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Yellow Wagtail on a fence post

A day at Holford and Steart, 21st May

Twelve of us met up in the car park of a beautiful ancient woodland on the Quantocks, full of old…

Bluebells at Dunsford Woods, Richard Farr

A morning walk at Steps Bridge and Dunsford Woods

Despite the poor forecast, we had a dry morning for this trip. Fifteen people gathered at the car park, joined…

Great crested grebes doing their weed dance.

Day trip to Slapton and Start Point

Eight hardy birdwatchers gathered at a car park close to Slapton, our numbers perhaps reduced by the poor weather forecast….

A talk on Lesvos by Neil Gartshore on 18th April 2023

Neil explained that this talk focused on the spring migration. Lesvos is at the centre of the East Mediterranean flyway…

View of Glastonbury Tor from Ham Wall

A day at Ham Wall, 6 April

It was a beautiful sunny start to a day’s bird watching at RSPB Ham Wall, with the sound of birds…

Grey Heron in flight

A morning walk at Exminster Marshes

Despite the heavy rain of the previous week, the sunshine came out the morning the group gathered at Exminster Marshes….

Urban Gulls – A talk by Peter Rock

Peter’s talk concentrated on herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls nesting in urban areas. The herring gull is now on…

Pair of Chough feeding

Trip to Cornwall, 3rd-6th March 2023

A large group of us (22 in the end) joined the long-weekend trip to Cornwall. For practical reasons we split…

A pair of cranes on snow

On the trail of the crane, part 1 – A Zoom talk by Ralph Todd

Many years ago when Ralph and his wife, Brenda were birdwatching in East Africa they saw grey crowned cranes which…

Two Oystercatchers in flight

A morning walk around Otterton and Ladram Bay

It was a lovely sunny day, with a gentle breeze, when 20 of us assembled near Stantyway Farm. It is…

low-flying Gannet

Wildlife of Lyme Bay – a talk by Mike Langman

Mike has spent almost 50 years studying the wildlife of Lyme Bay and his expertise and enthusiasm for this Marine…

Gentle morning walk at Stover Country Park

A very cold but sunny morning outside the Stover Park Visitor Centre and leader Cilla welcomed the 28 people who…