December 30th

Six Goosander , single Redshank and Willow Tit (MS).

December 28th

A single Redshank still at North end along with two drake Goosander and good numbers of Teal and Wigeon. Also four Willow Tit in usual place. Yesterday a large flock of around 40 plus Siskin. All images below courtesy of David Collis.

Redshank by D Collis.

Teal by D Collis.

Wigeon by D Collis.

Goosander (drake) by D Collis.

Willow Tit by D Collis.

December 24th

Duck numbers have increased slightly with Wigeon x 29 , and Teal x 84. Lapwing x 115 , Goosander x 5 (1 x drake) , Tufted Duck x 10 , Canada Geese x 200+ , Siskin x 6 , Cormorant x 7 , Great Crested Grebe x 8 , Willow Tit x 4 and two Nuthatch.

December 21st

Little Egret and Redshank at the north end..D Collis

December 17th

At the North end , 24 x Wigeon , 70 x Teal , 2 x Redshank , 36 x Brambling , 9 x Siskin , 14 x Lesser Redpoll , 4 x Willow Tit , 78 x Lapwing.

Brambling.

December 16th

At the North End this morning , 70x Teal , 21x Wigeon, 2x Redshank , 6x Snipe, 40x Brambling , 2x Bullfinch , 4x Willow Tit and 11x Lesser Redpoll . South End 4x Goosander , 6x Cormorant and Kingfisher.

Redshank.

December 14th

North end 29 x Teal , 17 x Snipe , single Water Rail and Redshank.

Redshank photo by David Collis.

December 11th

Late News.....Three Redshank at North End along with blue morph Snow Goose with Canada flock on 07/12/12.(DC) Also a report of a Great White Egret at the north end late evening of 26th August.(Birdguides)

Two of the three Redshank present photo by David Collis.

Blue morph Snow Goose photo by David Collis.

December 11th

Eight Goosander , eleven Wigeon , thirty nine Teal , four Snipe , three Willow Tit , Kingfisher , Grey Wagtail , seven Siskin , fourteen Lesser Redpoll , five Brambling and a Water Rail.

December 10th

A single female Goldeneye at dam end in this morning also seven Goosander , Grey Wagtail and Kingfisher.

Goldeneye female.

November 23rd

Two Black-tailed Godwit north end also a single Knot.

November 15th

North End , Teal x 45 , Wigeon x 8 , Snipe x 20 and single Black-tailed Godwit.

November 14th

Fifteen Brambling.

November 13th

Green Sandpiper , Little Egret , 12 x Brambling , 8 x Snipe , 7 x Goosander , 17 x Siskin , 3 x Willow Tit and 15 x Wigeon.

November 12th

Ruff along east shore , also two Black-tailed Godwits , Green Sandpiper , 6 x Brambling , 4 x Snipe , 5 x Goosander, 2 x Willow Tit.

Ruff .

April 15th

Osprey flew through , also Redstart male , pair Mandarin , Greylag Goose , three Swallows , four Blackcaps Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler (MS).

March 11th

Red Kite over north end .

February 17th

Oystercatcher north end on far bank , also two Willow Tit. M Stubbs.

February 13th

Still good numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare in surrounding fields along with a few Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush . Kingfisher again seen at north end along with three Willow Tit , two Nuthatch and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Redwing.

February 12th

Cold frosty with temperature's just hovering above freezing . 67 x Fieldfare , 18 X Lesser Redpoll , 12 X Siskin , 2 x Water Rail , 8 X Goosander , 31 X Teal , 12 X Wigeon , 16 X Great Crested Grebe's , and Little Egret . With a supporting cast of 3 X Willow Tit , 5 x Coot , Little Grebe , Sparrowhawk , Buzzard , Mistle Thrush , Redwing , Coal Tit and Nuthatch. Species so far this year 60.

Tuesday 27th March North Staffs RSPB walk.

North Staffs RSPB Tuesday 27th March Bins and Boots Walk - Rudyard Lake 2018 Location: Old Station Car Park, Rudyard. OS Ref: SJ 955578 From Leek take the A523 Macclesfield Road. After 1.5 miles turn left onto the B5331 and after passing under the old railway bridge, turn sharp left up the slope to the car park (free at present but charges may apply). There are no toilets in the car park, but facilities are available at the Dam Head. Latitude/longitude: 53.117954,-2.06771 (Google map) This is a guided walk organised by the North Staffs Group and open to any bird watchers or nature watchers. We will explore the wetland areas below the dam along the feeder and around the River Churnet looking for winter migrants as well as the usual woodland and farmland birds. Kingfishers are also often spotted in this area. There is always a chance of seeing goldeneye, wigeon and other ducks on the reservoir itself. Leader - Ian Woodward Time: 10.00 am Price: Free Telephone: 01782 618152 E-mail: sgeoff31@gmail.com

February 10th

Around fifty eight Teal and twenty six Wigeon are around the north end with fourteen Goosanders and nineteen Great Crested Grebe are seen regular at the dam end. Only twelve Tufted Ducks are on the reservoir which seems a small number compared with other local waters . There are two Kingfishers around with one seen at each end of the reservoir , and a couple of Water Rail and Grey Wagtails noted south of the dam. A small flock of Lesser Redpolls along with half a dozen Siskin frequent the alders just south west of the miniature railway station.

Feb 7th

Mark Stubbs had Snipe , Greylag Goose , Siskin , Greenfinch and Great Crested Grebe .

February 5th

Little Egret perched in tree south of dam , also 15 × Lesser Redpoll , a single Greylag Goose three Teal couple of Nuthatch , two Grey Wagtails and a Treecreeper. Fourteen Goosander dam end and three Willow Tit at north end.

Little Egret.

Grey Heron.

January 14th

Possibly a site first today with a single Hawfinch seen by M Stubbs south of the dam along the stream. Also Goosander and Lesser Redpoll .

Jan 10th

Water Rail seen again today south of the dam . Also Siskin , Lesser Redpoll , female Sparrowhawk and Goldcrest. At the dam end 21 Great Crested Grebe's and 12 Goosander . At north end two Willow Tit , three Nuthatch , Jay and Buzzard.

January 8th

Three Willow Tit showed well today also Water Rail, Little Egret , 14 Siskin , 12 Goosander and a single Raven over.