Welney Sightings - 17/06/2025
*Unfortunately, the lift to the reserve is currently out of operation with the only means to the reserve are stairs* All hides and paths open except for Lady Fen (Breeding Season - opens 1st July) Come and marvel at the vast collection of moths we collected overnight. Full list provided via the link below.
Moth List: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/welney/wildlife/latest-sightings/moth-species-list-17-06-2025
Highlights:
Bittern - Reedbed
Common Tern – Main Obs
Cuckoo – Summer Walk
Green Winged Teal – Main Obs
Hobby – Summer Walk
Lapwing and Fledglings – Nelson Lyle
Moorhen and Chicks (3rd Clutch) – Car Park Pond
Spoonbill - Main Observatory
Yellow Wagtail – Nelson Lyle
*3x Tansy Beetle – Tansy Trail*
Avocet
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Blue Tit
Carrion Crow
Cattle Egret (Summer Plumage)
Cetti’s Warbler
Collared Dove
Coot
Gadwall
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Greylag Goose and Goslings
House Martin
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Little Egret
Magpie
Mallard
Marsh Harrier
Mute Swan and Cygnets
Oystercatcher
Pochard
Redshank
Reed Warbler
Robin
Rook
Sedge Warbler
Shelduck and Ducklings
Shoveler and Ducklings
Stock Dove
Swallow
Teal
Tree Sparrow
Tufted Duck
Whooper Swan and Cygnets
Wigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wren
