December 23rd

A very quick visit this morning found 7 x Goosander , 1 x fem Goldeneye,  1 x Little Egret and 5 x Snipe.

December 17th

At the north end 10 x Goosander , 47 x Wigeon , 18 x Teal , 1 x Kingfisher.  At the south end 4 x Little  Egret , 8 x Snipe , 1 x Tawny Owl and 2 x Grey Wagtail. Good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing around the lake and several good sized flocks of Siskin.

December 5th

A north end visit this morning produced our first Goldeneye of the winter period a single female.  Also recorded were 37 x Wigeon  , 12 x Teal , 7 x Goosander,  9 x Tufted Duck,  3 x Snipe , 11 x Cormorant,  267 x Canada Geese,  2 x Raven over calling and Siskin on the feeders. Temperatures were a little milder this morning with all the previous days snow and ice gone.

December 3rd

Overnight snow and a very misty start to the day , temperatures around -3 . Only birds of note were 2 x Goosander and 3 x Little Egret. 

December 2nd

Overnight temperatures of -4 saw some good duck numbers not seen on the lake for a while. With 5 x Gadwall and 5 x Shoveler making a welcome appearance.  Also 56 x Wigeon , 17 x Teal , 15 x Tufted Duck and 4 x Goosander all at the north end . This obviously didn't last long as paddle boarders (AGAIN) flushed them all . This situation needs dealing with urgently.  At the south end a Tawny Owl was getting some winter sunshine and 4 x Little Egret were feeding in the Marsh area. Good numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare can be found and a female Reed Bunting and four Bullfinch were noted along with a single male Kestrel and two Buzzard.

Gadwall amongst the Wigeon , scarce here at Rudyard .

Kestrel getting some winter sun.

December 1st

A Willow Tit has been sighted on the Marsh at the southern end , also Lesser Redpoll at north end feeders.