| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| Group email: | Bird Watching group |
| When: | Monthly on Mondays Second Monday of the month, plus a few extras. We meet in Thornbury Leisure Centre car park ready to leave at 9.30am |
The group has a programme of visits, on the second Monday of the month, plus a few extras. We meet in Thornbury Leisure Centre car park ready to leave at 09.30hrs. For those who are happy to do so, we share cars and costs travelling to the planned destination. Any changes to this will be notified.
If there is any doubt about the meeting taking place, especially if the weather is poor, please check your email or phone.
U3A members are welcome to this friendly, knowledgeable group. Levels of knowledge are not important but it is good to have enthusiasm and be part of a team. The wearing of suitable clothing and footwear is important. It also helps to have sustenance and binoculars at field meetings. Members are responsible for their own safety and welfare at these meetings. Pre walk information gives an idea of how long a visit, what sort of walking it is and availability or not of toilets, refreshments, and hides.

Any queries email using the link above
For a report of any of the visits find the link below and click on that.
Forthcoming events
Links to reports from visits
- Aust Wetlands Jan 26
- Bishops Knoll
- Chew Valley Lakes April 24
- Cleeve Hill April 23
- Forest of Dean Feb 2025
- Frampton on Severn May 23
- Goldcliff and Newport Wetlands Aug 23
- Greylake and Catcott Feb 22
- Ham Wall May 23
- New Passage and Pilning Wetlands March 26
- New Fancy View Feb 23
- New Passage and PilningWetlands Oct 25
- Oldbury Feb 2026
- Portbury Wharf March 26
- Severnside High Tide Sept 23
- Severnside Low Tide Sept 23
- Slimbridge visit Dec 25
- Snuff Mills 2023
- Steart Marshes Nov 25
- Three Brooks Nature Reserve March 2024
- Upton Warren Oct 2022
- Key to Programme duration: s=Short; m=Medium; l=Long_
| Date | Where To | Highlights | Leader | Length |
| Jan 12th | Aust New Wetland | Update on progress of this new reserve | Dendy | s |
| Feb 9th | Oldbury Power Station | Black redstart, water birds | Alan | s |
| March 9th | New Passage and Pilning Wetlands | Cilla | m | |
| March 23rd | Portbury | Peter | m | |
| April 13th | Cleeve Hill Common | Ring ouzel, sky lark | Dendy | l |
| April 20th | Snuff Mills | Dipper, jay, grey wagtail, kingfisher | Eve | s |
| May 11th | Frampton on Severn | Ducks, geese, hobbies | Norman | m |
| June 8th | Ham Wall | Hobbies, humbugs | Dendy | l |
| June 15th | Forest of Dean (evening) | Night jar, dippers, ducks | Cilla | l |
| July 13th | Marshfield | Corn bunting, yellow hammer | Peter | m |
| August 10th | Winterbourne | Peter | s | |
| September 14th | Severnside | Migrants, waders | Eve | s |
| October 12th | Chew Valley Lake | Ducks, geese, water birds | TBA | l |
| November 9th | Portishead | Peter | m | |
| December 14th | Slimbridge | TBA | m |














