Patrick Warwick: Leicestershire and Rutland Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 235 of 235 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 14/04/2012 Rutland Water 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 04/12/1977 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 16/11/1980 Eyebrook Res 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 23/03/1980 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 28/12/1978 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 24/10/2016 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 16/02/1983 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 09/10/1977 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 18/12/1977 Eyebrook Res 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/03/2014 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 11/07/2012 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 25/03/1979 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 09/11/1980 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 07/04/1981 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 30/10/1977 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 24/05/1978 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/12/1977 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 08/09/2016 Cossington Meadows 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 09/10/1977 20 Pintail Anas acuta 05/02/1978 21 Teal Anas crecca 30/10/1977 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 23/11/2013 Rutland Water 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 16/11/1980 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 30/10/1977 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 13/09/1998 Loughborough 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 08/11/2013 Eyebrook Res 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 16/10/1977 28 Scaup Aythya marila 05/03/1978 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 28/12/2016 Rutland Water 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 08/12/2012 Swithland Res 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16/04/1978 Swithland Res 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 17/01/1981 Swithland Res 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 08/01/1978 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 10/03/1979 35 Goosander Mergus merganser 18/12/1977 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 20/03/1979 37 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 16/04/1978 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 08/04/1978 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 16/10/1977 40 Quail Coturnix coturnix 23/06/2011 Nailstone/ Bagworth 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 25/02/1979 42 Swift Apus apus 31/05/1978 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 24/05/1978 44 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 08/01/1978 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas 08/04/1978 46 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 12/12/1977 47 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 27/08/1979 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12/12/1977 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 07/10/1979 50 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 24/08/2012 Wanlip 51 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 09/10/1977 52 Coot Fulica atra 16/10/1977 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 09/10/1977 54 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 09/04/2014 Rutland Water 55 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 25/02/1979 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 16/10/1977 57 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 03/03/1979 58 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 18/11/1979 59 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus ********** ********** 60 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 25/03/1979 61 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 23/04/2017 Stanford Res 62 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 25/03/2011 63 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/05/2012 64 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 11/03/1978 65 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 15/07/2013 Rutland Water 66 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 23/10/2015 Eyebrook Res 67 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25/03/1979 68 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 27/08/1979 69 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 09/10/1977 70 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 21/04/2021 Rutland Water 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 07/09/1980 72 Curlew Numenius arquata 25/03/1979 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 08/10/1978 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 07/10/1978 75 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 21/02/2016 Wanlip 76 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 31/03/2013 77 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 24/05/1978 78 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/12/1977 79 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 21/09/2018 Eyebrook Res 80 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 01/06/2018 Wanlip 81 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 10/09/1978 82 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 15/07/2011 Rutland Water 83 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 27/01/1979 84 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 10/08/1980 85 Redshank Tringa totanus 18/12/1977 86 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 10/09/1978 87 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/09/1978 88 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 15/06/2012 89 Knot Calidris canutus 03/05/2012 90 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/12/1977 91 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 10/09/1978 92 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 20/08/1983 Rutland Water 93 Sanderling Calidris alba 11/07/2012 94 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/12/1977 95 Little Stint Calidris minuta 18/08/2012 96 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 10/09/1978 Eyebrook Res 97 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 26/04/2012 98 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 07/10/1978 99 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 26/05/2017 Rutland Water 100 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 31/05/1980 101 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/08/1979 102 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 27/07/2012 103 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 26/04/1984 104 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 06/04/2012 105 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 12/03/2017 Swithland Res 106 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 16/10/1977 107 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/07/2014 108 Common Gull Larus canus 10/02/1980 109 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 29/04/2013 Melton Country Park 110 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 20/08/2013 111 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 18/12/1977 112 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 15/06/2012 113 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 18/12/1977 114 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 18/01/2016 115 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 12/03/1978 116 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 20/03/1979 117 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 05/01/2016 Rutland Water 118 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 20/03/1979 119 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 02/05/1985 120 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 10/02/1995 121 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05/02/1978 122 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 09/09/2016 Rutland Water 123 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 09/05/2014 Rutland Water 124 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 01/10/2015 Eyebrook Res 125 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 25/02/2014 Eyebrook Res 126 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 01/08/2013 Thornton Res 127 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 18/08/2012 128 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 02/02/2018 Thornton Res 129 Great White Egret Ardea alba 05/07/1992 Stanford Res 130 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 18/12/1977 131 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 01/08/2018 Burley Fishponds 132 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 08/05/2013 133 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 08/11/1979 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18/03/2014 Rutland Water 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 01/02/2016 Normanton le Heath 136 Red Kite Milvus milvus 18/08/2012 137 Black Kite Milvus migrans 10/10/2012 Garendon Estate, Loughborough 138 Buzzard Buteo buteo 27/04/1999 139 Barn Owl Tyto alba 11/05/1978 140 Little Owl Athene noctua 24/04/1981 141 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 01/02/1992 Birstall Gravel Pits 142 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 28/01/1979 143 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 23/04/1978 144 Hoopoe Upupa epops 26/08/2017 Loughborough 145 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27/01/1979 146 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 09/08/2017 Ulverscroft Priory 147 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 06/09/2021 Groby Pool 148 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 27/09/1980 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 29/09/1979 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 28/01/1979 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 24/05/1978 152 Merlin Falco columbarius 28/01/1979 Rutland Water 153 Hobby Falco subbuteo 31/05/1980 154 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 18/08/2012 155 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/02/2019 156 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 07/04/2016 Warren Hills 157 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 04/09/2020 Wigston STW 158 Jay Garrulus glandarius 11/03/1978 159 Magpie Pica pica 12/12/1977 160 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 05/02/1978 161 Rook Corvus frugilegus 30/10/1977 162 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 04/12/1977 163 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 29/10/2016 Swithland Res 164 Raven Corvus corax 01/02/2013 165 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 01/02/2013 Loughborough 166 Coal Tit Periparus ater 18/12/1977 167 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 28/10/1978 168 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 05/11/1978 169 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 12/12/1977 170 Great Tit Parus major 12/12/1977 171 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 27/10/2018 Rutland Water 172 Skylark Alauda arvensis 09/10/1977 173 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 02/05/1978 174 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23/04/1978 175 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/1978 176 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 25/03/2004 Swithland Res 177 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 29/04/2014 178 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 12/12/1977 179 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 09/05/1979 180 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 14/05/1978 181 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 16/04/1978 182 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 06/05/2017 Albert Village Lake 183 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/05/1979 184 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 23/05/1981 185 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 02/05/1984 Kelham Bridge Also May 2012 RW 186 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/05/1984 187 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 12/05/1979 188 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/05/1978 189 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 12/06/2012 190 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/05/1979 191 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/01/1979 192 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 16/04/1978 193 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/11/1978 194 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 05/03/1978 195 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 29/08/2020 Measham 196 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 18/12/1977 197 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 12/12/1977 198 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 14/02/1978 199 Redwing Turdus iliacus 28/12/1977 200 Blackbird Turdus merula 09/10/1977 201 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 28/12/1977 202 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 29/04/2013 Warren Hills 203 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 24/05/1978 204 Robin Erithacus rubecula 04/12/1977 205 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 21/05/2011 206 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 14/09/2016 207 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 16/11/1980 Eyebrook Res 208 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 16/10/1988 209 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 10/09/1978 210 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 15/01/2014 211 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 08/04/1995 212 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 12/12/1977 213 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 09/10/1977 214 Dunnock Prunella modularis 12/12/1977 215 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 14/05/1978 216 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 31/03/1979 217 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 09/10/1977 218 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/02/1978 219 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 11/05/1981 220 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 08/10/2021 Rutland Water 221 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 04/12/1977 222 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 30/03/1981 223 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 14/02/2018 Burbage Common 224 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 30/10/1977 225 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/12/1977 226 Twite Linaria flavirostris 29/03/1981 Rutland Water 227 Linnet Linaria cannabina 11/03/1978 228 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 06/02/2019 Bradgate Park,Leics 229 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 13/01/1979 230 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 12/03/1978 231 Siskin Spinus spinus 10/03/1979 232 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 14/12/2018 Rutland Water 233 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 21/01/1979 Woodthorpe 234 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/02/1978 235 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 08/01/1978