Gwydir Valley April 2023 Update

Photo: Sunrise at Bunnor Bird Hide in January 2023. Photo credit: Tamara Kermode.

Following another spring of high water flows and water across floodplains, colonial-nesting waterbird breeding occurred for the second time in two years, and only the second time in 10 years. Water for the environment was released to create these large flows and trigger breeding. Since the beginning of 2023 flows have been maintained at steady low flows to minimise the risks to the colonies breeding successes. Read here for the full update: Gwydir Valley Update_April 2023