Twenty-five members met at the bottom of Burrington Combe on a rather overcast morning. We set off along a lane and then followed a stony path up through the woods until we reached the more open ground at the top of Burrington Ham. The woods were rather quiet, but Robins, Wrens, Blue Tits and Great Tits and several Coal Tits were seen as well as Pheasants, a Green Woodpecker, one or two Jays and several other corvids. We continued along the top of the Ham, where a Cormorant was seen flying in the distance, a potential Stonechat turned out to be a Robin, and a Buzzard was perched in a distant tree. Some of the group got a glimpse of a couple of Treecreepers and a Goldcrest in an ivy covered tree, and a Song Thrush flew across the path behind us. Our route then looped back
down through the woodland, where a Nuthatch was spotted. Those of us lagging behind spied a single Goldfinch, and were treated to a fantastic, close-up view of a Kestrel on a nearby roof right at the end of the walk. A total of 25 species. Thanks to Clive for leading.
Liz Hammond