Eight members arrived in drizzly rain which fortunately stopped in time for the walk which began from the entrance to Clevedon Golf Club. We joined the Clevedon to Portishead coastal path, a narrow sometimes slippery path which gave wonderful views of the Welsh coastline. We saw Blue Tits, Great Tits, Goldfinch and Blackcap and heard Greenfinch, Chiffchaff and Song Thrush along this section. The weather brightened and a short stop for tea and coat removal gave us a glimpse of a Jay, a Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on a dead tree. There were a few steep climbs along the path, and we headed inland stopping for a picnic lunch (and cake) in Walton Common Woods. The walk through the woods gave us great views of a Spotted Flycatcher, Nuthatch, Coal Tit and two Goldcrest, a Treecreeper was heard, and we saw good examples of Robin’s pincushion. At a short stop on the cliff overlooking our earlier tea stop, we saw a Red Kite soaring and a Buzzard mobbed by two Carrion Crows as well as House Martins and even better views of Wales. On the final section of the walk, we found a superb Dryad’s saddle fungus. 33 species in total were seen or heard. Our walk ended as drops of rain started to fall. Thank you to Robin for leading and Graham’s wife for the yummy cake. Maree Richards