Badger

Love wildlife, growing food and dogs, people not so much 🤔

[Duncan Bye @Duncbye]

#PWC2024 was my best ever year @patchbirding at Wheldrake Ings with a total of 159 species & 206 points. The only new species was @LoDerwentValley Great Reed Warbler find. Thanks to all the local birders & the @LDV_NNR staff & volunteers
@YorkBirding

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

At least 12,000 Lapwing are now present in the #LDV along with 750+ Dunlin and over 6,000 Teal @YorkBirding

[Yorkshire Derwent Catchment Partnership @YorksDCP]

Strom Darragh has given our floodplain reconnection on the river Dove its first test! (Slightly sooner than we expected). It's fantastic to see the floodplain reactivated in these peak flow events. We can't wait to see this site develop next year. @EnvAgencyYNE @YorksWildlife

[Yorkshire Crayfish Forum @Yorks_Crayfish]

We have 32 new arrivals to the Crayfish Hatchery at @flamingolanduk! Originally from @BrisZooSociety, the team will care for these white-clawed crayfish over the next few months to ensure the hatchery is running smoothly.

[Yorkshire Derwent Catchment Partnership @YorksDCP]

Our team has planted hundreds of great water parsnips and tansy plants at Barmby on the Marsh wetland reserve! The plants were grown, quarantined, and carefully checked by the staff and volunteers of Yorkshire Water at @tophilllow before being transferred to Barmby @YorksWildlife

[Yorkshire Derwent Catchment Partnership @YorksDCP]

Completed groundworks at one of our floodplain reconnection sites. 17ha of arable going into species rich floodplain meadow, low intensity cattle grazing. Long term future secured. In peak flood events it will slow the flow. Still work to do here, look forward to updating.

[Duncan Bye @Duncbye]

Bank Island
1 Lesser Redpoll new for #PWC2024
103 Pintail
59 Shoveler
1200 Wigeon
1 Cetti's Warbler
1 Barn Owl
15 Yellowhammer

Wheldrake Ings
2 Whooper Swan SE
2 Pink-footed Geese
1600 Greylag Geese
6 Stonechat
2 Cetti's Warbler
1 Marsh Harrier
@LDV_NNR @YorkBirding

[Duncan Bye @Duncbye]

In the @LDV_NNR today
Bank Island
1 Swallow
1 Barn Owl
9 Redwing
400 Golden Plover

Wheldrake Ings
4 Whooper Swan
3 Stonechat
Pink footed Geese 200 S & 47 NW

NDC
18 Whooper Swan & 20 S
12 Egyptian Geese

Bubwith Ings
14 Whooper Swan
40 Pink footed Geese S
5 Ruff

@YorkBirding

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

It’s beginning to sound a lot more like late autumn now too with upto 2,200 Greylag Geese back in the #LDV providing a wonderful spectacle & an incredible sound, particularly at dawn and dusk, with increasing numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Pintail & other waterfowl 🦆 @YorkBirding

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

1,300 Golden Plover were feeding on favoured arable fields around the reserve yesterday (good October count), with three recently caught & GPS tagged in order to better understand how they use the NNR & surrounding landscape to help our wider work in the area @YorkBirding

[Duncan Bye @Duncbye]

A few more photos of the Bearded Tits at Wheldrake Ings this morning @LDV_NNR @YorkBirding

[Yorkshire Crayfish Forum @Yorks_Crayfish]

Setting off this year's survey season in style - creating a new crayfish ark site in the Derwent Catchment earlier this month. Great effort from everyone involved. Funding from @NEYorksNLincs Species Recovery Programme.

[Yorkshire Derwent Catchment Partnership @YorksDCP]

We've been discussing with landowners about options for creating a new buffer strip to restrict livestock access and allow the beck to restore itself at Lowdales beck, near Scarborough. @YorksWildlife

[Yorkshire Derwent Catchment Partnership @YorksDCP]

The Hebridean sheep have arrived at Wheldrake this week! @YorksWildlife @LDV_NNR

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

Fantastic to see a Curlew (having recovered from a broken wing) released & take to the skies in the #LDV this morning - another great job by Jean & Battle Flatts Vets - each & everyone of these birds is so precious. Hopefully this one can go onto breed & add to the population 🐦

[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 @YorksWildlife]

Our @ypp_peat team were at Askham Bog this week helping to map areas of deep peat - some is over 4m!

The peat depth rods were also handy for retrieving a balloon *sigh* from a tree. Inevitably they got distracted by sphagnum, who would've thought? 😆

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[Badger @lavelle_badger]

@DuttyMoonshine @Beatherder such a monster set loved every second and your fantastic energy, you always make our festi! 🙌 ❤️

[Floodplain Meadows Partnership @Floodplainmead]

Today is #FascinationOfPlants Day! 🌱🌼🍃🌺
With up to 40 plants in each sq metre there is plenty to be fascinated by in #floodplainmeadows. Find out more on our website (link in bio) or explore your finds with https://t.co/R1ujDzA1aV
@iSpotnature @OU_EEE https://t.co/ewqtTimFXZ

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

The latest #LDV sightings are now online on our NNR blog - https://t.co/qh2QkngxTo. Many thanks as always to everyone who contributed records and counts throughout the month, with particular thanks to members of @YorkBirding and regular patch birder @Duncbye

[Badger @lavelle_badger]

@LDV_NNR @TeeJay811 Just watched the swifts return to under our roof tile in Elvington today and this year's brood of starlings from our roof come down for a bath in our pond, great time of year!