Sightings - Welney
Dawn Swan Count - International Swan Census
This weekend is the International Swan Census. This morning we went out to count the number of swans using the Ouse Washes to roost on. This mornings count: Bewick's swans - 2833 Whooper swans - 2091 Most of the Bewick's were infront of Friend's hide
16 January 2015
Today's Highlights
A beautiful day at WWT Welney today with plenty of black-tailed godwit, ruff, dunlin and redshank feeding and sleeping to the right of the observatory. Then creating beautiful murmurations in the sky when a bird of prey flies over. Todays highlights inc
14 January 2015
Today's sightings
Buzzard by Adam Finch Buzzard - 1 very pale individual normally along the road North of the centre Main observatory 1400 black-tailed godwits 150 Dunlin 18 Ruff 1 Curlew 1 Redshank The next reserve count (WeBS) is due
13 January 2015
Daily sightings
Main observatory 1400 black-tailed godwit 170 dunlin 14 ruff 10 goldeneye - 6 male, 4 female 2 great-crested grebe Nelson-Lyle 14 curlew
11 January 2015
Daily sightings
Main observatory black-tailed godwit dunlin ruff golden plover Lyle hide 19 curlew Reserve tundra bean geese Hare walk 6 hares
10 January 2015
daily sightings
1 green-winged teal 72 dunlin 17 ruff 18 hares on Mondays Hare Walk
6 January 2015
Todays sightings
Main observatory Green-winged teal - 1 Teal Wigeon Shoveler Pintail Gadwall Goldeneye Pochard Tufted duck Mallard Coot Whooper swan Mute Swan Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Redshank Curlew
1 January 2015
Todays sightings
Lyle hide Green-winged teal Main observatory Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Redshank Curlew Teal Shoveler Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Whooper swan Mute swan Hare walk Ruff-legged buzzard Barn owl - 2 Hares - 10
31 December 2014
Daily sightings
Green winged teal - nelson lyle hide Merlin Goldeneye 11 hares on the hare walk
30 December 2014
Daily Sightings
The reserves looking fantastic this morning, with relatively low water levels drawing in large flocks of ducks around all the hides. No sign of the reported green-winged teal from yesterday yet though but a noticeable increase in goldeneye with up to 10
28 December 2014
Todays sightings
Summer walk sunset Each day the flight in of the swans between sunset and dusk is an unmissable spectacle. Tonight from Reedbed hide hundreds of swans flew back from the arable land in front of an orange and red sky
20 December 2014
Daily sightings
Black-tailed godwit 600+ from main observatory Dunlin 27 main obs Marsh harrier -female 1 Bewick's swan 8 in front of main observatory
13 December 2014
Daily sighting
Black-winged stilt 1 from Nelson-Lyle hide
10 December 2014
Dawn swan roost count
The reserve team went out an hour before dawn and counted all the swans that were roosting on the reserve. Whooper swans 3,864 Bewick's swans 765
9 December 2014
December Wetland birds count (WeBS)
Today Louise and Katy from the reserves team went out and counted all the wetland birds currently at WWT Welney this involves a 13 mile walk all the way around the 1000 acre reserve counting everything they see. They do this the same day as every other
8 December 2014