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• February 2019 WeBS count

  Skylarks are singing, great-crested grebes are weed dancing, colts’ foot is in flower and brimstone, comma, red admiral and peacock butterflies are on the wing... spring is springing! The February WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count served up another...

  Posted 25 Feb 2019 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)

• WeBS count for Jan 2019

  Another good selection of wintry birds were picked up on the January WeBS. Including the earliest avocet ever recorded in Notts, Caspian gull, 2 great-white egrets and 21 whooper swans: Tufted duck 181 Mallard 79 Teal 124 Moorhen 8 Black headed gu...

  Posted 04 Feb 2019 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)

• Langofrd WeBS count - December 2018

  Drum roll....... Here are the results from the December WeBS count at Langford: Black headed gull 152 Canada goose 35 Coot 56 Cormorant 31 Gadwall 68 Goldeneye 10 Great crested grebe  2 Grey heron 5 Greylag goose 30 Kingfisher  1 Little egret 2...

  Posted 18 Dec 2018 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)

• All the great things

  We had a great guided walk at Langford on Sunday afternoon, taking in the quiet off-limit parts of the site, an amazing sunset and some good wildlife too, including a great white egret. A green sandpiper, bullfinch, stonechats, reed bunting, Cetti...

  Posted 26 Nov 2018 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)

• Guided Walk (25th November) and November's WeBS count results

  Just to remind you all that there is a guided walk happening at Langford Lowfields on Sunday 25th November. It starts at 2pm and will last a couple of hours. Prices are £10 non-RSPB members, £8 RSPB members and then half price for children. We'll ...

  Posted 19 Nov 2018 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)

• October's (WeBS) wetland bird survey

  Here are the much anticipated WeBS counts for October, they give a good flavour of what's about at Langford at the moment: Grey heron 8 Mallard 94 Little egret 3 Kingfisher 4 Redshank 3 Green sandpiper 2 Ruff 1 Snipe 7 Mute swan 29 Teal 147 Shovel...

  Posted 06 Nov 2018 by Joe Harris (RSPB Langford Lowfields Site Manager)