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Tuesday 13th

Cossington Meadows: the bird on Hobley Lake reported yesterday as a Red-breasted Merganser is a Goosander and is still present this morning; also 1 Common Sandpiper there, but no sign of the Avocet.

Monday 12th

Beacon Hill: Whimbrel and Skua sp (probably Arctic) circling low over the crossroads in mist at 07:30.

Cossington Meadows: Avocet on Hobley Lake this afternoon, also a Goosander.

Rutland Water: dark-bellied Brent Goose (not Black Brant as reported earlier on other information services!), Lyndon reserve, then on Lagoon III. Also Turnstone, Manton Bay, Arctic Tern, South Arm III & Greenshank, North Arm.

Sunday 11th

Rutland Water: Little Gull, Greenshank, Dunlin & 2 Hobbies, Lagoon I.

Dadlington: 2 Hobbies.

Kelham Bridge: 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

Saturday 10th

Cossington Meadows: 2 Hobbies & 1 Dunlin.

Friday 9th

Rutland Water: 2 Grey Plovers, 2 Greenshanks & 4 Black Terns, North Arm; 21 Black Terns, Lagoon I/South Arm; Turnstone, Lagoon I; Whimbrel & Turnstone, Lagoon III.

Barkby Thorpe: 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Thursday 8th

Cossington Meadows: Wood Sandpiper on Plover Meadow pool this evening, also 1 Osprey to the south of the reserve (over Cossington South GP).

Rutland Water: 20 Black Terns, Lagoon I.

East Leake: Osprey south over A6006 at 17:40.

Saddington Res: 1 Common Sandpiper.

Wednesday 7th

Eyebrook Res: 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank & 5 Black Terns.

Rutland Water: 2 Whimbrels, Lagoon III; 10 Black Terns & 1 Hobby, Lagoon I; 2 Turtle Doves, Fieldfare hide.

Cropston Res: 3 Black Terns this evening.

Tuesday 6th

Wanlip Meadows: Temminck's Stint still on the scrape this evening.

Rutland Water: Knot, 5 Black Terns , Whooper Swan, Dunlin, 2 Hobbies, Grasshopper Warbler & Turtle Dove, Lagoon I; Hobby, Lagoon II.

Stanford Res: 5 Black Terns.

Monday 5th

Wanlip Meadows: Temminck's Stint still on the scrape late afternoon. Also 1 Whimbrel till 07:40.

Thornton: 3 dark phase skuas, probably Arctics, flew over Brown's Wood at 13:10.

Glen Parva: 2 Turtle Doves in horse paddocks at 14:00, then flew towards Whetstone.

Rutland Water: 3+ Nightingales, Grasshopper Warbler & 5 Black Terns. Lyndon reserve.

Watermead CP South: 6 Black Terns.

Charnwood Lodge: male Wheatear.

Ashby Magna: female Pied flycatcher reported this morning, but no details of exactly where.

Sunday 4th

Wanlip Meadows: Temminck's Stint on the scrape, viewable from Plover hide.

Rutland Water: 55+ Black Terns late morning (Manton Bay/South Arm/Lagoon I/North Arm); 'Channel' Wagtail behind Shoveler hide; drake Common Scoter, South Arm; Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper & Dunlin, Lagoon I; 4 Common Sandpipers, Goldeneye hide; 3 Nightingales, Lyndon reserve.

Eyebrook Res: 3 Greenshanks, 17 Common Sandpipers & 1 Arctic Tern through this morning.

Thurlaston Lane Sandpit (between Thurlaston & Croft): Black Tern briefly this morning.

Willesley Flashes: Nightingale & 2 Wheatears.

Cropston Res: 5 Black Terns, Common Sandpiper & 3 Common Terns.

Charnwood Lodge: 1 Whinchat & 1 Wheatear.

Warren Hills: 1 Wheatear.

Cossington Meadows: 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

Saturday 3rd

Rutland Water: Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Turtle Doves, drake Goosander & 4 Dunlin, Lagoon I; c20 Black Terns, Lagoon I/South Arm III; Turnstone, Goldeneye hide; drake Common Scoter, South Arm I; Spotted Flycatcher behind Osprey hide; 2 Dunlin & 2 Hobbies, Lagoon III.

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal, 1 Black Tern & 3 Yellow Wagtails.

Frolesworth Manor Lake: 1 Whinchat & 4 Wheatears.

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill: 2 Wheatears.

Cossington Meadows: female Wheatear, Cuckoo & Grasshopper Warbler.

Also an unconfirmed report of a Black Kite over the A607 near the turning to Gaddesby at 15:55. Kite sp seen flying low south-west over fields near the Hobby Horse pub at Syston at 16:45 may have been the same bird.

Friday 2nd

Rutland Water: Sandwich Tern, Lagoon III, then South Arm III; Whooper Swan off Old Hall, then off Hambleton Peninsula; 11 Arctic Terns & female Scaup, South Arm III; drake Common Scoter, South Arm I; 7 Black-tailed Godwits, Lagoon I + Whimbrel flew west at 17:50.

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal still at the inflow, also 3 Whimbrels, Common Sandpiper & 4 Yellow Wagtails.

Watermead CP North: Lesser Whitethroat. Also 1 at Watermead CP Birstall.

Cossington Meadows: 2 Grasshopper Warblers, Barber's rough.

Grove Park: 3 female Wheatears.

Countesthorpe: 2 male Greenland Wheatears still present off Willoughby Road.

Thursday 1st

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal still, plus Whimbrel briefly at the inflow this morning, and 3 Yellow Wagtails.

APRIL

Wednesday 30th

Rutland Water: 2 Black Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, female Scaup & 2 Hobbies, South Arm III; Black Tern & Arctic Tern, North Arm.

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill: male Ring Ouzel still on the north side + 2 Wheatears.

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal still, plus Black Tern, 4 Arctic Terns & 3 Common Sandpipers.

Groby Pool: 2 Bramblings & 1 Cuckoo.

Thurnby: Hobby flew south-east towards the church at 11:25.

Saddington Res: 1 Common Sandpiper.

Tuesday 29th

Rutland Water: pair of Garganey still on Lagoon I, also Black Tern & 8 Arctic Terns.

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill: male Ring Ouzel still on the north side this morning.

Groby Pool: Black Tern this evening.

Counteshorpe: 2 male 'Greenland' Wheatears ringed (of three present) off Willoughby Road this afternoon. Also 5 there yesterday, and 7 on Sunday.

Monday 28th

Rutland Water: 2 Wood Sandpipers briefly on Lagoon III this evening, then on Lagoon I; Turnstone, 2 Garganey & 3rd-summer Yellow-legged Gull, Lagoon I; Sanderling, Lagoon III. Also around the reserve: Black Tern, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Hobbies, 6 Dunlin & 150 Swifts.

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill: male Ring Ouzel still on the north side.

Cossington Meadows: 2 Cuckoos & Grasshopper Warbler, Barber's Rough.

Shepshed: 6 Swifts.

Sunday 27th

Cossington Meadows: male Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler & Cuckoo.

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill: male Ring Ouzel on north side.

Rutland Water: Marsh Harrier & 3 Whimbrels, Manton Bay; Sanderling, North Arm & Lagoon III; Turnstone, 2 Garganey & 3rd-summer Yellow-legged Gull, Lagoon I; 7 Black Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, Lagoon I/South Arm III; 1st-summer Little Gull & 2 Scaup, South Arm III; drake Common Scoter, dam then North Arm; pair of Mandarin & 5 Scaup, dam.

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal still present, also Common Sandpiper.

Swithland Res: 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & 1 Common Sandpiper.

Oadby Lodge Farm: 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

Oakham: 1 Swift.

Saturday 26th

Cossington Meadows: male Whinchat & Grasshopper Warbler.

Melton Mowbray: male Ring Ouzel still at the west end of Welby Lane.

Eyebrook Res: drake Green-winged Teal reportedly still present.

Rutland Water: female Ring Ouzel on path behind Shoveler hide; adult Med Gull, Lagoon III; 9 Black Terns, 3+ Arctic Terns & 1st-summer Little Gull, South Arm III; pair of Garganey, Turnstone, 5 Whimbrel & 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, Lagoon I.

Watermead CP Birstall: Grasshopper Warbler singing by Worcester Lake.