Despite the bird bonanza quietening down this week, waders still continue to feature highly on Langford's sightings list. Highlights from the last 3 days include....
2 black-tailed godwit, including 1 still in almost full breeding plumage
26 dunlin on Phase 3 this afternoon
1 ringed plover still with the dunlin on Phase 3
Snipe everywhere, including small groups moving overhead
Greenshank still on Phase 3
2 hobby on site this afternoon, with a sparrowhawk over Phase 2
A reed warbler on Phase 1
At least 3 kingfishers on Phases 1 and 3
Warmer periods are still producing good numbers of butterflies including clouded yellows and plenty of dragonflies, with common darter and migrant hawkers still on the wing in good numbers.