During the government's lock down, I have attempted to photograph every species I've seen on my Covid-19 patch, which is an area of about 2.5 miles radius from my house. I live in a suburb on the western edge of Nottingham. I suppose I'm quite fortunate to have ponds, woodland, a large park with a lake and farmland all within walking distance. Consequently, I have managed to amass a decent lock down list.
Below are the species that I have managed to photograph so far. A few that I have recorded have been flyovers - or have been heard only. At the end is my running total of species. I'll update this page as I go.
Canada Goose
Greylag Goose
Mute Swan
Egyptian Goose
Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Eurasian Teal
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Common Swift
Rock Dove
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Moorhen
Coot
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Lapwing
Little Ringed Plover
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Tawny Owl
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Rook
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Skylark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Long-tailed Tit
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whiethroat
Goldcrest
Wren
Nuthatch
Common Starling
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
European Robin
House Sparrow
Dunnock
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Lock Down Checklist from Covid-19 walks
No.
|
Species
|
Date
first recorded
|
1
|
Goldfinch
|
03/04/2020
|
2
|
Carrion
Crow
|
03/04/2020
|
3
|
Jackdaw
|
03/04/2020
|
4
|
Magpie
|
03/04/2020
|
5
|
Lesser
Black-backed Gull
|
03/04/2020
|
6
|
Common Starling
|
03/04/2020
|
7
|
Rock
Dove
|
03/04/2020
|
8
|
Woodpigeon
|
03/04/2020
|
9
|
Blackbird
|
03/04/2020
|
10
|
Collared
Dove
|
03/04/2020
|
11
|
Blue
Tit
|
03/04/2020
|
12
|
Dunnock
|
03/04/2020
|
13
|
Robin
|
03/04/2020
|
14
|
Wren
|
03/04/2020
|
15
|
Long-tailed
Tit
|
03/04/2020
|
16
|
Great
Spotted Woodpecker
|
03/04/2020
|
17
|
Stock
Dove
|
03/04/2020
|
18
|
Canada
Goose
|
03/04/2020
|
19
|
Mallard
|
03/04/2020
|
20
|
Moorhen
|
03/04/2020
|
21
|
Tufted
Duck
|
03/04/2020
|
22
|
Coot
|
03/04/2020
|
23
|
Eurasian
Jay
|
03/04/2020
|
24
|
Common
Buzzard
|
03/04/2020
|
25
|
Green
Woodpecker
|
03/04/2020
|
26
|
Grey
Heron
|
03/04/2020
|
27
|
Meadow
Pipit
|
03/04/2020
|
28
|
Mute
Swan
|
03/04/2020
|
29
|
European
Nuthatch
|
03/04/2020
|
30
|
Rose-ringed
Parakeet
|
03/04/2020
|
31
|
Tawny
Owl
|
03/04/2020
|
32
|
Treecreeper
|
03/04/2020
|
33
|
Chaffinch
|
04/04/2020
|
34
|
Common
Chiffchaff
|
04/04/2020
|
35
|
Goldcrest
|
04/04/2020
|
36
|
Song
Thrush
|
04/04/2020
|
37
|
Greenfinch
|
05/04/2020
|
38
|
Blackcap
|
08/04/2020
|
39
|
Great
Tit
|
08/04/2020
|
40
|
Greylag
Goose
|
08/04/2020
|
41
|
Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker
|
08/04/2020
|
42
|
Coal
Tit
|
10/04/2020
|
43
|
Egyptian
Goose
|
10/04/2020
|
44
|
Great
Crested Grebe
|
10/04/2020
|
45
|
Willow
Warbler
|
10/04/2020
|
46
|
Reed
Bunting
|
11/04/2020
|
47
|
Sparrowhawk
|
11/04/2020
|
48
|
Woodcock
|
11/04/2020
|
49
|
Gadwall
|
13/04/2020
|
50
|
House
Martin
|
13/04/2020
|
51
|
Peregrine
|
13/04/2020
|
52
|
Red-crested
Pochard
|
13/04/2020
|
53
|
Sand
Martin
|
13/04/2020
|
54
|
Barn
Swallow
|
13/04/2020
|
55
|
House
Sparrow
|
14/04/2020
|
56
|
Mandarin
Duck
|
14/04/2020
|
57
|
Shoveler
|
14/04/2020
|
58
|
Bullfinch
|
15/04/2020
|
59
|
Little
Ringed Plover
|
15/04/2020
|
60
|
Reed
Warbler
|
16/04/2020
|
61
|
Mistle
Thrush
|
16/04/2020
|
62
|
Herring
Gull
|
17/04/2020
|
63
|
Linnet
|
19/04/2020
|
64
|
Common
Pheasant
|
21/04/2020
|
65
|
Skylark
|
21/04/2020
|
66
|
Common
Whitethroat
|
21/04/2020
|
67
|
Cormorant
|
21/04/2020
|
68
|
Eurasian
Teal
|
22/04/2020
|
69
|
Pied
Wagtail
|
23/04/2020
|
70
|
Grey
Wagtail
|
24/04/2020
|
71
|
Little
Grebe
|
26/04/2020
|
72
|
Lesser
Whitethroat
|
26/04/2020
|
73
|
Rook
|
26/04/2020
|
74
|
Kestrel
|
27/04/2020
|
75
|
Common
Pochard
|
27/04/2020
|
76
|
Black-headed
Gull
|
27/04/2020
|
77
|
Lapwing
|
30/04/2020
|
78
|
Yellowhammer
|
30/04/2020
|
79
|
Common
Swift
|
01/05/2020
|
80
|
Garden
Warbler
|
05/05/2020
|
You can tell he's our County Recorder, with all the photos in species order! Great pictures, Andy.
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