Sightings - Welney
Out on the reserve today
Friends Hide Scaup - 3 Avocet - 20 Goldeneye - 7 Crane - 3 Lady Fen Little-ringed plover Buzzard
7 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Friends Hide Garganey - (pair) Dunlin - 6 Avocet - 12 Scaup - 2
5 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Friends hide Avocet - 10 Lady Fen Wigeon - flock grazing the grasses next to the closest splash of water to the centre.
4 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Peregrine - 1 (female); sitting on the ground, not far from the visitor centre. Curlew - 1 Kestrel - 2 Teal - 2 pairs close to the centre. Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1
3 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked Grebe - 1 Avocet - 13 Lady Fen Crane - 3 (31/3)
2 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Reserve Goldeneye - 6 (2 males, 4 females) Scaup - 1 Black-necked grebe - 1 (reported by a visitor at 2.45pm) Avocet - 1 Great crested grebe - 2 Buzzard - 1 Merlin - 1 Hundred foot drain Wigeon - several flocks grazing Teal Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 1
29 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main Observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Goldeneye - 3 Avocet - 3 Scaup- 1 Lady Fen Marsh Harrier - 1 Peregrine - 1 Hen Harrier - 1 Buzzard - 1
28 March 2013
Black-necked Grebe
The black-necked grebe is still present on the reserve and was being seen very well from the (heated!) main observatory this afternoon.
25 March 2013
Out on the reserve today - 24 March
Main Observatory Black -necked grebe - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Scaup - 2 Red -crested Pochard - 2 Great-crested Grebe - 2 (displaying) Snipe - 15 Curlew - 6 Lady Fen Hen Harrier - 1 (female)
25 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Wigeon - 20 Dunlin - 2 Golden plover - 80 Redshank Lapwing Little egret - 8 Hen harrier - 1 (Ringtail) Marsh harrier - 1 Main observatory Black-tailed godwit - 150 Oystercatcher - 6 Dunlin - 6 Ruff - 2 Avocet - 12 Curlew - 7 Goldeneye - 5 Buzzard
22 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Garganey by Rod gathercole Garganey - 1 (Drake), from the Nelson-Lyle hide, the first of the summer Kingfisher - 1 at the dragonfly ponds Scaup - 3 - Friends hide Lots of wigeon activity on Lady Fen, right next to the
18 March 2013
Weekend sightings
Saturday Friends hide Scaup - 2 Lady Fen Hen harrier (female) - 1 Sunday Main observatory Peregrine - 2 Friends hide Avocet - 15
18 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Snipe - 46 Friends hide Avocet - 2 Lady Fen Dunlin - 15 Curlew - 14 Wigeon
15 March 2013
It just takes a sunny day!
All it takes is for the temperature to rise by a few degrees and the sun to come out and our hares are boxing like mad, the lapwing are soaring and diving over the wetlands and birds were in full song this morning. Water levels are still improving on the
14 March 2013
WeBS count
Highlights - Goldeneye - 6 Great crested grebe - 4 Little egret - 1 Wigeon - 3095 Tufted duck - 449 Teal - 412 Mallard - 347 Pochard - 315 Pintail - 108 Shoveler - 32 Gadwall - 26 Lapwing - 117 Black-tailed godwit - 35 Golden plover - 22 Redshank - 10 Cur
11 March 2013