Over the last few weeks we’ve seen a rapid increase in the number of Little
Egrets throughout the valley, including up to 17 on the pool at Wheldrake Ings.
The bird pictured here, ‘J9’, was spotted on the pool at Wheldrake, along with
‘B9’. The BTO have since been in touch with the ringing details, we now know
that ‘J9’ was ringed last year by the Mid-Lincolnshire Ringing Group as a
nestling on the 20th May at North Cotes. However, ‘B9’ was ringed
back in 2009 at Penrhyn Castle in Bangor, North Wales, also as a nestling, on
the 5th July. Information like this helps us to learn more about the
recent colonisation of egrets in the valley, and we now know that this year six
pairs bred across the site. A recent peak count of 32 birds was a record count,
and in contrast to August last year, the monthly peak was of just four individuals,
showing a rapid increase. When visiting the site please let us know of any
records of colour-ringed birds by
leaving a note in the logbooks provided. Many thanks to local birder Duncan Bye
for sending in his super photograph and for providing us with the information
from the BTO.
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