Tuesday 3rd November 2026 - Chew Valley Lake.
Great White Egrets - CVL (Bath Birdwatcher) Should we visit Slimbridge or Chew Valley Lake that was the question, well it answered itself when we looked at the previous day’s sightings at both places, and the opinion was we were more likely to see something different at Chew than Slimbridge. So, David and Tony set off for Chew and the 1 st 2 sightings of the day were both birds of prey with a Buzzard in a tree followed by a fly over Red Kite we also saw Woodpigeon and Jackdaw all before we arrived at Chew and our 1 st stop Herriotts. On arrival we started to chat to a guy who had already been here for a couple of hours and said it was very quiet, but in the channel the Water Rail had been showing so we decided to go there first. Lots of Teal feeding along with plenty of Moorhens that were having fun chasing each other. Also, there were a few Mallard and David spotted a Marsh Harrier on the far side of the lake. Back over by the pool were lots of different birds Shoveler,...