Birds in Leicestershire
Explore 159 species found in this region.
Smallest:Goldcrest (8.5cm)
Largest:Whooper Swan (165cm)
Ranges from the Goldcrest (8.5cm) to the Whooper Swan (165cm)45 families representedShowing 116–138 of 159 species
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Non-breedingCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Alexandrinus krameriLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruff
Philomachus pugnaxLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Smew
Mergellus albellusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D