29/07/2013 Rutland Water

The days birding got off to good start for me with a year tick of a Red Kite, I also saw- Osprey, Little Egret, Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Great crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Oystercatcher, Tufted Duck, Greylag Geese, Egyptian Geese,  Ruff, Grey Heron, Common Tern, House Martin, Pochard, Moorhen, Canada Geese, Swallow, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Teal, Shoveler, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, Buzzard, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail, Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Crow and Starling.

22/07/2013 Blithfield Reservoir

Greenshank 3, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Greylag Geese, Great-crested Grebe, Coot, Lapwing, Grey Heron, Lesser black-backed Gull, Mallard, Moorhen, Cormorant, Canada Geese, Dunlin, Crow, Mute Swan, Swallow, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Buzzard, Shelduck 5, Oystercatcher 1, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch, Common Sandpiper, Blackcap and Wren.

16/07/2013 Hatherton Reservoir

I went for an early morning walk around the Raz and saw-

Treecreeper, Magpie, Goldfinch, Wood Pigeon, Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck with ducklings, 2 Common Tern, Reed Warbler, 2 Little Grebe, Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail, Crow, Rook, Swallow and House Martin.

15/07/2013 Belvide Reservoir

Great-crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Reed Warbler, Coot, Crow, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Lapwing, Common Tern, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Egyptian Goose, Wood Pigeon, Chiffchaff, Little ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Moorhen, Blackbird, Great spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Willow Tit, Sparrowhawk, House Martin, Swallow, Rook, Starling and Lesser black-backed Gull.