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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    With this Big Storm from the Atlantic coming in overnight, it might be worth checking a few local reservoirs for wreck seabirds on Monday and Tuesday?! Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi Adam, you could try Cossington Meadows LRWT as well, which is just down the road from Mountsorrel. The local birders call this whole area the Soar Valley. It has some decent habitat from Cossington Meadows right down to Birstall Meadows which is on the outskirts of Leicester. Have you checked...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Try Cloud Wood for WL Hairstreaks. I had few last weekend whilst looking for orchids. The best place for them is near the metal gate entrance on the north side of the wood. Also look out for Silver washed Fritillary, as one has been reported in this area! For Purple Hairstreaks try Swithland...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Avocet at Watermead CP South Here is a record shot of the Avocet at Watermead CP South on the 10th. Probably a first for the City boundaries just! Cheers, Dave.http://davidearlgray.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Had 6 Common Scoters (4 males and 2 females) this afternoon at Swithland Res (North Section) and the summer plumaged Black-necked Grebe. Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Cheers Neil
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi Neil, my fault with the small wader at cosso! I found it mid afternoon when it was flying around with Lapwings and Golden Plovers and then views made it difficult to ID. I'm almost 100% certain it was an adult Temminck's Stint in winter plumage but could not rule out Least Sandpiper with the...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    My arse comes to mind Neil....:C Unless it was suppressed by the NW Leics Birders?!
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi Neil and Steve, the Hooded Crow was a mistake! It should have read Hobby through the Soar Valley!! Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Update on the City year list: I found 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 males and a female) at Watermead CP South this afternoon. My total is now up to 75 species. Also I also saw the "probable" Nordic Jackdaw near the car park again today! Cheers, Dave. http://davidearlgray.blogspot.com/
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    No Joy with the photos Adey! Also had a quality day down the Soar Valley today: Red-crested Pochard (Watermead CP North),RH Smew (Wanlip North), Bittern, 5 Bearded Tits (Both Cossington Meadows) and "Rocky" the Ruff at Watermead CP South! Cheers, Dave. http://davidearlgray.blogspot.com/
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    I went to Burrough Hill CP this morning for a family walk and found a Hawfinch in trees next to the feeders by the toilet block. I got my old man, brother and partner onto the bird (So possibly a family tick?!). Also noted around the feeders were good numbers of finches and tree sparrows...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    The bird was at the inflow end of the Reservoir yesterday afternoon and has been reported in the same area this morning. If you look at a map of the reservoir, the inflow end is the opposite end to the dam. It was with at least five Little Egrets yesterday afternoon! Hope this helps? Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi all, Checked out the Soar Valley sites yesterday and saw at least 2 Dunlin,2 Little Egrets,5 Green Sandpipers,6 Common Sandpipers,4 Oystercatchers and 30+ Common Terns down at Cossington Meadows LRWT. Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Whilst doing my weekly shop at Morrison's in Leicester City Centre I saw a Red Kite fly over the site and then slowly drifted south-east over Victoria Park! This is probably the first time I have seen Red Kite over Leicester City Centre!!
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi Neil, checked the usual site for Nightjars at the early part of this month but no sign or sound. Spoke to a source yesterday and he/she said that a male Red backed Shrike was photographed last saturday from a birder I think from Notts who is also on birdforum! Hope this helps? Cheers, Dave ;)...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    A very nice looking female Whinchat was at Watermead CP yesterday in the large enclosed field by Worcester lake. Photo of the bird can be seen on my blog! Cheers, Dave. http://davidearlgray.blogspot.com/
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Gulls at Albert Village Lake Hi all, here is a few digishots of the gulls recently at Albert Village Lake...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Hi all, finally caught up with the 2nd winter Glaucous Gull at Albert Village Lake today. Also other gulls I saw included three Caspian Gull (2 Adults and 1 2nd winter birds), the long-staying adult Mediterranean Gull and a single adult Yellow-legged Gull. Taking a few record shots of the...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Over the week an adult Med Gull and 2nd winter Glaucous Gull has been seen at Albert Village Lake and would imagine these are the same birds which have been roosting at Foremark Resv in Derbyshire in the last couple of days? Cheers, Dave. Ps I have caught up with the Med Gull but not the...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Although I'm currently in scotland, it looks like that there has been a bit of an influx of Bitterns into the county, with up to five birds reported in the last couple of days. At least two at Rutland Water, a very showy bird at Eyebrook resv and at least two in the Charnwood area( 1 at Switho...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    I have received nothing at all by way of a description on the September Saddington bird by the way. Steve Hi Steve, I thought Andy Brett found the GWE at Saddington Resv? Also I have got a record shot of the bird if you want it? Cheers, Dave.
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Update at Cossington Meadows:16th November 2009. Myself, Pete Jessop and Jerry Griffiths saw 3 Short-eared Owls over the Swan meadow and the Moor, 3 Little Owls were heared calling in the general area and I had 1 Barn Owl hunting over Wood Meadow as I walked back to car near the reserve...
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    Leicestershire and Rutland Birding/Local Patches

    Interesting large gull on Lagoon IV looked to be a Caspian x Herring hybrid. Steve So how rare would that species be in this country steve?!;) But seriously I think this opens a whole can of worms of what really is a Caspian Gull?! Cheers, Dave.
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