Friday, 27 March 2026

27-03-26 Friday - Lesser Scaup, Crane

Temp 08°C to 12°C - largely cloudy with light showers and a moderate to strong WSW/SW wind, gusts to 28mph.

Blog will be updated, and photos added, later.

Crane
Lesser Scaup
Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Osprey

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
2 Mandarin Duck, 3 Crane over

Nailsea Moor:
3 Crane

Goblin Combe:
23 species inc: 1 Green Woodpcker, 7 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Redwing, 12 Siskin

Yatton:
1 House Martin

Weston-super-Mare STW:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
3 Red Kite

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Snipe, 4 Red Kite, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey

Picnic Site 1 trail:
2 Snipe

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, 1 Great White Egret

Moreton:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Lesser Scaup (pr), 2 Scaup (f), 2 GBB Gull (killing and eating a m Goldeneye), 6 Swallow

Stratford:
8 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine, 1 Swallow

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Osprey

Reported by: Mark, Karen, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Ian Hayes, Dave Hughes, Emily Lomas, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Lee Patch, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,