Sightings - Welney
Today's Sightings
The flooding on the reserve has almost gone and water levels are improving for breeding waders. Avocet, Godwit, Redshank and Snipe can all be seen and heard displaying around the reserve. Today's sightings include: Main Observatory Oystercatcher, House
29 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Common sandpiper - 2 Little ringed plover Swift - 2 Swallow - 4 House martin - 10+ Yellow wagtail Whitethroat - 1 (Reedbed hide) Wheatear - 5
27 April 2013
Swift
Our first swift of the year had been spotted on site today another sign that we moving towards summer.
26 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Water vole at WWT Welney Spotted redshank - 1 Greenshank - 2 Dunlin - 12 Avocet - 49 Ruff - 38 Black-tailed godwit - 200 Common sandpiper - 1 Golden plover - 1 Garganey - 1 One very late fieldfare! Water voles are get
25 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Whimbrel - 1 Spotted redshank - 1 (Lyle hide - showing well) Little ringed plover - 4 (Main lagoon) Marsh harrier Yellow wagtail
22 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Peregrine - pair calling North of Friends hide Marsh harrier - pair mating on the main lagoon Buzzard - 1 flew over the centre just before 1pm Little ringed plover - 3 Avocet - 20+ Redshank - mating on Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - following the cattle on Lad
21 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 2 Whitethroat - 1 Sedge warbler - 4 Willow warbler - 3 Cetti's warbler - 1
19 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Sedge warbler - 2 Wheatear - 3 Garganey - 2 Dunlin - 50 Black-tailed godwit - c.900 Avocet - 30
19 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main lagoon Common tern - 1 Avocet - 30 Redshank - 4 Reedbed hide Marsh harrier - 1 (female) Kingfisher - 1 Additional sightings from yesterday: Yellow wagtail - 30 - Lady Fen Avocet - 40 - Main lagoon
17 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
House martins - 4 Ruff - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 300 Avocet - 25 Snipe - 2 Little grebe - 2 Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - 8 on the pool next to the visitor centre looking very smart in the Spring sunshine.
16 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Red kite - 1 (flew over the visitor centre) Swallow - 2 House martin - 5 White wagtail - 1 (Lady Fen) Wheatear - 4 (Lady Fen) Willow warbler - 1 (car park) Yesterday's sightings included: Spoonbill from Friends hide, yellow wagtail and the first house m
15 April 2013
Spring is in the air at Welney
Across the whole site at Welney you can now see and hear Spring getting into full swing with our breeding waders displaying. Look out for lapwing, redshank, snipe, little ringed plover and black-tailed godwits. Other waders passing through include hun
12 April 2013
Chiffchaff arrival
Chiffhcaff - 1 (the first one of this Spring at Welney calling at the back of the visitor centre. Red kite - 1 (flew over the Northern end of the reserve)
11 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Common tern - 4 Garganey - 1 Grey plover - 4 Dunlin - 4 Ruff - 6 Avocet - 20+ Redshank and lapwing calling as well as black-tailed godwits wickering. An addition to yesterdays sightings there were: Scaup - 2 Garganey - 3 (2males and one female) Great cres
11 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Little ringed plover - 2 Marsh harrier - 2 Ruff - 4 Avocet Teal Black-tailed godwit (in good summer plumage) Lyle hide Willow/Marsh tit - identification wasn't clarified Lady Fen Hen harrier - 1 (male)
10 April 2013