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Tuesday 05 May – Westhay Moor Leaders: Elaine Lambert and Nick Jobson-Wicks

May 5, 2026

Facebook often targets me with irrelevant ads, but this one hit home. It was a T shirt that said. I Came, I Saw, I Missed the Shot. That was much of my experience during my first outing with the Bristol Ornithological Club to Westhay Moor! Darn those little warblers! They hide so well! Nevertheless, plenty

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