With temperatures rising over the weekend, it’s a time of change in the Lower Derwent Valley once again. Curlew numbers have jumped from 50 to 160+ over the last week with several pairs back on territory throughout the site - it's always a highlight of the year when the first singing and displaying birds are heard across the Ings.
Breeding Oystercatchers have also returned to the reserve, their arrival having moved forward over the last 40 years from mid-March to mid-January, although most arrive from early to mid-February. The now annual build up of Black-tailed Godwits has also started, with just over 200 at Wheldrake Ings during the last couple of weeks. Other signs of spring include breeding activity in the local heronry, the sudden return of Little Egrets, nest-building Mute Swans, singing Woodlarks on Skipwith Common NNR and the appearance of the first frogs. Whilst there is likely to be some cold and wintry weather still to come, it’s a great time of year to get out and about on the reserve and enjoy the changing seasons.
Thanks to local wildlife photographer Terry Weston for the use of his image.
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