Clevedon was windy, overcast with a hint of drizzle as 19 members set off along the promenade towards Wain’s Hill. Half a dozen Turnstones were seen as well as at least 90 Black-headed Gulls. As we moved on to Poets’ Walk, Blue and Long-tailed Tits were seen and heard and a solitary Jay was sitting in an Ash tree. A…
Month: November 2018
Sunday 25 November – WWT Steart Leader: Richard Belson
Eventually 14 BOC members met in the WWT car park for this all-day visit. Unfortunately, some arrivals had been delayed by the loading of bullocks into transport vans, which temporarily blocked the access road. The day was rather cold and cloudy with a 15 mph wind adding to the chill factor. However, whilst in the car park we were treated to…
Tuesday 20 November – Hambrook Leader: Dave Body
Forecast as a very cold day with a biting wind, 36 walkers still turned out for this walk – a good deal of which followed the Frome Valley walkway route. A Dipper was an early spot, along with various tits, 12 Long-tailed among them. The narrow path did mean the group was well strung out and not all saw the…
Tuesday 13 November – Saltford Leader: Robert Hargreaves
On a fine, sunny morning 36 of us arrived in Saltford; so many that car parking had to spread all along the river. Those parked in the designated “The Shallows” were treated to the sight of a hovering, diving Kingfisher, soon joined by a second flash of electric-blue. A Greenfinch wheezed as we set off to join fellow walkers on…
Tuesday 06 November – Goblin Combe Leader: Alastair Fraser
Orange was a theme for this new walk through Goblin Combe as, despite the overcast weather, the beeches and birches were at their late autumn best. Before entering the wood we had seen Blue Tit, Great Tit, and the first of eight Long-tailed Tits. A Mistle Thrush stood out on a bare tree and Goldfinches flew over. Going up the…