Calling all birders and photographers in yorkshire, we have started colour ringing the Red Kites in parts of Yorkshire. If you see one please report to the email on the poster @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #redkites #raptors #birdsofprey
Nice to also catch up with two Cattle Egrets at Wheldrake Ings after the heronry survey had taken place – thanks to @duncbye.bsky.social for joining and @ldvbirder.bsky.social for getting the news out on the Cattle Egrets.
There has also been a large arrival of Quail over the last couple of nights with 10 ‘new’ birds reported around the #LDV during the last 48 hours - bringing this years total to over 20, with another individual caught and ringed as part of our long-term study into the species @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Nice to receive this record of a colour-ringed Oystercatcher seen in the Foggathorpe area by @duncbye.bsky.social this week – originally ringed in August 2009 as a first-year in Hampshire - next seen near Barnsley (April 2012) and Goole (April 2014) - likely to be breeding in the area.
The second visit to the local heronry took place earlier this week as part of the @btobirds.bsky.social census, & after over 40 years of surveying this site, there are now almost as many Little Egrets (35 pairs) as Grey Herons (38 pairs) 🪺 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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