11 goosander this morning, and a GSWoody in middlemoor lane

Very productive hour this am, with clear highlight being a cream crown marsh harrier over the res then continuing east - long overdue patch bird. 4 pintail, scaup, gnd, rcp, 2cy med gull, 26 pochard, 5 wigeon and the resident mandarin also present. Recently there has been upto 3 ylg and 8 goosander during the late afternoon/evening.

Gt N Diver in the area from Cheddar Tower to sailing club during yesterday and Tuesday morning.

Also Red crested Pochard on south side with coots. Scaup also in same area Tuesday.

3-Jan-2019
Gt N Diver still present, also the drake Mandarin (off the Axebridge entrance), 1stW drake Scaup with Tufted Duck (off the Cheddar Tower) and a drake Red-cr Pochard among hundreds of Coot in the SW corner. Apology for late posting.

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GND showing nicely off sailing club late afternoon.

The great northern diver must have read Alex’s report and felt guilty because it was showing really well this afternoon out from the sailing club.

Great Northern Diver still at the res this morning, not far out on the Axbridge side. Boy can this bird hold its breath, and travel far whilst doing so! No surprise it goes a few days at a time without being noticed!

GND and Scaup still present today, though this was the first time in 3 days that I’ve seen the diver, surprising how it can remain unseen for long periods. Also of note, a Coot with a white rump/uppertail coverts - a cautionary notice in case anybody else runs from one side of the res to the other suspecting they’ve found an American coot!

GN Diver still present this morning close to the Cheddar res. Yacht Club. Also 7 female Goosander appeared close to the Cheddar Tower as I returned to the car park.

3-Dec-2018
The juv Grt N Diver still present this morning. I was there with Dean Reeves and he later saw the Scaup and 8 Goosander.

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Juv/1w GND dropped down in front of me this morning, showing particularly well. Scaup still present (7 weeks) and 17 Goosander. Wigeon no’s very much down, as are teal and Gadwall, but increase in Pochard and TD.

seven herons earlier this morning and 2 GWE’‘s on a very low res, with large island revealed hosting many of the usual inhabitants

Juvenile male scaup was with tufted ducks on the west side of the reservoir this afternoon.