⚫Leicestershire & Rutland

Sunday - 31/03/24

1245 - Ring Ouzel - Warren Hills - male again in field with iron gate.

Little Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - 5

☹️ Ring Ouzel - Warren Hills - no sign this morning.

Saturday - 30/03/24

Ring Ouzel - Robin a Tiptoe Hill - male below rabbit warren at NW end. 

1112 - Long-tailed Duck - Rutland Water NR - from Buzzard Hide with Tufted Ducks *1251 *1712

0652 - Ring Ouzel - Warren Hills - male in the field with iron gate *1025 *1205 *1325 *1448

Friday - 29/03/24

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - 2 still.

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still in North Arm.

Ruddy Shelduck - Sawley Bridge Marina - over heading towards River Trent.

Thursday - 28/03/24

Cattle Egret - Rutland Water NR - ad still this morning.

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still on North Arm.

Wednesday - 27/03/24

1340 - Osprey - Thurmaston - past ESE as viewed from Bridge Park Plaze.

Tuesday - 26/03/24

Ruddy Shelduck - Warren Lane GPs - on pit at Long Lane.

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in South Arm from Teal Hide at Lyndon NR

Monday - 25/03/24

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 still in North Arm.

Sunday - 24/03/24

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still in South Arm 3 from Deep Water Hide.

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 in North Arm.

Saturday - 23/03/24

Cattle Egret - Loughborough - by Grand Union Canal.

1229 - Cattle Egret - Enderby - still by River Soar as viewed from Jubilee Park car park.

1208 - Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still at South Arm 3 from Deep Water Hide.

℗ 1153 - American x Eurasian Wigeon - Rutland Water NR - presumed hybrid drk on Lagoon 4

Friday - 22/03/24

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 7 still in North Arm.

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still at South Arm 3 from Deep Water Hide.

Common Crane - Thornton - 4 over heading SW

Thursday - 21/03/24

Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 again from Wigeon Hide.

White Stork - Rutland Water NR - over Lagoon 1 heading W

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in South Arm from Teal Hide at Lyndon NR 

Wednesday - 20/03/24

Garganey - Cossington Meadows LRWT - 2 drk & a female on Moor Pools from the screen this evening.

1330 - Waxwing - Bardon Hill - 31 in tree opposite Oakland then headed along South Lane.

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - again off Old Hall also 7 Scaup with 6 in North Arm & 1 by Burley Fishponds.

LNY - Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - 2 yesterday.

Tuesday - 19/03/24

Waxwing - Bardon nr Coalville - flock by MTS Logistics Ltd, Interlink Way East (for second day) *1300 c20

Monday - 18/03/24

1000 - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 6 still in North Arm also Great Northern Diver.

LNY - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 6 in North Arm yesterday.

Sunday - 17/03/24

1737 - Waxwing - Ellistown - c20 in a hedge at Amazon warehouse.

1322 - Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk still on Lagoon 4 from Plover Hide.

1100 - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 5 still in North Arm also Great Northern Diver.

1054 - Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 in South Arm 3 from Lapwing Hide *1149

Saturday - 16/03/24

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 6 still in North Arm.

1412 - Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk again on Lagoon 3

1004 - Jack Snipe - Rutland Water NR - on Scrape 8 at Lagoon 4

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - again off the dam also drk Common Scoter.

Friday - 15/03/24

1100 - Cattle Egret - Rutland Water NR - from Wigeon Hide.

Cattle Egret - Enderby - still by River Soar from Jubilee Park car park.

Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk & redhead on Lagoon 4

Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - redhead still S of the island.

Osprey - Eyebrook Reservoir - over N

❌ Black Redstart - Melton Mowbray - report of 2 yesterday was erroneous.

Thursday - 14/03/24

1330 - Smew - Rutland Water NR - redhead still on Lagoon 4

® Black Redstart - Melton Mowbray - 2 reported.

Wednesday - 13/03/24

Smew - Rutland Water NR - 2 still on Lagoon 4 this morning.

LN - 10/03/24 - 1600 - Smew - Rutland Water NR - redhead on Lagoon 4 from Plover Hide on Sunday.

Tuesday - 12/03/24

Osprey - Rutland Water NR - female 'Maya' on nest viewed from nestcam.

Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - still this afternoon.

Sunday - 10/03/24

Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 in South Arm 3 from Lapwing Hide also Great Northern Diver.

☹️ 1130 - Firecrest - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - no sign so far this morning.

Saturday - 09/03/24

Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm also Scaup this afternoon.

1445 - Cattle Egret - Enderby - still by River Soar from Jubilee Park car park.

1200 - Little Gull - Rutland Water NR - on lagoon.

Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 drk still.

Firecrest - Stanford Reservoir (permit only) - near reservoir perimeter by the car park at Welford Road end *1220 *1655

Little Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad this morning.

Friday - 08/03/24

1000 - Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 5 still inc 2 drk.

1000 - Cattle Egret - Enderby - 2 still by the River Soar as viewed from Jubilee Park car park.

Cattle Egret - Rutland Water NR - again in sheep field along Hambleton Road.

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 7 still in North Arm.

Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still from Lyndon NR from VC

Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk still on Lagoon 3 *1401 x drk & redhead

Little Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - 1 this morning.

☹️ Avocet - Thornton Reservoir - no sign this morning.

LNY - Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 still yesterday.

Thursday - 07/03/24

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 5 inc a drk still in North Arm.

Little Gull - Rutland Water NR - from Egleton NR VC

Cattle Egret - Enderby - still by the River Soar as viewed from Jubilee Park car park.

Little Gull - Thornton Reservoir - 3 this afternoon *1240 x4 then all flew off at 1305

Avocet - Thornton Reservoir - on the dam this morning *1445

LN - 05/03/24 - Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 drk & 2 female still on Tuesday.

Wednesday - 06/03/24

LNY - Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk & redhead still on Lagoon 3 also 5 Scaup still in North Arm plus Great Northern Diver yesterday.

LNY - 1335 - Shag - Stoney Stanton - 1w still at Stoney Cove.

Tuesday - 05/03/24

Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 in North Arm also 4 Scaup plus Cattle Egret still in sheep field between VC & Oakham Road.

LNY - Great Northern Diver - Rutland Water NR - still from Lyndon NR VC

Monday - 04/03/24

1430 🟠 Firecrest - Watermead CP - still along track at N side of Keys Lake at ///

Mealy Redpoll - Normanton le Heath - in plantation near the car park at Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood.

LNY - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 in North Arm yesterday.

Sunday - 03/03/24

Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk & redhead still on Lagoon 3

Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 drk & 2 redhead still.

1140 - Firecrest - Watermead CP - still along the track at N side of Keys Lake at ///

0910 - Cattle Egret - Enderby - still by the River Soar from Jubilee Park car park *0922 x2

Saturday - 02/03/24

1330 - Cattle Egret - Staunton Harold Estate - again in sheep field opposite Fish Pond at Staunton Harold Hall.

Cattle Egret - Enderby - again by the River Soar from Jubilee Park car park.

LNY - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 8 yesterday.

Friday - 01/03/24

0730 - Scaup - Rutland Water NR - drk in Manton Bay.

Scaup - Rutland Water NR - 6 still in North Arm also Great Northern Diver still.

Cattle Egret - Enderby - 2 still by the River Soar as viewed from Jubilee Park car park.

1438 - Smew - Rutland Water NR - drk & redhead still on Lagoon 3

1300 - Cattle Egret - Rutland Water NR - flying towards Lagoon 4 from sewage farm opposite Hambleton Road junction.

Cattle Egret - Enderby - 9 by River Soar this morning.