⚫Leicestershire & Rutland Sightings

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⚫July

Friday - 17/07/26

• Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - juv.

• Black-necked Grebe - Stanford Reservoir (po) - ad still also female Ruddy Shelduck.

Thursday - 16/07/26

• Black-necked Grebe - Stanford Reservoir (po) - ad still.

• 0800 - Ruddy Shelduck - Stanford Reservoir (po) - female still.

Wednesday - 15/07/26

• Black-necked Grebe - Stanford Reservoir (po) - ad also female Ruddy Shelduck still.

Tuesday - 14/07/26

🟡BTO Walks Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - ad with mixed gulls from Sandpiper Hide at Lagoon 4.

• Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - near/ad at Lagoon 1.

• Caspian Gull - Swithland Reservoir - 2s on N side from Kinchley Lane dam.

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

Sunday - 12/07/26

Black-necked Grebe - Thornton Reservoir - 6 *1300 x6 still

• Osprey - Stanford Reservoir (po) - 2 over this evening high heading NE.

• Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - ad at Lagoon 4.

Saturday - 11/07/26

• ® Caspian Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad reported.

Friday - 10/07/26

• 🟠 Black-necked Grebe - Eyebrook Reservoir - 4 inc 2 ad & 2 juv S of the island.

LNY - Common Quail - Wymondham - 1 yesterday.

Saturday - 04/07/26

• Little Tern - Rutland Water NR - 2 still from Goldeneye Hide.

• Ferruginous Duck - Shawell - female of unknown origin at Shawell Sandpit.

Friday - 03/07/26

• 1245 - Little Tern - Rutland Water NR - 2 relocated to Lagoon 3.

• Little Tern - Rutland Water NR - 2 at Lagoon 4.

Thursday - 02/07/26

• Little Tern - Rutland Water NR - 1 briefly at Lagoon 3 then flew off.

LNY - Caspian Gull - Rutland Water NR - 1 in North Arm.

LNY - Garganey - Groby Pool - ecl/drk still yesterday.

Mega, Rare, Walks and * will be posted at the top of the page. Continued sightings * in the same location will be added after first report that day.

Schedule 1 species in alphabetical order can be found here