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Only six people turned out for a spot of wader watching on this hot, sunny day but they were rewarded with plenty to look at, including all six regular dabbling ducks and hundreds of shorebirds. As well as Mallard, Gadwall and Shoveler, we saw two drake Teal, an eclipse drake Wigeon shining red amongst the

16 members assembled at Puxton village green on an overcast and windy morning. We wandered past the church with its impressive leaning tower and across a field of maize. We walked along the road adjacent to fields and ditches, where we heard Reed Warblers; and saw Greenfinch, Goldfinch, House Sparrows and Swifts. Upon leaving the

Fifteen members met where London Road meets Bury Lane in Wick. Temperature around 14C with a gusty westerly breeze. A few Swift and House Martin were in view. We proceeded along the public footpath through the Cemex works, following roughly the route of Dog Brook to Golden Valley Road. A Mistle Thrush was singing at

The day started with messages about the M5 being closed and so, unfortunately only six of us managed to get to Frampton on Severn. From the car park we spotted Greenfinch, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Blackbirds and could hear Chiffchaff singing around us. We made our way along the road turning right towards the Village Green

The forecast was for rain and that is what we got! Only five birders walked the 3.75 miles of lanes and fields. However the birds were present. We saw Housemartins nesting and flying around, a few Swifts and Swallows also. Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs were in double figures singing lustily. On the lakes were Mallard, Moorhens,

Ten of us met at Lower Woods Lodge where a woodland-based Pied Wagtail and a nesting Robin caught our attention. We set off eastwards along Green Trench to the woodland edge listening to bird song by the usual suspects. It had been surprisingly quiet up to the point we left the wood, but now on

On this hot sunny day, there were 20 of us following the delightfully shady and picturesque Frome Valley Walkway, intermittently crossing the river on its numerous bridges which afforded great vistas for bird-spotting up and downstream. 31 bird species were identified during the walk plus a Roe deer towards the end. From the start there

On a lovely spring day eight members set off from the car park for a five mile picnic walk in a pleasant slightly overcast 17 degrees C with hardly any breeze. From the car park Swifts and Swallows were seen high above us. Very soon we walked by a paddock field with a couple of

Fourteen of us met in the car park on a lovely morning, with Red Kites flying over, and set off to Shapwick to try to see the Purple Heron. No luck then, though many did connect at the end of the club walk. Shapwick and Ham Wall are alive with birds and dragonflies in the