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Great Crested Grebe

Grebes and divers

Fulmar

Seabirds

Goldeneye

Waterfowl

Bittern

Herons, egrets and spoonbill

White-tailed eagle in flight

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Black grouse males lekking

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Common Snipe

Wading birds

Turtle dove

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Kingfisher in flight

Woodpeckers, cuckoo, kingfisher and waxwing

Sand martin

Swallows, swift, martins and nightjar

Ring-necked parakeet

Parakeet

Pied wagtail

Larks, sparrows, wagtails and dunnock

Dipper

Thrushes, chats, flycatchers, starling, dipper and wren

Marsh tit

Tits, crests and warblers

Hooded Crow

Crows and shrikes

Siskin

Finches and buntings

Grasshopper warbler

Grasshopper warbler

Common crane

Common crane

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Creating a landscape rich in wildlife, valued and enjoyed by all

The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, Leicester, LE3 5DE
Tel: 0116 262 9968 
Email: info@lrwt.org.uk

Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is a registered charity (no. 210531) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 561833)