Cheddar Reservoir 2025

 
Timothy Harland
 
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Timothy Harland
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12 October 2025 20:49
 

A peregrine spent over half an hour on the wide spit after a heavy meal. Photo at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320430245

 

 

 

 

 
Frankie Macrow
 
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Frankie Macrow
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11 October 2025 14:44
 

Today - 2 whoopers, little stint, curlew sand, golden plover. Sean found the rcp this morning too. Also common snipe, ruff, dunlin, ringed plovers and great egrets

 
Mike Moxon
 
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06 October 2025 20:09
 

1 curlew sandpiper (since yesterday), 2 little stints, 2 blackwits & 1 Sanderling this morning, amongst the more regular snipe, ruff, Dunlin and ringed plovers, also wood sandpiper

 
Frankie Macrow
 
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04 October 2025 15:20
 

The Leach’s storm petrel at Cheddar Reservoir was close in on the west side this afternoon

 
Mike Moxon
 
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02 October 2025 21:35
 

13 snipe this morning, plus a Wheatear (& yesterday kingfisher)

 
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Martin Jordan
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02 October 2025 18:49
 

2/10/25
Teminicks and 4 Little Stints still, plus Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, 15 Dunlin, 3 Ruff 6 Ringed Plovers and 8 Snipes. A Peregrine caused a bit of a panic and a Red Kite flow over. Also a group of 12 Linnet’s

 
Mike Moxon
 
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01 October 2025 21:18
 

Plus 3 or 4 little stint, 3 shelduck and a grey plover, last couple of days

 
Timothy Harland
 
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30 September 2025 17:01
 

9 Common Snipe, Temminck’s Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ruff, Ringed Plover, all quite close to the Cheddar Tower at the south east aspect of the reservoir this morning

 
Chris Cardno
 
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23 September 2025 22:42
 

Also one Wheatear this afternoon in front of the Sailing Club

 
Mike Moxon
 
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22 September 2025 21:00
 

Phalaropes and curlew sandpipers gone, but shelduck, avocet and 3 lapwings fresh in, plus a new little stint this morning and wood sandpiper in afternoon (mostly found by Sean)

 
Mike Moxon
 
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21 September 2025 22:19
 

Black swan seems to have departed before cold NE wind. Sean found a garganey today. Most waders still present, apart from blackwit and little stint (no terns)

 
Mike Moxon
 
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19 September 2025 21:25
 

Below plus little stint and common tern still present, also the black swan (blackwit may have gone)

 
Chris Cardno
 
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18 September 2025 20:26
 

5 Glossy Ibis, 1 Red-necked & 3 Grey Phalaropes, Several Curlew Sandpipers this afternoon at 16:15.

 
Mike Moxon
 
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17 September 2025 20:26
 

& now a red necked phalarope, as well as the 3 greys - but only one grey isn’t always at long range… Definitely common tern with one black still present.

 
Mike Moxon
 
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16 September 2025 21:24
 

The scaup appears to be a hybrid, I managed to get these photos:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19oeGp7JWW/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BLRqnH6ek/
There was also a golden plover yesterday:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14JN74zvMYH/