About the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS)
LROS was formed initially as a section of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1941, but soon outgrew its parent Society and became established in its own right. Since then LROS has gone from strength to strength and now has more than 500 members, mostly from Leicestershire and Rutland, but also from surrounding counties and around the country.
For the sake of consistency in our recording, the LROS continues to cover both Leicestershire and Rutland as a single county (vice county 55), regardless of changes to political boundaries. Indeed, the two counties were seperate entities when the Society was originally formed in 1941.
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Latest bird sightings
March 2024
Saturday 16th March
Rutland Water: 2 Slav Grebes still, South Arm 2 from Teal hide; Great Northern Diver & drake Common Scoter at the dam; drake Smew, Lagoon 3.
Friday 15th March
Rutland Water: 2+ Sand Martins, Lagoon 2; Cattle Egret, Wigeon hide; 2 Smew still, Lagoon 4; 1+ Scaup still, North Arm.
Enderby: Cattle Egret still at Jubilee Park from the car park.
Eyebrook Res: redhead Smew south of the island.
Wednesday 13th March
Rutland Water: 2 Smew, Lagoon 4; 1+ Scaup North Arm still.
Tuesday 12th March
Rutland Water: Sand Martin at south end of dam.
Eyebrook Res: 3 Smew (2 drakes) still.
Sunday 10th March
Rutland Water: 2 Slav Grebes & Great Northern Diver, South Arm 3.
Stanford Res: no sign of Firecrest today.
Saturday 9th March
Stanford Res (permit holders only): Firecrest at Welford Road end by the car park.
Rutland Water: adult Little Gull, Lagoon 1; 2 Slav Grebes & Scaup South Arm 1 from Heron hide (not North Arm as previously); 6 Scaup still, North Arm; Cattle Egret still in sheep field along Hambleton Road.
Eyebrook Res: adult Little Gull.
Enderby: 1 Cattle Egret still at Jubilee Park from the car park.
Firecrest, Stanford Res © Chris Hubbard
Friday 8th March
Eyebrook Res: 1 Little Gull, also 5 Smew (2 drakes) still.
Rutland Water: Cattle Egret still in sheep field along Hambleton Road; 2 Smew, Lagoon 3; 7 Scaup, North Arm; Great Northern Diver off Lyndon VC.
Enderby: 2 Cattle Egrets still from jubilee Park car park.
Thursday 7th March
Thornton Res: 4 Little Gulls, then flew off early afternoon, also Avocet on the dam.
Rutland Water: Little Gull, Lagoon 1, also 5 Scaup still, North Arm.
Enderby: 1 Cattle Egret still at Jubilee Park from the car park.
Stanford Res: adult Med Gull in the roost this evening.
Tuesday 5th March
Rutland Water: 2 Slav Grebes & 5 Scaup still, North Arm; Cattle Egret still in sheep field off Oakham Road; Great Northern Diver, South Arm 3; 2 Smew, Lagoon 3; adult Med Gull, Lagoon 4.
Stoney Cove: 1st-winter Shag still.
Eyebrook Res: 4 Smew (2 drakes) still.
Monday 4th March
Watermead CP Birstall: Firecrest still along north side of Key Lake this afternoon.
Whitwick: 3 Waxwings, Church Lane.
Sunday 3rd March
Watermead CP Birstall: Firecrest still along north side of Key Lake late morning but elusive.
Rutland Water: Cattle Egret in field by the turn-off from the A606 to Egleton/Hambleton. Also 2 Smew, Lagoon 3 and 8 Scaup, North Arm.
Enderby: 2 Cattle Egrets still, Jubilee Park.
Eyebrook Res: 4 Smew (2 drakes) still.
Friday 1st March
Enderby: 2 Cattle Egrets still, Jubilee Park.
Rutland Water: 8 Scaup, North Arm + Great Northern Diver.