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⚫March
Thursday - 26/03/26
🟡BTO Walks Kittiwake - Rutland Water NR - at least 3 over North Arm.
Common Scoter - Warren Lane GPs - 1 *1841 drk still on Telegraph Pit
1325 - Long-tailed Duck - Watermead CP - female still at Nature Lake , Watermead South , use Watermead South cp.
Tuesday - 24/03/26
1044 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off the dam *1624 in North Arm
Long-tailed Duck - Watermead CP - female still at Nature Lake , Watermead South , use Watermead South cp.
Monday - 23/03/26
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still in North Arm from fisherman's cp.
☹️ Black-necked Grebe - Normanton le Heath - no sign at Longmoor Lake this afternoon.
Sunday - 22/03/26
Black-necked Grebe - Normanton le Heath - on Longmoor Lake at Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Parl.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 5 inc 2 drk still.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still in North Arm from fisherman's cp.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - female still off the island.
American Wigeon (29th day) - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk still at S side of the island.
Saturday - 21/03/26
American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk still at S end *1643
Willow Warbler - Aylestone - between Mill Lock & Canal Street at Aylestone Meadows.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 drk still.
1112 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still in North Arm from fisherman's cp.
Friday - 20/03/26
1336 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off Barnsdale , use Barnsdale cp at w3w
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 11 inc 5 drk still.
American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk still.
Thursday - 19/03/26
1348 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk still at S end.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 10 inc 5 drk still.
0733 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off Barnsdale , use Barnsdale cp.
LNY - Willow Warbler - Thornton Reservoir - 1 reported yesterday.
Wednesday - 18/03/26
Little Gull - Eyebrook Reservoir - 4 ad at inflow at N end this afternoon.
1502 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk just S of the gate on NE side opposite Stoke Dry cp.
1059 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off Barnsdale , use Barnsdale cp.
1057 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk still S of island bunker also 12 Greater Scaup off the plantation.
Tuesday - 17/03/26
American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk still S of the island.
Monday - 16/03/26
American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk still S of the island *1220 . *1646
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 11 inc 5 drk & 6 female off plantation.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 off Barnsdale , use Barnsdale cp.
Sunday - 15/03/26
1330 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk still also redhead Smew still.
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - redhead still N of the island.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 12 inc 11 drk.
Saturday - 14/03/26
0815 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk still at S end *1300
Jack Snipe - Rutland Water NR - at Lagoon 1.
1511 - Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - redhaed still N of the island.
Eurasian Goshawk - Bradgate Park - at least 5 again from raptor watchpoint this afternoon.
1054 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still at S side of North Arm.
0902 - Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 11 inc 4 drk still at E side of centre of reservoir.
Friday - 13/03/26
American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk again on SW shore from old hide *1347
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 13 inc 6 drk & 7 female.
Thursday - 12/03/26
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - mobile individual still in North Arm *1251 off fisherman's cp.
Wednesday - 11/03/26
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 13 inc 6 drk & 7 female.
LNY - Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 9 inc 4 male & 5 female yesterday.
Tuesday - 10/03/26
Caspian Gull - Watermead CP - 1w at Mommoth Lake , Watermead South , use Watermead South cp.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - relocated in North Arm.
Monday - 09/03/26
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 inc ad/drk & 2 redhead still S of the island.
Sunday - 08/03/26
1433 - Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 male & 4 female still.
1125 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off S end of the dam.
Barn Swallow - Elmesthorpe - 2 at Burbage Common Road.
Saturday - 07/03/26
Russian White-fronted Goose - Wanlip Meadows LRWT - 2 on private land but possibly viewable S from the footpath at Junction Lock , park at the end of Church Road.
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 inc ad/drk & 2 redhead still.
Greater Scaup - Eyebrook Reservoir - female still.
Common Scoter - Rutland Water NR - 7 inc 6 drk at South Arm 1 , viewed from Teal Hide.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 2 with 1 off S end of the dam & 1 off E end of Hambleton Peninsula.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off S end of the dam.
Friday - 06/03/26
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off S end of the dam.
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - ad/drk & 2 redhead still also 4 Greater Scaup still.
Thursday - 05/03/26
Sand Martin - Thornton Reservoir - this morning.
Mandarin - Swithland Reservoir - 2 male & a female just S of the reservoir (JCU)
Eurasian Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 2 again.
Eurasian Goshawk - Bradgate Park - 3 again.
1053 - Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off S end of the dam.
0844 - Glossy Ibis - Wanlip GPs - 2 again from the gate near Church Road entrance then headed NE.
Wednesday - 04/03/26
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 redhead still.
1352 - Glossy Ibis - Wanlip Meadows LRWT - 2 again on Wanlip Scrape , viewed from Church Lane , Wanlip village , via footpath to Watermead CP.
1230 - Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - redhead still S of the island also female Greater Scaup opposite Stoke Dry cp
1145 - Eurasian Goshawk - Bradgate Park - 1 again from Raptor Viewpoint , use Hunts Hill cp at w3w Walk uphill & view from grassy area below War Memorial at w3w (pay & display) walk uphill to view from grassy area below War Memorial, please be respectful & do not enter private woods that overlooks the viewpoint.
Tuesday - 03/03/26
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - 1 off Hambleton Wood.
® Little Ringed Plover - Rutland Water NR - 1 reported.
Monday - 02/03/26
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 3 inc ad/drk & 2 redhead at S end late afternoon.
Glossy Ibis - Wanlip GPs - 2 on private lane at Wanlip North Lakes then flew off.
Smew - Eyebrook Reservoir - 2 inc a drk still also 11 Greater Scaup still.
Sunday - 01/03/26
1157 - American Wigeon - Eyebrook Reservoir - drk still distantly from the southernmost gate to Eyebrook Estate.
🟠 Eurasian Goshawk - Bradgate Park - at least 4 from Raptor Viewpoint , use Hunts Hill cp , Walk uphill & view from grassy area below War Memorial , (pay & display) walk uphill to view from grassy area below War Memorial, please be respectful & do not enter private woods that overlooks the viewpoint.
Red-necked Grebe - Rutland Water NR - still off the S end of the dam.
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