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⛔ Mis-identified or re-identified species

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🔴 Nottinghamshire gallery 📸

⚫ Leicestershire and Rutland gallery 📸

NOTE:

MEGA, RARE & WALKS will now be posted at the top of that day's sighting page.

Species in White - Common, Local or Scarce species

Species in Green - Rare species

Species in Blue - MEGA species

Species in Orange - Information on species via eBird

Species in Pink - Information on species via eBird

*1234 - Confirmed sighting time plus (JOE) sighting contributor, then more information where available in yellow

• Continued sightings * in the same location will be added from the first report that day.

• NOTE: * is first species in that report not other species in report unless stated otherwise.

LNY - Late News Yesterday

• Please note LNY and LN will be added to the bottom of that day's sightings.

LN - Late News then date added

(SLA) - Sighting sent over socials without name

(SSQ) - Undisclosed sighting location

• County recorders, please contact here for information if needed.

(SLAWG) - South Lincs Archive WhatsApp Group 

(3rd day) - Confirmed sighting days from first report.

(JOE) - Contributor abbreviated

(nocmig) - Nocturnal Migration, from overnight sound recordings

(vizmig) - Visible Migration

(po) - Permit Only

sp. - Abbreviation for Species

Ssp. - Abbreviation for Subspecies

♂️ - Male Bird

drk - Male Bird

ad/drk - Adult Drake

♀️ - Female Bird

fem - Female Bird

ad/fem - Adult Female

fem-type - Female type, hybrid or Ssp. unknown

juv/drk - Juvenile Drake

ecl/drk - Eclipse Drake, in moult

ringtail - Female Hen Harrier

redhead - Female Smew

sub/ad - Sub adult bird

ad - Adult Bird

juv - Juvenile Bird

imm - Immature Bird

sum/p - Summer Plumage

inc sum/p - Including Summer Plumage

1cy - First Calendar year bird

2cy - Second Calendar year bird

3cy - Third Calendar year bird

1s - 1st Summer Plumage

2s - 2nd Summer Plumage

3s - 3rd Summer Plumage

1w - 1st Winter Plumage

2w - 2nd Winter Plumage

3w - 3rd Winter Plumage

(RW) - Rutland Water NR

(GIB) - Gibraltar Point NNR

(FM) - RSPB Frampton Marsh + RSPB Freiston Shore - sightings from reserve management

C25 or Comp 25 - Compartment and number, map here

VC - Visitor Centre

CP - Country Park

GPs - Gravel Pits

NT - National Trust

NNR - National Nature Reserve