Access is available to Main Observatory only due to water levels on the paths. Lady Fen loop is fully open for walkers. Direct access possible from Littleport along the A1101, and from A10 via Ten Mile Bank. A1101 from Welney village is closed currently due to flooding.

Welney sightings - 16/12/2021

Sightings for Thursday 16th December 2021

1 min read • 16 December 2021

Highlights:
Whooper swan
Black tailed godwit
Green sandpiper
Cattle egret
Great white egret
Short eared owl

Lapwing
Black tailed godwit
Dunlin
Golden plover
Grey heron
Little egret
Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
Teal
Tufted duck
Mallard
Pintail
Wigeon
Pochard
Shoveler
Shelduck
Goldfinch
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Robin
Great tit
Cetti’s warbler
Stonechat
Starling
Wood pigeon
Stock dove
Black headed gull
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Marsh harrier
Kestrel
Buzzard

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