20 June 2015 Guided walk around Langford Lowfields RSPB reserve, just south of Collingham, Notts. My first proper visit and well impressed with this emerging 'inland Minsmere'. Birds included: Cuckoo 1 Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 4 Hobby 5 Little egret 5 Garden warbler 1 Reed warbler 20+ Yellow wagtail 5 Lesser black-backed gull 20 Lapwing 80 Oystercatcher 6 Redshank 2 Shelduck 2 Jay 1 Green woodpecker 1 Butterflies included painted lady, brimstone and lots of large skippers and meadow browns. Moths included silver Y, yellowshell, clouded silver and timothy tortrix. Dragonflies included several black-tailed skimmers plus four-spotted chaser. Hundreds of azure, common blue and blue-tailed damselflies.
Plus an excellent display of wildflowers including large patches of grass vetchling and kidney vetch.
Will certainly be stopping off now know where to park.
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