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We started with a short talk about the farm history. In the ‘80s the owners commenced initiatives to aid environmental programmes including wildlife etc. We then had a “ramble” around the farm. Birdseed is sprinkled daily on the tracks to attract finches and Chaffinches and Yellowhammers were seen. They started a vegetable growing project two

Nineteen birders gathered at the National Trust car park. We walked up to the ridge and along to the point in a low wind with the sun trying to emerge from behind the clouds. We saw a group of about thirty Shelducks on the shoreline below us together with a lone Curlew. Walking back from

Fifteen members met at Parkend Green, and spent the first half an hour searching for Hawfinches. After a little time, three were spotted in the canopy of a distant tree, before they all flew off. A short ramble around Parkend produced some lovely sightings of Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, and several Song Thrushes.

Twenty-six people set off on a mild spring day for a very pleasant three mile walk through lanes and fields between Kelston and the River Avon. After passing Bath Soft Cheese factory our first bird was a loud, but invisible Song Thrush. We followed a stream downhill with many tufa deposits forming small waterfalls next

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