Following on from our first visit to the heronry in mid-April when a
number of active nests were found, the team returned last week with the hope of
ringing a sample of young. 13 chicks were ringed, taking the overall total
ringed in the valley to 193, including 100 chicks fitted with our yellow and
black colour-rings. Many thanks to the team for their help in ringing the young,
which contributes to the long term monitoring scheme in the valley for the 35th
year, and the BTO’s long running heronry census scheme. Ringing in the heronry
over the years has shown that soon after fledging the young tend to disperse
north into North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Northumberland, although one bird
headed south in the summer of 2014, into Derbyshire. In most years the young leave the
heronry and go straight on to Wheldrake Ings to feed before dispersing – so please
keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks and leave any records of
colour-ringed birds in the hides, thank you.
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