27/04/24  9.00 - 13.00 Blashford North.  Bramble runners trimmed where necessary to keep paths clear. Cuckoo very vocal near the reed beds first part of the morning. Still a pair of golden eye in front of Lapwing hide. Sand Martins busy at the sand martin wall, both feeding and nest building. Lapwing seen in the NW quadrant of the Scrape. A plastic bag still seen to the west of the Hanson screen. Common Scoter seen from Tern hide. Some white foam seen in some of the small bays on the western shore of Ibsley.