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Latest Bird News and Sightings

Species shown in red on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county and those in blue are county rarities (generally more than 10 records since 1941, but less than annual). This is a news service only – reports have not been verified or subjected to scrutiny by the LROS Records Committee.

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Listing page updated 9th June 2026.

For Sale/Wanted page updated 28th June 2026.

August 2026

Wednesday 19th August

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper still, also Cattle Egret, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff, 5 Greenshanks, 6 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 LRPs, 22 Ringed Plovers and Whooper Swan still.

Rutland Water: 2 Garganey, South Arm 3 from Lapwing hide.

Sunday 16th August

Hicks Lodge: Wood Sandpiper in front of the hide this afternoon.

Rutland Water: Sandwich Tern in the North Arm.

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper still at the inflow, and similar wader numbers to recent days.

Stanford Res: female Ferruginous Duck still.

Saturday 15th August

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper still, also Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshanks, 3 Dunlin etc.

Friday 14th August

Swithland Res: juv Spotted Redshank on the north side.

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper still, 9 Greenshanks, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin etc.

Thursday 13th August

Eyebrook Res: Knot & Wood Sandpiper still, also 1 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 6 Greenshanks, 1 Redshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Ringed Plover & 2 LRPs.

Wednesday 12th August

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper still, also 1 Black-tailed Godwit,  7 Greenshanks, 2 Ruff, 6 Green Sandpipers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Ringed Plovers & 2 LRPs, plus Whooper Swan still.

Monday 10th August

Eyebrook Res: Wood Sandpiper at the inflow, also 1 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, 5 Greenshanks, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plovers, 4 LRPs, 2 Marsh Harriers and the Whooper Swan still.

Friday 7th August

Eyebrook Res: Little Stint reported still at the inflow this afternoon, also 2 Cattle Egrets in the south-west corner, Marsh Harrier, 1 Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Dunlin, 5 Greenshanks, Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plovers & 6 LRPs.

Also a request for LROS Annual Reports for 1946, 1967 & 1968 has been added to the For Sale page.

Thursday 6th August

Eyebrook Res: Little Stint at the inflow, also 2 Greenshanks, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 5 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 LRPs & 1 Redshank. Report of a Curlew Sandpiper this evening on national news services referred to a long-billed Dunlin.

Rutland Water: 3 Cattle Egrets, Fishponds; male Redstart near Kingfisher hide this evening.

Saturday 1st August

Stanford Res (permit holders only): 2 Black-necked Grebes still, also Osprey & female Ferruginous Duck of likely feral origin.

Rutland Water: Garganey, Lagoon 3.

Swithland Res: Greenshank on north side.

July 2026

Monday 27th July

Stanford Res (permit holders only): 2 Black-necked Grebes.

Sunday 26th July

Rutland Water: Garganey, North Arm.

Sunday 19th July

Swithland Res: Sandwich Tern on north side this morning before flying off NE at 09:35.

Saturday 18th July

Eyebrook Res: 50 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 LRPs, 20 Redshanks, Marsh Harrier & Whooper Swan still.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): Black-necked Grebe still, also female-type Ferruginous Duck.

Rutland Water: 32 Black-tailed Godwits & 20 Redshanks, South Arm 3.

Wednesday 15th July

Stanford Res (permit holders only): 1 Black-necked Grebe.

Sunday 12th July

Thornton Res: 6 Black-necked Grebes.

Eyebrook Res: 2 Greenshanks, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 LRPs & 1 Red-crested Pochard.

Cossington Meadows: Black-tailed Godwit, Tern Pool.

Saturday 11th July

Eyebrook Res: No sign of Black-necked Grebes today. 4 Red-crested Pochards, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers & 3 LRPs, also Whooper Swan still.

Groby Pool: 1 Marsh Harrier this morning.

Friday 10th July

Eyebrook Res: 4 Black-necked Grebe south of the island; 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Ringed Plovers & 3 LRPs. Also the long-staying Whooper Swan still.

Wednesday 1st July

Groby Pool: Garganey still, also male Redstart in the ‘valley’ north of the pool, in the first field on the left after the kissing gate.

Rutland Water: 11 Black-tailed Godwits, Lagoon 3.

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