Steve Thorpe: England Life List BOU, Lockdown (COVID-19) Record(s) 1 to 85 of 85 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 24/03/2020 3 over NR 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 24/03/2020 2 regular commuting birds over NR 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12/04/2020 2 birds over southwest 4 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 27/04/2020 2 flew from CWRes east over M1 5 Gadwall Mareca strepera 12/04/2020 6 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 24/03/2020 2 over Garden 7 Teal Anas crecca 03/04/2020 1 pair left over from wintering population 8 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 09/04/2020 9 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/04/2020 4 (1m, 3f) on Church Wilne Res 10 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 09/04/2020 One on reserve track 11 Swift Apus apus 27/04/2020 3 high over CWRes 12 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 18/05/2020 13 Stock Dove Columba oenas 24/03/2020 Single bird at NR 14 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 24/03/2020 Usually plenty in and around garden. Up to 25 roost on reserve 15 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 24/03/2020 2 local birds seen most days 16 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 09/04/2020 Calling from reedbed 17 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 03/04/2020 2 birds 18 Coot Fulica atra 03/04/2020 2 pairs 19 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/06/2020 20 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 09/04/2020 21 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/05/2020 22 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/04/2020 Single bird by railway bridge, flew over garden following morning 23 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 25/03/2020 1 bird over 24 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 18/04/2020 2 with 3 Commons on CW Res after rain in morning 25 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 12/04/2020 Single bird on CW reservoir 26 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/04/2020 2 adults on CWRes 27 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 24/03/2020 Garden lies on gull flightpath to Church Wilne Res roost 28 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 24/03/2020 Garden lies on gull flightpath to Church Wilne Res roost 29 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 15/04/2020 Single flew over CW Railway Bridge to land on reservoir 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 24/03/2020 Garden lies on gull flightpath to Church Wilne Res roost 31 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/04/2020 single flew west 32 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 25/03/2020 2 bird over south at dusk 33 Great White Egret Ardea alba 28/04/2020 Flew west over CWRes at 0809 34 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10/04/2020 35 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26/03/2020 36 Red Kite Milvus milvus 10/04/2020 Garden tick, over to SE at 1355 37 Buzzard Buteo buteo 24/03/2020 2 birds settling into nesting duties, another bird regular most days 38 Little Owl Athene noctua 11/04/2020 39 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 24/03/2020 Pair heard/seen most days 40 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 27/03/2020 Single bird hunting near railway bridge 41 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/05/2020 42 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 29/03/2020 Flew south at 1030 43 Jay Garrulus glandarius 24/03/2020 1 bird regular at NR 44 Magpie Pica pica 24/03/2020 Large winter roost on reserve, 5+ birds seen most days now 45 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 24/03/2020 4 birds still commuting from roost 46 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/04/2020 Single bird over village centre 47 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 24/03/2020 4-6 usually in fields around reserve and over garden 48 Coal Tit Periparus ater 26/03/2020 Fairly regular bird in conifers 49 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 24/03/2020 2 pairs around garden 50 Great Tit Parus major 24/03/2020 1 pair around garden 51 Skylark Alauda arvensis 24/03/2020 1 bird singing in field near NR - site tick 52 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/04/2020 100+ over CW Res after morning rain 53 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2020 54 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2020 First two birds seen over garden 55 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 03/04/2020 2 birds singing 56 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 24/03/2020 2 through garden 57 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 Bird fresh in, stayed for 30 seconds, moved on 58 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 24/03/2020 1st returning bird heard today 59 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 09/04/2020 First back singing this morning 60 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 23/04/2020 61 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/04/2020 Single bird fresh in this morning 62 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 20/04/2020 Bird new in this morning 63 Whitethroat Curruca communis 23/04/2020 64 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 25/03/2020 Male singing in conifers 65 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 24/03/2020 1-2 birds singing in garden 66 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 24/03/2020 up to 7 birds roosting in garden 67 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 24/03/2020 pair in conifers 68 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 26/03/2020 Single bird most mornings 69 Redwing Turdus iliacus 24/03/2020 6 birds north over garden 70 Blackbird Turdus merula 24/03/2020 regular in garden 71 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 12/04/2020 7 dropped into hedgerow by NR 72 Robin Erithacus rubecula 24/03/2020 1-2 birds seen every day 73 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 25/03/2020 Couple of birds regular 74 Dunnock Prunella modularis 24/03/2020 common garden resident 75 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2020 76 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 21/04/2020 Single flew north 77 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 24/03/2020 Garden Tick 78 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/04/2020 79 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 24/03/2020 regular garden bird 80 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 09/04/2020 Pair, site tick 81 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 24/03/2020 Up to 4 birds most days 82 Linnet Linaria cannabina 03/04/2020 Single bird, patch tick 83 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 24/03/2020 7 birds common in garden 84 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 17/05/2020 85 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 03/04/2020 2 birds