'Gettin' Jiggy wit it....'

Yep... its Spring - or at least the cranes think so.  Lots of bugling, displaying, dancing, jumping about, throwing stuff around, storming about with chests puffed out and bustles all bustley and splendid looking.  

   Gerald -Ye-Bk-Wh (male) and Flash Gr-Bk-Wh (female) bugling away on Aller Moor. (Thanks to John Crispin for the photo)

 We are keeping a very close eye out for any pairs starting to form and the last few days have seen couples moving apart from the main flock, and feeding together - but all too often they have been too distant to get good ring reading combinations to work out if they are genuine pairs - or just 2 cranes together! 

More as it develops! 

About the author

Damon’s role is to act as the hub of the project - making sure everyone involved knows what is going on and that it is all running smoothly. He is also responsible for project community awareness work in Somerset, construction of the release enclosure, and running the post release monitoring work in Somerset.  Damon works alongside the RSPB reserve teams in Somerset.