May 31st 2025

Little Stint on the mud north end . First spring record , the last record on site was August 1995.

Only photo I could get way out of my camera range. The Little Stint is far right of the picture , also Dunlin , Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper in same photo.

Hobby over north end early afternoon. 

Little Stint photo by Steve Gibson. 

Little Stint still present at the north end this evening. 

May 30th 2015

A first summer Kittiwake was at the north end this morning,  the bird looked oiled and unwell but was surface feeding when I left. It's our first record of Kittiwake since 30th June 2012.

First summer Kittiwake. 

Dunlin re-located this evening showing well with a bit of patience. 

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Regards Steve.

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May 29th 2025

The area at the north end is looking good for passage waders . 

Today

6 x Ringed Plover 

2 x L R Plover 

4 x Oystercatcher 

1 x Common Sandpiper 

5 x Lapwing 

Several young Pied Wagtails. 

May 28th 2015

Thirteen Ringed Plovers on the mud at the north end along with a single Dunlin and four Oystercatcher. The previous highest count was 11 in 1983 and 10 in 2021.

Spotted Flycatcher. 

Redstart female. 

May 25th 2025

Seven Spotted Flycatcher's noted at various locations around the lake this morning. 

May 22nd 2025

Peregrine over this afternoon. 

May 19th 2025

First Cuckoo of the year today .

May 17th 2025

The second Osprey of the year over this morning straight through heading north . All the usual stuff as expected along with two Spotted Flycatcher's showing reasonable well at the north end .

May 8th 2025

First Swift of the season back seen at the north end also single Spotted Flycatcher singing by the cottages. All the usual still present Pied Flys , Redstart's,  Garden Warbler etc.

May 5th 2025

Three Spotted Flycatcher's now back at Rudyard , we are still waiting for our first sightings of Common Tern and Swift then we have all our spring migrants back.