⚫Leicestershire & Rutland Sightings

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⚫August

Monday - 10/08/26

• Wood Sandpiper - Eyebrook Reservoir - 1 at inflow at N end.

Sunday - 09/08/26

LNY - Garganey - Rutland Water NR - 1 at Lagoon 3 yesterday evening.

Saturday - 08/08/26

LNY - Ruddy Shelduck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still yesterday.

LNY - 1459 - Little Stint - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad at inflow at N end yesterday.

Friday - 07/08/26

• 1001 - Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - green-ringed bird in North Arm off Burley Fishponds.

Thursday - 06/08/26

Little Stint - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad at inflow at N end *0835

Wednesday - 05/08/26

Ferruginous Duck (18th day) Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still also female Ruddy Shelduck still.

Tuesday - 04/08/26

Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still.

• Caspian Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad at the island,

• Whooper Swan - Eyebrook Reservoir - imm.

LNY - Black-necked Grebe - Stanford Reservoir (po) - juv still yesterday.

LN - 01/08 - Caspian Gull - Shawell - 1 at Shawell Sand Pit on Saturday. 

Sunday - 02/08/26

Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still *1810

• ❗ Great Egret - Rutland Water NR - 45 at Burley Fishponds , view from Oakham Road.

• Whooper Swan - Eyebrook Reservoir - 1.

• Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - ad still at North Arm.

• Ruddy Shelduck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still.

Saturday - 01/08/26

🟠 Ferruginous Duck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female again off Point.

• Garganey - Rutland Water NR - 1 at Lagoon 3.

• Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - ad at North Arm.

• Ruddy Shelduck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still.

• Black-necked Grebe - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 2 juv also Osprey. 

Mega, Rare, Walks and * will be posted at the top under the date. Continued sightings * in the same location will be added after first report.

Schedule 1 species in alphabetical order can be found here