Sixteen of us met at the church in Tickenham and we couldn’t have wished for a better day for autumn birdwatching. Crisp and cool with a beautiful blue sky. Even waiting by the cars we got off to a good start with a Buzzard, a Grey Heron and a Song Thrush. We set off on the climb to Cadbury Camp accompanied by the songs of Robins and various Tits. The Camp is the perfect place to stop for a cuppa and admire the amazing views out over the countryside to the Severn Estuary, Flat Holm and Wales in the far distance. Up there we saw Swallows and a Raven. Descending from the Camp we entered a wooded patch where we saw a Wren, a Coal Tit, three Goldcrests and my favourite for the day – a Spotted Flycatcher, with a good view of it perched and then fluttering out to find food. Heading back to Tickenham we saw the typical Corvids and Pigeons plus a flock of 33 Starlings (most of our birds were ones or twos), two Mallards and last but not least, a Chiffchaff. Total species seen or heard was Thanks to Alan for keeping the bird count and to Lois and Jan for leading the walk for us. Graham Bennett