2022

Thanks to all observers for their records, especially Stanford Ringing Group (SRG), Steve Nichols (SCN), George Burton (GB), Barbara and Fritz Graves (B&FG), Chris Begley (CB), Peter Dillon-Hooper (PDH), Sandra and Mick Wyatt (S&MW), Ian Bartlett (IB), Chris Hubbard (CMH), Matt Jackson (MJ), Dan March (DM)

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December

31st	Green Sandpiper 1, Teal 18, CASPIAN GULL 2 (CMH/PDH)

30th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Goosander 5, Teal 15, Snipe 1

29th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull c120, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 9, Teal 9

28th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Teal 12, Snipe 1, Goldcrest 1

27th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN), PINTAIL 1 female (CMH), Goldeneye 6

26th	Coot 372, Lesser Redpoll 9, Goldeneye 1, Canada Goose c140, Red Kite 2, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 3, Bullfinch 5, Long-tailed Tit c20

24th	Wishing all contributors and visitors a very Merry Christmas   GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN), Lesser Redpoll 11, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1, Bullfinch 4

23rd	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH) Goosander 4 (2 drakes and 2 females), Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1

22nd

*MEALY REDPOLL* 1 briefly late morning on the Leicestershire side with c20 Lesser Redpoll, the first of 2022 (CMH). The video of this bird can be viewed on my twitter feed @c4hub, GREAT EGRET 1, Teal 15, Little Grebe 1, Starling c3000 into roost. The colour-ringed Herring Gull (A8JT) seen by Steve Nichols on the 18th December was ringed at Pitsea landfill, Essex on 06/12/2014. Also, seen in Cambridgeshire in 2017 and Leicestershire in 2019.

21st	CASPIAN GULL 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Teal 10, Greater Black-backed Gull 175 in the roost (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Lesser Redpoll 1

20th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c100, Goldeneye 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 2, Meadow Pipit 4, Little Egret 1

19th	RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Goldeneye 3, GREAT EGRET 1

18th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CB), Teal 11, Goldeneye 3, Snipe 1, Lapwing 15, Herring Gull 1 colour ringed on ice (SCN)

17th	RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (T de Clermont)

14th	RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (A Herbert/D Sheffield), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (B&FG), Snipe 1, Teal 15, Little Grebe 5, Grey Heron 5

12th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN)

11th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN)

10th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (SCN), Goosander 2

9th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (SCN), Snipe 2, Great Black-backed Gull 218 in the roost (CMH)

8th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 164 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH)

7th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1, Water Rail 2, Great Black-backed Gull 156, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lesser Redpoll 5, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 1, Raven 2, Shoveler 6, Long-tailed Tit 16 Caspian Gull (Chris Hubbard)

6th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Snipe 3, Water Rail 3, Lesser Redpoll 12, Cetti's Warbler 1

5th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 206 in the roost (CMH),  RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 1 drake, Kingfisher 1

4th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2, 1 adult and 1 first winter in the roost this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Snipe 3

3rd

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost, Great Black-backed Gull 190+ in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Goosander 2, Teal 15, PINTAIL 1 female (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 10 75 new birds ringed today including 63 Redwings, 3 Fieldfares and 1 Chiffchaff (SRG)

2nd	*WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 3 this PM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 9 (SCN), Chiffchaff 1, Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 5 White-fronted Geese (Chris Hubbard)

November

30th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Tawny Owl 1, Kingfisher 1, Lesser Redpoll 1

29th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Redpoll 6, Siskin 1

28th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Tawny Owl 1

27th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL  3 (2 first-winters and the advanced second-winter / near adult) in the roost (CMH/IB/SCN),  RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH),  Lesser Redpoll 6, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2

26th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 1st-winter (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 adults (IB/CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Tawny Owl 1

25th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL  3 (2 first-winters and the advanced second-winter / near adult) in the roost (CMH), Little Egret 2, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 8 (CMH),  Lesser Redpoll 2, BRAMBLING 4 (CMH), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 1, Tawny Owl 1

24th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 8 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1, Green Sandpiper 1

23rd	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Little Egret 4 over the dam at dusk RED-CRESTED POCHARD 12 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Lesser Redpoll 1

22nd	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 in the roost, an adult (new bird) and a first-winter (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 12 (SCN/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Chiffchaff 1, Water Rail 1, Goldeneye 6, Raven 3, Red Kite 1, Grey Heron 2 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard)

21st

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 in the roost, a different first-winter to last nights and yesterdays advanced 2nd-winter / near adult (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH),  RED-CRESTED POCHARD 12 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 4, Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 2, Lesser Redpoll 3, Cetti's Warbler 1

20th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 3 in the roost, an adult, an advanced second-winter / near adult and a first-winter (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (CMH), MERLIN 1 female/imm flew across Keepers Lodge Bay and then headed west, the 3rd record of 2022 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, PINTAIL 1 drake, Teal 14, Lesser Redpoll 3, Siskin 1, Skylark c40, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 27                                                                                                                                     Mediterranean Gull - near adult (Chris Hubbard) Mediterranean Gull - first-winter (Chris Hubbard)

19th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 10 (CMH), *WHOOPER SWAN* 1 flew through east this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 8,  Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 1, Water Rail 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL  2 in the roost (CMH/IB), Teal 20, PINTAIL 1 drake, Starling c1000

18th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 8, Siskin 8, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 in the roost, SHORT-EARED OWL  1 possible seen briefly (B&FG), Lesser Redpoll 1

17th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 4, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 in the roost (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 1

16th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 1, Kingfisher 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1, Lesser Redpoll 1, Little Grebe 20, Goldeneye 1 female, Chiffchaff 1

15th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 in the roost (CMH), Kingfisher 2

14th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (SCN/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, BRAMBLING 2, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 in the roost (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Goldeneye 2

13th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 including 11 drakes this AM (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (IB/CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (IB/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1,  PINTAIL 13 (CMH), Coot 515, Wigeon 458, Gadwall 138, Water Rail 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 32, Tufted Duck 198, Pochard 22, Little Grebe 10, Greylag Goose 143, Snipe 2, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Goldeneye 1, Teal 19, Golden Plover circling then flew south (SCN), Peregrine 1, Chiffchaff 1

12th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 9 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult briefly (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, Siskin 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Snipe 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Buzzard 4, Raven c7, Kestrel 1 Clouded Yellow, Tortoiseshell, Common Darter (D Peacock)

11th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter this AM, a different bird to the one seen in the roost this week (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (CMH), BRAMBLING 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH), PINTAIL 4, Lapwing c30, Water Rail 1

10th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 14 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1, PINTAIL 1, Goldeneye 1, Sparrowhawk 1

9th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 12 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1, Raven 9, Little Grebe 12, Goldeneye 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Peregrine 1, PINTAIL 2, Chaffinch c25, Snipe 2, Lesser Redpoll 1

8th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 10 including 8 drakes this AM (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 over (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, PINTAIL 2, Tawny Owl 1 roosting (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 1, Goldeneye 1, Goosander 1 female

7th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, PINTAIL 2 Mediterranean Gull, first-winter (Chris Hubbard)

6th

MERLIN 1 male across Blowers Lodge Bay at 16.45 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, PINTAIL 1, Tawny Owl 1, Little Grebe 12, Shoveler c70

5th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost this evening (CMH/SCN), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, PINTAIL 6, Green Sandpiper 3, Water Raul 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Siskin 7, Lapwing 18, Pochard c30, Lesser Redpoll 3, Raven 15, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 1 Mediterranean Gull, adult (Chris Hubbard)

4th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), PINTAIL 5, Peregrine 2 (K Moore), Green Sandpiper 1

3rd	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4

2nd	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (SCN), Raven 12, Green Sandpiper 2, PINTAIL 1

1st	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Goldeneye 1, Teal 14

October

31st	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), PINTAIL 6 (CMH), Woodpigeon 1377 SW between 07.15 and 09.00 (CMH / M Townsend), Fieldfare c200, Greenfinch c100, Lesser Redpoll c30, GREAT EGRET 1, Siskin 5, Little Egret 2

30th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female on the dam (CMH), Raven 10, PINTAIL 9 (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Wigeon 528 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 2, Snipe 2, Little Grebe 27, Water Rail 1, Coot 329 (B&FG), BRAMBLING 2, Lesser Redpoll c30

29th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), PINTAIL 11 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Snipe 4, Raven 10, Green Sandpiper 1, Raven 10

28th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), PINTAIL 12 (CMH), Little Egret 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Peregrine 1 over the dam (CMH), Red Kite 7 Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard)

27th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), PINTAIL 12 (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 on the point this evening (CMH),  Pochard 36, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 6, Little Egret 2 Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

26th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), PINTAIL 8, Water Rail 1, Little Egret 3

25th	WOODCOCK 1 (M Townsend), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (SCN), Raven 15, PINTAIL 2, Pochard 7

24th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Water Rail 1, Chiffchaff 3, Little Egret 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2

23rd	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 4, Green Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Chiffchaff 4 Clouded Yellow Butterfly (S Wright)

22nd

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female this AM (CMH), PINTAIL 10 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 36, Little Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 3, Pochard 14, Snipe 2, Goosander 2, Water Rail 2, Redwing c700, Fieldfare c200, Cetti's Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 6, Wigeon minimum of 380, Starling c2000, Snipe 2, Grey Wagtail 5, Meadow Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 5

21st	GREENSHANK 1 high east calling over Keepers Lodge Bay, the 4th of 2022 (CMH), PINTAIL 9 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Goldeneye 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1

20th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GOLDENEYE 2, the first of the autumn (CMH),  Green Sandpiper 3, PINTAIL 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Lapwing 3

19th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 still (CMH) , GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 3, Kingfisher 1, PINTAIL 9 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 25, Green Sandpiper 3, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Lesser-Black-backed Gull c800 in the roost (CMH), Fieldfare 10, Redwing c150

18th	RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female this AM (CMH), Green Sandpiper 4, Snipe 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 28, PINTAIL 2, Chiffchaff 6 on Leicestershire side, Lapwing 24, Bullfinch 12

17th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 4, PINTAIL 5 (CMH), Snipe 1, GREAT EGRET 1

16th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), STONECHAT 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 3

15th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 still (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, PINTAIL 5 (CMH), Little Egret 3, GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 1 (CMH)

14th

**YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 ringed this AM on the Northants side. The 8th ever ringed, 10th overall for the site and 2nd bird ringed in 2022 (SRG), *WHOOPER SWAN* 7 this evening, the first of 2022 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 6, Snipe, Redwing 7, PINTAIL 4 (CMH), Water Rail 1 Whooper Swans (Chris Hubbard) Yellow-browed Warbler, the 8th ever ringed at Stanford Reservoir (SRG) 125 new birds ringed today (SRG)

13th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Chiffchaff c10 on Leics bank, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 3, STONECHAT 1 (CMH), PINTAIL 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Siskin 4, Lesser Redpoll 1 over 91 new birds ringed today (SRG)

12th

**YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 still this AM but only seen briefly at 08.30 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 including 2 drakes at the edge of Blowers Lodge Bay, GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 4, Goosander 1 male, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Green Sandpiper 4, PINTAIL 3 (SCN)  Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) 140 new birds ringed today (SRG)

11th

**YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 still this morning on Leicestershire side near the reedbed but mobile (CMH), REDSTART 1 ringed this AM, the latest ever date (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 4, Green Sandpiper 1                                                                                                                                Yellow-browed Warbler (Chris Hubbard) 137 new birds ringed today (SRG)

10th

**YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 briefly around 15.15 near the Leics reedbed but no further sign despite searching, the 9th record for the site (SCN), STONECHAT 6 this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 6, Green Sandpiper 4, Water Rail 1, PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Snipe 1 Stonechat (Chris Hubbard) IF YOU HAVE PICKED UP AN ELECTRONIC BIRD CALLER HOUSED IN A PLASTIC BAG AND SOMEWHERE NEAR THE BIRD FEEDERS BY THE RAILWAY TRACK COULD YOU MESSAGE ME. 70 new birds ringed today (SRG)

9th

GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 4, STONECHAT 2 behind the dam car park (S&MW), MERLIN 1 in Blowers Lodge Bay this AM, the first of 2022 (M Townsend), Green Sandpiper 3, PINTAIL 2, Reed Warbler 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Chiffchaff 130 ringed this AM (SRG)  267 new birds ringed this AM (SRG) Clouded Yellow in dam car park this PM (S&MW/CMH)

8th

GREAT EGRET 2 (both unringed), Green Sandpiper 3, BRAMBLING 2 over (M Townsend), STONECHAT 2 (CB/CMH), House Martin c34, Cetti's Warbler 3, Lesser Redpoll 2 ringed, the first of the autumn (SRG), PINTAIL 3 (CMH), Little Grebe 32, Little Egret 4, Snipe 1 144 new birds ringed today and 12 retraps (SRG). Lesser Redpoll ringed this AM (SRG)

7th	WHEATEAR 1 around the dam / spillway this AM (CMH), Little Egret 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, House Martin 14, Meadow Pipit c30, Kingfisher 1, Green Sandpiper 3 Wheatear (Chris Hubbard)

6th

CASPIAN GULL 1 adult or near adult in the roost this evening (CMH),  Great Black-backed Gull 6 in the roost this evening, PINTAIL 3 in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), BRAMBLING 2 briefly before flying west  (CMH), Green Sandpiper 3, Snipe 3, Little Egret 4, Goosander 1 female in the Narrows (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, House Martin c120, Swallow c10, Pochard 9, Skylark c25

5th	Little Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, PINTAIL 1 (CMH)

4th	PINTAIL 2 in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), Little Egret 4, House Sparrow 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2

3rd	Little Egret 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Meadow Pipit 10, Snipe 2, GREAT EGRET 1 colour-ringed bird again this evening (CMH), Swallow 1

2nd

**ROCK PIPIT** still present this early evening and showing well at times (CMH), HOUSE SPARROW 2 around the Lodge, the first at the site since 2020 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 3, Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 2, Swallow c30, House Martin c40, Tawny Owl 3, PINTAIL 1, BLACKCAP today the ringing group ringed their 4000th of 2022 (SRG), Cetti's Warbler the 23rd ringed of the year is a new annual record (SRG)                                                                                                                                      Rock Pipit - still present this AM (CMH)

1st

**ROCK PIPIT** the first since 2020, initially found by Adrian Borley and still present on the spillway at 16.30 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, PINTAIL 3 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, Little Egret 2, Blackcap 5, Kingfisher 1, Swallow c100, House Martin c100                                                                                                                           Rock Pipit (Chris Hubbard)

September 

Update on the colour-ringed GREAT EGRET seen on the 28th September - 'ABU' was ringed in the nest at Westhay Moor NNR, Somerset on 7th May 2022. It's a male (established through a DNA sample). It has also been seen in Lincs on 17th July, West Yorks on 4th August and Lincs on Sept 1st. Here is an image of the bird as it was ringed (courtesy of Alison Morgan at the RSPB). This is the first colour-ringed GREAT EGRET at the site (CMH). Great Egret, colour ring ABU (RSPB)

30th	**YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 ringed this AM, the 8th record for the site with 7 of these being ringed (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, STONECHAT 1 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 3, Swallow 6 Yellow-browed Warbler, a vagrant form Siberia (SRG)

29th	PINTAIL 3 (CMH), GOLDEN PLOVER 21, the first of the autumn (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, Snipe 5, Cetti's Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 1, House Martin c100, Swallow c150, Little Egret 2

28th

GREAT EGRET 2 including a red-colour ringed bird 'ABU' which was ringed in Somerset - full details to come. This is the first colour ringed individual we have ever recorded at the site (CMH), Snipe 3, Green Sandpiper 4, Cetti's Warbler 2, Redwing 4, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Reed Warbler 4, Swallow c250, House Martin c150, Starling 3 ringed this evening (SRG) Starling, the first to be ringed in 2022 (SRG) Great Egret with red colour ring (Chris Hubbard)

27th	Green Sandpiper 3, Snipe 3, Little Egret 3, Raven 6, Swallow c150, House Martin c100, Pochard 4, PINTAIL 3 this evening in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), Cormorant 35, Black-headed Gull c250 in the roost, Starling c200 in to roost, Wigeon 114 (CMH), Common Gull 8

26th	GREAT EGRET 1, PINTAIL 1, Green Sandpiper 3, Little Egret 4, Cetti's Warbler 3, Kingfisher 1, House Martin c100, Swallow c75, Sand Martin 4, Chiffchaff c15, Raven 8

25th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), PINTAIL 1, Snipe 2, Little Egret 5, Swallow 7, Pochard 7, Red Kite 3, Raven 5, Meadow Pipit c15, Green Sandpiper 1, House Martin c100, Grey Wagtail 2, Common Buzzard 2, Treecreeper 1, Goldcrest 1, Chiffchaff c5 Speckled Wood and Common Blue Butterflies (S&MW)

24th

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH), Little Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 4, Green Sandpiper 4, PINTAIL 1, Kingfisher 2, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Water Rail 1 juvenile, Snipe 3, Collared Dove 1 over, Redwing at least 3, the first of the autumn, House Martin c50, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2 FOUND - GLASSES IN CASE AT THE DAM END YESTERDAY. CONTACT ME ON THE NUMBER ABOVE IF YOU THINK THEY ARE YOURS.

23rd	Cetti's Warbler 3, Green Sandpiper 2, PINTAIL 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 3, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 1

22nd	PINTAIL 1,  Green Sandpiper 4, GREAT EGRET 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Little Egret 3, Water Rail 1 juvenile, Yellow Wagtail 1, Canada goose c160, Cetti's Warbler 3, Pochard 3

21st	Cetti's Warbler 4, Green Sandpiper 4, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 (SCN), Kingfisher 2, Raven 8, PINTAIL 1

20th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 4 (SCN), GOOSANDER 2 flew west (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Green Sandpiper 2, Little Egret 2, Raven 8

19th

HOBBY 1  ringed this evening, the 2nd ever (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 (CMH), Little Egret 2, PINTAIL 3 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, Snipe 1, Chiffchaff 75 ringed (SRG), Reed Warbler 6 ringed (SRG), Raven 10, Teal c40, Cetti's Warbler 3, Water Rail 1, Red Kite 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Meadow Pipit c80 feeding on the weed in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1 207 new birds ringed (SRG). A signifiant landmark of the year was reached today with the 10,000th new bird of 2022 being ringed.  Hobby (SRG)

18th	OSPREY 1 over Blowers Lodge Bay (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), PINTAIL 1 (CB), Green Sandpiper 2, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Teal c40, House Martin / Sand Martin / Swallow c400 over Keepers Lodge Bay, Hobby 1, Raven 10, Snipe 1

17th

**CATTLE EGRET** 2 flew west at 08.44 but no further sign, only the 2nd and 3rd record for site following the one on August 28th (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 4 (CMH), Little Egret 3, Green Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, PINTAIL 1 (CMH/CB), REDSHANK 1, the 18th of 2022 (GB), House Martin c400, Swallow c100, Sand Martin c10, Kingfisher 2, Raven 15, Red Kite 4, Lapwing 17, Grey Wagtail 8, Nuthatch 1, Yellow Wagtail 2 198 new birds ringed (SRG)

16th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3, Little Egret 2

15th	REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 around the dam and 1 on the Leicestershire side (CMH), Kingfisher 1 ringed (SRG), PINTAIL 1 still (CMH), Little Egret 2, Raven 10, Meadow Pipit c30, Teal c30, Shoveler c35 Kingfisher (SRG) Redstart (SRG)

14th	PINTAIL 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 (B Lee), Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Chiffchaff at least 12, Little Egret 2, Reed Warbler 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull c200, Raven 5, Red Kite 2

13th

STONECHAT 1 ringed this AM, the first of 2022 (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed (SRG), Garden Warbler 1 ringed (SRG) Common Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 12, GOOSANDER 1 flew east this evening (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, PINTAIL 1 on the point this evening (CMH) Stonechat (Chris Hubbard) Stonechat (Chris Hubbard)

12th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH), PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Raven c20, Little Grebe 30, Pochard 7, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, mixed hirundines c400 moving SW between 07.00 and 08.30, Lapwing 14

11th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 around the dam (CMH) and another at the point (S&MW), Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 6, Meadow Pipit 3, Peregrine 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Red Kite 5, Kingfisher 1, Raven 3 Clouded Yellow and Red Admiral (S&MW)

10th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 initially near the dam and then on the point, mid PM (CMH),  OSPREY 1 (CMH/CB), Little Egret 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 1, Common Sandpiper 1, REDSHANK 1 on the point early AM (CMH), PINTAIL 1, Peregrine 1, Teal 30, Wigeon 84 Last weekends colour ringed Ruff (orange ring on left, lime green flag with code PPS on right) was ringed in Blindheimsvikane, Norway on 27th August 2022. It was a female. The ringing location is 1204km away from Stanford Reservoir.

9th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Hobby 2, House Martin c200, Swallow c200, Meadow Pipit c10 over 300 new birds ringed this AM (SRG)

8th

***BLYTH'S REED WARBLER*** 1 ringed this AM, the first for Northamptonshire and the site (SRG), REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER  1 around the gate to the rail track (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 in Blowers Lodge Bay near the old bench (CMH), PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 22 (CMH), Meadow Pipit 15, Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 5 ringed this AM (SRG), Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1 379 new birds ringed this AM (SRG) Blyth's Reed Warbler, the first record for Northants (SRG) Blyth's Reed Warbler, the first record for Northants (SRG)

7th	PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 4, Green Sandpiper 2, Water Rail 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Cetti's Warbler 5, Wigeon c70, Pochard 2, Snipe 3, Raven 12, Little Grebe 22, House Martin c300, Sand Martin c100, Swallow c200, Swift 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Teal c25, Red Kite 4, Little Egret 3

6th	REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Yellow Wagtail 2 ringed this AM (SRG) 256 new birds ringed today (SRG)

5th	WHINCHAT 1 ( B Morley), Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Snipe 5, Little Egret 3, Kingfisher 2, Wigeon c60, Cetti's Warbler 5, Red Kite 3, Yellow Wagtail 3, Buzzard 2, Little Grebe 12

4th

*RUFF* 1 colour ringed bird still until early evening (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 (CB), REDSTART 1 (CMH), Little Egret 4, PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 42, Yellow Wagtail 18 (SCN)                                                                                                                              Colour ringed Ruff (Chris Hubbard)

3rd

*RUFF* 1 briefly on the dam at 06.15 (presumably the bird from earlier in the week) and then a colour ringed bird at the point late PM (CMH), WHINCHAT 4, 1 ringed and 3 other un-ringed birds seen (SRG/CMH), REDSTART 4, 2 ringed 2 other un-ringed birds seen (SRG/CMH/CB), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1, PINTAIL 5 (CMH), Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 14, Cetti's Warbler 2 Whinchat, the 4th to be ringed in 2022 (SRG)

2nd	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (PDH), PINTAIL 6 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Little Grebe 26, Lesser Whitethroat 1 Pintail - drake in eclipse (Chris Hubbard)

1st

*RUFF* 1 still (CMH), REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 6 ringed this AM (SRG) Blackcap 165 ringed this AM (SRG), PINTAIL 8 (SCN), Green Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 5, Teal c32, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Raven 4, Shoveler c40 242 new birds ringed and 5 retraps (SRG)

August

Between 20/8 and 30/8 (11 days) the ringing group ringed an astonishing 3076 new birds at the site. As at the end of August the overall 2022 species list stands at 139.

31st	*RUFF* 1, the first at the site since 2019 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 21, Green Sandpiper 1, Snipe 1, Yellow Wagtail 4 Ruff (Chris Hubbard)

30th	**WRYNECK** ringed this AM (SRG), REDSTART 5 ringed this AM (SRG)                                                                                                                       Wryneck, the 5th ringed at the site (SRG) Wryneck (SRG)

29th

WHINCHAT 1 ringed this AM, the 4th of the week (SRG), REDSTART 2 ringed this AM (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (S&MW), Green Sandpiper 3, Oystercatcher 12 in flight over the poplars this PM (S&MW), Little Egret 2, Shoveler 12, Snipe 3, Lapwing c60, Kingfisher 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Little Grebe 21, Wigeon 3, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Teal 5, Hobby 1 (no sign of the Cattle Egret today despite searching) 398 new birds ringed today (SRG) Whinchat (SRG) Snipe (Chris Hubbard)

28th

***CATTLE EGRET*** 1 adult summer this morning and again late PM, the first ever to be recorded at Stanford Reservoir (CMH), *PIED FLYCATCHER* 1 ringed this morning, only the 3rd ever ringed (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1, REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), TAWNY OWL 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 8 ringed this AM (SRG), Little Egret 1, Green Sandpiper 3, Raven 8, Hobby 2, Teal 4, Yellow Wagtail 10 445 new birds ringed today and 25 retraps      Pied Flycatcher (SRG)                                                                                                 Cattle Egret, the first for the site (Chris Hubbard)

27th	REDSTART 1 male ringed this AM (SRG), WHINCHAT 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 5 ringed this AM (SRG), Yellow Wagtail 5, Green Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 1, Snipe 1, Little Egret 2, Hobby 1 430 new birds ringed today and 40 retraps (SRG)   Whinchat (SRG) Male Redstart (SRG)

26th	WHINCHAT 3 (2 ringed - the first in 2022) this AM (SRG/CMH), WHEATEAR 1 male (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 4 ringed this AM (SRG), Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 12, Little Egret 4, Raven 5,        276 new birds ringed today and 20 retraps (SRG) Whinchat - male and female (Chris Hubbard)

25th

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed this AM (SRG), Reed Warbler 1 juvenile control with a Dutch ring (SRG), GREENSHANK 1 briefly, the third of 2022 ( M Townsend), Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail c20, Grey Heron 7, Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 2, Oystercatcher 1 198 new birds ringed today (SRG)

24th

*REDSTART* 2 including 1 ringed (CMH/SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER  1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 juvenile this AM (CMH/CB), WHEATEAR 2 this PM near the dam (Kate Moore), DUNLIN 1 late PM (Kate Moore), Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 16 (CMH), House Martin c100, Swallow c100, Swift 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Teal 5, Oystercatcher 2 239 new birds ringed and 59 retraps (SRG)                                                                                                                                Female Redstart (SRG) Wheatear (Chris Hubbard)

23rd

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 3 ringed this AM (SRG), Kingfisher 2 including a juvenile ringed this AM (SRG), Green Sandpiper 2, Raven 5, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 7, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 2, Wigeon 3, Shoveler 12, Teal 5, Lapwing 14, Oystercatcher 1 114 new birds ringed and 60 retraps (SRG) Common Sandpiper (Chris Hubbard) Kingfisher (SRG)

22nd

*REDSTART* 1 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 4 ringed (SRG), Green Sandpiper 3 (PDH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 at the Point (CMH), Little Egret 1, Wigeon 1, Teal 1, Snipe 1, Oystercatcher 1, Hobby 2, Raven 10 (CMH) 342 new birds ringed and 58 retraps (SRG)                                                                                                                              Grasshopper Warbler - 1 of 4 ringed this AM (SRG)

21st

*BLACK TERN* 2 juveniles this AM and still present late evening, the 2nd and 3rd of 2022 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 4 ringed this AM (SRG), WHINCHAT 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, SHELDUCK 1 (CMH/CB), Snipe 3, Hobby 2, Wigeon 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Swift 5, Yellow Wagtail 4, Little Egret 2 197 new birds ringed (SRG) Black Terns (Chris Hubbard) Clouded Yellow 1 (S&MW)

20th	*REDSTART* 3 ringed this AM (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1 (P Norrie), Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Peregrine 1, Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 16, Yellow Wagtail 2, Pochard 2 204 new birds ringed (SRG) Redstart (SRG)

19th

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 17 flew through this morning taking our 2022 total to 52 (PDH), WHINCHAT 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Peregrine 1, Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 45, Sparrowhawk 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Pochard 2, Common Tern 3, Snipe 4, Kingfisher 1, Swift 1 Snipe (Chris Hubbard)

18th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 5 (CMH), Snipe 3, Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 1, Teal 7, Yellow Wagtail 7, Lapwing c80, Pochard 2, Peregrine 1 carrying prey, Hobby 1

17th	Common Sandpiper 1, Teal 6, Shoveler 3, Swallow c200, House Martin c100, Sand Martin 5

16th	Common Sandpiper 3, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 4 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 7, Hobby 1, Pochard 2, Red Kite 4, Little Egret 1, Raven 2, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Swallow c150 around the dam this evening, Goldfinch c30 around the dam

15th

WHINCHAT 1 this evening around the dam, the first of the autumn (CMH), REDSTART 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 ringed this AM (SRG) and 2 near the Lodge (A Herbert/CMH), Yellow Wagtail 5, Common Sandpiper 3, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Wigeon 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 6, Raven 2, Snipe 3 flying around Blowers Lodge Bay (CMH), Hobby 1, Kingfisher 3  123 new birds ringed today and 47 retraps (SRG) Spotted Flycatcher (SRG)

14th

*GARGANEY* 1 drake in eclipse, the 3rd of 2022 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 at the point, 1 at the dam and c6 along the drive down to the dam (CMH/SCN), Hobby 1, Raven 2, Wigeon 1, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Shoveler 12, Tufted Duck 1 still with blue nasal saddle (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 6  Garganey (Chris Hubbard)

13th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM and a further 6 along the road down to the dam (SRG/CMH), Raven 4, Green Sandpiper 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Chris Hubbard)

12th

*CORN BUNTING*  1 very briefly this AM, the first since 2016 (CMH), REDSTART 1 this AM showing well at times between the orchard and bench in Blowers Lodge Bay (CMH), Raven 10, Red Kite 4, GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Teal 4, Little Grebe 28 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Hobby 2 Redstart (Chris Hubbard)

11th	REDSHANK 1 flew through early AM, the 15th of 2022 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 1, Raven 3, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Red Kite 4, Teal 4, Shoveler 6, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Wigeon 1

10th

REDSTART 2 ringed this morning on the Leicestershire side, the first of 2022 (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM, Raven 10, Wigeon 1, Little Grebe 29 (CMH), Red Kite 5, Kingfisher 1, Teal 4, Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c60 273 new birds ringed today on Leics side of the reservoir (SRG) Redstarts, the first of 2022 (CMH / SRG)

9th

*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 1, the 35th of 2022 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Raven 4, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Grebe 20, Little Egret 1, Grey Heron 6, Sparrowhawk 2, Pochard 2, Teal 3, Shoveler 3 The BTO have confirmed that the Black headed Gull from the 3rd June 2022 with a blue colour ring (2CCN) was ringed as a nestling at Rutland Water on 9th June 2021 (CMH). Black-headed Gull with colour ring 2CCN (Chris Hubbard)

8th	OSPREY 1 (M Townsend), Raven 6, Little Grebe 23, Sparrowhawk 2, Red Kite 4, Yellow Wagtail 1 228 new birds ringing this AM. also, 2 controls and 28 retraps.

7th

TREE PIPIT 1, the first of 2022 (CMH), OSPREY 1 (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult this PM (CMH), Raven 5, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Teal 2, Shoveler 2, Grey Wagtail 3, Little Egret 1, Red Kite 5, Hobby 1, Grey Heron 4, Green Woodpecker 1, Lapwing 5, Little Grebe 9 Tree Pipit - the first of 2022 (Chris Hubbard)

6th	OSPREY 1 (ET), DUNLIN 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Snipe 1 over, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Hobby 1, Raven 2 383 new birds ringed today (SRG)

5th	*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 4 early evening, taking the running total for 2022 to 34 birds (CMH), OSPREY 1 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Teal 2, Lapwing c50, Raven 2, Teal 5

4th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 juvenile (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 at the Point early AM (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Lapwing 14, Raven 10 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Cormorant 15, Gadwall c25 235 new birds ringed today, 32 re-traps and 3 controls (SRG) Mediterranean Gull record images (Chris Hubbard)

3rd	DUNLIN 1 briefly this evening (CMH), Black-headed Gull c190, Common Gull 3, Shoveler 5, Lapwing 2, Raven 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1

2nd	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult this AM (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 8, Teal 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Hobby 1, Raven 3

1st	WATER RAIL 1 heard (PDH), Hobby 1, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Teal 1, Shoveler 5, Wigeon 1, Little Grebe 20 (13 Juveniles) this evening (SCN), Common Gull 6, Lapwing c45

July 

31st	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 juvenile (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Shoveler 3, Teal 6, Raven 9, Little Egret 1, Red Kite 3, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Gull 1

30th

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM on the Leicestershire side (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 female, a different bird to the last 3 days (S Whittle), OSPREY 1 juvenile (S Whittle), Green Sandpiper 1, Tufted Duck 1 with 5 young, Common Gull 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 5 ringed in the Leicestershire reedbed this AM (SRG), Reed Warbler 72 new adults ringed and a further 30 retraps  (SRG)

29th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 juvenile at 07.00 (CMH) and again at 09.23 (PDH), Tufted Duck 1 with blue nasal saddle fitted (awaiting information on this bird), Common Sandpiper 2, Little Grebe 11 (PDH), Hobby 1, Raven 9, Shoveler 3, PEREGRINE 1 this AM (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1

28th

OSPREY 1 early morning (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 juvenile again this evening (CMH/SCN), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Greylag Goose 222 in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), Raven 2, Red Kite 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull c280 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 2, Common Gull 4, Wigeon 1 Marsh Harrier (Chris Hubbard) 69 new birds ringed today (SRG)

27th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH),  MARSH HARRIER 1 juvenile briefly this evening, the 4th record of 2022 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 2, Hobby 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Garden Warbler 1, Shoveler 7, Treecreeper 3 juveniles, Cetti's Warbler 2, Raven 3, Tufted Duck 95, Teal 4, Wigeon 1

26th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), WATER RAIL 3 including 2 juveniles on the Leicestershire side of the reservoir. The first known evidence of breeding at the site (CMH), Common Tern 18, Little Egret 1, Shoveler 7  120 new birds ringed today (SRG)

25th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), *BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 6 early AM only, this takes the 2022 total to 30 birds (CMH), Little Egret 3, Pochard 1, Raven 2, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 6, Common Tern at least 8 juveniles, Hobby 1, Lapwing 17          5 of the 6 Black-tailed Godwits (Chris Hubbard)

24th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 juvenile briefly (CMH), Little Grebe 14, Pochard 5, Mute Swan 142, Red Kite 3, Raven 4, Hobby 2, Pochard 5, Tufted Duck 3 broods of 5, 4 and 2 ducklings Clouded Yellow (CMH)         Mediterranean Gull juvenile (Chris Hubbard)

23rd	*GARGANEY* 1 (CMH), OSPREY 1 (ET), Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Grebe 14, Common Sandpiper 1 119 new birds ringed today (SRG)

22nd	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult briefly (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1, Teal 2, Hobby 1, Little Grebe 13, Little Egret 1, Raven 18 (CMH)

21st	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), REDSHANK 1, the 15th of 2022 (CMH), Hobby 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Teal 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 10, Wigeon 1  Garganey (Chris Hubbard)

20th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), DUNLIN 1 on the dam this evening, the 7th of 2022 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 4, Teal 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 10, Lesser whitethroat 1 juvenile ringed on Leicestershire side (SRG), REDSTART 1 probable but only seen briefly (PDH) Dunlin (Chris Hubbard)

19th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), Common Sandpiper 5, Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Pochard 1, Wigeon 1, Little Egret 6, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 18, Tufted Duck 1 still with blue nasal saddle (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Raven 1

18th

*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 juvenile on the dam (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Little Egret 5, Tufted Duck 1 fitted with a blue nasal saddle but still trying to get a clear view of the code. if anyone gets any images please send through to me so we can establish its life history (CMH)

17th	*GARGANEY* 1 still, LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 juvenile (CMH), Little Egret 9, Little Grebe 15, Common Sandpiper 4, Shoveler 1, Teal 1

16th	*GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), Hobby 1, Little Egret 11, Little Grebe 14, Pochard 1, Cormorant 11, Common Gull 1, Common Sandpiper 4, Yellow Wagtail 1, Oystercatcher 2, Red Kite 3, Teal 1, Common Tern c20

15th	*GARGANEY* 1 still, Little Egret 10, Little Grebe 14, Common Sandpiper 4 (ET), Raven 6, Hobby 1

14th	*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 1, the 24th of 2022 (CMH), *GARGANEY* 1 still (CMH), LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 (CMH), Little Egret 12, Little Grebe 12, Hobby 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 1, Teal 3, Raven 4, Pochard 3, Red Kite 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1

13th	*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 10 this evening, 23 in total for 2022 (CMH), *GARGANEY* still this AM (CMH), Hobby 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 17, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 7, Little Grebe 8, Teal 3, Wigeon 1, Kingfisher 1 Black-tailed Godwits (Chris Hubbard)

12th

*GARGANEY* 1 at the edge of Blowers Lodge Bay this PM, the 2nd of 2022 (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 early AM (CMH), HOBBY 1 ringed this AM, the first ever at the site (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 7, Teal 4, Wigeon 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Chris Hubbard) Hobby - the first ever to be ringed at Stanford (SRG) Hobby - the first ever to be ringed at Stanford (SRG) Garganey (Chris Hubbard)

11th	OSPREY 1 (PDH), Little Egret 3, Wigeon 1, Teal 2, Oystercatcher 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Lapwing 14, Kingfisher 1, Great Crested Grebe first young of 2022, Tufted Duck 1 with 5 ducklings still

10th

*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 2 on the dam until late afternoon at least, 13 in total for 2022 (CMH), Little Egret 10 including a group of 9 that flew in together (M Townsend), Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1, Raven 2, Oystercatcher 2, Red Kite 2, Mute Swan 120, Tufted Duck 1 female with 5 young still Black-tailed Godwits (Chris Hubbard)

9th	*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 7 in total today (1 this AM, 2 on the dam and another 4 at the point late PM), a total of 11 for 2022 so far (CMH), Little Egret 2, Common Sandpiper 3, Teal 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Little Grebe 1 juvenile, Kingfisher 1, Grey Heron 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Chris Hubbard)

8th	OSPREY 1 for around 5 minutes this evening (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM near box 24 (M Townsend/CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Teal 2, Tufted Duck 1 with 5 ducklings, Little Egret 1 (No sound of the Common Quail this AM)

7th

**COMMON QUAIL** 1 singing briefly this AM on the Leicestershire side of the reservoir, the first since 2014 (CMH) - recording posted on the twitter feed, *BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 1 briefly this AM before flying SW, the 4th of 2022 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 4, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Tufted Duck 1 with 5 ducklings, Lapwing 2, Wigeon 1, Teal 2, Hobby 1, Kingfisher 1              Black-tailed Godwit (Chris Hubbard)

6th	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 early AM (CMH), Little Egret 2, CUCKOO 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Wigeon 1, Teal 2, Shoveler 1, Hobby 2

5th	*REDSHANK* 12 on the dam this evening, presumably the same birds as Sunday (CMH), Common Sandpiper 4, Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Teal 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail 1 ringed this AM, the first of 2022 (SRG) 12 Redshank on the dam (Chris Hubbard)

4th	CURLEW 1 SW this AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 7 on the dam (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 4, Teal 2, Tufted Duck 1 with 7 ducklings, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Oystercatcher 4, Hobby 1

3rd

*REDSHANK* 13 in total. 1 this AM and 12 more dropped in early evening and stayed around an hour. This is a new site record for this species (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CB), Little Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 4, Tufted Duck 1 female for 7 ducklings (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Pochard 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 2, Common Tern still several pairs with at least 10 young (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 1, Hobby 2, Oystercatcher 2, Kingfisher 1 Redshank (Chris Hubbard) 12 Redshank from this evening (Chris Hubbard)

2nd	Oystercatcher 2, Hobby 2, Swift c60, Pochard 1 male, Red Kite 1, Common Tern 8 on the dam early evening, Wigeon 1, KINGFISHER 1 juvenile ringed this AM (SRG) Juvenile Kingfisher (SRG)

1st	Wigeon 1, Swift c20, Little Grebe 1 juvenile As at the half year point the overall site list for 2022 stands at 131 species (excluding Ruddy Shelduck and White-tailed Eagle)

June 

26th	Hobby 3, Lapwing 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Red Kite 3, Mistle Thrush 1, Green Woodpecker 1 Marbled White butterfly 1, the first of 2022 (S&MW) Red Kite (Dan March)

24th	Pied Wagtail c12, Oystercatcher 2, Black-headed Gull 2 juveniles, Shoveler 2, CUCKOO 1 female, Little Egret 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2

23rd	CUCKOO 2, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 2, Gadwall 1 adult with 6 young, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Black-headed Gull 3 juveniles

22nd	CUCKOO 1, Little Grebe 1, Raven 3, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 1, Teal 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Lapwing 2, Oystercatcher 2, Mistle Thrush 1, Black-headed Gull 4 juveniles

21st	OSPREY 1 briefly at 13.00 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Mute Swan c110, Teal 1, Shoveler 1, Wigeon 1, CUCKOO 1, Barn Owl 1, Cetti's Warbler 3 Osprey (Chris Hubbard)

20th	CUCKOO 1 female, Gadwall 1 female with 6 young, Yellow Wagtail 2, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 3, Raven 5, Cetti's Warbler 3, Swift c40, Black-headed Gull 1 juvenile, Little Egret 1, Teal 1, Lapwing 2

19th	Common Snipe 1 briefly this AM (CMH), CUCKOO 1, Oystercatcher 2, Hobby 4 (SCN), Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Wigeon 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Little Egret 1, Swift c60, Gadwall 1 with a single duckling, Barn Owl 1

18th	Oystercatcher 1, Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, CUCKOO 1, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Swift c100, Little Egret 1

17th	Hobby 1, CUCKOO 2, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Teal 1, Oystercatcher 2

16th	OSPREY 1 (SCN), Barn Owl 1, Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Wigeon 1, Oystercatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 17 west (CMH), Gadwall 1 female with 5 ducklings (SCN), Little Grebe 2 including 1 juvenile

15th

*BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 3 of the nominate race limosa which are much rarer than icelandica in Northamptonshire / Leicestershire. Present from lunchtime until 15.35 at least, the first of 2022 (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Wigeon 1, Pochard 3, CUCKOO 1 Black-tailed Godwits (Chris Hubbard) Black-tailed Godwit (Chris Hubbard)

14th	Shoveler 2, Wigeon 1, Pochard 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Kingfisher 1

13th	*ARCTIC TERN* 1 first-summer this evening (CMH), Shelduck 1, Pochard 2 drakes, Hobby 1, CUCKOO 2, Mistle Thrush 3, Cetti's Warbler 3, Wigeon 1, Oystercatcher 2, Barn Owl 1, Raven 4, Grey Heron 3 including 2 juveniles (CMH), Swift c60 Arctic Tern (Chris Hubbard) Arctic Tern (Chris Hubbard)

12th	Hobby 1, CUCKOO 2 (S&MW), Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Pochard 2, Oystercatcher 2, Wigeon 1 Large Skipper, Painted Lady (S&MW)

11th	CUCKOO 2, Hobby 3, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shelduck 1, Pochard 2, Yellow Wagtail 2

10th	CUCKOO 1, Wigeon 1, Pochard 1 drake, Hobby 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Nuthatch 1, Oystercatcher 2, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 this evening, the first of 2022 (SCN)

9th	CUCKOO 1, Barn Owl 1, Hobby 1, Oystercatcher 2, Mute Swan 115, Wigeon 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shelduck 1

8th	CUCKOO 1, Hobby 1, Oystercatcher 2, Wigeon 1

7th	Cetti's Warbler 3, CUCKOO 3, Little Egret 1, Lapwing 2, Kestrel 2, Buzzard 4, Red Kite 2, Common Tern c13, Barn Owl 1, Wigeon 1

5th	CUCKOO 1, Swift c100, Wigeon 1, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Red Kite 6, Yellow Wagtail 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Sparrowhawk 1

4th	CUCKOO 1, Swift c70, Wigeon 1, Little Egret 1, Hobby 1

3rd	CUCKOO 1, Wigeon 1, Greylag Goose c125, Cetti's Warbler 3, Little Egret 2, Black-headed Gull 6 including a colour-ringed bird (blue 2CCN) which we are waiting for information on (CMH)

2nd	OSPREY 1 seen twice this AM (M Townsend), GREAT EGRET 1 towards Stanford Hall (M Townsend), CUCKOO 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Wigeon 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Tree Sparrow 1 on Leicestershire feeders, Nuthatch 1 Otter 3 this AM (CMH)

1st	CUCKOO 1, Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Swift c60

May

31st	CUCKOO 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, SHELDUCK 6 (CMH), Wigeon 1, Little Egret 1, Hobby 1, Swift c80, Oystercatcher 1

30th	*BLACK TERN* 1 this AM and still present this evening, the first of 2022 (PDH), CUCKOO 3, Wigeon 1, SHELDUCK 2, Swift c60, Cetti's Warbler 3, Little Egret 2, Tree Sparrow 2 on the Leicester feeders Black Tern - the first of 2022 (Chris Hubbard) Black Tern (Chris Hubbard)

29th	Wigeon 1, Common Tern 17 including a new colour-ringed bird, U19 (SCN), Oystercatcher 1

28th	Barn Owl 1, SHELDUCK 2, Wigeon 1

27th	SHELDUCK 2 (PDH), Swift c30

26th	Hobby 1, Swift c50, Wigeon 1, Mute Swan 93, CUCKOO 1

25th	CUCKOO 2, Swift 25, Wigeon 1

24th	CUCKOO 3, Wigeon 1, SHELDUCK 1, Tree Sparrow 1 on the Leicestershire feeders, Oystercatcher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2

23rd	CUCKOO 2, Wigeon 1, SHELDUCK 2, Red Kite 5, Cetti's Warbler 3, Mute Swan 59 Barn Owl image taken recently by Paul Bunyard Barn Owl image taken recently by Paul Bunyard

22nd	Oystercatcher 1, CUCKOO 2, Hobby 1, Wigeon 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Swift 3 Butterflies - Common Blue, Brown Argus, Painted Lady (S&MW)

21st	CUCKOO 3, Hobby 1, Red Kite 12, Buzzard 11, Kestrel 3, , Black-headed Gull 4, Wigeon 1, Cetti's Warbler 3

20th	CUCKOO 2, Wigeon 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Pochard 2, Red Kite 10, Buzzard 10, Hobby 1, Common Tern 14

19th	CUCKOO 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 14, Wigeon 1

18th	Red Kite 1, Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Wigeon 1, Common Tern 1 with blue colour ring U21. Ringed at Watermead Country Park by Andy Smith on 27th June 2018. Also seen in Oxfordshire in July 2021 (SCN)

17th	CUCKOO 2, Wigeon 1, Cetti's Warbler 3 OTTER - 4 this morning (CMH)

16th	Common Sandpiper 1, CUCKOO 2, Common Tern 12, Cetti's Warbler 3, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Red Kite 1, Buzzard 3, Oystercatcher 1, Little Egret 1, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 1, Barn Owl 1

15th	CUCKOO 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Common Tern 14, Hobby 1

14th	Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, CUCKOO 2, Common Tern 10, Yellow Wagtail 1, Cetti's Warbler 3

13th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 males on the dam (CMH), CUCKOO 3 (CMH/CB), Hobby 2  Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                        Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

12th

*GREENSHANK* 1 on the dam this evening for 15 minutes before flying SW, the 2nd of 2022 (CMH), LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 on the dam, the 3rd of 2022 (CMH), DUNLIN 1 on the dam early morning, the 6th record of 2022 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Swift c100 this evening (CMH), Shelduck 4 (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 (CMH), Cuckoo 2 (male and female), Lesser Whitethroat 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Wigeon 1, Common Tern 8, Hobby 2 Dunlin (Chris Hubbard) Greenshank and Little Ringed Plover (Chris Hubbard)

11th	CUCKOO 2 (male and female), Wigeon 1, Common Tern 7, Hobby 2, Swift 7, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1

10th	Common Sandpiper 2, DUNLIN 1 flew west (CMH), Common Tern 12, Wigeon 1, Swift 25 Little Egret 1, Hobby 3

9th	Wigeon 1, CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Hobby 2

8th	Shelduck 1 flew east (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1, Wigeon 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Common Tern 11, Hobby 3 (S&MW), Sparrowhawk 1, Cetti's Warbler 6, Grey Wagtail 2 OTTER 3 early AM (J Raven & G Hood)

7th	ARCTIC TERN 22, a group of 17 and 5 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Common Tern 7, Wigeon 1, Hobby 2, Garden Warbler at least 8 singing

6th	Common Sandpiper 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 8, Hobby 1

5th

WHINCHAT 2 this AM and 1 still present this evening, the first of 2022 (CMH), RINGED PLOVER 1 on the dam this evening, the first of 2022 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 8, Garden Warbler at least 9 singing, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Hobby 2 Ringed Plover (Chris Hubbard) Whinchat - male and female (Chris Hubbard)

4th	CUCKOO 1, COMMON SANDPIPER 2 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Wigeon 1, Common Tern 7, Cetti's Warbler 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 3, Swift 4, Lesser Whitethroat 3 Common Tern (Steven Wright)

3rd	CUCKOO 1 (CMH), DUNLIN 2 on the dam all day (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 5, Swift 5, Wigeon 1, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 2 Dunlin (Chris Hubbard)

2nd

ARCTIC TERN 14 briefly this AM, a group of 13 arrived before flying NE and a single bird lingered for 10 mins before departing (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 seen twice in Blowers Lodge Bay (PDH), FIELDFARE 1 late bird at the point (M Townsend), CUCKOO 2 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (SRG), Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 4, Yellow Wagtail 15, Barn Owl 1                                                                                                                              Cuckoo (Chris Hubbard) Marsh Harrier record shot (Peter Dillon-Hooper)

1st	COMMON SANDPIPER 4 (CMH), Common Tern 13 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 15, Garden Warbler 3, Oystercatcher 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1, WHITE WAGTAIL 1 (SCN), Swift 1, WHEATEAR 1 (CB), Tern species 22 flew very high NW, possibly Arctic, but not confirmed (SCN)

April

30th	SHELDUCK 4, the 2nd record of 2022 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (GB), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (GB/CMH), Yellow Wagtail 8, Common Tern 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Kingfisher 1

29th

CUCKOO 1 (CMH), WHITE WAGTAIL 1 on the dam early AM (PDH/CMH), Garden Warbler 4, Swallow c200, Wigeon 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1 , Sparrowhawk 1, Common Gull 11, Black-headed Gull 6, Common Tern 1, CURLEW 2 flew east (PDH), Yellow Wagtail 10, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Kingfisher 1 Sparrowhawk (Peter Dillon-Hooper) White Wagtail (Chris Hubbard)

28th	ARCTIC TERN 1, the first of 2022 (CMH), Common Gull 1, Black-headed Gull 14, Swift 2, Swallow c200 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Shoveler 2, Wigeon 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Oystercatcher 2

27th	HOBBY 2 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 10, Oystercatcher 2, Swift 1, CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Wigeon 1, Goldeneye 3, Red Kite 2, Buzzard 2, Shoveler 1

26th	CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Goldeneye 3, Wigeon 1, Garden Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Common Tern 2, Teal 2, Oystercatcher 2, Yellow Wagtail 24 (SCN)

25th	HOBBY 2, the first of 2022 (R Cross), Yellow Wagtail 24 (CMH), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Goldeneye 3, Wigeon 1

24th	CUCKOO 1 (CB), Lesser Whitethroat 4, Little Egret 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Lapwing 2, Canada Goose 7, Raven 2, Red-legged Partridge 2, Goldeneye 2, Grey Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 2, Yellow Wagtail 8

23rd	GARDEN WARBLER 1, the first of 2022 (M Townsend), SWIFT 1, the first of 2022 (R Cross), CUCKOO 2 (R Cross), Teal 2, Oystercatcher 2, Red Kite 1,

22nd	CUCKOO 1 (CMH/PDH), OSPREY 1 (PDH), Yellow Wagtail 2, COMMON SANDPIPER 1, the first of 2022 (PDH/CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 1, GRASHOPPER WARBLER 2 (PDH), Common Tern 1, Grey Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail (Fritz Graves)

21st	CUCKOO 1 (B&F Graves), Yellow Wagtail 15, Red Kite 4, LESSER WHITETHROAT 1, Reed Warbler 4, Cetti's Warbler at least 3, Greylag Goose 2 with 2 young, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH)

20th

CUCKOO 1, the first of 2022 (CMH), OSPREY 1 this evening, the first of 2022 (MJ/CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 this evening, the 2nd of 2022 (CMH/MJ), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), MANDARIN 1 drake flew over the dam this evening (CMH), LESSER WHITETHROAT 2, Yellow Wagtail 11,  Oystercatcher 1, Peregrine 1 (B&F Graves), (No sign of the Garganey this AM) Osprey (Matt Jackson)

19th	*GARGANEY* 1 drake this morning, the first since 2019 (CMH) and also present early evening (CMH), MANDARIN 1 drake this morning, the first of 2022 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 3, Yellow Wagtail 10, Barn Owl 1 Mandarin (Chris Hubbard) Garganey (Chris Hubbard)

18th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 reeling (CMH/PDH/MT), Green Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2 ringed, the first of 2022 (SRG), Reed Warbler 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Yellow Wagtail 1                               Lesser Whitethroat, the first of 2022 (SRG)

17th	**WHITE-TAILED EAGLE** 1 still having roosted (CMH/CB/I Merrill), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 3 this AM (CMH/CB), MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly, Reed Warbler 1, Oystercatcher 2 Grasshopper Warbler (SRG)

16th

**WHITE-TAILED EAGLE** 1 2CY female G819 from the reintroduction scheme flew over the dam late PM and settled in trees on the Leicestershire side (CMH/A Homer), Reed Warbler 1 the first of 2022, Grasshopper Warbler 1 ringed, the first of 2022, Green Sandpiper 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail c15, Egyptian Goose 1 White-tailed Eagle (Chris Hubbard)

15th	Cetti's Warbler 4, Sedge Warbler 10, Swallow 2, Shoveler 5, Curlew 1 heard (GB), Barn Owl 1, Little Egret 1, WHEATEAR 1 (CMH)  Sedge Warbler (Mark Healey)

14th	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 flew over east, calling (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 13, Cetti's Warbler 1 ringed this AM, the 100th to be ringed at the site (SRG), Whitethroat c5, Sedge Warbler c6, WHEATEAR 1 (J Lambert)

13th	GREENSHANK 1 fly through east, the first of 2022 (CMH), Common Whitethroat 1, the first of 2022 (CB), Sedge Warbler 1, the first of 2022 (CB), Barn Owl 1, Yellow Wagtail c16 (DM), Red Kite 3, Willow Warbler 3, Cetti's Warbler 3, Oystercatcher 2

12th	WHIMBREL 1 fly through, the first of 2022 (CMH), COMMON TERN 2, the first of 2022 (CMH), REDSHANK 1, the first of 2022 (CMH), WHEATEAR 1 this evening, the first of 2022 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 9, Snipe 1, Willow Warbler 3, Common Gull 23, Sand Martin c30, Shoveler 7 Wheatear (Chris Hubbard)

11th	WILLOW WARBLER 2, the first of 2022 (CMH), YELLOW WAGTAIL 2, the first of 2022 (SCN/CMH), HOUSE MARTIN 4, the first of 2022 (CMH/SCN), Peregrine 1, Red Kite 2, Common Gull 2, Shoveler 7, Lesser Redpoll 1 Yellow Wagtail (Chris Hubbard) Yellow Wagtail ( S Nichols)

10th	Goldeneye 7, Wigeon 1, Shoveler 8, Red Kite 1, Tree Sparrow 10, Cetti's Warbler 4, Grey Wagtail 3, Linnet 7, Little Egret 1, Lapwing 6, Blackcap 8,

9th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Blackcap 8, Cetti's Warbler 4, Little Egret 1, Shoveler 8, Teal 4

8th	Lesser Redpoll 2, Blackcap c10 (PDH/CMH), Lapwing 4, Oystercatcher 2, Goldeneye 11, Shoveler 7, Peregrine 1 (PDH), Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 6, Sand Martin 2

7th	Swallow 7, Sand Martin 1, Little Egret 2, Goldeneye 1, Red Kite 2, Redwing 1 Redwing (Chris Hubbard)

6th	No sightings received

5th	Shoveler 1, Goldeneye 1, Tree Sparrow c13

4th	Swallow 1, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 9, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 3, Goldeneye 11, Lesser Redpoll 1

3rd	Red Kite 7, Buzzard 6, Raven 2, Tree Sparrow c20, Snipe 5, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 9, Shoveler 10, Wigeon 85, Pochard 1, Lesser Redpoll 2, Cetti's Warbler 1

2nd	Shoveler 8, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goldeneye 13, Shoveler 13, Wigeon 26, Pochard 2, Grey Wagtail 3, Little Egret 1

1st	Great Crested Grebe 8

March

31st	Goldeneye 11, Shoveler 7, Teal 3, Wigeon 1, Pochard 4, Little Egret 1, Redwing 10 The overall species count for 2022 at the end of the first quarter is 103 (excluding Ruddy Shelduck and White-tailed Eagle)

30th	Oystercatcher 1, Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 3

29th	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 the first at the site since 2020 (CMH), SWALLOW 1 around the dam, the first of 2022 (CMH), Little Egret 1 Little Ringed Plover, the first since 2020 (Chris Hubbard)

28th

**WHITE-TAILED EAGLE** 1, a 2nd CY male from the Isle of Wight re-introduction programme  passed over the reservoir at 14.40 today at a height of 279 metres. It flew 150km from Staffs to near Luton and was still flying at 17.55. Maps below indicate the route this majestic bird took (information kindly provided by Tim Mackrill),  Cetti's Warbler upto 10 on site currently, Raven 24, Wigeon 37, Shoveler 2, Teal 2, BLACKCAP 1, the first of 2022 (PDH), Lapwing 2, Water Rail 1, Snipe 1, Oystercatcher 1 Route of G818, White-tailed Eagle across the reservoir (courtesy of Tim Mackrill)                                           Route of G818 as it headed south-east (courtesy of Tim Mackrill)

27th	GREAT EGRET 1 (GB), Barn Owl 1 (CB), Raven 20 (SCN), Goldeneye 15

26th	JACK SNIPE 1 with 3 Common Snipe this AM, the first of 2022 (M Townsend), Little Egret 2, Raven 14 feeding on sheep carcass (CMH)

25th	Little Egret 3, Oystercatcher 2, Raven 12 feeding on sheep carcass (PDH), Cetti's Warbler c7 (PDH), Goosander 2, Peregrine 1 (CMH), Water Rail 2

24th	Goosander 2, Fieldfare c20, Redwing c5

23rd	Pochard 2, Shoveler 4, Tree Sparrow 4, Wigeon 1

22nd

Pochard 1 with blue nasal saddle H9H, ringed in France in 2016 (CMH), Sand Martin 2 early AM (CMH), BRAMBLING 2  on Northants feeders (CMH), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 4, Oystercatcher 1, Shoveler 16, Teal 1, Red Kite 2 Pochard with blue nasal saddle H9H - ringed in France in 2016 (Chris Hubbard)

21st	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Goosander 2, Little Egret 3, Wigeon 110

20th

CURLEW 1 early AM (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Lapwing 4, Shoveler 13, Little Egret 1, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 4, Goosander 3, Chiffchaff 5, Teal 6, Buzzard 4, Red Kite 1, Siskin 7, Lesser Redpoll 1, Gadwall 12, Tufted Duck 110, Coot 64, Wigeon 8, Greylag Goose 25, Mallard 30, Kingfisher 2, Moorhen 6

19th	SAND MARTIN 2, the first of 2022 (M Townsend), Shoveler 12, Little Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 4, Red Kite 6, Grey Heron 4, BRAMBLING 2, Goosander 1, Oystercatcher 1, Lapwing 4, Shelduck 1 female (B&FG)

18th	Wigeon 116, Teal 7, Grey Heron 6, Buzzard 5, Goosander 1

17th	Oystercatcher 2, Goosander 3, Shoveler 53, GREAT EGRET 1 (B&FG), Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 1, Reed Bunting 4, Chiffchaff 6, Buzzard 6, Kestrel 2, Red Kite 1

16th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Shoveler 48, Little Egret 2, Goosander 2, Kingfisher 1, Oystercatcher 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Water Rail 1

15th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Shoveler 48, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Goosander 3, Water Rail 1

14th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 36, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 4, Oystercatcher 1, Goosander 2, Goldeneye 10

13th	DUNLIN 1 over the middle of the reservoir at 18.24 (CMH), CURLEW 1 early AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Shoveler 30, Goosander 4, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 1, Goldeneye c13, Kestrel 1, Linnet 7, Grey Heron 5

12th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Shoveler 39, Pochard 42, Red Kite 3, Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 4, Meadow Pipit 2

11th	GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shoveler 36, Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 3, Kingfisher 1, Kestrel 2, Red Kite 1

10th	SHELDUCK 2, the first of 2022 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 4, Oystercatcher 1, Chiffchaff 1, Shoveler 30, Kingfisher 1, Goosander 3, Grey Heron 6

9th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 early morning (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Goosander 4, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shoveler 37, Little Egret 2, Siskin 5, Water Rail 1, Goldeneye 35 at dusk, the highest count in the last two years at least (CMH)  White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard)

8th	CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CB), PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), Wigeon 196 at the dam end this evening (CMH), Red Kite 3, Grey Heron 6, Kingfisher 1 Caspian Gull - record shots (Chris Hubbard)

7th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still (B&FG/CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Shoveler 31, Goosander 8 (B&FG), Kingfisher 3, Raven 2, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1 in full song at the dam, Grey Wagtail 2

6th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (CMH), Water Rail 3, Oystercatcher 1, Goosander 4, Shoveler 17, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Teal 6, Raven 1, Grey Wagtail 2

5th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 still (CMH), Wigeon 62, GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 4, Kingfisher 1 Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard)

4th

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this AM, the first of 2022 (CMH), WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (PDH), CURLEW 1 (CMH), Collared Dove 1, the first of 2022, Teal 19, Goosander 5, Golden Plover c200 (PDH), Little Egret 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 11, Lesser Redpoll 1, Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail 2, Kingfisher 1 White-fronted Geese (Chris Hubbard) Pink-footed Goose, the first of 2022 (Chris Hubbard)

3rd	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 at the settling pond end this AM (CMH), CURLEW 1 this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Goosander 7, Shoveler 16, Golden Plover c50, Chiffchaff 1, Wigeon 55, Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 2 White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard) Curlew (Chris Hubbard)

2nd	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost, the same bird as Monday (CMH), Common Gull c1000 in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 over dam (CMH), Little Egret 2, Goosander 3

1st	Goosander 7, Golden Plover c150

February 

28th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), CURLEW 1 over the dam heading west, the first of 2022 (CMH), BRAMBLING 6 (CMH), OYSTERCATCHER 2, Goosander 2, Shoveler 13, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Fieldfare c100, Buzzard 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 at Stanford Hall, also GREAT EGRET and Shelduck (CMH)

27th

GREAT EGRET 1 (S&MW), Goosander 8, Shoveler 13, Teal 2, Little Egret 1, Siskin 11, Lesser Redpoll 6 (S&MW), Mistle Thrush 1, PEREGRINE 1 (S&MW), Buzzard c5, Grey Heron 6, Meadow Pipit 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Little Grebe 1 Siskin (Chris Hubbard) WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (SCN)

26th	Goosander 5 (2 drakes), Goldeneye 21, Red Kite 5, Grey Heron 4, Little Egret 1, BRAMBLING 1, Lapwing 8 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH) Goosander (Chris Hubbard)

25th	Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 3 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH) A FELLOW BIRDER HAS CONTACTED ME TODAY TO SAY THAT HE LOST HIS WEDDING RING AT THE RESERVOIR YESTERDAY. IF ANYONE FINDS IT (PLAIN GOLD WEDDING BAND) CAN YOU LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL GET IT BACK TO HIM.

24th

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), DUNLIN 1, the first of 2022 in Blowers Lodge Bay briefly (CMH/D Hicklin), Little Egret 1, Golden Plover c130 again, OYSTERCATCHER 1, Chiffchaff 1                                                                                                     Yellow-legged Gull flight shote (Chris Hubbard)

23rd	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), Golden Plover c130, Goldeneye 26, Wigeon c100, Little Egret 1

22nd	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost - a new bird (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter again (CMH) WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH/Alan Herbert)        Mediterranean Gull record shots (Chris Hubbard)

21st	CASPIAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost this evening (CMH), Wigeon c170, OYSTERCATCHER 1 on the dam

20th

Goosander 6, Gadwall 33, Tufted Duck 111, Pochard 53, Wigeon 40, Little Grebe 1, Grey Heron 4, Coot 139, Goldeneye 14, Little Egret 1, Cormorant 21, Golden Plover 55, Lapwing 8, Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Mallard 48, Buzzard 5, Red Kite 3, Greylag Goose 129, Canada Goose 13, Meadow Pipit 2, Mute Swan 29, Chiffchaff 1, Tawny Owl 1  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

19th

OYSTERCATCHER 1 on the dam (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (IB/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (IB/CMH), Meadow Pipit 4, Water Rail 1, Little Egret, 1 Goosander 1, Lesser Redpoll 3, Siskin 1, Red Kite 3, Tree Sparrow 3 around the Leicestershire feeders (CMH) Yellow-legged Gull (Chris Hubbard)

18th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Golden Plover 53, Lesser Black-backed Gull c210 in the roost (CMH)

17th	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost this evening (IB/CMH), Goosander 2, GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Chiffchaff 1 Yellow-legged Gull (I Bartlett) Yellow-legged Gull (C Hubbard)

16th	CASPIAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (IB/CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (IB/CMH), Goosander 2  Record shots of the Caspian Gull in very poor conditions (Chris Hubbard)

15th	Goosander 5, Goldeneye 20, Chiffchaff 2, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 3  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

14th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Goosander 3, Shoveler 4

13th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Goosander 5, Pochard 71, Gadwall 70, Little Grebe 2, Kingfisher 2, Red Kite 4, Chiffchaff 1, Shoveler 1, Red-legged Partridge 4 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CB)

12th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Wigeon 146, Goosander 5, Chiffchaff 1, Little Egret 1, Red-legged Partridge 6

11th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), WOODCOCK 1 over the inflow car park at dusk (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goosander 3, Tree Sparrow 4 on the Leicestershire side near the feeders, well away from their normal area (CMH), Little Egret 2                    Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard)

10th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost, the first of 2022 (CMH), OYSTERCATCHER 1 on the dam, the first of 2022 (CMH), Goosander 6, Goldeneye 26, Shoveler 5, Little Egret 1 Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard)

9th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Goosander 1  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

8th	Goldeneye 24 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 5 (CMH)

7th	CASPIAN GULL  2 in the roost this evening (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (PDH), Goosander 7 (3 drakes), Chiffchaff 2, Siskin c20, Meadow Pipit 13 on the dam, Kingfisher 2

6th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (IB), Goldeneye 24 (SCN), Goosander 5 (IB), Red Kite 1, Gadwall 71 (SCN), Little Grebe 2

5th	BRAMBLING 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 in the roost (CMH/IB), Little Grebe 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

4th	CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter this evening (IB/CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Little Egret 2

3rd	BRAMBLING 10 (D Cox), Little Egret 1, Shoveler 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 2, Raven 3, Lesser Redpoll 3 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

2nd	Goosander 1, Goldeneye 14, BRAMBLING 4, Raven 3, Chiffchaff 1, Kingfisher 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (SCN)

1st	Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 2, BRAMBLING 2, Raven 3, GREAT EGRET 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE  3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)

January

31st

CASPIAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost this evening (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 in the roost (CMH), BRAMBLING 6 (CMH),  Little Egret 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon 161 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 2 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (SCN)     Caspian Gull, First-winter (Chris Hubbard)

30th	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 4 in the roost, a sub-adult and 3 adults (IB/CMH), BRAMBLING 12 ringed this AM (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, Water Rail 1, Barn Owl 1, Gadwall 97 Brambling (Stanford Ringing Group)

29th	CASPIAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost this evening (IB/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 3, Water Rail 2, Lapwing c250, Goldeneye 16

28th

BRAMBLING 20 (PDH), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Barn Owl 1, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 3, Little Egret 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 opposite Stanford Hall - Northants (PDH/CMH) WHY NOT TAKE A LOOK AT THE STANFORD RINGING GROUP ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2021 - GO TO THE MAIN AREA ON THE WEBSITE AND THERE IS A LINK UNDER "RECENT NEWS"AND CLICK ON "2021"    Brambling and Nuthatch (Peter Dillon-Hooper)

27th	RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female late PM, the first since 2019 (CMH), BRAMBLING 5 (CMH), GREAT EGRET , Siskin 4, Goosander 2, Greenfinch 1, Nuthatch 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (CMH)  White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard) Ruddy Shelduck (Chris Hubbard)

26th	BRAMBLING 8 (per D Hicklin), Cetti's Warbler 2, Barn Owl 1, Lapwing 6, Raven 3, Jay 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 still at Stanford Hall (D Hicklin)

25th	Goosander 2, Siskin 5, Grey Wagtail 2, Jay 4, Red Kite 1

24th	Common Gull a minimum of 1600 in the roost (CMH), Goosander 3, Siskin 23, Kingfisher 1, Raven 6, Chaffinch c50, Raven 6, Chiffchaff 1, BRAMBLING 1 ringed this AM (SRG)

23rd

CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter briefly this AM (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, Water Rail 3, Tufted Duck 171, Coot 247, Little Egret 1, Gadwall 89, Siskin c25, Grey Wagtail 3, Lesser Redpoll 1, Kingfisher 2, Goldeneye 15, Green Sandpiper 1, Chiffchaff 1, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1, Pochard 40, Wigeon 32, Greylag Goose 134, Canada Goose 53, Mute Swan 54, Little Grebe 1, Treecreeper 4, Meadow Pipit 3, Jay 3, Raven 5, Bullfinch 6

22nd	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 in the roost (IB), Goosander 9 (1 drake), Wigeon 259, late PM (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 148, Little Egret 2, Siskin 6, Lesser Redpoll 3, PEREGRINE 1, Buzzard 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1

21st	WOODCOCK 1 over the Welford Road car park at 17.05 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CB), Cetti's Warbler 1, Great Black-backed Gull 265 in the roost up from 235 at lunchtime (CMH), Herring Gull c300, Little Egret 2  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE  3 still, Stanford Hall area (CMH)

20th	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (J Lambert), Great Black-backed Gull 150 in the roost before the late majority headed west (CMH), Goosander 5 this evening

19th	Cetti's Warbler 1, Goosander 2, Barn Owl 1, Little Grebe 2     WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 again in Stanford Hall (SCN/Neil Jarvis)

18th	Goosander 12, CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH) WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 again opposite Stanford Hall (CMH) White-fronted Geese (Chris Hubbard)

17th	Goosander 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Snipe 1, Great Black-backed Gull 75 in the roost (CMH), Little Grebe 1, Water Rail 1  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 again at Stanford Hall (CMH)

16th	Goosander 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Buzzard 2, Red Kite 1, Kingfisher 1, Siskin 1, CASPIAN GULL 1 again this PM (SCN/CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Barn Owl 1, Little Grebe 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 late PM (CMH) WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 again at Stanford Hall (CMH)  Caspian Gull (Chris Hubbard)

15th	CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter late PM the first of 2022 (CMH), Goosander 3, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 7, Pochard 46, Barn Owl 1 (CMH), Raven 4, Chiffchaff 1, Snipe 1, Water Rail 2 Caspian Gull (Chris Hubbard)

14th	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 seen twice this PM (CMH/B Morley), PEREGRINE 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Goosander 2, Raven 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1

13th	Goosander 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 2, Chiffchaff 2, Raven 8

12th	Green Sandpiper 1, Water Rail 1, Little Egret 1, Great Black-backed Gull 202 in the roost (CMH), Little Grebe 2, Lesser Redpoll 6, Teal 4, Shoveler 2, Goosander 2

11th	PINTAIL 3 (SCN), Chiffchaff 1, Teal 5

10th	WHITE FRONTED GOOSE 3 late PM (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 148 in the roost (CMH), Goosander 3, Water Rail 1, Chiffchaff 1 White Fronted Geese (Chris Hubbard)

9th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 (CMH), Shoveler 9, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Siskin 10, Sparrowhawk 1, Kingfisher 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Goosander 9 this evening (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 94 in the roost (CMH), Treecreeper 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker

8th

WOODCOCK 1, the first of 2022, flushed by shooting party in the wood opposite the Leicestershire reedbed and landed along track around Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 5 (DM/CMH), Goosander 2, Skylark 1, Gadwall 95, GREAT EGRET 1 (DM), Chiffchaff 1, Water Rail 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1

7th	Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 1, Chiffchaff 3, Shoveler 7, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (B&FG), Bullfinch 8, Canada goose 180, Greylag Goose 90, Long-tailed Tit 20, Lapwing 40, Goosander 3, Tawny Owl 1 calling

6th	Cetti's Warbler 1, Teal 6

5th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (CMH), Chiffchaff 2, Water Rail 2, Siskin 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 5, Snipe 1

4th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 8, including 4 drakes (B&F Graves et al), PEREGRINE 1 again and seen several times, Chiffchaff 2, Water Rail 1, Shoveler 4, Teal 3, Kingfisher 1, Goldeneye 8, Lesser Redpoll 2, BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Coal Tit 1 Red-crested Pochards (Chris Hubbard)                                                                  Red-crested Pochards (F Graves)

3rd	PEREGRINE 1 this AM (PDH / DM), Teal 61, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 2, Siskin 1, Chiffchaff 2, Goosander 1, Raven 2, Lapwing c150 (S&MW), Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 1  WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 again at Stanford Hall (CMH)

2nd	BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Goosander 2, Great Black-backed Gull 83, Teal 21, Shoveler 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 (K Hill), Water Rail 1, Goldeneye 8, Pintail 2 briefly WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 at Stanford Hall this PM (SCN)

1st	WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 briefly this AM (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (B&F Graves), Water Rail 2, Chiffchaff 1, Goosander 6, Teal 16, Shoveler 6, Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Raven 4, Snipe 1, Great Black-backed Gull 103 - 68 species overall to kick the new year off.