Charles Farrell: Greater Manchester Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 83 of 83 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 3 Gadwall Mareca strepera 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash 4 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 5 Teal Anas crecca 01/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook 6 Pochard Aythya ferina 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash 7 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 27/01/2019 Uk, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 8 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 14/12/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash 9 Goosander Mergus merganser 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 10 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 10/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Dovestones and Greenfield Reservoir 11 Swift Apus apus 24/05/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 12 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 13 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 14 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 15 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 16 Coot Fulica atra 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 17 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 26/10/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Boarshaw 18 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 21/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodgel 19 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 22/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook 20 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Slattocks 21 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 05/07/2019 Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Boarshaw Lane and Pools 22 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash 23 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 24 Common Gull Larus canus 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 25 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 29/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 27 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 28 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 29/01/2019 Uk, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington / Blackley Golf Course 29 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 08/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Collyhurst 30 Buzzard Buteo buteo 09/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes 31 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 18/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 32 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 33 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 09/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes Heard Only - also heard at Alkrington Woods 34 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 18/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 35 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bradford, Etihad Stadium 36 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 37 Jay Garrulus glandarius 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 38 Magpie Pica pica 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 39 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 40 Rook Corvus frugilegus 16/12/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Boarshaw 41 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 42 Raven Corvus corax 11/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges First heard 10th Feb at RSPB Dovestones 43 Coal Tit Periparus ater 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 44 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes 45 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 46 Great Tit Parus major 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 47 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 13/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Boarshaw Clough 48 Swallow Hirundo rustica 09/06/2019 UK. Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Poolstock 49 House Martin Delichon urbicum 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Top 'o Hebers 50 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash Heard Only 51 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 52 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 13/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 53 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook 54 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash Heard Only 55 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash Heard Only 56 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 57 Whitethroat Curruca communis 28/05/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods & Rhodes Lodges 58 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 15/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges First heard in the same location on 28-Jan-19 59 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 29/01/2019 Uk, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington / Blackley Golf Course 60 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 61 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/12/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 62 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village 63 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges Heard on 27th, first seen on 31st Jan. 64 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/03/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 65 Redwing Turdus iliacus 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Slattocks 66 Blackbird Turdus merula 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 67 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Slattocks 68 Robin Erithacus rubecula 27/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 69 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 14/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Dovestones and Greenfield Reservoir 70 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 14/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Dovestones and Greenfield Reservoir 71 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 10/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, River Irk 72 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village Heard first on the 28th Jan. 73 Dunnock Prunella modularis 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Garden Village First seen on 31st, but first heard 29th. 74 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 75 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook 76 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 14/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Dovestones and Greenfield Reservoir 77 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 29/01/2019 Uk, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington / Blackley Golf Course 78 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 14/04/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Binn Green 79 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 80 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 31/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges First heard on Blackley Golf Course on Jan 29th 81 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 28/01/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 82 Siskin Spinus spinus 10/02/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, RSPB Dovestones and Greenfield Reservoir 83 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 09/06/2019 UK, Gtr Manchester, Wigan, Wigan Flashes, Scotsman Flash