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Ten of us met at a lay-by on the A432 on a baking hot morning. After my really quite good sausage sandwich from the local food van, we set off down a footpath which led us by way of a couple of fields to the suburbia of Frampton Cotterell. It wasn’t birding weather and very

Our group of thirteen, including three newcomers, met in the village of Somerford Keynes, where a good number of doves and Swallows could be seen; a Green Woodpecker was heard but not seen. We set out toward Pit 37, having spotted Little Grebe on the village lake and Migrant Hawker dragonflies flying above. The ground

It was 21C and stayed dry. Fourteen of us met by St Katherine’s church on Felton Common. Swallows and a House Martin were feeding around us as we made our way across the common and we glimpsed several Skylarks fluttering around the bracken. Some of us also briefly saw a Stonechat with the House Sparrows

Sixteen birders set off on the long slope down into the tranquil valley immediately spotting a Treecreeper showing off. Soon our curiosity was sparked when we noticed a pair of large metal sheets just off the path which we carefully lifted up, hoping to spot some wildlife resting in the cool and dark. There was

We numbered 14 in the group on a cooler day than recently with a stiff breeze along the Severn Way. From the path above the lake, we saw Gadwall, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan and Little Grebe. The occasional call from a Chiffchaff was heard as we walked the path towards the river, with Reed Warblers

Thirteen enthusiastic birders began from the small harbour at Pill where there was an incoming tide. This would prove to be quite a hot day starting out around 20C and ending on our return at 25/26C. Despite this our bird count for the day of 30 species was respectable. We assembled on the green with

Eleven of us arrived at the Speech House car park for this evening meeting to see a few birds flitting in the trees and Woodpigeon calling. On making our way into the forest, the excitement started when we had prolonged views of a Firecrest with two juveniles found by James. Further along there were Song

This year the Avon Gorge Peregrines nested on a ledge opposite our usual watch point. There was anew female (with some reports of last year’s female having been seen around Sea Walls early in theseason), the male was possibly the same as last year. They successfully fledged four juveniles (one maleand three females) around 10

On this sunny day, 15 of us met at Tyntesfield for this walk. Setting off from the car park, we were immediately met by a calling Buzzard, Crows and the occasional Woodpigeon flying past. Given the warm weather, early sightings trickled in slowly whilst crossing dry grass fields with the singing of a Nuthatch, Chiffchaff

Fifteen members met at Berkeley Castle on a warm sunny day for a mainly flat circular route starting and ending along a minor road and then on walking routes and bridleways, some next to channels and the Severn. The terrain was mainly open country with the occasional shading from trees. Our leader gave us some