Welney sightings - 05/09/2025
Sightings for Friday 5th September 2025
All hides open and summer walk and Lady Fen loop open
Centre open until 17:00
Welney After Hours – Explore the reserve at dusk with a warden to get closer to our nocturnal wildlife, book now on our website.
Highlights:
Whooper swan
Marsh harrier
Green sandpiper
Yellow wagtail
Kingfisher
Cranes (x6)
Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Grey heron
Great white egret
Little egret
Cattle egret
Water rail
Dunlin
Ruff
Snipe
Redshank
Black-tailed godwit
Lapwing
Coot
Moorhen
Pintail
Gadwall
Shelduck
Shoveler
Wigeon
Mallard
Teal
Swallow
House martin
Sedge warbler
Reed warbler
Cetti’s warbler
Reed bunting
Meadow pipit
Linnet
Goldfinch
Pied wagtail
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Great tit
Blue tit
Robin
Wren
Starling
Blackbird
Green woodpecker
Wood pigeon
Collared dove
Stock dove
Common gull
Lesser black-backed gull
Black headed gull
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
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