Opis
Swithland Reservoir, adjacent to the Mountsorrel quarry is a hotspot for birdwatchers. With rarities such as jaskólka skalna, sieweczka krzykliwa and ogorzałka mała, Swithland Reservoir is a great place to birdwatch all year round. In winter, you can expect ducks such as gągoł, świstun, cyraneczka, ogorzałka and other wintering wildfowl. Then in spring, the arrival of Sandpipers and other waders such as kwokacz and samotnik can be viewed from the Kinchley Lane railings and the dam. pliszka górska and pliszka żółta can also be seen in low double figures, however the pliszka siwa is the most frequent.
czapla nadobna, czapla biała and occasionally czapla złotawa can be seen from a distance and the very rare, but uncommon at Swithland, ibis kasztanowaty can also be viewed. The dam and the Kinchley lane railings are the best spot for watching the birds. Summer announces the arrival of terns such as rybitwa białoczelna, rybitwa rzeczna and rybitwa czubata, which dive and dart around the reservoir. More ducks such as cyranka can also be seen in summer. Moving on to autumn and the autumn migration, another great season for birdwatching, much rarer waders such as biegus malutki and biegus mały, if you're lucky, can be seen and the much rarer Sandpipers such as biegus krzywodzioby and biegus morski.
biegus zmienny, zimorodek and czajka can be seen all year round, but autumn and spring the best season for them. Finally back in to winter, on a late evening, you can be rewarded by the obvious figure of a płomykówka (zwyczajna) and a uszatka błotna, and occasionally a uszatka can be seen perched in a nearby tree.
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You can drive around Kinchley Lane in Mountsorrel, which will eventually lead to the dam or you can view from Swithland Lane. Parking is available on Kinchley and Swithland Lane, as the roads are quite wide and the dam on Kinchley Lane is probably the best place to park.
