Mark Hodson: Leicestershire and Rutland Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 155 of 155 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,Groby Pool,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,18/12/2023,Groby Pool,
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,Groby Pool,
4,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,01/01/2021,Groby (c50 flew over),
5,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,18/12/2020,Groby Pool ,
6,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,Groby Pool,
7,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,29/11/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
8,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,28/03/2021,Cossington Meadows,
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,03/09/2021,Cossington Meadows ,
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,Cossington Meadows,
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,Swithland Reservoir,
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,Groby Pool,
16,Pintail,Anas acuta,,22/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
17,Teal,Anas crecca,,,Cossington Meadows,
18,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,28/12/2021,Watermead Country Park,1 male/1 female 
19,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,Groby Pool,
20,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,Groby Pool,
21,Scaup,Aythya marila,,03/01/2022,Swithland Reservoir,
22,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,10/12/2023,Swithland Reservoir ,Female
23,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,09/04/2022,Cropston Reservoir,
24,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,31/01/2021,Swithland Reservoir,
25,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,26/12/2020,Swithland Reservoir,
26,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,28/02/2021,Cossington Meadows ,
27,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,,**********,**********
28,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,03/02/2023,Groby - Nr Roman Way,2 birds
29,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
30,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,20/03/2021,"Anstey (Fields on right, heading towards Cropston)",
31,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,05/09/2022,Cossington Meadows,
32,Swift,Apus apus,,,Ratby (Over M1 bridge),
33,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,19/06/2021,Cossington Meadows ,
34,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,Newbold Verdon (Main Street),
35,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,Groby Pool,
36,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,Garden,
37,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,,**********,**********
38,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,Glenfield (Ivanhoe Trail),
39,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,26/12/2020,Swithland Reservoir,
40,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,Kirby Muxloe Castle,
41,Coot,Fulica atra,,,Groby Pool,
42,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,Thornton Reservoir,
43,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,Groby Pool,
44,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,21/08/2022,Cropston Reservoir,
45,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,Cossington Meadows,
46,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,03/05/2023,Cossington Meadows,
47,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
48,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,17/11/2023,Rutland Water NR,
49,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
50,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,Cossington Meadows,
51,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,Cossington Meadows,
52,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
53,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,08/07/2021,Rutland Water NR,
54,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
55,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,Cossington Meadows,
56,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
57,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,Cropston Reservoir,
58,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,Cossington Meadows,
59,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,12/04/2024,Thornton Reservoir,
60,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
61,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
62,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,23/10/2022,Cossington Meadows,
63,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,08/07/2021,Rutland Water NR,
64,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,Cropston Reservoir ,
65,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
66,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,Rutland Water,
67,Common Gull,Larus canus,,06/11/2020,Thornton Reservoir,
68,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,23/10/2020,Leicester (Soar Lane),
69,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,21/08/2022,Cropston Reservoir,
70,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,07/02/2021,Bradgate Park,
71,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,Groby Pool,
72,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,Groby Pool,
73,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,06/11/2020,Thornton Reservoir ,
74,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,22/10/2021,Swithland Reservoir ,
75,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,01/05/2023,Watermead Country Park,
76,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,Glenfield (Ivanhoe Trail),
77,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,10/11/2023,"Fosse Way, Syston",
78,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
79,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,Groby Pool,
80,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,Rutland Water,
81,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,Glenfield (Nr old golf course),
82,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,Rutland Water,
83,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,Groby Pool,
84,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,30/10/2021,Cossington Meadows ,
85,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,12/02/2021,,
86,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,01/05/2023,Watermead Country Park,
87,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,Cossington Meadows,
88,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,04/09/2021,Groby Pool ,
89,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
90,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,Thornton Reservoir (Fields Nr dam),
91,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,Groby (Over A46),
92,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,04/06/2021,Groby Pool,
93,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
94,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,23/01/2021,,
95,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
96,Magpie,Pica pica,,,Garden,
97,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,Bradgate Park,
98,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,Glenfield (The Mill Lane),
99,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,Groby (Fields near Sacheverell Way),
100,Raven,Corvus corax,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
101,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,01/01/2024,"Markfield, on  Chitterman Way",
102,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,Thornton Reservoir,
103,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,10/01/2021,Groby Pool,
104,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,Garden,
105,Great Tit,Parus major,,,Ferndale Park,
106,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
107,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,26/03/2021,Thornton Reservoir,
108,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,Glenfield (Optimus Point),
109,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,Groby Pool,
110,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,23/05/2021,Watermead Country Park,
111,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,Glenfield (Fields off Ivanhoe Trail),
112,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,Everards Meadow,
113,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,Groby Pool,
114,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
115,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,Cossington Meadows,
116,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,Martinshaw Woods,
117,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,25/05/2023,"Ratby, field after M1 walk bridge",
118,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,27/04/2024,Ratby Lane - Hedgerow between Ratby & Kirby Muxloe,
119,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,30/04/2021,Ivanhoe Trail (Off Roman Way),
120,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,12/02/2021,Bradgate Park,
121,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,Thornton Reservoir,
122,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,Ratby (Ivanhoe Trail),
123,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,06/11/2020,Thornton Reservoir,
124,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,Bradgate Park (Near Old John),
125,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,Garden,
126,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,Groby Pool,
127,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,Glenfield (Fields off Ivanhoe Trail),
128,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
129,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,Garden,
130,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,06/12/2020,Ivanhoe Trail (near The Mill Lane),
131,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,18/04/2021,Barlestone (Washpit Lane),
132,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,Bradgate Park (Near Old John),
133,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,Garden,
134,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,Bradgate Park,
135,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,01/05/2022,Elmesthorpe (Burbage Common Road),
136,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,Groby Pool (Fields),
137,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,24/04/2021,Bradgate Park,
138,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,Garden,
139,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
140,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,Anstey (Fields on way to Cropston),
141,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,Kirby Muxloe (Under M1),
142,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,Glenfield (Optimus Point),
143,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,23/04/2021,Bradgate Park,
144,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,06/05/2023,Beacon Hill,
145,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,Watermead Country Park,
146,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,16/01/2022,Anstey - Field off Cropston Road,
147,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
148,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,Garden,
149,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,21/01/2022,Cossington Meadows,1 female 
150,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
151,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,Kirby Muxloe (Main Street),
152,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,16/10/2020,Groby Pool,
153,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,02/12/2023,Beacon Hill Country Park ,150th county tick
154,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,Bradgate Park,
155,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,Bradgate Park,