Last Sunday I was joined by 29 members of our nearest local members group. Many of them have actively supported the development of Langford Lowfields since it's inception, so it's always nice to welcome them back and show them how the site is developing.
Compared to the previous two walks that I've lead at Langford this year, we were blessed with good weather and good birds.
Spring was definitely in the air, as we watched sand martins hawking for insects overhead, and up to eight little ringed plovers displaying and singing. Both skylarks and meadow pipits vied for airspace, as they carried out their distinctive spring rituals and yellowhammer and reed bunting could be heard singing too.
Other species of note included redshank, green sandpiper and lapwing, along with numerous buzzards and a green woodpecker which, having serenaded us with it's 'yaffeling' call all morning, kindly perched in the top of a willow for the group, shortly before the walk concluded.