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.

Welney sightings - 08/09/2021

Sightings for Wednesday 8th September

1 min read • 8 September 2021

Highlights:
Great white egret
Yellow wagtail

Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Mallard
Coot
Moorhen
Grey heron
Little egret
Curlew
Black-tailed godwit
Ruff
Dunlin
Redshank
Greenshank
Green sandpiper
Snipe
Little ringed plover
Lapwing
Meadow pipit
Linnet
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
Starling
Pied wagtail
Kestrel
Marsh harrier
Sparrowhawk

Butterflies
Painted lady
Small tortoiseshell
Peacock

Dragonflies
Migrant hawker
Southern hawker
Common darter
Ruddy darter

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