Osprey - Pete Blanchard
Trip Reports
Tuesday 30 November – Cheddar Reservoir/Cheddar Yeo Leader: Mark Watson
November 30, 2021
The wind was strong and the drizzle heavy as 18 members set off alongside the Reservoir. We saw six Tufted Ducks on the rough water and six Great Crested Grebes, and a Cormorant on a buoy. A few Pied Wagtails were in the paddock below us. Coot numbers were high with well over 1200 estimated
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