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Seven of us gathered, to be ably led by Rich. A few common species started us off until Alan’s scope focused on a Peregrine plucking prey on the spire of Stapleton Church. A Goldcrest foraged the riverside trees. There was a Kingfisher checking out the murky water beneath following the heavy rain and a Grey

A grand total of 30 people assembled for the walk in the car park of the Druid Arms on a bright sunny morning. Setting off across the fields we first spotted a flock of Common Gulls with Crows dotted round and about. Moving on towards the coffee stop at Bye Mills, we surprised a couple

This walk incorporated a club Young Person’s Walk and 29 members enjoyed an afternoon at Ham Wall. It is always a lovely place to visit and this time of year sees the return of more ducks, waders, Redpolls, Siskins and of course the stars of the show, the Starlings that come into roost every evening.

Twenty-one people met in the car park at Cleeve on a bright morning. Although the temperature was only around 5°C at the start, the wind was gentle and it stayed dry. Our leader first took us past Walnut Tree Farm where, looking across an open field, we spotted a thrush-like bird perched in the distance

Although the light was rather dull, our group of 18 birders were cheered by a dry morning and brilliant autumn colours which helped to lighten the gloom. Several corvids and a Black-headed Gull were spotted as we waited for the bus from Pill to Sandy Lane. Alighting from the bus, we set off towards Leigh

The group met by the churchyard where the deafening sound of the bells successfully drowned out the leader’s erudite and fascinating introduction, to the relief of many. While the presence of four Wood Pigeons was a great start: the contrast with the 242,000 reported earlier across the channel somewhat dampened our excitement. The real highlight

A grey and blustery day with rain forecast, it was great to have 20 of us on this walk. We set off heading south on Purdown and immediately heard and spotted two Goldcrests in some pine trees. From the top path we had great views of a hovering Kestrel, showing lovely colours. The local goats

Twenty-eight of us met at RSPB Ham Wall and enjoyed mostly fine weather – although we received a soaking at the end. Our intended route had to be slightly altered as the Avalon hide was closed due to bird flu. Nevertheless, we still managed to identify 47 species. On the lakes we saw Little Grebe,

Before leaving the car park on a blustery October morning, Georgia Gmytrasiewicz, our student friend from Illinois who is a ringer in USA, was presented with a BOC club beanie as a ‘thank you’ for joining us and sharing her birding experiences with us over the past three months. Georgia, you will be missed. 27

Nineteen members braved the rain for the walk at Leap Valley and over to Moorend – they must have heard it was Graham’s 100th consecutive Tuesday walk. Despite the drizzle the walk started well with a noisy Great Spotted Woodpecker (two in total for the day), 31 Long-tailed Tits (in total), a Chiffchaff, three Goldcrests