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Description
Swithland Reservoir, adjacent to the Mountsorrel quarry is a hotspot for birdwatchers. With rarities such as Ластівка скельна, Пісочник крикливий and Чернь американська, Swithland Reservoir is a great place to birdwatch all year round. In winter, you can expect ducks such as Гоголь зеленоголовий, Свищ євразійський, Чирянка мала, Чернь морська and other wintering wildfowl. Then in spring, the arrival of Sandpipers and other waders such as Коловодник великий and Коловодник лісовий can be viewed from the Kinchley Lane railings and the dam. Плиска гірська and Жовта плиска can also be seen in low double figures, however the Плиска біла is the most frequent.
Мала біла чапля, Чепура велика and occasionally Чапля єгипетська can be seen from a distance and the very rare, but uncommon at Swithland, Коровайка бура 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 Крячок малий, Крячок річковий and Крячок рябодзьобий, which dive and dart around the reservoir. More ducks such as Чирянка велика can also be seen in summer. Moving on to autumn and the autumn migration, another great season for birdwatching, much rarer waders such as Побережник малий and Побережник білохвостий, if you're lucky, can be seen and the much rarer Sandpipers such as Побережник червоногрудий and Побережник морський.
Побережник чорногрудий, Рибалочка блакитний and Чайка чубата 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 Сипуха and a Сова болотяна, and occasionally a Сова вухата can be seen perched in a nearby tree.
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Access
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.