This walk incorporated a club Young Person’s Walk and 29 members enjoyed an afternoon at Ham Wall. It is always a lovely place to visit and this time of year sees the return of more ducks, waders, Redpolls, Siskins and of course the stars of the show, the Starlings that come into roost every evening. We took our time walking along the main path seeing multiple Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret and duck species. Redpolls and Siskins were flying overhead and some of the group had nice views at various times. A probable Firecrest remained hidden away and a nice tit flock included Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Chaffinch. We made our way towards the Avalon hide to wait for the Starlings to arrive and were not disappointed. They tended to not murmurate as much as normal due to the cold temperatures, but seeing that many birds arrive is aways breathtaking. The noise they made when all sitting in the reeds was something else. I am not quite sure how they estimate the official numbers but many of the party thought the numbers were more than 100,000. A Water Rail called away as we watched, giving us a total of 39 species. (Thanks to Nick for leading). Nick Page