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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- 16/11/2020

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- 16/11/2020

Today's Highlights:
Common crane x10 (flew over reserve)
Cattle egret x11 (Lady Fen)
Great egret x2
Kingfisher (viewed on self-guided hare walk)
Stonechat x2
Pink-footed goose x1

Regular Sightings:
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Pochard
Pintail
Mallard
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Shelduck
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Egyptian goose
Lapwing
Golden plover
Snipe
Black-tailed godwit
Dunlin
Buzzard
Marsh harrier
Kestrel
Starling
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Reed bunting
Linnet
Meadow pipit
Skylark

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