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Welney Sightings - 27/02/2021

WWT Welney Centre and Reserve is closed at present, but we are working hard to prepare for re-opening. We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as possible; here is what wildlife you can expect on the reserve. Read on....

Highlights:
Dunlin x 31
Snipe x 29
Crane x 12
Avocet x 6
Oystercatcher x 6
Goldeneye x 8 (4 drakes & 4 females)
Great egret x 1
Cattle egret x 2
Little egret x 4

Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Teal
Mallard
Gadwall
Shoveler
Tufted duck
Pochard
Shelduck
Grey heron
Cormorant
Moorhen
Coot
Lapwing
Black-tailed godwit
Redshank
Marsh harrier
Kestrel
Stock dove
Meadow pipit
Black-headed gull
Reed bunting
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Robin
Wren
Great tit singing
Blackbird
Starling
Meadow pipit

Brown hare
Roe deer
Chinese water deer

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