The weather was cloudy at the start and the rain held off until around midday. This was a combined BOC and
Young Persons field trip in conjunction with Tish from Avon Wildlife Trust. We were delighted to welcome six
younger persons to join with a few BOC regulars. We started from the entrance on Thingwall Park and scanned the trees and bushes on the way into the park where we saw a single Redwing. There were also singing Song Thrush as we headed to the lake. One of the highlights was to see seven Great Spotted Woodpeckers with close views of them drumming on a large Oak tree. At the lake we had good views of Kingfisher, and it was lovely to see a female Tawny Owl roosting in her nest box. We then headed up a small hill and had excellent views of Goldcrest and a single Firecrest. The rain started to get heavier, so we walked up the river and saw Grey Wagtail and heard Green Woodpecker before returning to where we started. 41 species were seen or heard, and it was good to see the younger persons p icking up some species with their superior vision and hearing! Thanks to Rich for leading and Tish for organising some of the younger contingent. Robin Martin