Thursday 24th September

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2 this morning, also Curlew Sandpiper, but no sign there or Lapwing hide this evening.

Eyebrook Res: Garganey at the inflow this evening, showing well from the fence on the Leics side. Also 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Ringed Plovers & female Red-crested Pochard.

Warren Lane GP: Spotted Redshank still on Telegraph Pit.

Wednesday 23rd September

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2

Tuesday 22nd September

Cropston Res: juv Pectoral Sandpiper on the north shore, viewable from the dam.

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2/South Arm 3.

Warren Lane GP: Spotted Redshank on Telegraph Pit.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): Bittern still in the reedbed.

Sunday 20th September

Cropston Res: juv Pectoral Sandpiper on the north shore, viewable from the dam, also Grey Plover (same bird seen earlier at Swithland Res before being flushed by a Peregrine), 4 Black-tailed Godwits & 1 Green Sandpiper.

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2, then flew to Lagoon 3; 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Lagoon 2.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper still at the inflow.

Saturday 19th September

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2, also Spotted Redshank; 2 Black Terns, South Arm 3.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper still.

Swithland Res: Grey Plover still on north side, also 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshanks, 4 Ringed Plovers & 1 Green Sandpiper.

Friday 18th September

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs still, Lagoon 2/South Arm 3, but no reports of Pec Sand today. Spotted Redshank still, Lagoon 2; Little Stint & Black Tern, South Arm 3.

Warren Lane GP: Pectoral Sandpiper briefly on Telegraph Pit this evening.

Swithland Res: Grey Plover on the north side, also 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshanks, 1 Common Sandpiper & 7 Ringed Plovers.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper still at the inflow.

Cropston Res: Black Tern still.

Thursday 17th September

Rutland Water: Lesser Yellowlegs, Lagoon 2, then flew to Lagoon 1. Also Pectoral Sandpiper still, Lagoon 2, 2 Little Stints, North Arm & 4 Black Terns, South Arm 3.

Cropston Res: Black Tern off the dam.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper still early morning but no sign later due to disturbance by shooting on the adjacent fields.

Tuesday 15th September

Rutland Water: juv Pectoral Sandpiper, Lagoon 2, also 3 Spoonbills & Spotted Redshank still; 3 Black Terns & 2 Wood Sandpipers, South Arm 3.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper & 2 Little Stints still.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): Bittern still, plus Cattle Egret flew west.

Monday 14th September

Burrough Hill: Redstart in hawthorns on north-east side.

Sunday 13th September

Rutland Water: 3 Spoonbills & 2 Spotted Redshanks, Lagoon 2; Black Tern & 7 Little Stints, South Arm 3.

Eyebrook Res: Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints, 2+ Cattle Egrets & 1 Red-crested Pochard.

Stanford Res: 2 Bitterns, also female Ferruginous Duck still.

Thursday 11th September

Rutland Water: 3 Little Stints, North Arm; 2 Spotted Redshanks, Turnstone & 6 Wood Sandpipers, South Arm 3.

Eyebrook Res: 3 Little Stints still, also 2 Greenshanks, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 9 Ruff & 6 Dunlin.

Swithland Res: 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper & 1 Common Sandpiper, all on the north side.

Monday 7th September

Eyebrook Res: 3 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Knot, 3 Greenshanks, 7 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwits & 12 Ruff at the inflow, also 3 Turnstones flew through late morning.

Aylestone Meadows: Pied Flycatcher south of Canal Street car park.

Rutland Water: 1 Wood Sandpiper still, South Arm 3.

Swithland Res: 4 Black-tailed Godwits & 2 Greenshanks on the north side.

Sunday 6th September

Eyebrook Res: 3 Little Stints at the inflow; Knot & Cattle Egret at the island.

Beacon Hill: Pied Flycatcher SW of the top car park.

Rutland Water: 6 Wood Sandpipers, South Arm 3; 2 Spotted Redshanks, Lagoon 3.

Thursday 3rd September

Rutland Water: 4 Little Stints, Turnstone, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 5 Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank & 4 Black Terns, South Arm 3; 2 Wood Sandpipers, North Arm.

Eyebrook Res: 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Greenshanks, 11 Ruff, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Dunlin, 16 Ringed Plovers & 1 LRP.

Monday 31st August

Rutland Water: Knot & 2 Garganey, Goldeneye hide; 4 Little Stints still, North Arm; 5 Wood Sandpipers, South Arm 3; 3 Black Terns & Spotted Redshank, Lagoon 3.

Swithland Res: Pied Flycatcher behind the dam, but no sign after c15:30, also Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Greenshanks, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshanks & 5 Common Sandpipers.

Sunday 30th August

Rutland Water: 4 Little Stints & 1 Spotted Redshank, North Arm; Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 4 Wood Sandpipers & Garganey, South Arm 3; 3 Black Terns, Lagoon 3.

Swithland Res: 2 juv Black Terns on the north side early afternoon, also Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshanks, 3 Common Sandpipers & 3 Redshanks.

Eyebrook Res: Garganey still.

Saturday 29th August

Rutland Water: Little Stint, North Arm; 3 Wood Sandpipers, Lapwing hide.

Swithland Res: Black Tern, 2 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshanks, Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpipers & 1 Snipe.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): Bittern in the reedbed.

Friday 28th August

Rutland Water: 2 Curlew Sandpipers & 2 Wood Sandpipers, South Arm 3; Curlew Sandpiper, North Arm; 4 Spotted Redshanks & 1 Wood Sandpiper, Lagoon 1.

Warren Lane GP: Glossy Ibis still this morning then flew off.

Eyebrook Res: 1 Garganey still.

Swithland Res: Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshanks, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers, Ringed Plover, 2 Redshanks, 2 Snipe & 5 Dunlin briefly on the north side.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): female Ferruginous Duck still.

Thursday 27th August

Rutland Water: 4 Curlew Sandpipers, North Arm; 4 Spotted Redshanks, Lagoon 2.

Eyebrook Res: 12+ Black Terns south of the island.

Warren Lane GP: Glossy Ibis.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): Cattle Egret flew west at 08:15 but no further sign.

Wednesday 26th August

Swithland Res: Turnstone on the north side, also 6 Greenshanks, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers, Ringed Plover, Redshank & Snipe.

Rutland Water: Curlew Sandpiper, Lagoon 2; Wood Sandpiper still, Lapwing hide.

Bradgate Park: ringtail Harrier sp flew south at 10:40.

Eyebrook Res: no sign of Red-necked Phalarope today, but 1 Wood Sandpiper still.

Stanford Res (permit holders only): female Ferruginous Duck still.

Tuesday 25th August

Eyebrook Res: juv Red-necked Phalarope still at the inflow, also Knot, Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Greenshanks, 5 Ruff, 11 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plovers & the Whooper Swan still.

Monday 24th August

Eyebrook Res: juv Red-necked Phalarope still at the inflow, also Knot, Wood Sandpiper, 2 juv Arctic Terns, Garganey and Whooper Swan still.

Rutland Water: 2 Wood Sandpipers, Lapwing hide.

Also a Nightjar seen briefly in flight between Kilby and Wistow at 16:40.

Sunday 23rd August

Eyebrook Res: juv Red-necked Phalarope still at the inflow, also report of Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper,  Garganey, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Greenshanks, 7 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Redshank & 8 Ringed Plovers.

Rutland Water: Black-necked Grebe, Lagoon 3; Wood Sandpiper, Lapwing hide.

Bradgate Park: Redstart at the Anstey gate.

Saturday 22nd August

Eyebrook Res: Red-necked Phalarope at the inflow, also Garganey, Turnstone & 3 Wood Sandpipers.

Swithland Res: 6 Greenshanks, 4 Common Sandpipers & 3 Curlews (not Whimbrels as reported earlier) on the north side.

Rutland Water: 2 Garganey still from Lapwing hide;  3 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Ruff & 2 Greenshanks, South Arm 3 from Green Bank.

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.