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Seventeen walkers started off from the White Hart in very muddy conditions. Crows, Rooks, gulls, Great Tit, Blue Tit and a handsome pair of Blackbird were present. Down the lane towards the estuary we enjoyed a Redwing, Fieldfare and Starling spectacular. We proceeded to the water for our coffee stop past the Moorhens mooching round

It was cold and breezy as 15 of us met up in Tanners Lane at the start of a productive walk around Marshfield. A Buzzard perched briefly as we walked up the small lane enjoying views of Skylarks and a solitary Redwing in the field. Up Northfield Lane, very little was seen except for a

Seven of us turned up at Ham Wall car park with another member joining us part way. A very wet and windyafternoon but plenty of birds nonetheless, 39 species in total. We headed out to Shapwick Heath NNR where we paid a visit to Tower Hide and then Noah’s Hide where we saw Pintail and

The weather was cloudy at the start and the rain held off until around midday. This was a combined BOC andYoung Persons field trip in conjunction with Tish from Avon Wildlife Trust. We were delighted to welcome sixyounger persons to join with a few BOC regulars. We started from the entrance on Thingwall Park and

Our group of 13 birders set out from the car park at Tortworth under skies that seemed less than promising. It was the first time since 2004 that we’d taken this route! Although the weather was milder than usual, heavy clouds threatened rain; fortunately, we only experienced a brief light shower. Despite the conditions, our

On a day with rain and low visibility seventeen members were met at the RSPB West Sedgemoor Centre by two of the volunteer wardens, Nigel and Elaine Smith. Nigel explained the history and context of the site including its conversion from a proposed carrot farm in the 1970’s into a reserve. This was met with

Ten dedicated members participated on this lovely walk on a sunny yet chilly morning. After circumnavigating the closed cinema, the group proceeded into the discreet yet attractive Hengrove Mounds, where sightings included several Redwings, a Song Thrush, and two Goldfinches. The Bagot goats were also observed, notable for their distinctive eyes. Upon returning to our

Thirty to thirty-five of us came to the New Year’s Day Slimbridge walk. It was a very cold dry sunny day. Everyone went off in different directions and walks. This was my account of the day: Firstly, a group of us walked on the Estuary Path towards the hides looking over the wetlands where Teal,

Eighteen keen birders with their various optical paraphernalia met at Snuff Mills car park. It was a gloomy but dry and mild day. We carefully ascended the semi-treacherous path above the river Frome valley, passing the UWE Glenside Campus on the site of the old Glenside Mental Hospital. We quietly passed this, unspotted, towards the

Forty-one members met at The Riverside pub car park on a mostly cloudy, but dry, day. One of many Song Thrushes we heard was singing but could not be seen. A band of Goldfinches was flitting between the trees which were also visited by many Redwings. In a field across the river was a flock