Bath Birdwatcher

  Mallard & Teal - CVL (Bath Birdwatcher) Tuesday was a very wet day but as I was unable to do any other day we did do a trip, but it had to be Chew as there we were able to shelter in the hides which proved a necessity as the rain was incessant coupled with high winds. Driving to Chew I spotted a Pheasant in a field and Jackdaws on rooftops in Bishops Sutton. 1 st stop Herriotts where it was raining so we had to spot from the car, Mallard, Coot, Black Headed Gull, Tufted Duck and Mute Swan were easily seen on the pond and a Cormorant was in the channel. It’s been 2 weeks since we last visited and it’s unbelievable how much water has flowed into the lake, it must be well over half full up from about 30%. Next stop Stratford where the amount of rain was really noticeable with the bottom of Stratford Lane flooded but passable with care, a large portion of the carpark was also flooded as was part of the footpath to the hide. Once safely parked we spotted a Little Egret in the fi...

  For this week’s bird spotting day out, we decided to pay a visit to WWT Slimbridge where we are all members. Our last visit was back on the 15 th of July so we were overdue a visit. The drive was very fraught as the road through Dursley was closed and the detour was badly signed so Bryan used directions on his phone to guide us in. We arrived some 20 minutes later than usual but once in the car park spotting could commence here we saw Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Cormorant all fly overs Rooks huddled together in the top of a tree, and a Blue Tit in bushes by the entrance. Once inside we headed for Peng Observatory finding Moorhen, Collared Dove and Shelduck on the way. Once inside there were 100’s of birds to work through with Mute and Bewick’s Swans standing out from the rest.  Bewick's Swan - Slimbridge (Bath Birdwatcher) There were also many Tufted Ducks, Pochard plus a few beautiful Pintail. There must have been 100+ Lapwing that were everywhere you looked with smaller numbe...