Island just appearing. Male and female ruff, 2 redshank, adult and juv common terns. Also little stint south of Cheddar Tower with 5 ringed plovers. 3 snipe. Blackwit on spit before everything was flushed by dog. Egyptian goose flew off as I arrived. GBB Gull still.

Midday today, 3 Black Tern, 3 Blackwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 4 Redshank

The 3 black terns still this morning.. The female RC Pochard near Axbridge Tower. Also 2 GBB gulls still, half a dozen ringed plovers and common sandpipers and a redshank found by someone else (thanks!).

This morning 3 Black Tern, 1 Little Gull, 6 GWE, 4 L Egret, 1 Ringed-Plover, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Snipe and 5 Turnstone, a new bird for me on the Res

Little stint for last 3 days, 2 ringed and 3 LRPs, 7 blackwits, 1 little grebe. Great egret AJP has returned for this autumn

A good morning with wood sandpiper and black tern near Cheddar Tower. LRP and common sandpiper still on the spit. Mike M had 2 dunlin and ringed plover there yesterday evening.

Early morning 2 cattle egrets (1 juvenile still with dark bill) and 1 LRP on the spit. Also GBB Gull. Little grebe again near Axbridge entrance.

3 black-tailed godwits and 2 common sandpipers on the spit mid-morning (before being flushed by dogs). Also kingfisher with fish on the Sailing Club pontoon. Earlier Sean D. had 2 common terns, 13 cattle egrets and an oystercatcher.

Not much change at the reservoir. 3 LRPs and a common sandpiper on the spit and beach along with a GBB gull. Over 240 Canada geese and 2 pochard near Cheddar Tower.

Still there late evening. Also little grebe (almost scarcer than black necks here!)

4 LRP yesterday afternoon and today

Water level down significantly now. Spit appearing near sailing club.  Just 2 juvenile LRPs and a common sandpiper there this morning. At least 2 clouded yellow butterflies on the bank.

06-April-2026
Greater Scaup 3 (2 drakes & female) showing well along the southern side of Cheddar Reservoir mid-morning (6-Apr). No sign of the drake Lesser Scaup from here. Also a Common Sandpiper feeding along the edge.

on a chilly Easter Monday morning, a lovely sight to see around a dozen Martins[presumably sand, had no bins’] near the centre of the puddle

Lesser Scaup still showing off Axbridge entrance at 14:30 today