a single male goosander this morning, though there have been as many as 14 all week albiet about an hour earlier [6:30 - 7:00]  in the lane, 2 greenfinch single LT Tit, splendid looking male Bullfinch,wren, GSwoody and 3 meadow pipit

two pairs of goldeneye this am, close to Axbridge tower and one male goosander

possible sighting of a female hen harrier early [08:00 ish] Sunday morning in middlemoor lane approx 100 yards from the entrance to fishing lakes ,all characteristics, but no camera for piccies unfortunately,... info from a friend who spotted the bird

Reservoir like a mill pond this morning and liberally decorated with feathers from the overnight roost.  7 little egrets flew into flooded field below western bank; 1 shelduck; and great spotted woodpecker drumming south of Middle Moor Lane - my first drumming this year.

This morning, shortly after first light, 6 goldeneyes, including 3 adult males.  Three goosanders (2 ad males) flew in from the west, circled then flew off again to the south.  Also 1 little egret in one of the flooded fields below the western bank.

There were a couple of reed buntings in the trees/bushes in the Bristol Water treatment plant area at the end of the Axbridge car park when I passed through the adjacent field on a walk this morning

Saturday morning 28th January: Calm, intermittent sun

Goldeneye
Gadwall
Shovelers
Pochards
Tufties
Wigeons
Canada Geese
Usual regulars: Mandarin duck, Mallards,  GC Grebes, Coots, Comorants, BH gulls, Wagtails

Trees next to Axbridge entrance: Goldcrest, Redwings, Robin, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Blackbird, Wood pigeon, Squirrel

Cheddar Reservoir Wildlife Flickr group page: https://www.flickr.com/groups/cheddar_reservoir/

Seen yesterday morning, Saturday 21st January

Red-Crested Pochards
Goldeneye - 2 female; 1 male seen briefly before diving and then not seen again
Tufties
Pochards
Coots
GC Grebes
Canada Geese
Madarin duck (f) with Mallards
Cormorants and various gulls

Near the Axbridge entrance and adjacent trees:
Bullfinches
Redwings
Songthrush
Goldfinches
Squirrel

Cheddar Reservoir Wildlife Flickr group page: https://www.flickr.com/groups/cheddar_reservoir/

Sat 14th Jan: Cheddar Reservoir

1 Mandarin (f)
3 Red-crested pochard (m)
1 Goldeneye (m)
Wigeons
Pochards ++
Coots ++++
Tufties ++
GC Grebes
Cormorants
Mallards

1 Chiffchaff (trees near sailing club parking)

Didn’t see any Goosanders today.

In the perimeter fields/drove:  Redwings, Goldfinches, Goldcrest, Dunnocks, Robins, Chaffinches, Sparrows, Bullfinch, Starlings.

Some photos on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/groups/cheddar_reservoir/pool/

13 mixed goosander this late afternoon and 2 RC pochard…..........ALSO!!! A note to those visiting, there are car bandits active in the Cemtery car park, a group of walkers had their front passenger window shattered this afternoon, and things were stolen from the vehicle, apparently they had left items visible on a seat,

Sunday 8th Jan (afternoon) - Cheddar reservoir

Coots
Pochards
GC grebes
Black headed gulls.
4 Goldeneye (2m, 2f)
3 Red-crested pochard (2m, 1f)
3 Goosander (1m, 2f)
1 Teal
A couple of Grey wagtails spotted.
Mandarin duck (f) still there.

A few photos have been added to the Cheddar Reservoir Wildlife (Flickr group)  https://www.flickr.com/groups/cheddar_reservoir/pool/with/32042668142/

4-Jan-2017
3 drake Red-crested Pochard off the sailing club; female Madarin off the sailing club entrance, and 4 Goldeneye along the far southern side.

Very pleased to see a Little Owl in one of the big trees in the field by the pumping station this morning. We haven’t seen one in the area for over a year and had feared that they had been displaced.

Also:
Red Crested Pochard 2
Goldeneye 1m
Gooseander 2m

Low numbers of duck in the rain early this morning. No Goldeneye, no Red Crested Pochrd and no Gooseanders.

“Best” birds were:
Kingfisher near the rugby pitches
4 Bullfinches in the same area
Grey Wagtail
3 Green Woodpeckers
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Happy New Year everyone

This thread is getting long so I’ve started a new one!