tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83559013041713222192024-03-19T09:19:33.051+00:00Lower Derwent Valley National Nature ReserveLDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.comBlogger486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-26405970696900688702024-03-18T10:24:00.000+00:002024-03-18T10:24:10.667+00:0010/03/24 - Festival of NNRs<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We’re pleased to announce that another Festival of NNRs week will be running this year from the 20th-31st May, with a number of events planned in the #LDV throughout the week, including a series of walks around Wheldrake Ings and along the Pocklington Canal, guided by local experts Duncan Bye, Neil Cooper and Jono Leadley. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu_AfLzTo-HCvJSVt_3jPy4LIFNkwgM9Lv8w0EXpRaLhp0ZRpqhLqc7KL4RVCU9NloDNYrehlrQLXhCPw_mfxDHI5nsm_gAb4GmQW4IXaIZGn5Luoj0yCBxjuV465ewT8Y33TCyjWZ7Wyud1V37iaEPwJ1n0DNJD_6JIx9uz5XY6lFwvOeIb6Qbtdhlw/s2304/GWE2EastCottingwith070423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2304" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu_AfLzTo-HCvJSVt_3jPy4LIFNkwgM9Lv8w0EXpRaLhp0ZRpqhLqc7KL4RVCU9NloDNYrehlrQLXhCPw_mfxDHI5nsm_gAb4GmQW4IXaIZGn5Luoj0yCBxjuV465ewT8Y33TCyjWZ7Wyud1V37iaEPwJ1n0DNJD_6JIx9uz5XY6lFwvOeIb6Qbtdhlw/s320/GWE2EastCottingwith070423.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As per last year, all the walks will be free of charge, with donations welcome to the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley Conservation Group. Places are limited (10 per walk), with the following dates currently available: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday 22nd Evening walk at Wheldrake Ings with Duncan Bye. 6pm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday 25th Morning walk at Wheldrake Ings with Duncan Bye. 8am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday 26th Morning walk at Wheldrake Ings with Jono Leadley. 8am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday 26th Morning walk along the Pocklington Canal with Neil Cooper. 9.30am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday 29th Evening walk at Wheldrake Ings with Jono Leadley. 7pm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday 30th Morning walk along the Pocklington Canal with Neil Cooper. 9.30am.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKfT9SafeiQwKs1K3EXBiJbTf6MwL_-ReqSFUqtwyVDEiChv7szTQZfftjeMnFBdbHEQZw0MRy1zd5Zeg09BE9l4FSVvn7r__AkrX_uJG5wZC-88dQRaac5nO_kMlHAecTZvOCeJ-pJYtqYeW5mjyMunFs3rBDwmy6g_r6Sb9SHdUSxO-hAM-Qwpkcus/s2095/Garganey6Wheldrake040521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2095" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKfT9SafeiQwKs1K3EXBiJbTf6MwL_-ReqSFUqtwyVDEiChv7szTQZfftjeMnFBdbHEQZw0MRy1zd5Zeg09BE9l4FSVvn7r__AkrX_uJG5wZC-88dQRaac5nO_kMlHAecTZvOCeJ-pJYtqYeW5mjyMunFs3rBDwmy6g_r6Sb9SHdUSxO-hAM-Qwpkcus/s320/Garganey6Wheldrake040521.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like to book yourself a place, please send an e-mail to Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk</span></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-26091895404075123802024-01-12T08:52:00.002+00:002024-01-12T08:52:48.194+00:0010/01/24 - LDV greetings cards<p>We are pleased to announce that the Friends of the Lower
Derwent Valley Conservation Group have a new range of
greeting cards for sale, with a total of 25 designs produced by the LDV team, including artwork
from @niqvassie and photographs from @LucyMurg showcasing some of the iconic Ings
species and scenes. These cards are blank either for your own personalised
message or to send as a gift to others, and are priced at just £1.50 each or four
for £5, with all proceeds going to the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley
charitable trust. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dodAl0V2JFLCz1jwVwUT31A2nsZ16EfdAqMRhZt5keTnPn3Amu_-632tgklUmAL7OnWO18u7BvHU2e8qyULIlxQg7OLSpNs0U8lBCS3kSdJleBbdVjaZWO3qAgp-apz1d2kUbPi4FkFOotyo1kgyNk1j7OF6M9mtwrQ1SDKchsAEMF_gSug6yNzhrLA/s4032/Card%20selection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dodAl0V2JFLCz1jwVwUT31A2nsZ16EfdAqMRhZt5keTnPn3Amu_-632tgklUmAL7OnWO18u7BvHU2e8qyULIlxQg7OLSpNs0U8lBCS3kSdJleBbdVjaZWO3qAgp-apz1d2kUbPi4FkFOotyo1kgyNk1j7OF6M9mtwrQ1SDKchsAEMF_gSug6yNzhrLA/s320/Card%20selection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKtIm8mPLIaIT5DfUfRf6MCOdvC1aRC5PWxjFf2EZZI1YCz8uVbJMFFkrTAJEJ0wMyErjWV8RMdLefqYbLiZEXIyCNGqyOyECrugC2hqZdNKcocq2nMsWDdsexp-79FAeGcsnw14Rqplt5xH87WYu8E4Slutgdak3KbpezG5QXGk5Yu2Hrvg7CJMx7vg/s4032/Card%20selection%20Niq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKtIm8mPLIaIT5DfUfRf6MCOdvC1aRC5PWxjFf2EZZI1YCz8uVbJMFFkrTAJEJ0wMyErjWV8RMdLefqYbLiZEXIyCNGqyOyECrugC2hqZdNKcocq2nMsWDdsexp-79FAeGcsnw14Rqplt5xH87WYu8E4Slutgdak3KbpezG5QXGk5Yu2Hrvg7CJMx7vg/s320/Card%20selection%20Niq.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The money received from these cards will help to further conservation
efforts in the area and includes land purchases, bird research programmes and
habitat improvement schemes, which have all been delivered as a result of a
huge amount of hard work by the trustees and wider LDV volunteers as well as
your kind support. The cards can either be purchased from our NNR Base at
Bank Island or hand-delivered if you’re in the local area, or posted out for a
P&P charge – if you’d like to make a purchase, please send us a message via our social media accounts, or send an e-mail to Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk –
thank you.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-32254124788408182872023-08-01T14:08:00.001+01:002023-08-01T14:08:15.758+01:0020/07/23 - Garganey<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lower Derwent Valley NNR is one of the key sites in
the UK for this species as well as being a great site for visitors to have the opportunity
to see them early in the season. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Garganey are Britian’s only migratory summer
visitor duck species, wintering in southern Africa before heading northwards to
breed, with perhaps 100-300 pairs in Britain most years. There have been
several individuals present on the reserve this year, with Bank Island being a great place to
see them (up to four drakes and three ducks on occasions over
the last couple of months). We know at least one pair have bred with a
single brood of nine hatching off and eight young successfully fledging, with two ringed. Several other ducklings have been caught here over the years (as well as the
occasional adult male), and from our ringing studies we know these young birds often disperse quickly
south into France after fledging, however, we would expect the odd sighting of one or two until mid-September when the last few birds can often be found lurking amongst the
building autumn Teal flocks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzcSXLEBR_li6oaUSPWiu_fIHd7-H_F2jGLgepfSG4BqvXRWonKbPm7nryL8dTQy72WY2xLWnLtDQROItUYlaZnFOJK2R-EatbFmQApOaRHfltZ1pQd2p3D2qgu9kcH0ddBrzagRjOe7iT71KnQVcBIpHKS3BQYiBAz_taQgbLW5pkhfezuVMgA56fpY/s1024/IMG-20230714-WA0002%20Garganey%20ringing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzcSXLEBR_li6oaUSPWiu_fIHd7-H_F2jGLgepfSG4BqvXRWonKbPm7nryL8dTQy72WY2xLWnLtDQROItUYlaZnFOJK2R-EatbFmQApOaRHfltZ1pQd2p3D2qgu9kcH0ddBrzagRjOe7iT71KnQVcBIpHKS3BQYiBAz_taQgbLW5pkhfezuVMgA56fpY/s320/IMG-20230714-WA0002%20Garganey%20ringing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-43805900411449195182023-07-12T13:58:00.001+01:002023-07-12T13:58:17.463+01:0002/07/23 - LRP breeding success<p>Little Ringed Plovers are now annual visitors to the
Lower Derwent Valley NNR and surrounding areas, having first nested in the UK in
1938. Numbers have since increased to around 1000 pairs throughout the country, with birds often favouring gravel pits, waste ground and
reservoirs. Although this species does sporadically nest on the Ings,
their favoured choice of more artificial and unnatural habitats means they are
more often encountered in the wider area and often at sites where they are at
risk to disturbance or trampling. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Earlier this year a pair began nesting on a part flooded
and part harvested turf field, however, working with Escrick Park Estate, Rolawn
and local birders, we were able to delay the planned operations with the pair going
on to successfully raise and fledge three young. A month later we were informed
of another pair nesting in a working sand and gravel quarry,
fortunately, thanks to local birders and understanding site managers, this pair
were also given the space to nest and rear three young successfully. Working
in partnership in this way and delivering successful outcomes is incredibly
rewarding, so many thanks to those involved for helping to make it happen. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodQS4HUCG10kaunJMV4B0Gm4e51OqgnxWX72rZrqdtO_eyyQoJQXGsN2tA5Esn4zULCWt-7NExWIz7rCGYbmIgjW8Zro7X1QHB1r__4izo8Ss9SEwWL0yj6BgfLLBImcgld6-43WbS2GqW_tm9lFNSl6MNkY1uBf7i_ZcnVMa-KpkVwUEwCT7GzzqWrw/s1024/IMG-20230602-WA0000%20LRP%20chicks%20Skipwith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodQS4HUCG10kaunJMV4B0Gm4e51OqgnxWX72rZrqdtO_eyyQoJQXGsN2tA5Esn4zULCWt-7NExWIz7rCGYbmIgjW8Zro7X1QHB1r__4izo8Ss9SEwWL0yj6BgfLLBImcgld6-43WbS2GqW_tm9lFNSl6MNkY1uBf7i_ZcnVMa-KpkVwUEwCT7GzzqWrw/s320/IMG-20230602-WA0000%20LRP%20chicks%20Skipwith.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-8653380026243632122023-06-06T14:10:00.003+01:002023-06-06T14:10:55.275+01:0004/06/23 - Squacco Heron<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week we had a rather special and rare visitor to the
Lower Derwent Valley NNR in the form of a Squacco Heron. Squacco Herons are
small brown herons, weighing in at just 270-390g (compared with 1020-2073g for
a Grey Heron), and are smaller than our now regularly encountered Little
Egrets. They are stunning looking birds with a mix of peach, buff and cinnamon
coloured plumage, with white wings when seen in flight and long black-edged
plumes on their head.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Squacco Herons are usually found breeding in wetlands in
southern Europe and western, eastern and southern Africa, with them being a
rare visitor to the UK with less than 300 national records, and an even scarcer
visitor to Yorkshire with little more than a dozen county occurrences. This
individual is presumably the same bird seen last week at Filey Dams and in the
Upper Derwent Catchment around Potter Brompton, before it headed further
downstream along the River Derwent. After a couple of hours at Bank Island the
bird then relocated to North Duffield Carrs where it is still present today.
This is the first record of this species for the reserve and has drawn a steady
crowd of admirers - thanks to eagle-eyed <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ldv?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUkKL5ei8MFXcpPyvTQ10piss3DWsCnBuGLYl5H_gWlFeHmcrAqJ0tkNqQq3BlYKLq1rt-l38t_0MSZ8Rvp6ICel9Br_rDzGTU8vBaWrxdBy9KU6Gd-Xopk5MjXbnKsScfOrkN_L4C_KpeixsQlEguINYYLreAqbZgX5JgqTrcPNewSZB8ve0ddkd2GHwkrTi4&__tn__=*NK-R">#LDV</a>
volunteer Mal Richardson for spotting it, and to local patch birder Duncan Bye
for the image below.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgJ5U4cdvFrDuyUibDGuHHH-axCXxAOyJ0FPHk90VKMHTIe-zmhnHZCsWAitmkfM0544jb3LRFaItv61rsM-aT5R4LMbtPQk2evjd3TIsJnZHxnvG0x2UZ__Sp2QvRO6PbcrExohJH0hLqOZORqWaxcKGGgJ7_TGQHE-s8bUce9U7XNWPdXPqpa1B/s2426/SquaccoNDC010623%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="2426" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgJ5U4cdvFrDuyUibDGuHHH-axCXxAOyJ0FPHk90VKMHTIe-zmhnHZCsWAitmkfM0544jb3LRFaItv61rsM-aT5R4LMbtPQk2evjd3TIsJnZHxnvG0x2UZ__Sp2QvRO6PbcrExohJH0hLqOZORqWaxcKGGgJ7_TGQHE-s8bUce9U7XNWPdXPqpa1B/s320/SquaccoNDC010623%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-54548143737366963672023-05-04T15:38:00.001+01:002023-05-04T15:38:39.374+01:0002/05/23 - Whimbrel to Senegal<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently we received a report of one of our #LDV
colour-ringed Whimbrel in Senegal - photographed there (image below) on the 4th
February – this individual (white ‘28’), was originally ringed at the Wheldrake
Ings roost last year on the 2nd May. This is our fourth Whimbrel to Senegal,
with two to Mauritania, two to Guinea Bissau & one to Guinea. We’ve also
had two on breeding grounds in Iceland & one breeding in Sweden, with
passage birds seen in France & Spain.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTblPGQdpG0n-qCWH0UuiFwkGJ2rnyw40_qP-__BALmQe6Owv_EmZ2KjvUOcamBl8a7lv55LqwJ9ktllPpSbVHC7LtAIIJ9Gieye3Ik0U2x4Z4SXhlLE9t95iirRMeQk5IvOPLgMvPshpeddJiS_bgMiqK0_SH78zsLHeQ1-1uizvWhRcj60MhQ0oX/s1673/P1012085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1673" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTblPGQdpG0n-qCWH0UuiFwkGJ2rnyw40_qP-__BALmQe6Owv_EmZ2KjvUOcamBl8a7lv55LqwJ9ktllPpSbVHC7LtAIIJ9Gieye3Ik0U2x4Z4SXhlLE9t95iirRMeQk5IvOPLgMvPshpeddJiS_bgMiqK0_SH78zsLHeQ1-1uizvWhRcj60MhQ0oX/s320/P1012085.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since receiving the record above, and our Whimbrel returning
on spring passage, we are delighted to say that ‘white 28’ is now back on the
reserve – great to know it has completed the first section of its journey before
continuing on to Iceland.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYAF99r2n3GvGd-5JGilrEhthDnqpWVRtUPnXMO9M0K1XYORISe9LPi5iZR9SAe_ycjbpk-LlU_xbic2pR0FVRT2PQYL0738iMnF2Xj2jQt0UcQwdHWk5GsfqUBtYU6BzdA1MrG_Q44k__1lYYKZE2-z14LgzR1tU9e6euL-BSJtphKTM0wvA-F3A/s1951/Whimbrel2NDC300422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1951" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYAF99r2n3GvGd-5JGilrEhthDnqpWVRtUPnXMO9M0K1XYORISe9LPi5iZR9SAe_ycjbpk-LlU_xbic2pR0FVRT2PQYL0738iMnF2Xj2jQt0UcQwdHWk5GsfqUBtYU6BzdA1MrG_Q44k__1lYYKZE2-z14LgzR1tU9e6euL-BSJtphKTM0wvA-F3A/s320/Whimbrel2NDC300422.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each year during mid-April, we look forward to the arrival
of Whimbrel at the nationally important spring passage site at Wheldrake Ings –
these birds use the reserve for a few weeks as a place to rest and feed during
migration to their breeding grounds in Iceland, Sweden and Finland. Numbers
often peak around 100+ at the end of April and the first few days in May, with
the peak count occurring around the 1st/2nd May each year, with numbers quickly
tailing off thereafter. We have been busy radio-tracking a recently tagged
individual, with details of its movements to follow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-9820975296234879862023-04-18T14:02:00.000+01:002023-04-18T14:02:37.192+01:0010/04/23 - Common Cranes<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Common Cranes were lost as a breeding species in the UK
around 400 years ago, before a population became established in the Norfolk Broads
in the 1970’s. Slowly the population has since increased, thanks to
conservation management/habitat creation, coupled with a reintroduction scheme on
the Somerset Levels, which has seen the population increase (record 64 pairs in
2020) – and a total UK population of 200 individuals. </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2jwR6vpRt6zIZmxBiQqEUlRYGHjBQB7j37UWTkX5Zirutx85y4Zw-7v9HO0HmuogIxBT1nCrLGCxRzGgJos3avoBZSZ2QtUOIhDHQg4sF9nuwCrAD7KjWf12kl-OCAntY_g0G5iio1HH7Q4CzRcFg2ICXTDqhqztRRGxxT9hURffzvKVct27APDO/s2465/CraneWheldrake020423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2465" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2jwR6vpRt6zIZmxBiQqEUlRYGHjBQB7j37UWTkX5Zirutx85y4Zw-7v9HO0HmuogIxBT1nCrLGCxRzGgJos3avoBZSZ2QtUOIhDHQg4sF9nuwCrAD7KjWf12kl-OCAntY_g0G5iio1HH7Q4CzRcFg2ICXTDqhqztRRGxxT9hURffzvKVct27APDO/s320/CraneWheldrake020423.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to the increase in the UK population, we have also seen an increase in the #LDV in the number of birds seen on the reserve. March,
April and early May is a great period to encounter these majestic birds, with a
group of five seen over Wheldrake Ings on the 2nd followed by four over Thorganby
on the 12th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Image: Duncan Bye 02/04/23</span></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-16998136942789776622023-03-24T14:38:00.001+00:002023-03-24T14:38:45.777+00:0020/03/23 - Project Penelope<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In November 2021, we teamed up with the Wildfowl and
Wetlands Trust and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation to
help out with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/projectpenelope?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWZIor8hPQTuj3NoaLYBhtmOhRjHBDuu0EFuXYRm5aT-SNEmtv3QcV6J-_e3cHnrzx5NYHqiO4y-eUyL-PWfDlGAtl-hGQzU3YeVPh7svC_JFcfuM1adA5NOxRQGzQu0V3zrKS_qZDF2jk3w1NJ6qilRL-mVySUj2OON8UmItfu42pHkuaRAm9WtCSWc4Gxes0&__tn__=*NK-R">#ProjectPenelope</a>
- a study which aims to map the species flyway of Wigeon with fieldwork carried
out across the UK, Denmark and Finland recording winter movements, flight paths
and breeding sites from colour-ring re-sightings.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl9yta1u1wtfRRDHwdAdHr4fzWu89KRYAlN0n0fE8rDAIKxxjEzH05ri0qtjS7ClSH4pVAhJcWSf920ufNjlGE7yD0AGiWXd9W0ikaCAjE3Q-A5XIvgAylZB1uB81VmkBWuGjF8QmzLieI9BsYafeRX7OYL7JkCwz8wf1CAUHdP72yn7Y1rDkRWpa/s4779/IMG_3971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="4779" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl9yta1u1wtfRRDHwdAdHr4fzWu89KRYAlN0n0fE8rDAIKxxjEzH05ri0qtjS7ClSH4pVAhJcWSf920ufNjlGE7yD0AGiWXd9W0ikaCAjE3Q-A5XIvgAylZB1uB81VmkBWuGjF8QmzLieI9BsYafeRX7OYL7JkCwz8wf1CAUHdP72yn7Y1rDkRWpa/s320/IMG_3971.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since then, our team have colour-ringed around 300 birds
to date, which have produced a number of re-sightings - both of birds back on
the reserve in subsequent winters, but also along their migration routes to
their breeding grounds in Russia. This data set includes two individuals to the
Netherlands, as well as singles to Moscow, Russia and the Cherven District in
Belarus. Please do keep an eye open for colour-ringed Wigeon when visiting the
reserve (and other sites), to help build up greater information to help
conserve our populations, thank you.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxtm_Ox6JLAsLscLcPCBlBMR57DR3VTnL5BDF39kcOtHNEpu2BL9SNzFbgcwoiEp36d5adfDPRmob4-B7-ouoq78z_A9l3u4pDjfIrCGJgaQ4yJnzZHDuMOAFt9Tq0c2OErYKNpURhOUByxRsj_q4kXoUaiMzQYxvVSzDAk2dH6bq7Nx8v3KYGj6U/s1024/IMG-20211123-WA0001%20Wigeon%20darvic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxtm_Ox6JLAsLscLcPCBlBMR57DR3VTnL5BDF39kcOtHNEpu2BL9SNzFbgcwoiEp36d5adfDPRmob4-B7-ouoq78z_A9l3u4pDjfIrCGJgaQ4yJnzZHDuMOAFt9Tq0c2OErYKNpURhOUByxRsj_q4kXoUaiMzQYxvVSzDAk2dH6bq7Nx8v3KYGj6U/s320/IMG-20211123-WA0001%20Wigeon%20darvic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-28036590289477587112023-03-13T15:51:00.004+00:002023-03-13T15:51:45.858+00:0010/03/23 - Corporate Volunteering<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We've got a really busy month ahead with a number of corporate
days booked in March with groups from the NHS, Network Rail, Vistry Homes, Amey,
Carter Jonas Estate Agents and Aviva. We’re really grateful for
this extra support on the reserve and are looking forward to showcasing the LDV
NNR and all it has to offer. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAVZW9oiHSHm3SuO01g-hwjlB0EAH2Ks-9QSAaP3HxW2lzZ9yTJef02KFcWddap-vQguuovw_zuaylI35suZ3NR6nmVia3qlmrPNXbZcKjPbd0NELjow8O0vzcdwfTvsOlxNGkOcwWu4lKobtYGXpNZoOlVlsMGhZNdBIERUjq6clxge3uJ5LokRr/s1837/IMG-20221011-WA0064%20HSE%20corporate%20group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1837" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAVZW9oiHSHm3SuO01g-hwjlB0EAH2Ks-9QSAaP3HxW2lzZ9yTJef02KFcWddap-vQguuovw_zuaylI35suZ3NR6nmVia3qlmrPNXbZcKjPbd0NELjow8O0vzcdwfTvsOlxNGkOcwWu4lKobtYGXpNZoOlVlsMGhZNdBIERUjq6clxge3uJ5LokRr/s320/IMG-20221011-WA0064%20HSE%20corporate%20group.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whilst the practical task is the main focus of the
day, we do like to provide groups with an opportunity to experience some of our
local wildlife at close range, with moth trapping and a bird ringing demonstration
planned if weather conditions allow. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8G4U80bkH1w9jRFGKKO9qu9n-SefyWBr8hRT4XYjc01D1nubmq46zI5dxPPtlxB9EQTQGw_GmQPCXAFWLcozgbOqP6Z5Lr2M-obvbI4cqSikgu53GIeKGL1atcUm9T5Z5NpDEaF1bcnL6l_p2TltfDrevGWxz1G5UhyH04jasXTv7athuFxPh4_q/s4608/20220505_101610%20Vols%20moth%20demo%20Aviva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8G4U80bkH1w9jRFGKKO9qu9n-SefyWBr8hRT4XYjc01D1nubmq46zI5dxPPtlxB9EQTQGw_GmQPCXAFWLcozgbOqP6Z5Lr2M-obvbI4cqSikgu53GIeKGL1atcUm9T5Z5NpDEaF1bcnL6l_p2TltfDrevGWxz1G5UhyH04jasXTv7athuFxPh4_q/s320/20220505_101610%20Vols%20moth%20demo%20Aviva.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8GJrhRFKHS1IImdVoNxxpsoK11NpQUrOlBPUh-ZnGAh10WOPnt0TzrtqQhNdZu4lKDxYLVZ3X56bd05Ze0k-auaxH9oDg0i8L2R6aHXpEEz5ieD55PqrSR4X1rbBrF5rSxCoXWmlAZkGH4dagd7wv7rWjk-6pHDEIw4O24C9QLUZvkICUWDduo4T/s4426/IMG_9990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="4426" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8GJrhRFKHS1IImdVoNxxpsoK11NpQUrOlBPUh-ZnGAh10WOPnt0TzrtqQhNdZu4lKDxYLVZ3X56bd05Ze0k-auaxH9oDg0i8L2R6aHXpEEz5ieD55PqrSR4X1rbBrF5rSxCoXWmlAZkGH4dagd7wv7rWjk-6pHDEIw4O24C9QLUZvkICUWDduo4T/s320/IMG_9990.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year some of our groups were
fortunate to see a Goldcrest and Kingfisher in the hand, with the very beautiful
Hawk-moths delighting the invertebrate enthusiasts – not a bad way to start a working
day! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczcliNud1Y7D56-QULu8RYnju0Dif-8ER4-6Er06YyLNQ7SzamMVizkKhDrcEbAaTOC1MfWpLJWRU8dlkTxs_2C57HtUuFHYcVX16ylgvc0XwqE0m91EcZxsdRn1IY0Qp3b0PpBPTiM4p6glvprNA1b7rtdGawqYftujByKcGWj6Dyg1KQGXwppDT/s5172/0F9A4546%20Kingfisher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3432" data-original-width="5172" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczcliNud1Y7D56-QULu8RYnju0Dif-8ER4-6Er06YyLNQ7SzamMVizkKhDrcEbAaTOC1MfWpLJWRU8dlkTxs_2C57HtUuFHYcVX16ylgvc0XwqE0m91EcZxsdRn1IY0Qp3b0PpBPTiM4p6glvprNA1b7rtdGawqYftujByKcGWj6Dyg1KQGXwppDT/s320/0F9A4546%20Kingfisher.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you work for a company that offers corporate volunteering days, or if
you’d just like to come along on your own then we have a friendly group that
come in each week – please do get in touch if this an opportunity that you’d
like to explore further, thank you. </span></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-19077125041483084472023-02-20T15:03:00.000+00:002023-02-20T15:03:00.679+00:0020/02/23 - WeBS UK February<p>Great WeBS count
in the LDV yesterday,
with a total of 50,055 birds counted inc. 20, 207 wildfowl, 9682 waders and
20,168 gulls - nice to have a mix of wintering visitors with the start of
spring passage and returning breeding birds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV0JSE9UD9935QMnbOiz-F6sAfwG7s3-fT0gyoyl-tlxf2r8bb6iAweqQ2oG03uGawDqAQ6ia23YJB96YVrPZyxbmm15MPPwW9RphJ9YHFPj3DXLldx4UQhgJBeUrFXi3zpaOghaCzpioeUpEpfab1fGno0eVTZnppSP1KSekzhAD3BHVaJeAtMUo/s1024/IMG-20230219-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV0JSE9UD9935QMnbOiz-F6sAfwG7s3-fT0gyoyl-tlxf2r8bb6iAweqQ2oG03uGawDqAQ6ia23YJB96YVrPZyxbmm15MPPwW9RphJ9YHFPj3DXLldx4UQhgJBeUrFXi3zpaOghaCzpioeUpEpfab1fGno0eVTZnppSP1KSekzhAD3BHVaJeAtMUo/s320/IMG-20230219-WA0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Wildfowl totals inc. 144 Whooper
Swans, 301 Pink-footed Geese, 9152 Wigeon and 7717 Teal, with notable counts of
657 Pintail, 495 Gadwall and 248 Shoveler. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUBgwP40W8mpj2qdghSTHeNLZMvkT8S94XlFcjOKFEdqa20_f5RHSietmiZjMZivm031SwWA0WkqB1dFi-LLS1WyrSdMQkNzt2taj-ccezaqId952V3-Q9d4nGl0rtfUR6xIaUBQHvVf1iRRWOXJJ0wa3X-K1PZwi-VfUP6NN0-L_beNaMg_YcUXa/s7199/1I8A8541%20Gadwall%20four%20use.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3774" data-original-width="7199" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUBgwP40W8mpj2qdghSTHeNLZMvkT8S94XlFcjOKFEdqa20_f5RHSietmiZjMZivm031SwWA0WkqB1dFi-LLS1WyrSdMQkNzt2taj-ccezaqId952V3-Q9d4nGl0rtfUR6xIaUBQHvVf1iRRWOXJJ0wa3X-K1PZwi-VfUP6NN0-L_beNaMg_YcUXa/s320/1I8A8541%20Gadwall%20four%20use.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Counts of 7018 Lapwing, 276 Dunlin and 27 Ruff were also had, with signs of spring including 7 returning Oystercatchers, 41 Black-tailed Godwits, a Green Sandpiper and up to 69 returning Curlew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzATtfNy3vbXfhwXa12-4r6t2M0YZOuv1x7bySQf4luEZvwD9edRFklrdaCKe3qyd8zd_YhnJTRdDNXs7oZkb0_dXPpUDz3NNe452AQ2k8hPHgsJJL0Kvc6YkX3ZntPkES8bLnHpP0IJv9DhVFqzjYffXgr9vPfpKF1xLF7CXXzuqRCA3uGYSYMSz/s4236/IMG_2285%20Oystercatchers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="4236" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzATtfNy3vbXfhwXa12-4r6t2M0YZOuv1x7bySQf4luEZvwD9edRFklrdaCKe3qyd8zd_YhnJTRdDNXs7oZkb0_dXPpUDz3NNe452AQ2k8hPHgsJJL0Kvc6YkX3ZntPkES8bLnHpP0IJv9DhVFqzjYffXgr9vPfpKF1xLF7CXXzuqRCA3uGYSYMSz/s320/IMG_2285%20Oystercatchers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Other birds present around the LDV this weekend inc. the long
staying juvenile Hen Harrier, two redhead Smew, Great White Egret, seven Marsh
Harrier, four Peregrine, a single Mediterranean Gull & four Barn Owls - the
latter showing well at Bank Island at dawn/dusk recently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkFCGO-KbXByR8wdi0pntooLV_xfXX3dn1DXlPTqM6oj_MCboctDBEbL0zCGnPmdcTBHo1xuvQNcTIp1o3TE_BxjRyN0W7Q7yFE2k_DvKOrdz7IYftO4bd8-1tye9R7zPaIyzTDQmCKMenMRKq4RNzhjvXInc-UPFE-t9nNbxqL_n2uAU7z8xl5ve/s4413/IMG_2296%20Barn%20Owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="4413" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkFCGO-KbXByR8wdi0pntooLV_xfXX3dn1DXlPTqM6oj_MCboctDBEbL0zCGnPmdcTBHo1xuvQNcTIp1o3TE_BxjRyN0W7Q7yFE2k_DvKOrdz7IYftO4bd8-1tye9R7zPaIyzTDQmCKMenMRKq4RNzhjvXInc-UPFE-t9nNbxqL_n2uAU7z8xl5ve/s320/IMG_2296%20Barn%20Owl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-14823092518715096942023-02-16T10:17:00.001+00:002023-02-16T10:17:25.425+00:0013/02/23 - Peregrine success story<p>Birdwatchers visiting the #LDV recently have been able to
enjoy good numbers of birds of prey, attracted by the thousands of wintering
waterfowl - amongst them up to five wintering
Peregrines have been showing well at both Wheldrake and North Duffield
Carrs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrpK74JQo-mCax1xyRhZQo8KnfVqvNlSUEyiwiy4uMwzA9RD_7Ee4b1cft1Txk4k4QRiKcqy3GR5Qr5ZugSsFfIVN9qBA8c7dEU_tE-QuCcDHezeKoMqEOhAxMvDn6FwOC5QdP8Ly0xZcwjP11zulVkkuCzMJC9ADJd4IU60WYGyXVD0WCxaeaU1D/s1697/PeregrineWheldrake110223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1697" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrpK74JQo-mCax1xyRhZQo8KnfVqvNlSUEyiwiy4uMwzA9RD_7Ee4b1cft1Txk4k4QRiKcqy3GR5Qr5ZugSsFfIVN9qBA8c7dEU_tE-QuCcDHezeKoMqEOhAxMvDn6FwOC5QdP8Ly0xZcwjP11zulVkkuCzMJC9ADJd4IU60WYGyXVD0WCxaeaU1D/s320/PeregrineWheldrake110223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine - Wheldrake Ings - 11/02/23 - DB</b></div></b><p>However, one individual seen recently (photographed at the
weekend by local birder Duncan Bye), proved to be rather special. It was a
young bird from 2021, that had fractured its collarbone – leaving it grounded
and unable to fly. Fortunately, the wounded individual ended up in the expert
care of Jean Thorpe, who, alongside Mark and the team at Battle Flatts Vets,
were able to ensure the bone healed in the correct position. Once the bone had
healed, the bird was then transferred to the National Birds of Prey Centre at
Duncombe Park, where Charlie and the team flew it to help it gain its strength
and fine-tuned its hunting instinct – very important for a young bird which hadn’t
been fledged long, and which depends on speed and agility to survive. Once
the bird was declared fit for release back into the wild, Jean brought it over
to the reserve, where it was released in October 2021 - nearly three months
after it was first picked up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3R9ZAn0xrrl-85bSTvzg6ncTpvcaxa5dCo0lkqtw1qjwBUAiBVTOgQ_pB2rl8LnXEqwepH-30hNqKszm8O6qZO_LxJEgpj1fF1qoyMzHmR5c7wQ2Fpn6FyJZYPaAJrJTZKwNx38hVNbuBouZ7sP7q6L8uazdIyBUgpy3axK5rKor9oW4bHXH5D62/s1024/IMG-20211007-WA0030%20Jean%20Peregrine%20NDC%20October%208th%202021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3R9ZAn0xrrl-85bSTvzg6ncTpvcaxa5dCo0lkqtw1qjwBUAiBVTOgQ_pB2rl8LnXEqwepH-30hNqKszm8O6qZO_LxJEgpj1fF1qoyMzHmR5c7wQ2Fpn6FyJZYPaAJrJTZKwNx38hVNbuBouZ7sP7q6L8uazdIyBUgpy3axK5rKor9oW4bHXH5D62/s320/IMG-20211007-WA0030%20Jean%20Peregrine%20NDC%20October%208th%202021.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine release - NDC - 08/10/21</b></div></b><p>So, imagine everyone’s delight to see it at the weekend on Wheldrake Ings – not only having survived but looking so well. A huge thank you to everyone involved for their time, expertise,
and hard work, in ensuring such a fantastic outcome for this bird – and adding
to the enjoyment of so many who will have been able to watch and admire it
hunting around the reserve.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-89155650626505818202023-01-11T14:36:00.001+00:002023-01-11T14:36:24.022+00:0010/01/23 - Winter birding<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There has been some great winter birdwatching in and around the NNR recently, with
waterfowl providing the ever-present spectacle - over 4000 Pink-footed Geese
are currently roosting and feeding on the northern end of the reserve, whilst
150 Whooper Swans and two family parties of Bewick’s have been reported, with
three Smew and a single female Scaup adding additional interest.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zKHIGgbk5urxpqDnMCrimtxew05NB-QN2Oiv3XNb_hhiawMDtnTy45BhKuxjh8rGsgqDeUXTsRyh-ZjlKDYE7DkblVUlOKvEd8RdPd8S5IVYaQpNXivSsbxnbx8kFr1G0k_4WKcNxoDTsp5cApXluJR3AGADbvXFOjBSnjWZQ4emAI8fU3V463OJ/s4096/24.12.22%20AF%20Smew%20ECott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zKHIGgbk5urxpqDnMCrimtxew05NB-QN2Oiv3XNb_hhiawMDtnTy45BhKuxjh8rGsgqDeUXTsRyh-ZjlKDYE7DkblVUlOKvEd8RdPd8S5IVYaQpNXivSsbxnbx8kFr1G0k_4WKcNxoDTsp5cApXluJR3AGADbvXFOjBSnjWZQ4emAI8fU3V463OJ/s320/24.12.22%20AF%20Smew%20ECott.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Smew - East Cottingwith - Adam Firth</b></div></b><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two,
or possibly three Hen Harriers have been recorded in the area, with up to 9
Marsh Harriers and 5 Peregrines. Waders have included up to 7000 Lapwing and a
lone wintering Green Sandpiper. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whilst
there is a great deal to see on the reserve, can visitors please be aware that
the NNR remains extensively flooded at the moment. There is limited access to
the hides and paths at Bank Island, with access also limited at Wheldrake Ings
(Tower Hide can be reached in wellies - water levels permitting), with no
further access to the other two hides on Wheldrake, however both the hides at
North Duffield Carrs remain accessible. Please take care when visiting the
reserve and let us know what you see, either on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account
@LDV_NNR - thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQcMtfLv1pGEupdlevgACNo23_6vHAbhxVqiHfN2HQF04OD0WWScFVmXCP75ful60Ey-Y7XCXWjKwrMCjfNGXMQGHpBE9yXlIFgM7ud-zyfzzhDP7Y9E9ny3EsE66sQU7iPw-Jj-yQcKcft7B71G377dbi36Q_i-qGxBEJ97GgQJcJmL06UgB5ayc/s2048/15.12.22%20Srapson%20WI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQcMtfLv1pGEupdlevgACNo23_6vHAbhxVqiHfN2HQF04OD0WWScFVmXCP75ful60Ey-Y7XCXWjKwrMCjfNGXMQGHpBE9yXlIFgM7ud-zyfzzhDP7Y9E9ny3EsE66sQU7iPw-Jj-yQcKcft7B71G377dbi36Q_i-qGxBEJ97GgQJcJmL06UgB5ayc/s320/15.12.22%20Srapson%20WI.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wheldrake Ings - Stuart Rapson</span></b></div></b><span style="font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span><p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-10164723702622206612022-12-01T15:54:00.002+00:002022-12-01T15:54:40.476+00:0028/11/22 - Motus Starling movement<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We're delighted to confirm two recent hits on the #LDV Motus Tracking Station. Two
Starlings originating from the Netherlands made the journey across the North
Sea - with the first individual passing the #LDV station on the 28th October,
before backtracking to the Netherlands on the 2nd November, where it is
still present.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ji168sc5ZbyIZxLRNrrgXL7kp549KAd-_cspaxH5dbejtXYXmzOIPZ6qPsTZbNvF2ON8aIMASe2O0ZBCc7HKBRTuaBifU9fUjMuLTWvctrvJzQaiDdgHS9J5TCfA-ZiLG8rOeynCXK90FOxdyBjlBGSyE13H8RMgokWMJH-RdtlEvG0jUnCUnmDT/s7068/1I8A9882%20Starling.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4985" data-original-width="7068" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ji168sc5ZbyIZxLRNrrgXL7kp549KAd-_cspaxH5dbejtXYXmzOIPZ6qPsTZbNvF2ON8aIMASe2O0ZBCc7HKBRTuaBifU9fUjMuLTWvctrvJzQaiDdgHS9J5TCfA-ZiLG8rOeynCXK90FOxdyBjlBGSyE13H8RMgokWMJH-RdtlEvG0jUnCUnmDT/s320/1I8A9882%20Starling.2.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p>The
second individual was also ringed in the Netherlands, by the Wageningen
University & Research team - on the same date as the first bird (28th
October). This individual remained in the Wageningen area until the 12th
November, when it then made the journey across the North Sea, 'pinging' our
#LDV Motus tower the following day on the 13th.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKDfMPuDAeHmap034dKb6MZBNpQyaGV6BkHW4UwXrRM1DivcC2VahTtJ3_k02OTKhMH-nI-5NPzWoLRy18tkkVZzD8K9FUUzYU5aZgbpAhoiPWdmup62sOunUC8q2uckXV94HVJcY9P68_dEBeQz6blGx4v0ppuKComP_p2NB6T3Hb8_Y61pZpUqH/s1808/Starling%20snip%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1808" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKDfMPuDAeHmap034dKb6MZBNpQyaGV6BkHW4UwXrRM1DivcC2VahTtJ3_k02OTKhMH-nI-5NPzWoLRy18tkkVZzD8K9FUUzYU5aZgbpAhoiPWdmup62sOunUC8q2uckXV94HVJcY9P68_dEBeQz6blGx4v0ppuKComP_p2NB6T3Hb8_Y61pZpUqH/s320/Starling%20snip%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcfo7-OB8PETW8c3u0v2f91VLcszAMpd0ORa8SKoelkQ06JdfDux8QzqxRtDbQAvsh-oSdla_ta2qbIwmn-Du8GZGgd_YTf8zxCnhbs8Bsl_5lyShP_JBz1adQuizpgyBdrq_x7hsUSDQTmW7M2jcBU9hua_Md2I_ev4qKwRVH61jKBrp9xZbeQ1O/s967/Snip%20Starl%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="967" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcfo7-OB8PETW8c3u0v2f91VLcszAMpd0ORa8SKoelkQ06JdfDux8QzqxRtDbQAvsh-oSdla_ta2qbIwmn-Du8GZGgd_YTf8zxCnhbs8Bsl_5lyShP_JBz1adQuizpgyBdrq_x7hsUSDQTmW7M2jcBU9hua_Md2I_ev4qKwRVH61jKBrp9xZbeQ1O/s320/Snip%20Starl%20map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It's fantastic to be able to
track these birds without re-catching them and to follow their journeys as they
move around the world. Many thanks to those who helped fund this project, with
special thanks to the private donors and York Bird Club for helping to sponsor
our station on behalf of the Friends of the #LDV.</p><p></p></span><p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-43303625687796582682022-10-20T14:51:00.000+01:002022-10-20T14:51:08.323+01:0015/10/22 - Corporate volunteering<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last few weeks, we’ve been delighted to welcome a number of groups to the
NNR, as part of their corporate volunteering allowance. Staff from HSE, TSYS,
Aviva, Defra and Virgin Media have all had a break from their day-to-day jobs
and experienced a day working with our reserve team.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWT6RNZ24W7YpWmIdfBvrVPt0tsJMTHVsd55bqsrevorx5bodq80dE2P0Adk8Y5l_pCMrWyZ8BJbBI-9iwLJc1qZ_2XB06-tNTkze_gJJxfeUGpUVogDoamAxejQUF3-kvKs_YbVkOCwkaE8Sbf_to4tEf4BHcnD11zH6Ee_Mcl3QjvJBQ3bLZLt8/s1600/IMG-20221012-WA0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWT6RNZ24W7YpWmIdfBvrVPt0tsJMTHVsd55bqsrevorx5bodq80dE2P0Adk8Y5l_pCMrWyZ8BJbBI-9iwLJc1qZ_2XB06-tNTkze_gJJxfeUGpUVogDoamAxejQUF3-kvKs_YbVkOCwkaE8Sbf_to4tEf4BHcnD11zH6Ee_Mcl3QjvJBQ3bLZLt8/s320/IMG-20221012-WA0020.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With
our ever-growing job list, having so many extra pairs of hands makes a huge
difference to what we can achieve on the reserve each year, as well as to the
wildlife that lives here and the people who visit the site – and with our team
hard at work at the moment trying to get all the scrub clearance finished
before the reserve floods later in the year, the extra help recently has been
much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQGEZxAyi9P7X7_ILhEoT_GnkPCvsxIgqsgRYvICREx2hlZjPL1I4Z3oYHLCAVUWz8WWdzztmOAaoMyVnjDHnLAZt9_dn7ASctUbmsMAVXXydZYKukFZZ2kJxn0O0C2XjR4KTuus9N22Tvm4VeYGmTJg0IXj1aLPuEZ1dDEo_K4pZMny61PlEpQy/s2048/IMG-20221012-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQGEZxAyi9P7X7_ILhEoT_GnkPCvsxIgqsgRYvICREx2hlZjPL1I4Z3oYHLCAVUWz8WWdzztmOAaoMyVnjDHnLAZt9_dn7ASctUbmsMAVXXydZYKukFZZ2kJxn0O0C2XjR4KTuus9N22Tvm4VeYGmTJg0IXj1aLPuEZ1dDEo_K4pZMny61PlEpQy/s320/IMG-20221012-WA0019.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recent
groups have been helping with the ongoing management work at the Hollow Swang
reedbed at Skipwith Common NNR, and the annual task of managing willows in the
Lower Derwent Valley. Managing the willows helps to retain the wide-open
landscape and decreases the number of nesting or perching areas for crows,
whilst also improving sight lines from the hides, with low-lying willows
retained/managed for use by breeding birds and invertebrates.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcPEMTIBQpoxOFlGO0v2723n49GPQVQGiESMpnh28P2vU1MOyPC0XFyT7tw6HfNKClbFrV3kphJrIYQaujErs7y0e2CZO8HGDPKBr55FHRzc3o6V68-PJ4FSAUOg2jNrDP825F7aSyXzQDjugXohI134aSr4LC7OuBVgiBE_BN-V22VH8janiAjMn/s1600/IMG-20221011-WA0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcPEMTIBQpoxOFlGO0v2723n49GPQVQGiESMpnh28P2vU1MOyPC0XFyT7tw6HfNKClbFrV3kphJrIYQaujErs7y0e2CZO8HGDPKBr55FHRzc3o6V68-PJ4FSAUOg2jNrDP825F7aSyXzQDjugXohI134aSr4LC7OuBVgiBE_BN-V22VH8janiAjMn/s320/IMG-20221011-WA0025.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If
you work for an organisation that allows staff to undertake volunteering days
throughout the year, please do get in touch.</span></p><p></p><p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-73256829282105780562022-07-13T14:59:00.001+01:002022-07-13T14:59:19.433+01:0010/07/22 - Departing Cuckoo's<p>Whilst it’s only two and half months since the first Cuckoo’s
arrived back in the LDV from their wintering grounds in Africa, many of the
adults will now already be on their way south again, or shortly setting off on
their epic migration.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Over the last couple of weeks, we may have not heard any
calling birds, but we are still seeing the occasional adult, along with several
fledged young - being fed by their ‘adoptive parents’. These young birds often
don’t leave us until well into August or even early September, by which time
the adults will already be back in central Africa. If you have any recent
sightings of any adults that are still around, or any juveniles then please do
let us know, thank you. The stunning adult female below is one of several
individuals that spent its spring/summer around the Pocklington Canal in
Melbourne – with it showing in perfect light one morning for our team, who were
up before dawn to enjoy a close view of this fascinating species – making the
4am start worthwhile!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOUqm3UAUH_7sbsbX92ezV01ox3SV5TUV8wNKQ0yg48cqqa6LimYhIYvPcQV4KUo09Czwav1ta0IvwHTr6Y6rhDLx_oCORXVjHW7JR2PM_peBdXbiTF_lrvfogmNgbIxOZHqegZPd8KteXGWh4DFtLcf4pcurQtyx1Q0E7aiWcrFZS9jRThDTqMGG/s4925/1I8A2600%20Cuckoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="4925" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOUqm3UAUH_7sbsbX92ezV01ox3SV5TUV8wNKQ0yg48cqqa6LimYhIYvPcQV4KUo09Czwav1ta0IvwHTr6Y6rhDLx_oCORXVjHW7JR2PM_peBdXbiTF_lrvfogmNgbIxOZHqegZPd8KteXGWh4DFtLcf4pcurQtyx1Q0E7aiWcrFZS9jRThDTqMGG/s320/1I8A2600%20Cuckoo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-86181774599654515752022-05-13T12:20:00.000+01:002022-05-13T12:20:12.613+01:0005/05/22 - Whimbrel roost<p>Following the departure of the Iceland bound Black-tailed
Godwits, the last few weeks have all been about our passage Whimbrel as they move
through the reserve, with the peak count occurring around the 1<sup>st</sup> May
each year. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcn0MiDsdefMNtSrYrmH4bKyp-uljREybCBxCGg_VX3xBUytDIJI0rtHAqrB57uyz3O0h0jbxBan2bBeXXH4KM55LKsMAgbM7CJx1YF-m7NRCZfVo2q1Y4u-7ZwL5qP464D4N0EjVi-JKZcBS1loB-4UpAbY5qZmRDG1dQliLewIvLoYLxLf2x0jv/s1951/Whimbrel2NDC300422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1951" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcn0MiDsdefMNtSrYrmH4bKyp-uljREybCBxCGg_VX3xBUytDIJI0rtHAqrB57uyz3O0h0jbxBan2bBeXXH4KM55LKsMAgbM7CJx1YF-m7NRCZfVo2q1Y4u-7ZwL5qP464D4N0EjVi-JKZcBS1loB-4UpAbY5qZmRDG1dQliLewIvLoYLxLf2x0jv/s320/Whimbrel2NDC300422.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">We’ve been counting the roost since the mid 1980’s, and
have been studying the birds in more depth since 2004 - since then our team
have ringed over 130 individuals as well as radio and satellite tracking a
small sample. On average most individuals stay in the LDV for around eight
days, feeding on worms and leather jackets (cranefly larvae), in order to
almost double their body weight for their onward migration to Iceland and
northern Europe. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Whilst it was good to ring a new sample this year, it was
also pleasing to catch an old friend – an individual originally ringed back in
2008 (already at least two years old at the time of ringing), meaning it will
have now clocked up over 220,000 km of air miles between the LDV, Iceland and
the wintering grounds in Guinea since that time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtQZSkS0VaSpXlIIYKz_awFLyP-Oo43zxMjSZmCZQbtR6kFtESL2Rihhd5EB505oft9tYrEeVi-_TByEls_V1TwaGewu0jhS9xeufEFM-KG9RY5sXgIBUZXiy6GoqgGk29EtClBNUNDT3efObOVBz83vqRU2TCxVXZRQ0Ddezatxii_t_7mg3O05q/s2048/IMG-20220503-WA0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtQZSkS0VaSpXlIIYKz_awFLyP-Oo43zxMjSZmCZQbtR6kFtESL2Rihhd5EB505oft9tYrEeVi-_TByEls_V1TwaGewu0jhS9xeufEFM-KG9RY5sXgIBUZXiy6GoqgGk29EtClBNUNDT3efObOVBz83vqRU2TCxVXZRQ0Ddezatxii_t_7mg3O05q/s320/IMG-20220503-WA0010.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-59325756027743928682022-04-22T15:52:00.000+01:002022-04-22T15:52:07.913+01:0016/04/22 - Godwit passage <p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visitors to the reserve have been treated to record numbers of Black-tailed Godwits in the LDV over recent weeks, with the previous record count (flock of 391 in 2001), beaten by this year’s total with 561 counted on the 27th March - an impressive sight as they twist and turn in the air in a mix of red, white and black from their summer breeding plumage. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg6eaieuExkzAYKcZ0kvK3JynEi1JC7CldMQnot7Q--9zXKVjxiFnCRPrfTi1StX3iXmw-j6pfxC9MvulnUt9LeUJy-vy14tggLP1gmDVbzvGJt0eADakFdMPZzxkZx92ZMlNBvyszhHqpqP_wIX6zZm3fs1-RWdUeXtSQ6K99amc2v9Qk6yM61ah/s1905/BlackwitWheldrake230322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1905" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg6eaieuExkzAYKcZ0kvK3JynEi1JC7CldMQnot7Q--9zXKVjxiFnCRPrfTi1StX3iXmw-j6pfxC9MvulnUt9LeUJy-vy14tggLP1gmDVbzvGJt0eADakFdMPZzxkZx92ZMlNBvyszhHqpqP_wIX6zZm3fs1-RWdUeXtSQ6K99amc2v9Qk6yM61ah/s320/BlackwitWheldrake230322.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">These birds belong to the Islandic breeding population which has undergone a dramatic increase in numbers over the last 40 years - a trend which has been mirrored in the LDV. Back in the 1980’s, only a handful of these birds moved through the site (often for only a day or two), in late April/early May, increasing to flocks of around 100 during the 1990’s. Over the last decade these birds have now started to appear during January, building up to sizable flocks (up to 200) during March and early April, with further birds following through to early May – a welcome addition to spring birding around the NNR.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIHU0Ye-zD3T7nvbBIjdGhdB7c6VSZR_9vyhv2T55AtDh00i8bj3IXG4CaR3XEIFv3gcK33DYEcojzuQD0w2vSZqcDzWrW6Uew9oUqX7epnwlvgW0fWEjH7MNVZ0t_xJmRv0UNPEDMVHnNacruqCc5O_qcJGTvlb67IxugteHu9FYmrf5HsvW6VdD/s2304/BlackwitWheldrake130322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2304" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIHU0Ye-zD3T7nvbBIjdGhdB7c6VSZR_9vyhv2T55AtDh00i8bj3IXG4CaR3XEIFv3gcK33DYEcojzuQD0w2vSZqcDzWrW6Uew9oUqX7epnwlvgW0fWEjH7MNVZ0t_xJmRv0UNPEDMVHnNacruqCc5O_qcJGTvlb67IxugteHu9FYmrf5HsvW6VdD/s320/BlackwitWheldrake130322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">During the last few weeks our ringing team have managed to ring 19 of these birds to date, which will hopefully bring a recovery or two. From previous studies we already know Godwits can make the journey from the LDV to Iceland in 48 hours, and have found out recently that some of the newly arrived birds weigh as little as 165 grams, whilst those that have fed up for longer can leave weighing as much as 371 grams in order to fuel their migration. Many thanks as always to our great team for their efforts.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0aR5Voe-Yn6IkFRKmr0Ee9MDGaxYaLSLD_qXl_x6o5r2tX5Nhy12d5eA3ZVtlqgKgiHXGaveCEyN1TjowW8ZTy40EuCOFpFYco8NXLOwwx_w6zP3wU711pbZfdijSaBmLbW9-o2_gv7qF9vy-RkYTdQSCyWgtyHeH4jE23psU0x3x2ys0YxNMRC7/s1024/IMG-20220323-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0aR5Voe-Yn6IkFRKmr0Ee9MDGaxYaLSLD_qXl_x6o5r2tX5Nhy12d5eA3ZVtlqgKgiHXGaveCEyN1TjowW8ZTy40EuCOFpFYco8NXLOwwx_w6zP3wU711pbZfdijSaBmLbW9-o2_gv7qF9vy-RkYTdQSCyWgtyHeH4jE23psU0x3x2ys0YxNMRC7/s320/IMG-20220323-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></span><p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-14066754630518986942022-03-22T12:20:00.003+00:002022-03-22T12:20:47.670+00:0020/03/22 - New recoveries<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first returning Sand Martin was seen over Bank Island last week (13/03) - a day after we received a recovery of an individual from last summer: ringed here as a juvenile on the 01/08/21 - re-caught 28 days later at Sandouville, Seine-Maritime, France - 497 km to the south. Hopefully it's now on its way north, possibly back to the LDV, where our Sand Martin bank is ready and waiting for occupants. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42lOAlNMqtJet2gt4JnNkgxKQ6jOfmOiJQ5DvaELGF0B-N3Dsfy2PHkDgCeFvimKzQSvKgsg7zY6W1yxRW9i-10j-uFmVwu2dlrS5va0Pn_fm3GhtlOXICqSKrA4sc48PKFOia8FqR2M6A70dPQka7fgE9NxpdM3XS3d3tFMWsrA4KN1AtKDjIkj3/s5184/IMG_6857%20Sand%20Martin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42lOAlNMqtJet2gt4JnNkgxKQ6jOfmOiJQ5DvaELGF0B-N3Dsfy2PHkDgCeFvimKzQSvKgsg7zY6W1yxRW9i-10j-uFmVwu2dlrS5va0Pn_fm3GhtlOXICqSKrA4sc48PKFOia8FqR2M6A70dPQka7fgE9NxpdM3XS3d3tFMWsrA4KN1AtKDjIkj3/s320/IMG_6857%20Sand%20Martin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We've also had a flurry <span style="font-family: inherit;">of Shelduck recoveries recently, including an individual ringed at Bank Island in February 2018, which was then re-sighted in
February 2021 at Zierikzee Zuidoek in The Netherlands - 412 km east of the LDV. This is our third
foreign movement (two to the Netherlands and one to Germany). Many
thanks to our great team for all the hours put in helping to collect this valuable
data, which is now producing a wealth of information on the ecology and
movements of this species.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ytNGOjOog6D8S6YcdWCNEurTG3fKY5z03L6lf5Uo3SaK3cXXlWGaqZ9aKCwui0l6fxKzCBuqDOHxqV4EHkziZ0sLkb3FMC_Vg_ZPFTy0ZQNo_kCSPWFC5CureHjzekjrbhhVHhb6GDYjxwwxKHPeTKb2yd2MWhZyqf5xfJsDf_aWIWt076XPGvTm/s4000/P1000116%20Shelduck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ytNGOjOog6D8S6YcdWCNEurTG3fKY5z03L6lf5Uo3SaK3cXXlWGaqZ9aKCwui0l6fxKzCBuqDOHxqV4EHkziZ0sLkb3FMC_Vg_ZPFTy0ZQNo_kCSPWFC5CureHjzekjrbhhVHhb6GDYjxwwxKHPeTKb2yd2MWhZyqf5xfJsDf_aWIWt076XPGvTm/s320/P1000116%20Shelduck.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p><br /></p><p>Whilst our breeding birds are starting to return, some of our wintering visitors are lingering, including the flock of Whooper Swans at Derwent Farm in North Duffield, where a colour-ringed individual was spotted recently. ZXI was ringed at Caerlaverock in Dumfries and Galloway on the 19/02/10, where it then subsequently returned each year from 2010 until 2019 (bar 2015). After three years of not being sighted anywhere, it then appeared at Adlingfleet in East Yorkshire, on the 03/02/22, before joining the Whooper Swan flock in the LDV, where it was spotted by our team on the 13/03/22. It's unlikely to be here for much longer, with the remainder of the flock soon heading back to Iceland for the breeding season, with just 40 individuals present during the recent WeBS count. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVdkCex8sQIvQrwckQYJ8BCRmcxa1jXgWYPzZbr7XSVLnPYknYFMPagdxJ8oQQANKylnu7pOXN-3JBkznfG4StDoDMqk8Vs9myMFwoLywXKD71TMQibbg6f-c2WPlQWMP71UAK0dtneVWHDxYRFOmSawaUrl0aAdQmpv4F6wfzklh44At45DRkwAv/s5184/IMG_0993%20Whoopers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVdkCex8sQIvQrwckQYJ8BCRmcxa1jXgWYPzZbr7XSVLnPYknYFMPagdxJ8oQQANKylnu7pOXN-3JBkznfG4StDoDMqk8Vs9myMFwoLywXKD71TMQibbg6f-c2WPlQWMP71UAK0dtneVWHDxYRFOmSawaUrl0aAdQmpv4F6wfzklh44At45DRkwAv/s320/IMG_0993%20Whoopers.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p></span><p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-33342107468337566222022-02-03T16:11:00.001+00:002022-02-03T16:11:23.356+00:0018/01/22 - Gull roost<p>One of the most spectacular winter scenes in the LDV,
(although often under-rated), is the immense gull roost at Wheldrake Ings. This
roost is nationally important, regularly supporting in excess of 20,000 birds,
largely comprising of Black-headed and Common Gulls in recent years, as birds
move from their day-time feeding sites in the wider area and Yorkshire Wolds,
to roost on the flooded Ings. Numbers of the larger gulls (Great Black-backed
and Herring Gulls), have declined following the closure of landfill operations
at Harwood Whin near Rufforth, where the gulls would spend the day scavenging
for scraps. The ringing of the birds at Rufforth have shown that the same
individuals roosting at Wheldrake have come from/go as far as the Bering Sea in
the Arctic Circle, Scandinavia and eastwards towards Russia, as well as
southwards into southern Europe and North Africa – a range of 5000km from the
Ings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7WeHHNLWp3J4dFf9YcBtbxoQo48llvai1bP0ZYgaQ5NdCuD5Q-S36zwpTTz62o2lWFtitjEiuCwDhExqyEsDJ1wAvQVcIim-PdYXQYZFX5WtLJYZirOnKSMnffn3uSA6K8y_wd2teTjLkCq10RIqa8N_3CHmjirMZaxWXYLtRqEbJXZ_RnQwQ2q_S=s2269" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="2269" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7WeHHNLWp3J4dFf9YcBtbxoQo48llvai1bP0ZYgaQ5NdCuD5Q-S36zwpTTz62o2lWFtitjEiuCwDhExqyEsDJ1wAvQVcIim-PdYXQYZFX5WtLJYZirOnKSMnffn3uSA6K8y_wd2teTjLkCq10RIqa8N_3CHmjirMZaxWXYLtRqEbJXZ_RnQwQ2q_S=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>If you'd like to see the roost then best to aim for 3pm
onwards, when birds start to come into roost an hour or so before dusk -
gathering on the water in front of Swantail Hide where a passing Peregrine can
panic the flock into a scene not dis-similar to a snow globe - well worth a visit. Thanks to local birder Duncan Bye for the image.</p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-41422764173009579632022-01-19T11:15:00.003+00:002022-01-19T11:15:50.264+00:0008/01/22 - Smew influx<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last couple of weeks it has been pleasing to see
several Smew on the NNR and surrounding water bodies. Smew are winter visitors
to the UK, with most birds not arriving until at least December -leaving
again by the middle of March, before spending the summer in the taiga forests
of northern Scandinavia and Russia, where they nest around lakes, ponds, rivers
and other water-logged places - ideally with plenty of trees where they nest in
holes and cavities.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9ELRi2BEN-OUKXskKf3_ynv4JPFzQLIIv8PnUonyMdDXszTwjTYnVIO1oaBLeF27OQVS_zaxTCqPd0_NfNiGJTbgq0jDH_n_yHfw1mtbHv22ltikn8vtskf19BWs9J5KKhdQxunU5DJ0RrNgONq8wvyQjl_35rtbiZB4NX5ftAAu24Gq01ka5711N=s2029" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="2029" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9ELRi2BEN-OUKXskKf3_ynv4JPFzQLIIv8PnUonyMdDXszTwjTYnVIO1oaBLeF27OQVS_zaxTCqPd0_NfNiGJTbgq0jDH_n_yHfw1mtbHv22ltikn8vtskf19BWs9J5KKhdQxunU5DJ0RrNgONq8wvyQjl_35rtbiZB4NX5ftAAu24Gq01ka5711N=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The number of Smew reaching the UK each winter has
decreased dramatically in recent decades, with them now being considered a scarce
visitor (over recent years not many more than 100 individuals have wintered in
the whole of Britain). This decrease has been attributed to the effects of
climate change, with warmer winters reducing the distance they have to travel
from their breeding grounds to escape freezing conditions. Up to six females
(red heads) and a stunning drake (White Nun), have been
seen recently, with Wheldrake Ings the best location to see them. It would
appear cold conditions in continental Europe have forced these birds (with
small numbers of White-fronted Geese and Bewick’s Swans) into the country.
Thanks to local and regular patch birder Duncan Bye for the image.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-36591529914205985192022-01-14T15:26:00.002+00:002022-01-14T15:26:19.073+00:0002/01/22 - Bewick's Swans<p>During the festive season we were delighted to locate a
family party of five Bewick’s Swans on the NNR – something of a scarcity in
recent years. During the 1970’s and 80’s, numbers of wintering Bewick’s Swans
were regularly between 100-250 (occasionally 300+), happily spending the winter
in our relatively mild conditions, compared to those on their breeding grounds
on the Russian tundra. However, since the 1990’s numbers have fallen sharply,
with a mere handful of birds recorded most winters over the last decade or so –
the reasons however are likely to lie outside of the reserve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD95BkKx7c-Dsq1LYQtiTzXhXTFoit5VGTBX23nz_I7KZzXc4CRZ8yFbb4VcsljqM51t9VS1ieptQuBghqMFl13eK86-tCuShu0DzlvzZkf8tipECr1FZ_vn2N6uItkCADlYOMWv08k243CisKdAapywe_zAsP-yi7DWuRHGNuRqFnQIO9YsgoDYGI=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD95BkKx7c-Dsq1LYQtiTzXhXTFoit5VGTBX23nz_I7KZzXc4CRZ8yFbb4VcsljqM51t9VS1ieptQuBghqMFl13eK86-tCuShu0DzlvzZkf8tipECr1FZ_vn2N6uItkCADlYOMWv08k243CisKdAapywe_zAsP-yi7DWuRHGNuRqFnQIO9YsgoDYGI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>The population of Bewick’s Swans have experienced a large
decline across their range, with birds now wintering in the Low Countries in
Europe, possibly in response to climate change - for example there is no longer
the need to fly all the way from Russia to York if they can spend the winter
feeding on enough food, for example, in the Netherlands. However, maintaining
good conditions for them is always important should a cold snap on the
continent force herds back across the North Sea, as may be the case here –
their arrival coinciding with an arrival of Smew and White-fronted Geese onto
the NNR.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-24482724226656391092021-12-20T16:43:00.001+00:002021-12-20T16:43:27.115+00:0006/12/21 - Woodcock arrival<p>During our thermal nocturnal surveys on the Ings and
surrounding farmland last month, we noticed a dramatic increase in the number
of Woodcock feeding after dark. Their timing couldn’t have been better,
occurring on the full moon - the November full moon is often referred to as the
‘Woodcock moon’. Traditionally it was thought that Woodcock would wait for
moonlit nights before crossing the North Sea to arrive, sometimes appearing in
large numbers along the East Coast before moving onward throughout the country.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEHBucO54m0oT80G3Dss4Ch6av9WxH0EXKG2q1KhVPt_Dx8ytJoVh0ItBBg0YJaVumXKuS0pOvX5Ru96V9VT7tUM_no5H7F0jb0rWH8_apnmGM2lI3Q4kAe2K5gTj4SXy0vNVnzlFw0d1glaD0AJpYpvIoEUQfTMWh0lA2FNVU7aun-8neknfixT68=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEHBucO54m0oT80G3Dss4Ch6av9WxH0EXKG2q1KhVPt_Dx8ytJoVh0ItBBg0YJaVumXKuS0pOvX5Ru96V9VT7tUM_no5H7F0jb0rWH8_apnmGM2lI3Q4kAe2K5gTj4SXy0vNVnzlFw0d1glaD0AJpYpvIoEUQfTMWh0lA2FNVU7aun-8neknfixT68=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Around 100,000 breeding birds in the UK increase to in
excess of a million birds wintering here, as birds from Eastern Europe move
west in search of milder conditions. These birds spend the nights feeding
(largely on earthworms), on farmland, pasture and the Ings grasslands after
dark, before then spending the daytime in dense cover in the undergrowth of
hedgerows and woodlands. Here their cryptic camouflage comes into its own as
they melt away into the leaf litter on the woodland floor. When visiting the
reserve keep a look out at dawn and dusk as birds fly on and off the Ings.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-14759210687582954312021-09-16T14:00:00.004+01:002021-09-16T14:00:52.974+01:0010/09/21 - Spotted Crakes<p>The Lower Derwent Valley NNR is one of only a handful of
regular UK sites for breeding Spotted Crakes, with between one and five calling
males recorded in most years. More sporadically larger numbers have been
recorded, with up to 26 singing males in 1998 and 12 in 1999 and 2000. This
represents a significant proportion of the 30-80 singing males recorded
annually. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXpKJrWkr94aTKVLP-U8IHlB3w9JesSmaVSz7CyQzJiWQGL1y5vRJFhil4z4oMqAMXWuvs1VubvvJV-WBXrSpFqehONL5j0SrttKBPEIZzQ01KWeAxRtp2hEeqMzR5cAxwaCqGWTyL7o/s1024/IMG-20210506-WA0007+Spotted+Crake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXpKJrWkr94aTKVLP-U8IHlB3w9JesSmaVSz7CyQzJiWQGL1y5vRJFhil4z4oMqAMXWuvs1VubvvJV-WBXrSpFqehONL5j0SrttKBPEIZzQ01KWeAxRtp2hEeqMzR5cAxwaCqGWTyL7o/s320/IMG-20210506-WA0007+Spotted+Crake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">This year large numbers were experienced again, with up to
31 calling males involved over two main influxes – the first in early May, and the
second towards the end of the month/early June. Spotted Crakes are very hard to
survey with little known about habitat use on site, or indeed what these birds
are doing. After the first influx and gaining the relevant permissions from the
BTO, our team caught and ringed three males and radio-tagged two, allowing us
to track them around the site over the course of their stay, gaining a better
understanding of the species both on site and in the UK. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Cl49OVRUGDzMNSHD8iG_23e8JCXrzzXlt23wqMXs2ho3sqoc58Kpw0jIP_UsDogQUMNHcZjjnAV1yl0vWo96YN-UOzLS9YoylNI8EvfQvuYhhBBTD61YtDhdf12m-kEeVajNpjYA3pU/s1024/Spotted+Crake+tagging+IMG-06.06.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Cl49OVRUGDzMNSHD8iG_23e8JCXrzzXlt23wqMXs2ho3sqoc58Kpw0jIP_UsDogQUMNHcZjjnAV1yl0vWo96YN-UOzLS9YoylNI8EvfQvuYhhBBTD61YtDhdf12m-kEeVajNpjYA3pU/s320/Spotted+Crake+tagging+IMG-06.06.21.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">With the birds
being largely active and vocal between dusk and dawn, it was a great team effort
to cover the site and carry out this intensive survey work – many thanks as
always to our great team for their efforts.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-78738457195040368622021-08-19T13:20:00.002+01:002021-08-19T13:20:39.175+01:0002/08/21 - Seed harvesting<p>Over the last month our staff and volunteers have been working
on the Ings harvesting the meadows, albeit not in the traditional sense. Prior
to the local farmers taking the hay crop, our team have been using a seed
harvester to gather seeds from the hay meadows across the site, as well as collecting them by hand. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9NoIjO1BTa1hZDWHe9iy3crWh1PKoKfBT1Fbm9O999Pe90jpWP2QwyAQ0WQnPXeQLvDbl56k1F0fUV0JWsnHbX6vegMCLLEDePT8gl1w1BUTdlrHo7UyHIjKydwOscX4_7kXBt80pAI/s1600/IMG-20200722-WA0025+Seed+harvesting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9NoIjO1BTa1hZDWHe9iy3crWh1PKoKfBT1Fbm9O999Pe90jpWP2QwyAQ0WQnPXeQLvDbl56k1F0fUV0JWsnHbX6vegMCLLEDePT8gl1w1BUTdlrHo7UyHIjKydwOscX4_7kXBt80pAI/s320/IMG-20200722-WA0025+Seed+harvesting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Each year
we stagger the harvest, allowing us to collect a wide range of grasses and herb
species as individual species ripen at different intervals.
All of this seed is dried - easy to do this year with the very dry, hot and
sunny weather, and is now ready to be used to enhance other meadow restoration
sites elsewhere in the local area and occasionally further afield. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdDU7Nqfpo3gvj3OrQ82OtyMf4D8RxNEmIdkth59PUrMlOBVi0wNOTsYCfpLVYoWGflADDPKerUTzbk1JQKOcvL-WsgU5VUQtxqWAsRxhVB42Z0tivMYNEX5BoK_udVczRBtu-0Qse8M/s1024/IMG-20210714-WA0009+Seed+harvesting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdDU7Nqfpo3gvj3OrQ82OtyMf4D8RxNEmIdkth59PUrMlOBVi0wNOTsYCfpLVYoWGflADDPKerUTzbk1JQKOcvL-WsgU5VUQtxqWAsRxhVB42Z0tivMYNEX5BoK_udVczRBtu-0Qse8M/s320/IMG-20210714-WA0009+Seed+harvesting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It’s great to be able to use our NNRs in this way – not
only does it help create pockets of species rich grassland which can be used as
stepping stones through the landscape, but it also provides more sustainable
and resilient grassland to withstand seasonal flooding events, and can be used
for grazing animals and agricultural production, as well as creating areas for
people to enjoy. It’s also a great way to raise a little bit of extra money
through donations to help support further conservation efforts in the LDV. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWBU-Ue5k8Bucps8hf0ZtMWDv857w33ZYJA9xmTDOMGbuwMYS9jbOEUD07t5rzUe2jeetVAqhKYijqhWRtHDXE-l_r7gRFWHJtHNEsFtcE-LCaXPzOVO7NF8gV4NDihsAqzOXE7MELF4/s1024/IMG-20210715-WA0005+Seed+harvesting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWBU-Ue5k8Bucps8hf0ZtMWDv857w33ZYJA9xmTDOMGbuwMYS9jbOEUD07t5rzUe2jeetVAqhKYijqhWRtHDXE-l_r7gRFWHJtHNEsFtcE-LCaXPzOVO7NF8gV4NDihsAqzOXE7MELF4/s320/IMG-20210715-WA0005+Seed+harvesting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonruu595P9HxYh4CA-O3sNYjKQL9YnxYaHarJ0xfTIJveE2fam_VX_fE3M1sqMlZWkH223rh3sdKOlhIOAgMa47ZPIhJCDHunAp31g5NzWRjgaTN4mCnCfEEHCYDQHfz_M_qHj72EAos/s1024/IMG-20210715-WA0006+Seed+harvesting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonruu595P9HxYh4CA-O3sNYjKQL9YnxYaHarJ0xfTIJveE2fam_VX_fE3M1sqMlZWkH223rh3sdKOlhIOAgMa47ZPIhJCDHunAp31g5NzWRjgaTN4mCnCfEEHCYDQHfz_M_qHj72EAos/s320/IMG-20210715-WA0006+Seed+harvesting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We’ll
be out and about next week across the county helping to spread some of our seed at
the recipient sites - if you’d like some for any projects then
please feel free to get in touch. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355901304171322219.post-84529104045715515012021-06-23T12:03:00.003+01:002021-06-23T12:03:47.528+01:0019/06/21 - Shot Peregrine released<p>Hot on the heels of our last raptor post, yesterday we
had the privilege of once again working with Jean, when she brought in a
rehabilitated Peregrine Falcon to release on the NNR. This bird had
disgracefully been shot, and was picked up in the grounds of Selby Abbey unable
to fly – and she certainly wouldn’t have travelled far with her injuries.
Thankfully she was soon on her way to Jean, who patiently cared for the her,
with the help from Mark Naguib at Battle Flatts Vets. After several weeks she
was deemed fit and well enough to go back into the wild, and so it was decided
she would be released onto the reserve at North Duffield Carrs – not wise to
let her go in Selby for obvious reasons, but close enough that she will
recognise the local area within her ‘patch’.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijindH9rHGlOo89mtoaYuUS6JSTkBnkqS23F7e3Fgb4jIkEdQzN8UCkdMDGp3unF058hUmoQrX-ackR1mVqOHXKBTwwMvO1D5JBGJ6t6YYv5yPt6EAV43rexJla6B9ZT69c67HjKKI-8M/s1024/thumbnail_IMG-20210614-WA0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijindH9rHGlOo89mtoaYuUS6JSTkBnkqS23F7e3Fgb4jIkEdQzN8UCkdMDGp3unF058hUmoQrX-ackR1mVqOHXKBTwwMvO1D5JBGJ6t6YYv5yPt6EAV43rexJla6B9ZT69c67HjKKI-8M/s320/thumbnail_IMG-20210614-WA0014.jpg" /></a></div><p>The story doesn’t end there though – she was ringed eight
years ago as a chick in the nest at Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire - providing us
with an insight into the origins of at least one Peregrine that has colonised
the area over recent years.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Another great job by Jean and the Battle Flatts team, and
a real privilege to be involved in the release. Anyone with any information as
to who may have committed such a crime needs to please come forward and report
it to the police, thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaANgcdKPBTdhR1dsRpXDwmH0y1M2g7eAs-7ZmIvI_lVdlr6jJ_94dwIlykZUEJWeVXDNir083SP6wRcTdCmHTRUNJEEA6Ahyphenhyphen4i1z0fiovhsrn6Aabo7FuRTbN2B1E-aawFw9ujNJRALk/s1024/188895236_3805766589522525_201292588216293171_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaANgcdKPBTdhR1dsRpXDwmH0y1M2g7eAs-7ZmIvI_lVdlr6jJ_94dwIlykZUEJWeVXDNir083SP6wRcTdCmHTRUNJEEA6Ahyphenhyphen4i1z0fiovhsrn6Aabo7FuRTbN2B1E-aawFw9ujNJRALk/s320/188895236_3805766589522525_201292588216293171_n.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>LDV Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045287815191344990noreply@blogger.com7