June 11th 2025

Single Common Tern this morning. 

June 8th 2025

Oystercatcher  x 7

L R Plover x 3

Common Sandpiper  x 1

Redstart  x 2

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

June 2nd 2025

No sign of the Little Stint today but two summer plumage Sanderling early morning found by Tom . That's only the second ever Sanderling record the last being August 1992. 

Today's other sightings

Reed Warbler x 1 (first this year) .

Hobby x 1

Swift x 2

Ringed Plover  x 6

L R Plover  x 4

Oystercatcher x 10

Common Sandpiper x 1

Redstart x 6 ( 5 x males )

Spotted Flycatcher  x 1

Note ......

10 x Oystercatcher's (adults) is a site record.

Distant record shot of the two Sanderling taken through Tom's scope. Well done fella nice find.

To get the best out of this blog.

 If you are looking at this blog for the first time on your  phone scroll to the bottom of the page and open it up in web version this allows you to view as if on a computer and will allow you access to more information  . On the right hand side you will see a new email address  where to send information too, email also below. All sightings are recorded onto a database and adds a picture to what's happening to our wildlife especially here at Rudyard. Birds that you might think are common elsewhere may not be the case at this site , also high counts of species are just as welcome . Not only Birds but we are also interested in Butterfly and Dragonfly records to add to the database. Thank you for your cooperation and please send us your sightings however common you might think they are. 

Regards Steve.

scseal29@yahoo.co.uk 

June 1st 2025

The summer plumage Little Stint is still present at the north end along with , 8 x Ringed Plover,  2 x L R Plover , Dunlin , Common Sandpiper and 3 x Oystercatcher's.  

Frustratingly the bird is very distant and is almost impossible to get a decent image . 

Little Stint photo's by Phil Jones.

LATE REPORT

A late report of a Sandwich Tern on 26th May for the morning only.