Today on the reserve
After a damp start we had a beautiful day at WWT Welney with lots of fledged birds now flying around the reserve including redshank, lapwings and swallows.
The moorhens on the pond in front of the centre have had another brood of chicks. The chicks from the last brood are helping out where they can and can often be seen feeding their younger siblings and even brooding them in the colder weather. A beautiful sight to see of helping mum and dad out! This method of cooperative breeding is seen in several species that have multiple brood in a year including long-tailed tits.
Todays sightings
Lady Fen
Barnacle geese 3
Lapwing
Redshank
Coot
Little egret
Avocet
Main observatory
Ruff
Little ringed plovers 5
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveler
Shelduck
Lapwing
Redshank
Avocet
Oystercatcher
