Sightings - Welney
Out on the reserve today
5 Green Sandpipers 2 Common Sandpipers 12 Little Egrets 1 Hobby 1 Marsh Harrier
17 August 2012
Out on the reserve today
Common tern - 1 (main lagoon) Water vole - 1 (front pond)
16 August 2012
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 4 Green sandpiper - 2 Little ringed plover - 1 Hobby - 1 Yellow wagtail - 40 (in amongst herds of cattle seen from visitor centre) House martins - 200 Water vole - 1 seen, but more present on front pond
15 August 2012
Latest sightings
11.08.12 Greenshank - 2 Whimbrel - 2 (flying South) Golden plover - 5 Common sandpiper - 1 Buzzard - 1 Hobby - 1 14.08.12 Common sandpiper - 1 Water vole - 2 (on front pond) 15.08.12 Water vole (on front pond) House martin - over 200 (in area of the visit
15 August 2012
Latest sightings
5.08.12 – Green sandpiper – 1 at Lyle hide 6.08.12 – Water vole – 2 and sedge warblers in the front pond and a large flock of house martins around the visitor centre.
8 August 2012
Latest sightings
5.08.12 – Green sandpiper – 1 at Lyle hide 6.08.12 – Water vole – 2 and sedge warblers in the front pond and a large flock of house martins around the visitor centre. [...]
8 August 2012
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the washes are still high and therefore conditions are not ideal for migrant waders. Yesterday we rotavated the edges of the pool in front of the visitor centre, these muddy edges are now perfect for waders to feed on, and should hope
31 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the washes are still high and therefore conditions are not ideal for migrant waders. Yesterday we rotavated the edges of the pool in front of the visitor c [...]
31 July 2012
Cranes at Welney
The cranes have returned to Lady Fen and are currently preening, there is also a huge flock of house martins, with some swallows mixed in around the visitor centre, we have already had to rescue four individuals who have overshot the railings and flown in
27 July 2012
Cranes at Welney
The cranes have returned to Lady Fen and are currently preening, there is also a huge flock of house martins, with some swallows mixed in around the visitor centre, we have already had to rescue four [...]
27 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
Plenty of common and ruddy darters patrolling the ditches in these sunny conditions, along with black-tailed skimmer, southern and brown hawkers. The warm conditions have encouraged the first sma [...]
26 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
Looks like with another bright, warm day we'll have a good amount of dragonflies and damselflies out today as well as more house martins fledging from infront of the main observatory and under the [...]
26 July 2012
Sightings from the weekend
We managed to run our first bats & barn owl event over the weekend as it was rain-free and was very productive. We managed to observe three cranes at the back of Lady Fen at the start o [...]
24 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the reserve are ideal at the moment if you are a hunting little egret.These conditions have attracted up to 40 birds in recent days - an amazing number when you think ho [...]
19 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
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16 July 2012