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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.

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Welney Sightings- 09/11/2020

All hides are now closed, but the footpath between Main Observatory and Friends Hide remains open. Lady Fen is also open for self-guided hare walks. The shop is closed, but the café is open for takeaway filter coffee, teas and snacks. Toilets are open

Welney Sightings- 09/11/2020

Today's Highlights:
Cattle egret x4 (Lady Fen)
Curlew
Marsh harrier
Stonechat
Water rail (calling)

Regular Sightings:
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Pochard
Mallard
Tufted duck
Wigeon
Teal
Gadwall
Shoveler
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Coot
Moorhen
Grey heron
Little egret
Cormorant
Black-tailed godwit
Lapwing
Golden plover
Snipe
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Starling
Kestrel
Buzzard
Pheasant
Red-legged partridge

Brown hare and roe deer (from the self-guided hare walks)

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