Cheddar Reservoir - Spring 2022

 
Frankie Macrow
 
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07 April 2022 16:43
 

Large sandmartin flock, a handful of housemartins and a swallow on the west side of Cheddar Reservoir this afternoon. Had to give up because I started feeling seasick! Little gull and the red-crested pochard still

 
Tim Hutton
 
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04 April 2022 14:37
 

4 white wagtails early pm near Cheddar Tower. 2 singing willow warblers at Axbridge car park. The RC Pochard still by the Axbridge gate. 3 sand martins and 2 swallows over. 3 shoveler still.

 
neville hiscox
 
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02 April 2022 11:35
 

walk down to the river along Stubbington Drove,  6 Reed Buntings, a group of around 7 Robins,GS woody several Chiff Chaff ,Wren x 3 and what sounded like a pair of whitethroat singing and a couple of Skylark at the river

 
Mike Moxon
 
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01 April 2022 14:34
 

Fairly confiding red crested pochard by the axbridge entrance once more, with the goose nearer the tower. 4 male & 2 female shoveler off the sailing club

With 9 goosander on cheddar side when I returned in evening (hardly any gulls)

 
Oli Gilman
 
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28 March 2022 22:39
 

Large gull roost this evening, but I couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary. Four female goosanders still present.

 
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27 March 2022 11:37
 

along the cycle path this morning, around 4 Chiff Chaff , audible only Bullfinch, several L T Tits and a slender looking Blackcap in full voice,,,,, White goose still by the Axbridge gate

 
Tim Hutton
 
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24 March 2022 22:40
 

Immature little gull still this evening.  Also 15 goosanders (just one adult male).

 
Mike Moxon
 
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24 March 2022 07:31
 

Also this funny looking pochard on south side (with a standard male) - I assume it’s a hybrid with tufted:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/305832500995370/permalink/389906075921345/

 
Mike Harris
 
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23 March 2022 16:01
 

At least 12 Little Gulls still there this afternoon

 
Mike Moxon
 
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22 March 2022 19:39
 

18 adult & 2 imm little gulls counted (independently) this evening, although they all seemed to disappear with most of the black headed gulls at sunset

 
Tim Hutton
 
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22 March 2022 19:28
 

9 female type goosanders south of Cheddar Tower at dusk.

 
Tim Hutton
 
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22 March 2022 11:49
 

At least 7 little gulls (6 adults) this morning on the west side with the bh gull flock. 2 female goosanders south of Cheddat tower. Singing treecreeper near the cut perimeter fence. And the farmyard white greylag by Axbridge car park.

 
Rob Grimmond
 
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14 March 2022 15:54
 

Time for a new thread!