Latest sightings
Today's Highlights
Black-winged stilts Yellow wagtail Sedge warbler Little egret Great white egret Grey heron Marsh harrier Kestrel Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Swallow House martin Tree sparrow Cetti's warbler Pied wagtail Green woodpecker Cormorant Coot Moorhen La
6 May 2017
Sightings for Friday 5th May
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Gadwall Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Avocet Bar-tailed godwit Black-tailed godwit Black-winged stilt Common sandpiper Dunlin Greenshank Lapwing Lit
5 May 2017
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
Today's Highlights
2 Black-winged stilt - Lady Fen, directly in front of the visitor centre Garganey - Friends Hide 3 Great white egret - 2 at Friends Hide, 1 at Reedbed Hide 2 Ringed plover - Lady Fen 3 Wheatear Corn bunting Cuckoo Dunlin Redshank Lapwing Swallow House mar
30 April 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
Spring migrants - spoonbill
Spoonbill by Ray Mathias Spring migrants are passing through and dropping in at quite a pace now. This spoonbill was on site for two days this week resting and feeding up on our wetlands. Its distinctive flattened
28 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
Spring migrants - wheatear
Wheatear by Bob Ellis A #Spring Special at WWT Welney, the wheatear; freshly arrived after spending their winter in Africa. These beautiful birds are often seen on the ground looking for insects to feed on, keep you e
27 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
9-11 May Gift shop closed for stock take
From Tuesday 9 - Thursday 11 May the gift shop within the visitor centre at WWT Welney will be closed for the annual stock take. This will not affect admissions or entry to the reserve, and all other areas of the visitor centre such as the cafe, pond ro
26 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