Today's Highlights
Fabulous numbers of birds today and very active after yesterday's poor weather.
Little Grebe and juvenile male Goldeneye displaying in front of Main Observatory.
A record-breaking flock of Golden Plover -8,000- being the highest count at WWT Welney ever. Those and a flock of Starlings were competing for best aerobatic display over Lady Fen.
Barn owl
Peregrine
Short-eared owl
Avocet -11 at Friends hide
Water rail -flying at Nelson/Lyle hide
Curlew
Marsh harrier
Goldcrest - pair in car park hedge
Little egret -4 displaying on Lady fen
Redshank
Tree sparrows on the feeders by the café
Wigeon
Teal
Tufted duck
Pochard
Shoveler
Shelduck
Gadwall
On your way home North from the centre it is worth looking out for 4 or 5 Heron at intervals along the grass verge. They seem to like it there around 5pm.
