Merry Christmas

December 19th

Wigeon x 8 Teal x 14 Little Egret f/o Goosander x 8 Siskin x 13 Lesser Redpoll x 4 Kingfisher Nuthatch x 8 Willow Tit x 3 (3 together)

December 18th

Very quiet today Goosander x 2 Willow Tit x 2 Siskin x 14

December 9th

 MEGA

Ringtail Hen Harrier seen from Green Lane Rudyard late afternoon, if accepted it will be first record for the site.

November 28th

Freezing temperatures snow on ground.

Teal x 51

Common Gull x 10

Goosander x 3

Raven 

November 26th

Teal x 100+

Wigeon x 18

Goosander x 2

November 22nd

Looks like we have a over wintering Chiffchaff as it was seen again this morning by the feeding station along with two Willow Tits and all the other regulars at the feeders.

November 20th

Chiffchaff at feeding station. Willow Tit x 2 Teal x 58 Wigeon x 6 Lapwing x 17 Raven x 3 Kingfisher Redwing x 9 Siskin several heard.

November 16th

 65 plus Snipe along the shore at North End.

All photos by David Collis.

November 14th

Black-tailed Godwit 

Raven x 3

Goosander  x 5

Siskin x 23

Willow Tit x 3

November 7th

Teal x 81

Wigeon x 6

Goosander x 1 female

Canada Goose x 460

Siskin x 6

Redwing x 37

Cormorant x 7

Willow Tit x 1

Water levels still low , looking good for a late wader or Snow Bunting. I can dream.

November 6th

Teal x 28

Snipe x 7

Siskin x 16

Lapwing x 12

Kingfisher 

Willow Tit  x 2 

Raven 

Little Grebe 

Canada Geese x 350+

Willow Tit  photo by Tracey Stubbs. 

November 4th

Great White Egret again early morning. 

350 x Pink-footed Geese over.

Oct 31st

Great White Egret mid morning only ,  flew off north.

Teal x 38

Goosander x 5

Wigeon x 4

Willow Tit x 2

October 25th

Great White Egret again early morning only. 

October 23rd

Goosander x 5

Lapwing  x 84

Teal x 5

Raven x 7

Redwing x 9

Willow Tit x 2 on feeders 

Gt S Woodpecker 

Nuthatch x 4

Grey Wagtail.

A report of the G W Egret again on Wednesday morning. 

Willow Tit. 

October 14th

.........Mega.......

Rock Pipit at north end (LH).

Aparrently this is the first Rock Pipit record since Oct 1993.

October 13th

Snipe x 2

Teal x 48

Lapwing x 57

Good numbers of Redwing passing over around 700 / 800 , also 17 Jay , 14 Siskin and a single Brambling.

Three Dunlin flew straight through.

October 9th

A Great White Egret present at the north end at 9-30 this morning,  along with two Wigeon and three Teal.

Old Records

Some old records have come to light from Charles Linfoot back from the 1970's , which adds six new species to the overall Rudyard List now taking it to 187. If anybody has any old records of interest please get in touch , iam looking for 1960's , 1970's and 1980's. Species added include .

Turtle Dove 

Snow Bunting

Whinchat

Stonechat

Rock Pipit

Water Pipit

September 19th

 Teal x 44

Redstart x 1

Lapwing  x 7

Wigeon x 1

Reed Warbler  x 2 juv

Nuthatch  x 4

Chiffchaff  x 1

Apparently two pairs of Reed Warblers have reared young for the second year running.

Also a late record from August of a single Arctic Tern present for one day . 

September 18th

Common Sandpiper 

Teal x 44

Yellow Wagtail  x 2

Nuthatch  x 4

Redstart

Jay x 2

Grey Heron x 4

Really low water levels now at north end.

September 16th

 All records are related to the North end of Rudyard Lake unless otherwise stated.

September 15th

A couple of nice photos taken this morning by David Collis of a juvenile Sedge Warbler , a bird was heard singing on several of my visits . So this could be proof of breeding this year. 

Old Cettis Warbler Record

A very old record has just come to light of a Cetti's Warbler in December 1982 to February 1983 , which is obviously a first and brings the site total upto 181.

September 13th

Yellow Wagtail ( first record since 2017 )

Little Egret x 2

Teal x 34

September 10th

Teal x 30

Little Egret

Kingfisher

Tufted Duck x 7

September 7th

Black-tailed Godwit x 7

Dunlin X 2

Little Egret

Teal x 24

Lapwing x 44

Peregrine 

Photo by S Gibson.

Late News

Black-necked Grebe x 2 present in May 

(As far as i know this is a first for the site).  

September 5th

Ringed Plover x 2

Common Sandpiper

Snipe x 3

Little Egret

Sept 4th

Snipe x 4

Little Egret 

Teal x 11

September 2nd

Snipe x 5

L R Plover x 3

Little Egret x 2

August 30th

Little Egret x 2

Snipe x 5

Lapwing x 41

Teal x 9

Grey Wagtail

Sand Martin single

Mixed flock Swallow / House Martins 60 +

August 29th

Snipe x 4

Little Egret  x 2

Lapwing x 43

Grey Wagtail 

August 28th

Green Sandpiper  x 2

Common Sandpiper 

Little Egret x 2

Teal x 11

August 21st

Ringed Plover  x 10

August 19th

Ringed Plover  x  10

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Green Sandpiper 

Common Sandpiper

Little Egret x 2 

August 17th

 Green Sandpiper

Ringed Plover x 7

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Common Sandpiper

Dunlin

Little Egret x 5

Kingfisher

Grey Wagtail

Gadwall

August 16th

Osprey over going north 6-45,

 Green Sandpiper

 Oystercatcher x 2 

 Little Egret

August 15th

Little Egret x 2

August 12th

Greenshank , Little Egret

August 10th

 Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

Ringed Plover x 3

Little Egret

Oystercatcher x 2

August 9th

Greenshank

Ringed Plover x 3

Dunlin

Oystercatcher x 2

Little Egret

Gadwall fem 

August 8th

 Black-tailed Godwit 

Greenshank x 2

Little Egret x 2

Oystercatcher x 3

Raven x 2

White Wagtail 

August 7th

 Plenty of Southern Hawkers around yesterday this on in the car park at north end .

Southern Hawker. 

August

 New 2019 West Midland Bird Club Annual Report now out .

August 7th

 Black-tailed Godwit (100th species this year)

Little Egret

August 6th

 Oystercatcher  x 3

Little Egret x 2

Redstart x 1

Lapwing x  31

Chiffchaff x 1 

Grey Heron x 5

Buzzard x 3

Aug 2nd

 Green Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Little Egret x 2

L R Plover

Oystercatcher x 2

July 25th

 Green Sandpiper

Little Egret x 3

Oystercatcher

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Common Sandpiper

Common Tern

July 17th

 Little Egret

Common Sandpiper x 3

L R Plover x 2

Oystercatcher x 2

Redstart x 3

Grey Heron x 5

July 14th

 Little Egret 

Common Sandpiper x 3

Common Tern 

Oystercatcher 

L R Plover x 2

July 13th

 Greenshank

Common Scoter x 3 drakes

Common Tern x 2

L R Plover

Common Sandpiper  x 3

Redstart  x 3

Common Scoter.

Greenshank.

July 5th

 Common Tern x 2

Common Sandpiper x 3

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher x 1

Redstart x 3

Grey Heron  x 5

Blackcap x 1

Sparrowhawk x 1

Common Tern.

Grey Heron.

July 4th

 A quick visit this afternoon in between heavy showers just to see if the bad weather had brought anything down . Nothing new was found.

Sightings

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Common Sandpiper  x 1

Grey Heron x 5

Blackcap x 2

Redstart  x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 17

Nuthatch  x 2

Willow Warbler  x 1

Chiffchaff  x 2

June 26th

 

Water levels dropping well just in time for reverse Wader passage. 

Today's sightings.

Common Sandpiper 

Little Ringed Plover x 4

Oystercatcher 

Mandarin fem

Kingfisher x 2

Sedge Warbler 

Redstart x 2 adults x 4 juveniles 

Garden Warbler 

Blackcap 

Greylag Goose 

Grey Heron

Buzzard

Nuthatch x 4

Redstart juvenile. 

Redstart male.

Redstart female. 

June 24th

 Common Scoter X 32 late afternoon off the Sailing Club & Scout Hut.

June 22nd

 Common Tern fishing at north end.

June 19th

 Common Sandpiper X 1

Ringed Plover X 2

Little Ringed Plover X 2

Spotted Flycatcher X 1

Redstart X 2 plus four juvenile's.

June 18th

 Two pairs of Redstart have reared young this year.

June 8th

 Spotted Flycatcher 

CommonSandpiper 

Redstart x 4

Oystercatcher 

Little Ringed Plover 

June 5th

Redsatrt x 4

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Tawny Owl x 1

Common Sandpiper x 1

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Garden Warbler x 2

Greylag Goose x 2

Canada Goose x 63

L B B Gull x 16

Great Crested Grebe x 8

Grey Heron x 1

Buzzard x 4 

Little Ringed Plover. 

May 30th

 Redstart x pair 

Spotted Flycatcher

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher X 5

May 30th

 Redstart x 2

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher x  5

Raven x 2

Garden Warbler x 2

May 29th

 Little Ringed Plover X 2

Ringed Plover X 1

Oystercatcher X 3

Garden Warbler X 2

Sedge Warbler X 1

Spotted Flycatcher X 1

Raven X 1

Little Ringed Plover.

Oystercatcher.

May 27th

 Little Ringed Plover x 3

Ringed Plover x 1

Oystercatcher x 1

Common Sandpiper x 1

Curlew x 1

Mandarin x 2 drakes 

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Redstart x 1

Garden Warbler x 2

Sedge Warbler x 1

Willow Tit x 1

May 25th 2021

 Little Ringed Plovers x 3

Common Sandpiper x1

Redstart x 1

Mandarin drake.

May 24th

 Osprey again this morning with large fish flying north at 8-40.

Also Spotted Flycatcher , two Willow Tit and drake Mandarin by bridge. 

May 23rd 2021

 Osprey again north end , also two Garden Warbler ,Redstart and Green Woodpecker.

May 22nd

 Osprey north end fishing.

Older Notes

May 15th

Two Mandarin north end.

May 6th

Two Common Terns.