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Continued sightings * in the same location will be added from the first report that day. Rare, Mega & Walks will be posted at the top of the page.
⚫April
Friday - 19/04/24
Common Redstart - Elmesthorpe - female S of railway bridge.
Ring Ouzel - Elmesthorpe - male in stubble field S of Burbage Common Road.
Garganey - Rutland Water NR - drk on Lagoon 3
Wood Sandpiper - Rutland Water NR - on Island 1 at Lagoon 4 but mobile.
Thursday - 18/04/24
® Whinchat - Bradgate - reported NW of Coppice Plantation.
Wednesday - 17/04/24
☹️ Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - no sign of drk by 0845
1211 - Kittiwake - Rutland Water NR - ad on Lagoon 4
1109 - Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - 2 from Lapwing Hide.
Whinchat - Stoughton - male at Airfield.
Kittiwake - Rutland Water NR - ad at Burley Fishponds.
Tuesday - 16/04/24
EV - Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir - drk still along N shore with Tufted Duck.
PM - Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) (2nd day) - drk off the dam with Tufted Duck.
Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still in South Arm 3 from Lapwing Hide.
Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - 1 with 5 Common Tern on Lagoon 3
Sandwich Tern - Thornton Reservoir - briefly then headed S
Monday - 15/04/24
📸 Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - images from today (c4h)
1128 - Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - drk off the dam with Tufted Duck flock *1605
Short-eared Owl - Hinckley - briefly in a garden this afternoon.
Channel Wagtail - Rutland Water NR - male showing well by the dam.
Arctic Tern - Cropston Reservoir - off the dam.
Kittiwake - Thornton Reservoir - 1 briefly then headed S
Arctic Tern - Eyebrook Reservoir - 1. *1525 x3
® Common Swift - Loughborough - reported over Charnwood Water.
Sunday - 14/04/24
Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - 3w again on Lagoon 3
Ruddy Shelduck - Warren Hills GPs - again.
1037 - Whinchat - Aylestone - in scrub at S end of Aylestone Meadows.
1008 - Whinchat - Warren Hills - 1
0803 - Whinchat - Charnwood Lodge NR - near bomb stones access for LRWT members only.
Whinchat - Eyebrook Reservoir - male at start of the entrance road to Stoke Dry.
Saturday - 13/04/24
Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - 3 at Lagoon 1
0930 - Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - 3w still on Lagoon 3
0917 - Long-tailed Duck - Rutland Water NR - female still on Lagoon 3
0753 - Sandwich Tern - Rutland Water NR - 8 over Lagoon 1
Friday - 12/04/24
Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - at Egleton NR
Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm.
1046 - Lesser Whitethroat - Rutland Water NR - singing male in hedge behind Sandpiper Hide.
Long-tailed Duck - Rutland Water NR - female again on Lagoon 3 *1519 from Bittern Hide
Thursday - 11/04/24
Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm.
1425 - Arctic Tern - Eyebrook Reservoir - on orange buoy by rafts at N end.
Long-tailed Duck - Rutland Water NR - female again on Lagoon 1 from VC *1203 on Lagoon 3
☹️ Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir - no sign between 0600 & 0730
Wednesday - 10/04/24
1935 - Long-tailed Duck - Rutland Water NR - female again on Lagoon 3 from Buzzard Hide or Shoveler Hide.
Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm.
📸 Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir - image from yesterday (c4h)
Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - ad again in flight this morning, view only from the hide opposite accessed via dam.
☹️ Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - no sign between 0600 & 0645 view only from hide opposite accessed via dam.
LNY - Lesser Whitethroat - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - yesterday.
Tuesday - 09/04/24
☹️ Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - no further sign by 1624
🟠 Purple Heron - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - in reedbed , view only from the hide opposite accessed via dam , Dam Gate open 1630 to 2000 only.
Arctic Tern - Watermead CP - 2 over King Lears Lake N towards Syston this afternoon.
Arctic Tern - Eyebrook Reservoir - today.
1000 - Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - at North Arm also 4 female Scaup still plus Sandwich Tern briefly over Lagoon 3 at 0820
Monday - 08/04/24
Common Redstart - Rutland Water NR - male in paddock behind Shoveler Hide.
Common Crane - Oakham - 5 over SW
Ruddy Shelduck - Warren Lane GPs - again.
Arctic Tern - Eyebrook Reservoir - by rafts.
Lesser Whitethroat - Warren Lane GPs - male singing in bushes on bank at River Soar/River Trent confluence.
0800 - Common Cuckoo - heard at Egleton NR car park.
Common Redstart - Warren Lane GPs - 2 males with 1 in sheep field by sharp bend in Warren Lane & 1 in flooded paddock near River Trent/River Soar confluence.
Arctic Tern - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 past.
Sunday - 07/04/24
Arctic Tern - Rutland Water NR - at Lagoon 3
Common Redstart - Aylestone - in hedge opposite King's Lock Tearooms at Aylestone Meadows.
1022 - Little Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 3 briefly then flew high NE at 1050
Saturday - 06/04/24
1347 - Common Cuckoo - Charnwood Lodge NR - along the main track, access LRWT members only.
1150 - Ring Ouzel - Charnwood Lodge NR - female along the main track Charnwood Lodge, access LRWT members only.
1025 - Osprey - Blaby - over S
0909 - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still in North Arm.
Sedge Warbler - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - first for 2024 this morning.
0712 - Reed Warbler - Rutland Water NR - first for 2024 at Lagoon 3 from Shoveler Hide.
Friday - 05/04/24
Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still on North Arm.
Cattle Egret - Rutland Water NR - again with sheep at Lagoon 5 from Shelduck Hide.
0742 - Osprey - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - over W
Thursday - 04/04/24
1545 - Ring Ouzel - Warren Hills - at bottom of field with fir copse as viewed from straw.
Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still in South Arm 3 from Lapwing Hide but distant.
LNY - ℗ - 1300 - Iberian Chiffchaff - Ketton - possible singing bird reported at Ketton Quarry NR yesterday.
Wednesday - 03/04/24
1433 - Caspian Gull - Enderby - 1w at Jubilee Pool.
Monday - 01/04/24
Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still in North Arm.
Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still at South Arm 3 from Lapwing Hide.
Garganey - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk at inflow.
Little Gull - Warren Lane GPs - on nearby Long Lane Pit.
Leicestershire and Rutland County Recorder:
Carl Baggott,
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