Sightings - Welney
Todays Sightings
Common Tern by Seamus Griffin Greenshank Redshank Common sandpiper Peregrine Blacktailed godwit Avocet Golden plover Marsh harrier Little egret Cuckoo Linnet Sedge warbler Yellow wagtail Little ringed plover Common te
4 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Black-winged stilt Black-winged stilt - 2 - Lady Fen Ruff - 40 males in breeding plumage and females present Dunlin Greenshank - 7 flying North Grey plover - 1 Friends hide Great white egret between Main hide & Re
3 May 2017
Todays Sightings
Black-winged stilt - 4 Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Tufted duck Avocet Tree sparrow Redshank Shoveler Wheatear Garganey Cettis Warbler Sparrow hawk Greenshank Sand martin Little ringed plover Lesser white-throat Oystercatcher Hobby
2 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Black-winged stilts-2 males, 1 female on Lady Fen Little ringed plover Grey plover Common tern Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Avocet Reed warbler Little egret Great white egret Redshank Gadwall Tufted duck Lapwing Tree sparrow Greylag geese Garganey Marsh harr
1 May 2017
Sightings Saturday 29th April
Wonderful bright start to the day with Cranes heard calling on Lady fen. Black-winged stilt on Lady fen this morning (Photo Clive Baker) All hides apart from Allport hide are open Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall
29 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Wheatear Great white egret Shelduck Avocet Lapwing & chicks Redshank Black-tailed godwit Ruff Dunlin Egyptian goose Buzzard Swift Tufted duck Kestrel Shoveler Reed bunting Tree sparrow Moorhen & chicks Coot & chicks Whitethroat Marsh harrier C
28 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Common crane x 9 - Lady Fen Spotted redshank White wagtail Green Woodpecker Black-tailed Godwit Snipe Greylag Goose Redshank Tufted Duck Little Egret Shelduck Avocet Wheatear Great White Egret Teal Whooper Swan Swallow Swift Gadwall Shoveler Tree Sparrow
27 April 2017
Todays Sightings
Spoonbill by Rachel Hazlehurst Spoonbill - Bank Farm (viewable from road) Swallows Swift Little ringed plover House martin Black-tailed godwit Great white egret Little egret Redshank Ruff Avocet Dunlin Tufted duck Gre
26 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Wheatear by Bob Ellis Little Egret Great White Egret Avocet Shelduck Lapwing Redshank Black-Tailed Godwit Little Ringed Plover House Martin Swallow Marsh Harrier Shoveler Teal Gadwall Pochard Mallard Wigeon Tufted Duc
25 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Avocets mating Garganey - male at Friends hide Sandwich Tern Swallow Swift House martin Whitethroat Cetti’s warbler Blackcap Reed warbler Sedge warbler Black-tailed godwit Moorhen + chicks Lapwing + chicks Coot + ch
24 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Ring ouzel - Lyle hide Swifts-2 at Friends hide Swallows House martin Whitethroat Cetti's warbler Reed warblers Sedge warblers Black-tailed godwit-60 Bar-tailed godwit Dunlin-24 Moorhen + chicks Lapwing + chicks Coot + chicks Avocet Cormorant Oystercatche
23 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Ring ouzel - Lyle hide Cetti's warbler Sedge warbler-x lots Reed bunting Skylark House sparrow Tree sparrow Goldfinch Blackbird Whitethroat Pied wagtail House martin Swallow Black-tailed godwit Bar-tailed godwit Redshank Greenshank Avocet Snipe Lapwing Li
22 April 2017
Sightings Friday 21st April
Bar-tailed godwit and redshank Spring birds arriving all the time now as migration is well under way. All hides apart from Allport remain open. Sightings today: Bar-tailed godwit Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose G
21 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Mallard Shelduck Wigeon Teal Shoveler Redshank Avocet Little Egret Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit Tree Sparrow Blackcap Song Thrush Great White Egret Marsh Harrier Buzzard
19 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Peregrine x2 Redshank Avocet Shelduck Shoveler Tree Sparrow Buzzard Marsh Harrier Kestrel Sparrowhawk Kingfisher Little Ringed Plover Great White Egret Snipe Teal Skylark Swallow House Martin Black-tailed Godwit Yellow Wagtail
18 April 2017