02/12/25 Egelton Reserve. 8 members led by Malcolm Dixon. Weather sunny and calm.

38 Sightings. Blue Tit, Great Tit, House sparrow, Robin, Lapwing, Rook, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Moorhen, Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Dunnock, Egyptian goose, Mute Swan, Widgeon, Pintail, Gadwall, Tufted duck, Coot, Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Black headed gull, Starling, Dunlin, Golden Plover, Common Gull, Pheasant, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Curlew, Pied Wagtail, Teal, Marsh Harrier.

13/11/25 Syke’s Lane. 8 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather sunny, mild and slight breeze

22 Sightings. Cormorant, Black headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Gadwall, Widgeon, Great crested Grebe, Pied Wagtail, Great Black backed Gull, Mallard, Magpie, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Blue Tit, Red Kite, Greenfinch, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, Robin, Kestrel, Rook

04/11/25 Hambleton Peninsula. 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather, mild, breezy and dull.

29 Sightings. Carrion Crow, Black Headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Magpie, Rook, Starling, Blackbird, Great Tit, Great White Egret, Blue Tit, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Widgeon, Teal, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pippit, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Gadwall, Wood Pigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Buzzard, Long tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock, Red Kite.

24/10/25 Deeping Lakes. 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather, bright and breezy but cool.

32 Sightings. Starlings, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Wood Pigeon, Black Headed Gull, Red Kite, Carrion Crow, Widgeon, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Mallard, Canada Goose, Jay, Shoveler, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Tufted Duck, Long tailed Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Teal, Buzzard, Egyptian Goose

07/10/25 Barnsdale. 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather dull but cool wind.

33 Sightings. Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Red Kite, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Greater Black Backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Great Egret, Little Grebe, Common Gull, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, Shoveler, Gadwall, Robin, Buzzard, Wigeon, Teal, Coot, Kestrel, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Pheasant. We also heard but did not see Nuthatch and possibly saw a Marsh Harrier.

25/09/25 Egelton reserve. 3 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather pleasant but cool wind.

27 Sightings. Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, Black Headed gull, Carrion Crow, Rook, Magpie, Mute Swan, Great Egret, Mallard, Egyptian Goose, Lapwing, Coot, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Snipe, Teal, Moorhen, Curlew, Long tailed Tit, Tern, Red Kite, Pintail.

02/09/25 Eyebrook reservoir. 7 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather bright calm and pleasant.

28 Sightings. Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Cormorant, Canada Goose, Mallard, Teal, Carrion Crow, Black headed Gull, Shoveler, Lapwing, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Little Egret, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Swallow, Blackbird, Sand Martin, Robin, Ruff, Starling, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, House Martin, Goldfinch, Red Kite, Blue Tit, Stonechat.

18/08/25 Lyndon reserve. 7 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather calm and dull.

38 sightings. Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Black Headed Gull, Robin, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Kestrel, Little Egret, Common Tern, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Long tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Osprey, Great Crested Grebe, Stock Dove, Red Kite, Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Great Egret, Starling, Great Black Backed Gull, Grey Heron, Moorhen, Mallard, Lesser Black backed Gull, Jackdaw, Wren, Common Sandpiper. We also heard a green Woodpecker.

05/08/25. Uppingham Arboretum and social. 10 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather OK but breezy.

12 Sightings. House Martin, Wood Pigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Wren, Red Kite, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, carrion Crow. We also heard, but did not see an Owl, probably a Little Owl.

11/07/25. Golf course walk to Fort Henry. 4 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather extremely hot and sunny.

16 Sightings. Carrion Crow, Wood Pigeon, Swallow, Mallard, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Grey Heron, House Martin, Chaffinch, Osprey, Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Red Kite, Magpie. We also heard but did not see Green woodpecker, Wren, Blackcap, Water Rail. There may have been other birds according to “Merlin” but we have less confidence in those results.

01/07/25. Whitwell Rutland Water. 4 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather very hot and sunny.

15 Sightings. Wren, Cormorant, Magpie, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin, Black Headed gull, Chaffinch, Little Egret, Canada Goose, Mallard. We also heard but did not see Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Blackcap.

20/06/25. Eyebrook Reservoir. 5 members led by Graeme Bone. Weather hot and sunny.

28 Sightings. Mute swan, Swift, Cormorant, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Coot, Black Headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Common Tern, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, Red Kite, Blue Tit, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Canada Goose, Goldfinch, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Dunnock, Common Whitethroat, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose. We also heard Blackcap and Lesser Whitethroat.

03/06/25 Egelton Reserve. 8 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather cool, intermittent rain and breezy.

34 Sightings. Red Kite, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, Willow Warbler, Song Thush, Black Headed Gull, Jackdaw, Coot, Mallard, Greylag Goose, Swift, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Gadwall, Sand Martin, Lapwing, Swallow, Cormorant, Herring Gull, Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, Avocet, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Curlew, Canada Goose, Common Tern, Long Tailed Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, and Blackbird. We also heard but did not see Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Cuckoo.

13/05/25 Castor Hanglands. 5 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather warm and sunny.

15 Sightings…Swallow, Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail, Red Kite, Skylark, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Buzzard., Blue Tit. We also heard but did not see Nightingale, Whitethroat, Wren, Pheasant, Song Thrush, and Blackbird.

07/05/25 Barnsdale 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather cool and dull but calm.

22 Sightings.. Red Kite, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Crow, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Swift, Cormorant, Garden Warbler, Mallard, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Dunnock, Coot, Black Headed gull, Grey Heron, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Also heard but did not see Great Tit, Wren, Blackcap, Pheasant, Greenfinch and Common Redstart?? (according to Merlin)

16/04/25 Leighfield fishponds / Prior’s Coppice 3 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather cold and very windy but some sunshine.

20 Sightings ..Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose, Jackdaw, Green Woodpecker, Blackbird, Heron, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Swallow, Sand Martin, Buzzard, Mallard, Canada Goose, Black headed gull, Tufted duck, Coot, Red Kite, Pied Wagtail, Rook. We also heard but did not see Willow warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin, Greenfinch.

01/04/25 Lyndon Reserve 10 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather sunny spring day slight chill in air.

40 Sightings…Wood Pigeon, Chiffchaff, Mallard, Robin, Great Tit, Cormorant, Canada Goose, Red Kite, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Pheasant, Blue Tit, Great Black Backed Gull, Blackbird, Wren, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Magpie, Red Legged Partridge, Reed Bunting, Stock Dove, Oystercatcher, Buzzard, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Osprey, Pochard, Widgeon, Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Goldeneye, Gadwall, Rook, Pied Wagtail, Great White Egret, Mandarin Duck.

14/03/25 Egelton Reserve 5 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather calm and bright but chilly.

34 Sightings….Robin, Wood Pigeon, Buzzard, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Rook, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Reed Bunting, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Black headed gull, Long tailed Tit, Coot, Teal, Widgeon, Great White Egret, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Lapwing, Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail, Oystercatcher, Red Kite.

04/03/25 Manor Farm Owston 11 members led by Richard Harvey and daughter Saya. Weather pleasant spring sunshine.

21 Sightings …Starling, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Redwing, Magpie, House Sparrow, Great Tit, Robin, Common Gull, Red Kite, Grey Heron, Chaffinch, Wren, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Buzzard

19/02/25 Sykes Lane Rutland water 6 members led by Malcolm Boyd. Weather chilly, calm mainly cloudy.

24 Sightings…Red Kite, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Black Headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Blue Tit, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Cormorant, Goldeneye, Carrion Crow, Widgeon , Fieldfare, Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Magpie, Treecreeper, Wren. Starling.

04/02/25 Eyebrook Reservoir 7 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather chilly breeze, mainly cloudy.

41 Sightings… Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Mallard, Teal, Widgeon, Lapwing, Pintail, Black Headed Gull, Rook, Goldeneye, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Smew, Red Kite, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, Robin, Grey Heron, Golden Plover, Pied Wagtail, Cormorant, Stonechat, Wood Pigeon, Starling, Buzzard, Dunlin, Common Gull, Pheasant, Kestrel, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Long tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch, Little Egret.

17/01/25 Egelton Reserve 5 members led by Malcolm Dixon. Weather dull.

38 Sightings…..Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Shelduck, Widgeon , Mallard, Teal, Shoveller, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Pintail, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Cormorant , Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Common Snipe, Redshank, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Pheasant, Collared Dove, Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Reed Bunting, Wren, Robin. Also heard but did not see Water Rail.

07/01/25 Walk to Hambleton Old Hall 9 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather very cold but sunny.

25 Sightings…. Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Carrion Crow, Robin, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Black Headed Gull, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Widgeon, Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Great Black Backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Kestrel, Greylag Goose, Wren, Great Northern Diver, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Great Tit, Pied Wagtail.