Access is available to Main Observatory only due to water levels on the paths. Lady Fen loop is closed due to the wildlife spectacle, Great views from visitor centre and Gill's Lookout . Access via A1101 at Littleport, also road open from Ten Mile Bank.

Welney Sightings 07/07/2021

Todays Sightings

1 min read • 7 July 2021

Previous evening survey: heard corncrake, quail and grasshopper warbler

Today's sightings:

Spoonbill – Lady Fen
2 Common crane - Lady Fen
Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Shelduck
Shoveler
Mallard
Gadwall
Tufted duck
Wigeon
Teal
Coot
Moorhen
Grey heron
Little egret
Black-tailed godwit
Avocet
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Lapwing
Whitethroat
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
Marsh harrier

Red Admiral

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