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Description
Swithland Reservoir, adjacent to the Mountsorrel quarry is a hotspot for birdwatchers. With rarities such as lastovička skalná, kulík krikľavý and chochlačka vlnkovaná, Swithland Reservoir is a great place to birdwatch all year round. In winter, you can expect ducks such as hlaholka severská, kačica hvizdárka, kačica chrapka, chochlačka morská and other wintering wildfowl. Then in spring, the arrival of Sandpipers and other waders such as kalužiak sivý and kalužiak perlavý can be viewed from the Kinchley Lane railings and the dam. trasochvost horský and trasochvost žltý can also be seen in low double figures, however the trasochvost biely is the most frequent.
beluša malá, beluša veľká and occasionally hltavka chochlatá can be seen from a distance and the very rare, but uncommon at Swithland, ibisovec hnedý 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 rybár malý, rybár riečny and rybár sivý, which dive and dart around the reservoir. More ducks such as kačica chrapačka can also be seen in summer. Moving on to autumn and the autumn migration, another great season for birdwatching, much rarer waders such as pobrežník malý and pobrežník sivý, if you're lucky, can be seen and the much rarer Sandpipers such as pobrežník krivozobý and pobrežník morský.
pobrežník čiernozobý, rybárik riečny and cibík chochlatý 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 plamienka driemavá and a myšiarka močiarna, and occasionally a myšiarka ušatá 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.