Woolhampton GP's- access? (1 Viewer)

Hi

Any berkshire birders out there can help me...where is the access to this site please. We have a map but it is not clear from it how you gain access to this site. Hoping to go over the w/e and would be very pleased to have any directions help thanks...its the Lesser Scaup thats the main target- we seek em here we seek em there!

From the A4 at Woolhampton go south into Station Rd. Drive over the level crossing and then over the bridge. Once over the bridge you'll see a pub on the right hand side. Park in the pub car park and walk back to Station Rd. Continue to walk south for 100yds and you'll see a path on your right. Follow the path and you'll come to the east side of the pit, where the bird spends it's time.

Thank you Graeme.

Then we will explore and see what else is about!

Berkshire birders were very helpful as well as Graeme - Nigel also answered my e-mail.

We arrived to find that the Lesser was way away in the furthest corner.
We set up scopes on a spit and scaned every Tufty!
Eventually Bob spotted a smaller duck constantly diving but eventually we both saw it. Then a flash of "ginger" and A Male Red crested Pochard was seen under branches. We decided to walk back and see if we could get nearer.
On route we observed an idiotic piece of behaviour from two birders one in bright
light blue t-shirt and an orange hat! who were crashing around in the bushes close to the edge where the birds were! Conesquently most of the birds took off and flew around.....and around the only plus was that a female Greater Scaup practically flew over our heads.Unfortunately the birds were very twichy after that and the Lesser Scaup was not then refound until the next day.
I couldn't believe it when we than walked past these two "birders" equipped with bins only and being older than us and we are middle aged! We couldn't help but see these two from all point around the pit.
Later we were treated to a fly past by the pair of Red crested Pochards which was really lovely. A pair of Buzzards flying over was great and then later the male was seen circling for ages with his feathers glinting in the sun.

So thanks to Berkshire Birders.

Well done, glad you got to see it. Shame you didn't get longer views!!

Regards.

Graeme.