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All hides except Gill's Lookout are accessible to everyone today, including with mobility scooters. Water levels are continuing to drop. Lady Fen trails are now closed until after breeding season, but great views from cafe veranda. All roads including A1101 Welney Wash Road are open. 

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Wader watch

A beautiful day at WWT Welney the Wader watch walk has just started today they are off in search for waders on the reserve.  Unfortunately there are works being carried out at Friends hide today clearing out the wader scrape sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.  This morning there are:

Little stint 1
Curlew sandpipers 2
Dunlin 1
Lapwing
Ruff
Snipe
Shoveler
Teal
Wigeon
Shelduck
Mallard
Whooper swan (resident)
Mute swan
Canada goose
Greylag goose
Pied wagtail
Yellow wagtail
Grey wagtail

 

Curlew sandpiper photo taken by James Lees at SlimbridgeCurlew sandpiper Photo taken by James Lees at Slimbridge

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