Osprey flew east across the reservoir at 4.30 pm, putting up the ducks, and then flew in direction of Stubbington Drove, possibly eyeing up the carp lake.

Between 17:30 & 18:30 ....Very cold, windy, dark and overcast slightly spitting.

2 x Black Swans
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcousins/51537218035
1 x Osprey being chased around by Gulls
1 x Kingfisher
2 x Grey Wagtails
1 x Green Woodpecker
1 x Pectoral Sandpiper
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcousins/51535435997/in/photostream/

Photo of an osprey over the reservoir today on Avon birding (& locals in priddy reported a male hen harrier passing through there last week)

Dave/Brian. you are correct…....I have had 2 messages also from Flickr viewers saying the same….pectoral sandpiper….Yippee a first for me.

Hi Paul the picture of your Dunlin is of a nice Pectoral Sandpiper ,nice find

Paul your cracking photographs of the wader at Cheddar Reservoir is a Pectoral Sandpiper, hopefully it will be there tomorrow.

Between 4:30 to when I left at 6pm

1 x Dunlin See photo’s

https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcousins/51520366286/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcousins/51521074289/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcousins/51521270640/in/datetaken/

2 x Male Kingfishers
1 x Female Wheatear
2 x Grey Wagtails
30+ Pied Wagtails
flock of Linnets 15-20
1 x Green woodpecker (heard but not seen)

Single Wheatear by the Cheddar Tower this morning and also Single Dunlin as i was heading toward the Boathouse,

pair of Black Swans reported to be seen at the reservoir today

Kingfisher and 3 juvenile ringed plover near the Cheddar tower and 2 wheatear and 5 linnets on the south side this afternoon

Great egret at the Axbridge side mid morning

Kingfisher, Dunlin, 2 Wheatear around the reservoir this morning.

Four greylags with the canadas this afternoon

Eight sandwich terns on the reservoir this afternoon, mixed adult and juvenile

2 wheatears on the southern Res bank this morning.