The first ever chick from a South Cumbria nature reserve’s second nest has been ringed.
Blue 9K4 was born in the second nest at Foulshaw Moss.
His arrival has marked a milestone for Cumbria, with over 200 chicks ringed since 2001.
The reason for ringing and tagging the bird is so that conservationists can track his movements and understand his life history.
He will soon leave the South Lakeland nature reserve and migrate south to the Iberian Peninsula or West Africa.
This year was the first year that the nature reserve hosted two nests.
The second nest is quite close to the boardwalk and is vulnerable to disturbance, so visitors are asked to be aware of this when they visit.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust has built a hide nearby to view the new nest from and asks everyone to use this hide respectfully, taking other visitors’ experiences into account.
The car park at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve is quite small and gets full quickly.
People are asked to access it via public transport if they can – for more information, visit https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/foulshaw-moss. There are also bike racks available.
People arriving in cars are asked if they find that the car park is full, to return at a later time or date.
The access road to the nature reserve is narrow and doesn’t have passing places.
