07/07/26 Whitwell , Rutland Water. 8 members led by Helen. Weather hot and sunny with fair breeze.

25 sightings. Wood Pigeon, Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Sparrowhawk, Black headed Gull, Common Tern, Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, Red Kite, Swift, Mistle Thrush, Cormorant, Lesser black backed Gull, Robin, Oystercatcher, Magpie, Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Great Tit, Blackbird.

17/06/26 Lyndon Reserve. 4 members led by Helen. Weather warm but after downpour.

33 sightings. Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Greylag Goose, Great Tit, Swift, Common Whitethroat, Dunnock, Cormorant, Common Tern, Osprey, Kestrel, Mallard, Egyptian Goose, Red Kite, Black Headed Gull, Jackdaw, Great Crested Grebe, Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, Stock Dove, Reed Bunting, Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Wren, Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Sedge Warbler, Magpie, Blue Tit.

02/06/26 Egleton Reserve. 9 members led by Helen. Weather dull, cool but dry.

43 sightings. Black Headed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Sedge Warbler, Cormorant, Great Egret, Blackcap, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Willow Warbler, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Common Tern, Coot, Avocet, Lapwing, Reed Bunting, Pochard, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Mallard, Grey Heron, Ringer Plover, Herring Gull, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Teal, Gadwall, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Robin, Dunnock, Chiffchaff, Magpie, Jackdaw, Sand Martin, Widgeon, Swift. We also heard but did not see a Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler,

22/05/26 Eyebrook Reservoir. 5 members led by Helen. Weather warm sunny day.

33 sightings. Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Common Tern, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Rook, Wood pigeon, Black Headed Gull, Magpie, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, Little Tern, Little Egret, Great Egret, Red Kite, Skylark, Chaffinch, Swallow, Blackcap, Red Legged Partridge, Blackbird, Greylag Goose, Oystercatcher, Canada Goose, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Widgeon, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Moorhen, Common Sandpiper.

05/05/26 Home Farm, Laxton. 8 members led by Elizabeth. Weather pleasant spring day.

16 sightings. Red Kite, Buzzard, Robin, Swallow, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Red legged Partridge, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Rook, Syklark, Jackdaw, Magpie. We also heard many more but did not see them.

20/04/26 Barnsdale. 8 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather very nice spring day.

27 sightings. Wood pigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin, Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Chiffchaff, Long tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Dunnock, Black headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Great Black backed Gull, Magpie, Little Egret, White tailed Eagle, Buzzard, Gadwall.

07/04/26 Lyndon Reserve. 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather very nice spring day.

34 sightings. Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant, Canada Goose, Goldfinch, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Robin, Mallard, Wood Pigeon, Blackcap, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Chiffchaff, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Grey Heron, Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Great Crested Grebe, Widgeon, Osprey, Swallow, Reed Bunting, Stock Dove, Buzzard, Teal, Mandarin Duck, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Wren.

29/03/26 Egelton Reserve. 8 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather very nice spring day.

45 sightings. Rook, Red Kite, Jackdaw, Reed Bunting, Pheasant, Great Tit, Mallard, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren, Dunnock, Greylag Goose, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Chiffchaff, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, Magpie, Coot, Gadwall, Little Grebe, Lapwing, Widgeon, Little Egret, Buzzard, Pintail, Redshank, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Oystercatcher, Long Tailed Tit, Cormorant, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Egyptian Goose, Curlew, Great Egret, Stock Dove.

03/03/26 Exton Church and village. 8 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather nice spring day.

24 sightings. Jackdaw, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Wren, Red Kite, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Coot, Pheasant, Cormorant, Little Egret, Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Widgeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Great Tit, Raven.

18/02/26 Egelton Reserve. 6 members led by Helen Jezequel. Weather cold and dull with increasing stiff wind.

40 sightings, Mute Swan, Widgeon, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Red Kite, Buzzard, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Wood pigeon, Egyptian Goose, Dunnock, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Magpie, Goldfinch, Wren, Coot, Mallard, Lapwing, Black headed Gull, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Rook, Great Egret, Stonechat, Grey Heron, Pintail, Marsh Harrier, Curlew, Jackdaw, Long tailed Tit.

03/02/26 Tim Appleton’s Lane and garden. 14 members led by Malcom D and Tim. Weather very cold and grey with stiff breeze.

37 Sightings, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Dunnock, Robin, Starling, Nuthatch, Kestrel, Buzzard, Red Kite, Jackdaw, Magpie, Great Black backed Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Redshank, Lapwing, Widgeon, Teal, Mallard, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Coot, Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Wood pigeon.

06/01/26 Eyebrook reservoir. Meeting cancelled. Weather extreme cold , dull with snow and ice.

No sightings to report