Avon Wildlife Trust Chew Valley Local Group: Great white egrets on the Avalon Marshes

An illustrated talk by Alison Morgan about the great white egrets on Somerset’s Avalon Marshes. The event is hosted by Avon Wildlife Trust’s Chew Valley Local Group and is aimed at people interested in wildlife, conservation and natural history.

The talk explores how Great White Egrets bred for the first time in the UK on Somerset’s Avalon Marshes and how a colour-ringing programme has helped researchers track their spread. Alison and Bob Medland explain how juveniles from Somerset have since been seen across the country and how the species is beginning to establish new breeding colonies further afield.

The session is fully illustrated and focuses on what has been learned about this species as it continues to expand its range.