Spring is well on it's way here at Langford, with quite a few of our spring migrants having now made an appearance on site. Sand martins have been seen on site for a couple of weeks now, but have been recently joined by the other two hirundine species, swallow and house martin.
Both yellow and white wagtails have been seen in the last few days. Watch out for white wagtails in flocks with yellows and occasionally we have also had blue-headed wagtails dropping in with the flocks of yellows, so keep an eye open.
Wader-wise, we have had both ringed and little ringed plovers recently, green sandpiper, curlew, redshank, oystercatcher and up to a whopping 25 avocets, viewable on the lagoons from the public footpath.
Warblers are starting to appear too, with numerous chiffchaff and blackcap now singing. They have been joined in the last few days by willow warblers too. The next in should be sedge warblers and whitethroats, followed by all our other breeding warbler species. A total of 60 meadow pipits was an impressive number for the site.
The plants seem to think spring is on the way too, with the cowslips near the Beach Hut putting on a lovely display and the first cuckoo-flower is now in flower too.