Lesser Scaup

Recent sightings of Lesser Scaup

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
21/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	G Stewart
15:15	Around by Tern Rafts.
21/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	R C Watts
10:45	With Richard and Bert. Thanks Ken.
21/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	M F Walford
	drk. Per Ken Moore.
20/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	N Rampton
11:15	Near buoy 8 with Tufties - bad heat haze though.
20/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	T A Guyatt
10:00	ad male. Still present near E most island by buoy 7. Viewed from near canal beyond pillbox. Seen preening, white wing bar only on secs. With several Tufteds, shade smaller good shape & jizz too distant to see other fine details but looks perfect ?? (Lower Fm. bird).
20/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R Keel
09:00	Very distant. To right of most eastern large island. Could only say Scaup species. With MJD.
20/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
07:00	drk. Birdguides.com.
18/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	J C Morgan
19:45	m.
18/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
16:00	m. still present at 16.00. Also seen by KEM and AM, who confirm that the wing bar also looks good for this species.
18/05/18	LESSER SCAUP	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
	m.

Year	Details
2018	Theale GPs, male, 20th May, Same as Lower Farm GP. *
2018	Lower Farm GP, male, 18th-21st May. *
2014	Wraysbury GPs, drake, 29th October to 1st November.
2008	Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 8th-15th October, same as Wraysbury GP, 5th October.
2008	Wraysbury GPs, male, 5th October.
2007	Woolhampton GPs, adult male, 27th October to 16th November.