August 2025

Sunday 31st August Eyebrook Res: 2 juv Whinchats on Leics side of the inflow near the fence, also Cattle Egret still around the inflow. Wader totals: 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank & 6 Common Sandpipers. Female Red-crested Pochard still...

July 2025

Thursday 31st July The Caspian Tern was  reported briefly at Eyebrook Res inflow around midday, but wasn’t seen by others who were there at the time. In the afternoon it was at Rutland Water, where it was seen several times off the Lyndon Reserve before settling...

June 2025

Sunday 29th June Shawell Sandpit: Ferruginous Duck still. Saturday 28th June Shawell Sandpit: Ferruginous Duck. NB very limited parking on Gibbet Lane. Thursday 26th June Eyebrook Res: 2 Little Terns at the inflow. Friday 20th June Eyebrook Res: 2 Little Terns at the...

May 2025

Saturday 31st May Eyebrook Res: Little Tern at the inflow. Thursday 29th May Eyebrook Res: 2 Sanderlings still at the inflow. Tuesday 27th May Eyebrook Res: 5 Sanderlings at the inflow, also 22 Ringed Plovers. Monday 26th May Rutland Water: 3 Sanderlings, Lagoon 4....

April 2025

Wednesday 30th April Cossington Meadows: no sign of Savi’s Warbler today. Rutland Water: Wood Sandpiper briefly on Lagoon 4 this morning; Little Gull, Lagoon 2; 7 Black Terns, Lagoon 3. Eyebrook Res: 4 Little Gulls, Black Tern briefly & 7 Greenshanks....

March 2025

Sunday 31st March Eyebrook Res: 2 adult summer Med Gulls at the inflow then flew off north-east; 2 White Wagtails at the island. Saturday 29th March Warren Lane GP: female Red-breasted Merganser on main pit. Cossington Meadows: Willow Warbler. Rutland Water: 3 Scaup...