Today - 2 little stints, 2 ruff, 4 dunlin, 3 goosander the the rcp

Little Gull, Little Stint,Greenshank, Goosander, Red-breasted Merganser, Whooper Swan, RCP and the usual.

Sunday morning. Red-breasted Merganser seen from the south side ‘escorted’ by a Mallard pair. Also, Little Gull, Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, Ruff, Red-crested Pochard.

At the reservoir this morning: a first-winter Little Gull favouring the Axbridge side and often close in to the Tower and also a redhead Red-Breasted Merganser seen from Cheddar Tower.

Surprised to find the 2 Little Stint still at Cheddar Reservoir along with 2 Dunlin and a Ruff on the last bit of mud left at Cheddar Reservoir today between the boat club and Axbridge entrance.

this afternoon at Cheddar Res, 1 fem goosander, 2 liitle stint amongst 30+dunlin on the shore by Ched tower, 2 ruff and the whooper swan still present

3 little stints close to Cheddar Tower this morning.

Also common sand and grey wag near the southwest sluice. Counted about 8 dunlin and 8 snipe by Cheddar Tower.  Just 4 great egrets.

For me this evening, 2 L Stint, 3 Ruff and the Whooper still. Also an adult Med Gull.

This morning 2 little stints again with 15 dunlin and 3 ruff at Cheddar Tower. Adult whooper and black swans also there. Just one great egret near sailing club (4 yesterday with one little). Several pintail yesterday but not seen today.

26-Oct-2022
Late morning: Just 13 Dunlin and one Ruff on the muddy edge near the Cheddar Tower; also the adult Whooper Swan feeding alone 150 mtrs out in open water. No sign of a Little Stint or the Red-cr Pochard from here, or from the Axbridge Tower to the yacht club. Noticeable absence of any Grt W Egrets.

This morning from Cheddar Tower 2 little stints, 12 dunlin, 10 snipe, 3 ruff, black and whooper swans, but just 2 great egrets. Also wheatear seen by Mike H.

This morning with Sean D:
The drake RC Pochard, now looking quite smart
The Whooper still
1 L Stint, 15 Dunlin, 3 Ruff
1 ad Common Tern
And a Marsh Harrier after I’d left

Usually the problem but always worth checking. I’ve never seen them do that either. Thanks

None obvious, but half of them were a lot further out (presumably these are birds that would be at chew in previous autumns).

Not sure I’ve seen egrets or herons down on their tarsus, or lying down on ground, anywhere else (latter herons, not egrets)