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Access to WWT Welney is via A1101 at Littleport or A1101 at Welney Village. No access via A10 at Ten Mile Bank until 7 August.

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Sightings - Welney

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

6 cranes flew over the reserve this morning. Lady Fen Wigeon Mallard Shelduck Gadwall Shoveler Teal Moorhen Coot Redshank Snipe Lapwing (displaying) Oystercatchers (fighting) Dunlin Reed bunting Bird feeders Reed bunting Greenfinch Chaffinch Goldfinch Blu

9 March 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Avocet - 6 Ruff Black-tailed godwit - 1986 Dunlin - 64 Snipe - 5 Egyptian goose -2 Oystercatcher -4 Curlew - 3 Pintail Reed bunting Skylark Cetti's warbler Water rail Marsh harrier

8 March 2015

Todays sightings

Todays sightings

Barn owl with vole by Kevin Williams Barn owl - 3  The barn owls are still hunting each day up until about 10am and coming out late afternoon, providing fantastic opportunities to view them and take photos.  The owl

4 March 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

6 cranes flew over Lady Fen circling and calling (bugling) Buzzard Marsh harrier Kestrel 4 Barn owls hunting Golden plover Lapwing Curlew Redshank Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit

3 March 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

Cranes flew over Goldeneye Bearded tits at Reedbed hide Redkite Peregrine x 2 eating a woodpigeon on Lady Fen

1 March 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

Main observatory 3 Avocets Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Shoveler Wigeon Goldeneye Dunlin Curlew Redshank Black-tailed godwits Lady Fen Barn owl Little egret Golden plover Lapwing Buzzard

28 February 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

Main observatory Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Shoveler Wigeon Teal Black-tailed godwit Snipe Dunlin Redshank Lady Fen Barn owl Little egret Golden plover Lapwing Buzzard Fieldfare

27 February 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

Main observatory Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Shoveler Wigeon Teal Mallard Great crested grebes - displaying Coots - fighting Goldeneye Lady Fen Barn owl Little egret Golden plover Lapwing Buzzard Fieldfare

26 February 2015

Todays Highlights

Todays Highlights

Main observatory Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Shoveler Wigeon Lady Fen Barn owl Little egret Golden plover Lapwing Buzzard

25 February 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Goldeneye - main observatory Snipe-44 on Lady Fen Wigeon-4,447 on Lady Fen

24 February 2015

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Barn owl Bewick’s swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blue tit Buzzard Carrion crow Chaffinch Common gull Coot Cormorant Dunlin Dunnock Gadwall Goldeneye-main observatory Great tit Greenfinch Green woodpecker Grey heron Greylag goose He

24 February 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

  Barn owl Bewick’s swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blue tit Buzzard Carrion crow Chaffinch Common gull Coot Cormorant Dunlin Dunnock Gadwall Goldeneye Great tit Greenfinch Green woodpecker Grey heron Greylag goose Herring gull

23 February 2015

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

Barn owl Bewick's swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blue tit Buzzard Carrion crow Chaffinch Common gull Coot Cormorant Dunlin Dunnock Gadwall Goldeneye Great tit Greenfinch Green woodpecker Grey heron Greylag goose Herring gull House sp

20 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Bewick's by Richard Dunn This morning we had an early start with our penultimate swans awake event.  Walking up to the Lyle and Friends hides gave the best views of the whooper and Bewick's swans waking up and flying

14 February 2015

Daily sightings

Daily sightings

Another lovely day out on the Ouse Washes today, there was a definite feeling of spring in the air with great crested grebes, coots and goldeneyes all displaying away. There's a lot of Bewick's and whoopers loafing about on the reserve during the day too

9 February 2015