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Rutland Water

256 species and 241,949 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: March–May and July–November, with up to 176 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Great CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosCommon GoldeneyeCommon GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaTufted DuckTufted DuckAythya fuligulaBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusEurasian TealEurasian TealAnas creccaEurasian WigeonEurasian WigeonMareca penelopeGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olorGadwallGadwallMareca streperaNorthern PintailNorthern PintailAnas acutaCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus coroneGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Rutland Water NR0 km212 species
  2. Eyebrook Reservoir12 km224 species
  3. Aylestone Meadows LNR31 km154 species
  4. Colwick Country Park42 km219 species
  5. Summer Leys LNR44 km181 species
  6. Attenborough Nature Centre and NWT NR45 km211 species

All 256 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Rutland Water?

March–May and July–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 176 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Rutland Water?

256 species, from 241,949 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Rutland Water in November?

The most recorded in November: Great Cormorant, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Tufted Duck and Black-headed Gull.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.