Latest sightings
Today's sightings
Lady fen Lapwing Golden plover Little egret Main observatory Whooper swan - 50 Little grebe - 2 Wigeon Teal Shoveler Pochard - 50 Tufted duck - 5 Lapwing Golden plover Marsh harrier - 1 Kestrel - 2 At the morning feed today we had yellow leg ringed whoope
26 October 2014
Todays sightings
Whopper swan - 800 Barn Owl Marsh harrier - 2 females Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Ruff Curlew Dunlin Pochard - 50 Tufted duck 5 Crane - Friends hide Cetti's warbler - 3 Lyle hide
25 October 2014
Todays sightings
U5D with mate and 3 cygnets Great white egret - 1 on Lady Fen The reserve is looking fantastic today. We had a brilliant sunrise over the Fens for our Swan's awake event this morning. Over 800 whooper swans took t
25 October 2014
Today's sightings
Visitor centre Kingfisher - 1 flew across the front pond between the car park and visitor centre Water rail - 1 Pond behind visitor centre
24 October 2014
Today's sightings
Lyle hide Slavonian grebe - 1 Great crested grebe - 2
23 October 2014
Bewick's arrival
The first Bewick's swans have arrived on the Ouse Washes today. A small flock of seven birds were seen flying over the reserve this morning. These birds have made an epic journey from Arctic Russia to over winter at wetland sites like ours at WWT Weln
20 October 2014
Todays sightings
The washes at the back of the reserve have started to take on the first flood water of the winter and are currently flooded to a shallow level. This is providing birds like wigeon, shoveler, teal, pintail and gadwall with areas to go when birds of prey
17 October 2014
Todays sightings
Lady Fen Ruff - 4 Snipe - 6 Redshank - 1 Lapwing - 120+ Little egret - 6 Teal Wigeon Mallard Pintail - 1 Brown hare - 1 Main observatory Whooper swans (resident & migratory) Mute Swan Mallard Teal Wigeon Shoveler Pintail - 1 Gadwall - 3 Shelduck - 1 R
16 October 2014
Todays sightings
Little grebe by David Featherbe Lady Fen Snipe - 15 + Wigeon - 100+ Main lagoon Golden plover - 100+ Lapwing - 100+ Ruff - 1 Little grebe - 3 Teal Shoveler Gadwall Mallard Mute swan
11 October 2014
Todays sightings
Another 50 Whooper swans have flown in today taking our total onsite to over 100 Also on site Golden plover 100+ Ruff Black-tailed godwits Dunlin Snipe Peregrine Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Kestrel Buzzard On the bird feeders Blue tit Great tit Goldfinches
10 October 2014
Todays sightings
A great day to see whooper swans as they are flocking to WWT Welney. The best place to see them is Friends hide we have had 50 fly in so far. Also on the reserve: Pintail Gadwall Marsh harrier Black - tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Little grebe Dunlin Golde
9 October 2014
Todays sightings
2 cranes - Friends hide 2 Jack snipe - Main obs Snipe Lapwing Ruff Grey plover Goosander Pintail Gadwall Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Whooper swans Mute swans
8 October 2014
Todays sightings
Pintail Ruff Lapwing Wigeon Teal Gadwall Mallard Whooper swans 17 Mute swan Shoveler Shelduck
7 October 2014
Todays sightings
Kingfisher - lady fen Marsh harrier Kestrel Peregrine
6 October 2014
Todays sightings
6 cranes showing well from Friends hide First 6 Whooper swans flew in today from Iceland and had a big drink in the lagoon infront of the main observatory and joined our resident Whooper swans
3 October 2014