Alan Tilmouth: Northumberland Year List 2021 BOU, Lockdown (COVID-19) Record(s) 1 to 133 of 133 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 09/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 28/01/2021 Longhirst Flash 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 06/01/2021 Pegswood 5 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11/02/2021 Longhirst Flash 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 28/01/2021 Longhirst Flash 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 09/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 20/03/2021 Pegswood Pit Top 130 in flight in smaller groups northbound 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/02/2021 Longhirst Fields 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/11/2021 Bothal Pond 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 15 Pintail Anas acuta 22/09/2021 Bothal Pond 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 19/02/2021 Linton Lane NR 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 10/06/2021 Bothal Pond drake 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20/04/2021 Bothal Pond 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 22/01/2021 Morpeth 23 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 18/01/2021 West Shield Hill Farm 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 25 Swift Apus apus 11/05/2021 Pegswood 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 05/01/2021 Morpeth Feral Pigeon 27 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 28 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 03/01/2021 Ulgham 30 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 28/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 31 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 32 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 33 Crane Grus grus 20/03/2021 nr Morpeth two in flight north 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 35 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 06/03/2021 Bothal Pond 36 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 26/02/2021 Bothal Pond 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 19/02/2021 Longhirst GC 38 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta ********** ********** 39 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 16/01/2021 Ulgham 40 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 29/01/2021 Bothal Farm Pools 41 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 42 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 43 Curlew Numenius arquata 23/02/2021 Bothal Pond 44 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 15/01/2021 Longhirst GC 45 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 27/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/04/2021 Bothal Pond 47 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 31/01/2021 Longhirst Flash 48 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 49 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 29/01/2021 Bothal Pond 50 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/05/2021 Bothal Pond 51 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18/04/2021 Cooper's Kennel Flash 52 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 08/07/2021 Bothal Pond 53 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/04/2021 Longhirst GC 54 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 55 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 06/02/2021 Blue Sky Stables, Linton 56 Common Gull Larus canus 08/01/2021 Pegswood 57 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 58 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 09/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 59 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 25/02/2021 Pegswood Pit Top 60 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 07/02/2021 Blue Sky Stables, Linton 61 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 62 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 31/01/2021 Longhirst Flash 63 Great White Egret Ardea alba 19/02/2021 Longhirst Flash 64 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 09/01/2021 Linton Lane NR 65 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2021 Pegswood 66 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 31/12/2021 Bothal Pond 67 Red Kite Milvus milvus ********** ********** 68 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 69 Barn Owl Tyto alba 08/01/2021 Ulgham Lane 70 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 71 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 20/12/2021 Longhirst Flash 72 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 05/07/2021 Morpeth 73 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 13/02/2021 Morpeth 74 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2021 Morpeth 75 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2021 Pegswood 76 Merlin Falco columbarius 24/01/2021 Cockle Park 77 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 25/01/2021 Longhirst Grain Store 78 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2021 Morpeth Sewage Works 79 Magpie Pica pica 80 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 81 Rook Corvus frugilegus 82 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 83 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 08/01/2021 Morpeth Sewage Works 84 Coal Tit Periparus ater 85 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 12/01/2021 Howburn Woods 86 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 08/01/2021 Pegswood 87 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 88 Great Tit Parus major 89 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 90 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20/04/2021 Bothal Pond 91 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2021 High Steads Farm 92 House Martin Delichon urbicum 28/04/2021 Bothal Pond 93 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 94 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 13/04/2021 Ulgham Lane 95 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 28/02/2021 Pegswood 96 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/05/2021 Bothal Shooter's Pools 97 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 04/01/2021 Pegswood 98 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/05/2021 Cooper's Kennel Flash 99 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 100 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 101 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 03/01/2021 Morpeth 102 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2021 Morpeth 103 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 104 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 08/01/2021 Morpeth 105 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 106 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 107 Blackbird Turdus merula 108 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2021 Bothal Pond 109 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Pegswood 110 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 29/04/2021 Longhirst Flash 111 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23/01/2021 Bothal Farm Pools 112 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 13/04/2021 Ulgham Lane 113 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 22/01/2021 Morpeth 114 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 115 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 116 Dunnock Prunella modularis 06/01/2021 Pegswood 117 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 07/05/2021 Bothal Pond 118 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 119 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2021 Morpeth 120 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 23/01/2021 Bothal Farm Pools 121 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 122 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 03/01/2021 Morpeth 123 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2021 Climbing Tree Farm 124 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2021 Pegswood 125 Twite Linaria flavirostris 18/01/2021 West Shield Hill Farm 126 Linnet Linaria cannabina 16/01/2021 Blubbery Slobs 127 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 22/02/2021 Pegswood 128 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/01/2021 Pegswood 129 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/01/2021 Pegswood 130 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 131 Siskin Spinus spinus 16/01/2021 Blubbery Slobs 132 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 133 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/01/2021 Morpeth