Notebook from Rudyard: November 2025

Thursday, 27 November 2025

November 27th

South End along feeder stream.

Bullfinch

Siskin

Redpoll

Redwing

Fieldfare

Water Rail x 2 same area.

Little Egret x 4

No sign of yesterday's Parakeet.

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

A single Ring-necked Parakeet along the feeder down from the Rudyard Hotel this morning, also two Water Rail heard In the same place as I had two yesterday. Tawny Owl calling along the feeder stream aswell.

Photo by Gill Hammond.

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

November 25th

South end of the Dam.

Goosander x 5

Little Egret x 1

Water Rail x 2 (Heron Marsh)

Kingfisher x 2

Plenty of Redwing/Fieldfare.

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Rudyard Lake Staffordshire

Rudyard Lake lies on the edge of the North Staffordshire moors and covers some 168 acres and is over 2.5 miles long . It is owened by the Canal & river Trust built in 1799 as a canal feeder . The area is abundant in wildlife and due to Rudyard still feeding the canal systems the water levels do vary , and many wading and migrating birds can be seen on the mud flats at the northern end. Rudyard holds a very impressive list of bird species with 188 recorded to date.

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Calendar

Resident
G C Grebe , Grey Heron , Mute Swan , Canada Geese , Mallard , Mandarin ,Sparrowhawk , Kestrel , Kingfisher , Grey Wagtail , Gt S Woodpeckers , Raven , Buzzard .

April/June
Oystercatcher , L R Plover , Ringed Plover , Dunlin , Curlew , Common Sandpiper , Common Tern , Redstart , Pied and Spotted Flycatcher , Chiffchaff , Willow Warbler , Blackcap , Garden Warbler .

July/Sept
Passage Species.Osprey , Whimbrel , Redshank , Greenshank , Green Sandpiper , Little Stint , Curlew Sandpiper , Black-tailed Godwit , Wood Sandpiper , Arctic Tern , Black Tern , Yellow Wagtail .

Oct/March
Whooper Swan , Pink-footed Goose , Shelduck , Wigeon , Teal , Gadwall , Pintail , Shoveler , Pochard , Goldeneye , Goosander , Water Rail , Woodcock , Snipe , Willow Tit ,Brambling , Siskin ,Lesser Redpoll and occasionally we will get a rare Sea Duck.