Latest sightings
daily sightings
7 curlew on ice at Main Obs this morning 60 dunlin - Lady Fen and Main Observatory 10 goldeneye - 4 male 6 female chiffchaff outside Main Observatory
4 February 2015
daily sightings
A quiet day on the reserve but a few highlights including a number of lingering Bewick's swans in the morning and a friendly seal who popped up briefly under the access bridge. photo: Adam Finch
3 February 2015
Todays Highlights
Goldeneye 3 male + 1 female Black-tailed godwit 1700 Bean Geese -main observatory Green-winged teal at Nelson-Lyle hide Marsh harriers 2 on Lady Fen Great flight out of swans this morning albeit late due to the cold and mist. Expect a good flight in
30 January 2015
daily sightings
57 dunlin 960 black tailed godwit snipe redshank lapwing goldeneye - 2 males 5 females 12 bean geese - friends hide merlin - Lady Fen 3 hares on hare walk
29 January 2015
Today's highlights
Green-winged teal ay Reedbed Hide Goldeneye 6 Dunlin Barn owl 6 Black-tailed godwits 1000 Peacock butterfly The water has now receded. All Hides open except Allport Hide.
25 January 2015
Daily sightings
A fantastic sunny day here at Welney today, perfect light for enjoying the iridescent colours of all our winter visitors like lapwing, teal, wigeon and pintail. Elsewhere on site were: 10 goldeneye - 6 female and 2 male 670 black-tailed godwit 12+ dunli
24 January 2015
Todays highlights
Around the visitor centre this morning the water rail has been visible at the edge of the pond, a weasel just caught a small mammal (probably a bank or field vole) and kestrels and barn owls have been out hunting.
22 January 2015
Todays Highlights - Snow Goose
The wind has dropped a lot today, the swans are coming nice and close and feeding out of the wheelbarrow during the swan feeds. Nelson-lyle hide and Lyle hide are accessible with wellies only at the moment as the waterlevels have come up slightly. The M
21 January 2015
Todays highlights
A beautiful day out on the reserve amongst the regulars todays highlights include a lovely water rail showing well and 5 barn owls.
20 January 2015
January WeBS Count
A beautiful day for a Wetland Bird Survey on the washes. Louise and Katy went out surveying the birds using WWT Welney. The count includes: Great-crested grebe - 3 Cormorant - 1 Grey heron - 5 Mute swan 51 Whooper swan - 88 (a count during the day tot
19 January 2015
Reserve access
Wellies by Nick Cottrell Wellies are now needed to access Lyle and Nelson-Lyle hides. We have had to close Friends and Reedbed hides today due to increasing water levels on the footpaths leading to them. Water level
18 January 2015
Today's sightings
Highlights Barn owl - 5 Goldeneye - 4 Black-tailed godwit - 500 Pochard - 300 Highlights from yesterday's arable swan count: Hen harrier - 1 male flying West over northern Ouse Washes Red Kite - 1 Marsh harrier - 2 Buzzard - 2 close to the Ouse Washes
17 January 2015
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