A glorious day at Langford yesterday brought the first 2011 record of another spring migrant to the site....a singing reed warbler in Phase 1. This is quite early for reed warblers to be returning to our reedbed, we usually expect them towards the end of April and follows the early arrivial of a sedge warbler last Sunday.
Some other sightings from this week include -
Thursday
Female marsh harrier over Phase 1
2 avocets on the silt lagoons
Little ringed plover on lagoon 7
Friday
Green sandpiper on Phase 3
c.30 linnet on Phase 3