Sacred Ibis at Langford

After a non-birding day yesterday, I managed to get out this afternoon; Mons Pool was fairly quiet, but nearby, on the Silt Lagoon at Collingham there was a pair of GC Grebes with 4 young and a pair of Shelduck with 13 ducklings. The Main Pit wasn't holding much, but there was a single Dunlin on Carlton Ferry Farm Pit.

I then went to Langford Lowfields, which was looking fantastic, and located the Sacred Ibis that was found here on friday on part pf the site with no general access (but it should be visible from the footpath along the Trent). It was a bit distant but I managed a few record shots. A fun bird to see, but given its status as an invasive species in Europe and the impact it has on native species (e.g. in France), perhaps not one we want to see on a regular basis...

Sacred Ibis at Langford Lowfields

Also present were a party of 5 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin which flew north, 2 singing Cetti's Warblers, a Barn Owl carrying prey off the the east, 5 Little Egrets, a pair of Turtle Doves, a Cuckoo, and a Peregrine which flew south, plus lots of common stuff; a nice evening.

Sedge Warbler at Langford Lowfields

Langford Lowfields - Phase 2