RSPB Leicester Group

22/12/2025

Big Garden Birdwatch is close upon us. Find out more and sign up below.

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Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring.

22/12/2025

Another great example of what volunteering with the RSPB can do.

This year, a record 112 dedicated volunteers donated their time to Operation Turtle Dove’s monitoring network. That’s a 9% increase from last year, and together they have combed through thousands of trail camera images. Working alongside farmers, landowners and Conservation Advisers, their monit...

28/10/2025

A short film for you on the re-introduction of the White Tailed Eagle. Very interesting. Make sure to watch it on the link below.

Watch our documentary about the reintroduction of the White-tailed Eagle to Scotland & beyond. It's a tale of determination: one of nature’s greatest comebacks

28/10/2025

Reclaiming Urban Wildlife with David Lindo

FREE talk for RSPB volunteers and RSPB group members!

- Join renowned naturalist David Lindo (aka ‘The Urban Birder’) for
an engaging talk as part of the RSPB’s Black History Month
celebrations.

7:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday 30 October 2025

David Lindo is an awarded writer, broadcaster, tour leader and
birder who has spent his life encouraging others to notice nature in
urban areas through the medium of birds. Learn about some of his
work and find out why being connected to nature is so important for
our minds and hearts - wherever you might find yourself.
David is a well-known speaker for many groups and is on our
External Speaker list. Please promote this event to your group
members. The talk will be recorded.

Use this link to join - https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NThkZjU5MTQtZDBiOC00ODIwLTkzNDgtZjUyNWIxNmRjMzIz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3a%229b98e0bc-ce7c-47f0-8a6a-8e8aed18af62%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a270d810-8992-4c85-8d65-28eae1e92cdb%22%7D

Meeting ID: 370 626 985 133 5

Passcode: 8as3mn3r

19/10/2025

Great little story of a plucky owl blown off course!

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17/10/2025

Brilliant talk tonight by Conor Jameson about looking for the lost raptor. The Goshawk!

Really interesting and informative.

Remember to check out our events for next months talk.

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16/10/2025

****Last reminder****

Friday 17th October, we welcome Conor Jameson with a talk entitled Looking for the Goshawk – the lost raptor.

Conor will tell us about this elusive bird, how and where it lives, and why it might be missing from our lives.

Please join us at the Leicester Bowling Club, Kenwood Rd, off Carisbrooke Road, Leicester LE2 3PL at 7.30pm.

Meetings cost £5 per person to cover the cost of hall hire.

Tea and coffee are available in the interval and we aim to finish at about 9.30pm.

10/10/2025

Remember one week today, Friday 17th October, we welcome Conor Jameson with a talk entitled Looking for the Goshawk – the lost raptor.

Conor will tell us about this elusive bird, how and where it lives, and why it might be missing from our lives.

Please join us at the Leicester Bowling Club, Kenwood Rd, off Carisbrooke Road, Leicester LE2 3PL at 7.30pm.

Meetings cost £5 per person to cover the cost of hall hire.

Tea and coffee are available in the interval and we aim to finish at about 9.30pm.

05/10/2025

Don’t forget, Friday 17th October, we welcome Conor Jameson with a talk entitled Looking for the Goshawk – the lost raptor.

Conor will tell us about this elusive bird, how and where it lives, and why it might be missing from our lives.

Please join us at the Leicester Bowling Club, Kenwood Rd, off Carisbrooke Road, Leicester LE2 3PL at 7.30pm.

Meetings cost £5 per person to cover the cost of hall hire.

Tea and coffee are available in the interval and we aim to finish at about 9.30pm.

19/09/2025

Great talk tonight by Chris Hall on the wildlife of the Seychelles.

Check out our events which we have coming up every month into the new year!

The next one is On Friday 17 October we welcome Conor Jameson with a talk entitled Looking for the Goshawk – the lost raptor.

Conor will tell us about this elusive bird, how and where it lives, and why it might be missing from our lives.

Please join us at the Leicester Bowling Club, Kenwood Rd, off Carisbrooke Road, Leicester LE2 3PL at 7.30pm.

Meetings cost £5 per person to cover the cost of hall hire.

Tea and coffee are available in the interval and we aim to finish at about 9.30pm.

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11/09/2025

Love to read stories like this with breakfast

Goshawks seen breeding in county for first time https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyr787d3geo

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The protected bird of prey was extinct in Leicestershire during the 1800s.

12/08/2025

What a great achievement 👏 🙌

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ee6ex7yno

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Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

The Rutland Osprey Project said 2025 had been the "most successful" year for the project.