Welney WeBS Count - 8/12/2025

The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitor the UK's internationally important non-breeding waterbirds. Following a tradition begun in 1947, wetland sites are counted once per month, providing data for population and trends in abundance and distribution. The network of sites legally protected for their importance to wintering waterbirds depends fundamentally on the WeBS counts.

Black Headed Gull 24

Black Swan 1

Black Tailed Godwit 554

Canada Goose  736

Cattle Egret  19

Common Gull  5

Coot  48

Cormorant 12

Curlew 1

Dunlin 4

Egyptian Goose 2

Gadwall 37

Golden Plover 84

Goldeneye 1

Great Black Backed Gull 3

Great White Egret 3

Grey Heron 8

Greylag Goose 833

Greylag x Canada Hybrid 1

Herring Gull 2

Lapwing 4109

Lesser Black Backed Gull 3

Little Egret 1

Mallard 957

Moorhen 3

Mute Swan 47

Pintail 791

Pochard 416

Pochard x Ferruginous 1

Redshank 13

Ruff 23

Shelduck 6

Shoveler 56

Snipe 3

Teal 778

Tufted Duck 48

Whooper Swan 58

Wigeon 4568

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