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 - 20/04/2023

Sightings for Thursday 20th April 2023 Main observatory open, Nelson Lyle, Lyle and friends hide open. Reed bed hide closed.

1 min read • 20 April 2023

Highlights:

Barn owl
Black-tailed godwit
House martin
Swallow
Garganey
Grey plover

Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Lapwing
Black tailed godwit
Redshank
Oystercatcher
Grey heron
Little egret
Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
Teal
Gadwall
Mallard
Tufted duck
Swallow
Goldfinch
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Stonechat
Pied wagtail
Great tit
Starling
Wood pigeon
Stock dove
Black headed gull
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

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