diff --git a/src/nature/species/skylark.jl b/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
index a7c7191de3d13ebcf06fbff96f8f27629d850c8c..40c904c617aa5412617f135a946929379cfb94fe 100644
--- a/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
+++ b/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ At the moment, this implementation is still in development.
                         # @distanceto(forest) > 5 && # at least 50m from forest edges
                         # @distanceto(builtup) > 5) # and from anthropogenic structures
     
-    @initialise(habitats, phase="mating", popdensity=300, pairs=true,
+    @initialise(habitats, phase="mating", popdensity=3000, pairs=true,
                 initfunction=initskylark)
     
     """