⚫Leicestershire & Rutland Sightings

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⚫November

Wednesday - 11/11/26

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 7 inc 3 ad, 3w, 2w & 2 1w.

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 6 inc 3 ad, 3w, 2w, 1w.

• Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm.

• Russian White-fronted Goose - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad on W side with Greylag Geese.

• Russian White-fronted Goose - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 2 again in field W of Welford Road cp.

Tuesday - 10/11/26

• Caspian Gull - Stanford Reservoir (po) - ad.

• Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm off Barnsdale.

• Russian White-fronted Goose - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 4 still at Welford Road end.

• Caspian Gull - Enderby - 2 1w at Jubilee Pool.

• Common Scoter - Swithland Reservoir - 2 on N shore.

Sunday - 08/11/26

• Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 still in North Arm off Barnsdale.

• Red-creasted Pochard - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 6.

Saturday - 07/11/26

• Russian White-fronted Goose - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 4 at dam end.

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 4 inc 1w & 3 3w.

• 🟠 1014 - Slavonian Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 in North Arm off Barnsdale.

• Common Scoter - Rutland Water NR map - female at Lagoon 3.

Friday - 06/11/26

• 1639 - Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 4 inc 2 ad, 3w & a 1w also 2 Yellow-legged Gull

• Rock Pipit - Rutland Water NR - still halfway along the dam.

• Common Scoter - Rutland Water NR map - 3 fem/type in South Arm 3 off Goldeneye Hide.

• Red Knot - Rutland Water NR - 1 still at South Arm 3 from Green Bank , use fisherman's cp w3w off Oakham Road.

• Mealy Redpoll - Ashby de la Zouch - 7 trapped & ringed at Hick's Lodge.

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 1w & 3w.

• ☹️ Great Skua - Stanford Reservoir (po) - no sign at first light.

• Russian White-fronted Goose - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 7 in the field by the reedbed.

Thursday - 05/11/26

• Great Skua - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 1 through this evening.

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 3 inc ad, 3w & a 1w on N shore.

• Grey Plover - Rutland Water NR - 2 from Lapwing Hide.

• Common Scoter - Swithland Reservoir - female still from Kinchley Lane dam.

LNY - Rock Pipit - Rutland Water NR - again on the dam yesterday.

Wednesday - 04/11/26

LNY - Spotted Redshank - Eyebrook Reservoir - still at N end from Inflow Bunker yesterday.

Tuesday - 03/11/26

🟡BTO Walks 1030 - Marsh Harrier - Rutland Water NR - 2 juv over Lagoon 4 from Sandpiper Hide also 20 Golden Plover.

• 1300 - Jack Snipe - Rutland Water NR - 1 at Lagoon 3 from Shoveler Hide.

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 4 inc 4w, 3w 2w & 1w on N shore.

• Common Scoter - Swithland Reservoir - 1 off the dam.

LN - 31/10 - Hawfinch - Empingham - 1 over on Saturday.

Monday - 02/11/26

• Caspian Gull - Cropston Reservoir - 3 inc 4w, 2w & a 1w on N shore.

• Caspian Gull - Enderby - 1w at Jubilee Pool.

• Spotted Redshank - Eyebrook Reservoir - still at N end from Inflow Bunker also 2 female Common Scoter.

• Common Scoter - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female at The Narrows.

Sunday - 01/11/26

Red Knot - Rutland Water NR - 1 at South Arm 3 from Green Bank *1416 . *1435

• 1446 - Russian White-fronted Goose - Rutland Water NR - 3 again on the island in the middle of South Arm 3.

• Greater Scaup - Rutland Water NR - female off the dam.

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