County Listing

Last updated 9th June 2026

The Leicestershire & Rutland list currently stands at 320 (312 since 1941, when LROS was formed). Latest addition: Dusky Warbler. All lists are as submitted by the observers concerned, only include species on local Categories A & C (see County checklist), and are based on current IOC taxonomy, including the recent lumping of the Redpolls as one species.

Click here to view a Google Docs spreadsheet (opens in a new browser window) showing everyone’s complete list, plus the percentage of listers who have seen each species. If anyone else wishes to have their list added to this, please let me know via the Bird News email address and I will send you the spreadsheet to fill in.

Since most people seem happy to count ‘heard only’ records (e.g. Great Reed Warbler, Golden Oriole, Quail etc) on their county lists, for comparative purposes I have included these (where I know about them) for everyone, whether or not they count them on their own personal lists.

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Other County Listing Records

Highest Leicestershire & Rutland day list: 122 (all in Leicestershire), 6th May 2017 – Rhys Dandy, Dave Gray, Ben Croxtall & Marc Lansdowne.

Rutland only: 119, 13th May 2017 – The Rutland Dippers: Tim Appleton, et al.

Highest county year list: 206 – Chris Hubbard, 2018.