04/2020 Dog walk 56 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/04/2020 From house 57 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/04/2020 Dog walk 58 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 26/03/2020 Fly over 59 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 31/03/2020 Whilst doing half marathon Somewhat unexpected as only ever had one in Winsford before. 60 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/04/2020 Fly over First seen 24/03 on dog walk 61 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 16/04/2020 Fly over 62 Jay Garrulus glandarius 24/03/2020 Flyover 63 Magpie Pica pica 23/03/2020 Flyover 64 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 23/03/2020 In garden 65 Rook Corvus frugilegus 26/03/2020 Fly over 66 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 23/03/2020 Flyover 67 Raven Corvus corax 25/03/2020 Dog walk 68 Coal Tit Periparus ater 24/03/2020 In garden 69 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 23/03/2020 In garden 70 Great Tit Parus major 24/03/2020 In garden 71 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/04/2020 Flyover First recorded on dog walk 01/04. Visible from house displaying over arable fields 72 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 09/04/2020 Dog walk 73 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2020 Fly over 74 House Martin Delichon urbicum 05/04/2020 Flyover My earliest! 75 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/04/2020 Dog walk 76 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 26/03/2020 From house First seen 25/3 on dog walk 77 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 Dog walk 78 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 03/04/2020 From house First seen 24th March on dog walk 79 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2020 Dog walk 80 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 19/04/2020 Dog walk 81 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 12/04/2020 Whilst running 82 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 12/04/2020 From house First seen whilst running 27/03 83 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19/04/2020 Dog walk 84 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 25/05/2020 Flyover First recorded 23/04 on dog walk. Updated to #nocmig 85 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15/04/2020 Dog walk 86 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 25/03/2020 In garden 87 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/04/2020 In garden First seen 24/03 on dog walk 88 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 09/04/2020 From house first seen 27/03 on dog walk 89 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 29/03/2020 Dog walk 90 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 24/07/2020 Over house 91 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23/03/2020 Flyover 92 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 19/04/2020 Flyover First seen 25/03 on dog walk. Later recorded on NocMig 93 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 31/03/2020 Whilst doing half marathon 94 Redwing Turdus iliacus 24/03/2020 Flyover 95 Blackbird Turdus merula 23/03/2020 In garden 96 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/04/2020 Fly over First seen 26/03 on dog walk 97 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 15/04/2020 Dog walk 98 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 14/05/2020 Whilst running 99 Robin Erithacus rubecula 23/03/2020 In garden 100 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 09/06/2020 Dog walk 101 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 28/04/2020 Dog walk 102 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 03/04/2020 Dog walk 103 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 23/03/2020 In garden By far most common bird 104 Dunnock Prunella modularis 23/03/2020 In garden 105 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 27/04/2020 Asda Flew over calling as I was stood in the queue! 106 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 25/03/2020 Dog walk 107 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 11/04/2020 Fly over First seen 26/03 on dog walk 108 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 24/03/2020 Flyover 109 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 10/08/2020 Garden #Nocmig 110 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 24/03/2020 Flyover 111 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/11/2020 Dog walk 112 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 26/03/2020 Dog walk 113 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 24/03/2020 Flyover Displaying male 114 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/03/2020 Dog walk A Winsford tick too! 115 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 10/08/2020 Dog walk 116 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15/10/2020 Flyover Sound recorded 117 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 14/04/2020 Garden First seen 24/03 flyover 118 Siskin Spinus spinus 25/03/2020 Dog walk 119 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 07/04/2020 Dog walk Male 120 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 28/03/2020 Dog walk