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News, events and recent sightings from the #LowerDerwentValley, #SkipwithCommon and #ForgeValleyWoods National Nature Reserves
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North Duffield Carrs: 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Scaup, 4 Ruff & 600 Pink-footed Geese
Ellerton: 1 White-fronted Goose, 126 Whooper Swan
East Cottingwith: 2 Brambling, 500 Linnet & 235 Pink-footed Geese south
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North Duffield Carrs: 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Scaup, 4 Ruff & 600 Pink-footed Geese
Ellerton: 1 White-fronted Goose, 126 Whooper Swan
East Cottingwith: 2 Brambling, 500 Linnet & 235 Pink-footed Geese south
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February 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social
North Duffield Carrs: 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Scaup, 4 Ruff & 600 Pink-footed Geese
Ellerton: 1 White-fronted Goose, 126 Whooper Swan
East Cottingwith: 2 Brambling, 500 Linnet & 235 Pink-footed Geese south
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
North Duffield Carrs: 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Scaup, 4 Ruff & 600 Pink-footed Geese
Ellerton: 1 White-fronted Goose, 126 Whooper Swan
East Cottingwith: 2 Brambling, 500 Linnet & 235 Pink-footed Geese south
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Enjoyable trip to N Duffield @ldvnnr.bsky.social today. Highlights: Scaup, Shoveller, GWE, Dabchick, Black-tailed Godwit all new for year. Also nice to see RL Partridge, Stonechat, Red Kite, S'prawk & Linnets. Somehow missed the Bean Geese though! @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Enjoyable trip to N Duffield @ldvnnr.bsky.social today. Highlights: Scaup, Shoveller, GWE, Dabchick, Black-tailed Godwit all new for year. Also nice to see RL Partridge, Stonechat, Red Kite, S'prawk & Linnets. Somehow missed the Bean Geese though! @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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LDV NDC
Rare visitor to the garden feeders a nice suprise today.
As well as the Blackcap, Song Thrush,Robins,Wren,Great and Blue tits, Dunnocks, Long Tailed Tits, Starlings,Wood Pigeon.Collared doves, my usual House sparrow group.
@ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Rare visitor to the garden feeders a nice suprise today.
As well as the Blackcap, Song Thrush,Robins,Wren,Great and Blue tits, Dunnocks, Long Tailed Tits, Starlings,Wood Pigeon.Collared doves, my usual House sparrow group.
@ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
LDV NDC
Rare visitor to the garden feeders a nice suprise today.
As well as the Blackcap, Song Thrush,Robins,Wren,Great and Blue tits, Dunnocks, Long Tailed Tits, Starlings,Wood Pigeon.Collared doves, my usual House sparrow group.
@ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Rare visitor to the garden feeders a nice suprise today.
As well as the Blackcap, Song Thrush,Robins,Wren,Great and Blue tits, Dunnocks, Long Tailed Tits, Starlings,Wood Pigeon.Collared doves, my usual House sparrow group.
@ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Little Egret H3 still at Kilnwick Percy this morning...has been a regular by the lakes the last few weeks. A local bird from the @ldvnnr.bsky.social. @ynuorg.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Little Egret H3 still at Kilnwick Percy this morning...has been a regular by the lakes the last few weeks. A local bird from the @ldvnnr.bsky.social. @ynuorg.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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13 Tundra Bean Geese at Morth Duffield Carrs this afternoon plus Spotted Redshank and 3 Scaup. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
13 Tundra Bean Geese at Morth Duffield Carrs this afternoon plus Spotted Redshank and 3 Scaup. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
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North Duffield Carrs - Geoff Smith hide.
Rarely see 2 together - video.
3 Scaup distantly, 2 Ruff close. Yaffle flew across the valley, Kingfisher & Stonechat in front of the hide.
Feoffee.
4 Shelduck, 125 Common Gulls & 1 LBB.
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Rarely see 2 together - video.
3 Scaup distantly, 2 Ruff close. Yaffle flew across the valley, Kingfisher & Stonechat in front of the hide.
Feoffee.
4 Shelduck, 125 Common Gulls & 1 LBB.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
@ldvnnr.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM
North Duffield Carrs - Geoff Smith hide.
Rarely see 2 together - video.
3 Scaup distantly, 2 Ruff close. Yaffle flew across the valley, Kingfisher & Stonechat in front of the hide.
Feoffee.
4 Shelduck, 125 Common Gulls & 1 LBB.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
@ldvnnr.bsky.social
Rarely see 2 together - video.
3 Scaup distantly, 2 Ruff close. Yaffle flew across the valley, Kingfisher & Stonechat in front of the hide.
Feoffee.
4 Shelduck, 125 Common Gulls & 1 LBB.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
@ldvnnr.bsky.social
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19 Russian White-fronted Geese showing well in front of Ellerton Church this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
19 Russian White-fronted Geese showing well in front of Ellerton Church this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
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LDV NDC
Valley teaming with birds today, 100's of Lapwing,Wigeon, all on edge due to a variety of raptors sizing them up.Buzzards in good numbers,Red Kite and Peregrine all noted. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Valley teaming with birds today, 100's of Lapwing,Wigeon, all on edge due to a variety of raptors sizing them up.Buzzards in good numbers,Red Kite and Peregrine all noted. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
LDV NDC
Valley teaming with birds today, 100's of Lapwing,Wigeon, all on edge due to a variety of raptors sizing them up.Buzzards in good numbers,Red Kite and Peregrine all noted. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Valley teaming with birds today, 100's of Lapwing,Wigeon, all on edge due to a variety of raptors sizing them up.Buzzards in good numbers,Red Kite and Peregrine all noted. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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12 Tundra Bean Geese, 11 Russian White-fronted Geese and 3 Scaup among the highlights at North Duffield Carrs this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 PM
12 Tundra Bean Geese, 11 Russian White-fronted Geese and 3 Scaup among the highlights at North Duffield Carrs this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Doors open! Come along and join in with our family fun day and hear about our work across the #LDV, inc. our Corncrake/responsible recreation projects, and how you can get involved through volunteering - all whilst having a look through our new book! 📖🐦🦆🦉🪶 #WorldWetlandsDay @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Today our team are at Melbourne Village Hall for our #WorldWetlandsDay event between 10am-3pm – come along & join in with making wildflower bombs, take part in arts/crafts/quizzes, owl pellet dissection & find out about our Corncrake project + refreshments available ☕️🍪
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Doors open! Come along and join in with our family fun day and hear about our work across the #LDV, inc. our Corncrake/responsible recreation projects, and how you can get involved through volunteering - all whilst having a look through our new book! 📖🐦🦆🦉🪶 #WorldWetlandsDay @yorkbirding.bsky.social
A copy of our new book 'Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley' will also be available to look at/pre-order today 📖 100% of the proceeds from this book will go to the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley charitable trust, to help with conservation projects across the reserve @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 8:09 AM
A copy of our new book 'Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley' will also be available to look at/pre-order today 📖 100% of the proceeds from this book will go to the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley charitable trust, to help with conservation projects across the reserve @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Today our team are at Melbourne Village Hall for our #WorldWetlandsDay event between 10am-3pm – come along & join in with making wildflower bombs, take part in arts/crafts/quizzes, owl pellet dissection & find out about our Corncrake project + refreshments available ☕️🍪
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Today our team are at Melbourne Village Hall for our #WorldWetlandsDay event between 10am-3pm – come along & join in with making wildflower bombs, take part in arts/crafts/quizzes, owl pellet dissection & find out about our Corncrake project + refreshments available ☕️🍪
We’ve also been in Melbourne Primary School this week delivering activities based on the #LDV inc. our Corncrake reintroduction project – great to see the children so enthusiastic and engaged, and fantastic to have the support of the local schools and communities🪶🦆🦢💦
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM
We’ve also been in Melbourne Primary School this week delivering activities based on the #LDV inc. our Corncrake reintroduction project – great to see the children so enthusiastic and engaged, and fantastic to have the support of the local schools and communities🪶🦆🦢💦
Great to sell out Melbourne Village Hall on Thursday evening with 💯 people attending our new talk ‘Birds of the #LDV’ to kick off our #WorldWetlandsDay celebrations - thank you for turning out & helping us to celebrate this rather special nature reserve and its incredible wildlife 🦆🦢🪶💦
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Great to sell out Melbourne Village Hall on Thursday evening with 💯 people attending our new talk ‘Birds of the #LDV’ to kick off our #WorldWetlandsDay celebrations - thank you for turning out & helping us to celebrate this rather special nature reserve and its incredible wildlife 🦆🦢🪶💦
This week we've also been working at #ForgeValleyWoods NNR opening up the quarry faces for their geological interest & valuable invertebrate habitat, whilst strimming the calcareous grassland pockets - nice to see Spurge Laurel & Wild Garlic, with the first Snowdrops also starting to appear.
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This week we've also been working at #ForgeValleyWoods NNR opening up the quarry faces for their geological interest & valuable invertebrate habitat, whilst strimming the calcareous grassland pockets - nice to see Spurge Laurel & Wild Garlic, with the first Snowdrops also starting to appear.
Huge thank you to all involved – the extra help that we receive from corporate groups really makes a massive difference to the amount of work that we can achieve across our NNRs 👏 If you'd like to join our team or attend a task day with your colleagues, please do get in touch 😁
Earlier in the week our team were busy carrying on with our heathland management work on #SkipwithCommon NNR, this time supported by staff from FPCR Ecology - with time also spent looking for and finding evidence of Water Voles.
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Huge thank you to all involved – the extra help that we receive from corporate groups really makes a massive difference to the amount of work that we can achieve across our NNRs 👏 If you'd like to join our team or attend a task day with your colleagues, please do get in touch 😁
Earlier in the week our team were busy carrying on with our heathland management work on #SkipwithCommon NNR, this time supported by staff from FPCR Ecology - with time also spent looking for and finding evidence of Water Voles.
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Earlier in the week our team were busy carrying on with our heathland management work on #SkipwithCommon NNR, this time supported by staff from FPCR Ecology - with time also spent looking for and finding evidence of Water Voles.
Can visitors to the #LDV please note that water levels are once again very high, with limited access to Bank Island and Wheldrake Ings. The White-tailed Eagle is still present at Aughton (yesterday) and 248 Black-tailed Godwits are at North Duffield Carrs @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Can visitors to the #LDV please note that water levels are once again very high, with limited access to Bank Island and Wheldrake Ings. The White-tailed Eagle is still present at Aughton (yesterday) and 248 Black-tailed Godwits are at North Duffield Carrs @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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The White-tailed Eagle reported from Aughton church this morning & then flew north
2 Scaup still at North Duffield Carrs
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2 Scaup still at North Duffield Carrs
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January 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The White-tailed Eagle reported from Aughton church this morning & then flew north
2 Scaup still at North Duffield Carrs
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2 Scaup still at North Duffield Carrs
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This talk is now fully booked with 💯 free tickets 'sold' - sorry to those who have been left disappointed, but we cannot exceed village hall capacity - watch this space for other talk dates to follow 👀 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
With over 80 tickets now booked, we have less than 20 left for our #WorldWetlandsDay event this Thursday (29th), when Senior Reserve Manager Craig Ralston will be talking all things #LDV related – if you’d like to book yourself a free ticket please contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk 🐦🦆🪶
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
This talk is now fully booked with 💯 free tickets 'sold' - sorry to those who have been left disappointed, but we cannot exceed village hall capacity - watch this space for other talk dates to follow 👀 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Log buyers - we now have seasoned/part-seasoned timber for sale once again, with proceeds going to the Friends of the #LDV charitable trust. The price remains an incredible £80 per load, with free delivery to the local area - contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk 🪵 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Log buyers - we now have seasoned/part-seasoned timber for sale once again, with proceeds going to the Friends of the #LDV charitable trust. The price remains an incredible £80 per load, with free delivery to the local area - contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk 🪵 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Or, if you'd like to pre-order a copy of our new book 'Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley' which contains 550 pages of everything we know about the 295 bird species that have occurred in the #LDV & surrounding area, please use the email address below to secure yourself a copy @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Or, if you'd like to pre-order a copy of our new book 'Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley' which contains 550 pages of everything we know about the 295 bird species that have occurred in the #LDV & surrounding area, please use the email address below to secure yourself a copy @yorkbirding.bsky.social
With over 80 tickets now booked, we have less than 20 left for our #WorldWetlandsDay event this Thursday (29th), when Senior Reserve Manager Craig Ralston will be talking all things #LDV related – if you’d like to book yourself a free ticket please contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk 🐦🦆🪶
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 AM
With over 80 tickets now booked, we have less than 20 left for our #WorldWetlandsDay event this Thursday (29th), when Senior Reserve Manager Craig Ralston will be talking all things #LDV related – if you’d like to book yourself a free ticket please contact Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk 🐦🦆🪶
Thanks to local birder Stuart Masheder for the image below - taken in his York garden last year, and to local wildlife photographer Terry Weston for his image of one feeding on an apple in Dunnington recently 📸 Any other records welcome 🐦 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who has sent in Blackcap records recently – there appears to be good numbers wintering in the #LDV and surrounding area at present, with at least ten others wintering in local gardens (and presumably others we don’t know about too!) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Thanks to local birder Stuart Masheder for the image below - taken in his York garden last year, and to local wildlife photographer Terry Weston for his image of one feeding on an apple in Dunnington recently 📸 Any other records welcome 🐦 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who has sent in Blackcap records recently – there appears to be good numbers wintering in the #LDV and surrounding area at present, with at least ten others wintering in local gardens (and presumably others we don’t know about too!) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Thank you to everyone who has sent in Blackcap records recently – there appears to be good numbers wintering in the #LDV and surrounding area at present, with at least ten others wintering in local gardens (and presumably others we don’t know about too!) @yorkbirding.bsky.social