(If you are looking for more information on birding in Leicestershire and Rutland, have a look at the very excellent site run by The Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society - LROS)
The Birdlife of Swithland Reservoir Species featuring in Chapter Four: (each species is given a full account of international, national and local distributions and migration patterns, along with in depth descriptions, breeding habits and details relating to its occurance at Swithland Reservoir)
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Leach’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Gadwall Anas strepera
Common Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Goosander Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
1 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Chukar Alectoris chukar
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corncrake Crex crex
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Parasitic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
Little Gull Larus minutus
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Common Gull Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Auk Alle alle
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Little Owl Athene noctua
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Common Swift Apus apus
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
Common Skylark Alauda arvensis
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbica
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Water/Rock Pipit
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Pied/ White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Dunnock Prunella modularis
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
European Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Marsh Tit Parus palustris
Willow Tit Parus montanus
Coal Tit Parus ater
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Common Magpie Pica pica
Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus corone cornix
Common Raven Corvus corax
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra
Exotic escapes:-
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
African Yellow-bill Anas undulata
Pintail Sp.
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Falcon Sp.
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
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