Latest sightings
Today's Sightings
Teal Wigeon Mallard Coot Moorhen Black-headed gull Common tern Whooper swan Mute swan Tufted duck Pintail Little ringed plover Lapwing Swallow House martin Sparrowhawk Redshank Heron Cormorant Reed bunting Tree sparrow Goldfinch Song thrush Snipe Oysterca
28 May 2018
Today's sightings
Tree sparrow and chicks House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Chiffchaff Great tit Blue tit Cetti's Warbler Sedge warbler Reed warbler Whitethroat Reed bunting House martin Swallow Cuckoo Magpie Carrion crow Jackdaw Stock dove Collard dove Moorhen and chicks
27 May 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes Moorhen Coot Lapwing Redshank Avocet Black-tailed godwit Cormorant Grey heron Black-headed gull Common tern Tree sparrow Pied wagtail Chaffinch House martin Swallow Swift Sedge warbler Reed bunting Whitethroat Starling Magpie Stock dove Wood pigeon
26 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Greenshank Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Ringed plover (x15) Little ringed plover Common
25 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (x3, Nelson-Lyle hide) Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Dunlin Common tern Black-headed
24 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Garganey Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Lapwing Black-headed gull Swift Swallow House martin Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cetti's warbler Grasshopper warbler
23 May 2018
Sightings for Tuesday May 22nd
Sunny, warm but a little windy here today at Welney, all hides remain open, Summer walk is closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pochard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wige
22 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Snipe Ringed plover Lapwing Common tern Black-headed gull
21 May 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Pochard Wigeon Mallard Pintail Gadwall Teal Garganey Coot + chicks Moorhen + chicks Cormorant Crane Grey heron Bittern Avocet Redshank Oystercatcher Black tailed godwit Bar tailed godwit C
20 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Barnacle goose (x3) Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Cranes (2 + chick) Grey heron Bittern (heard booming near Friends hide) Little
19 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (2 male, 1 female) Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes Bittern (heard booming near Reedbed hide) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank (mating) Avocet Dunlin Little ringed plover Temminck's stint (
18 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (heard near dragonfly pond) Little egret Black-winged stilt (Nelson-Lyle hide) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Ruff Reds
17 May 2018
Todays sightings (16th May)
Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Garganey Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper (Lady fen) Ringed plover Little ringed plover Sanderling Black-headed gull Swift Reed bunting Tree sparrow
16 May 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 15th May
Overcast start to the day here at Welney but sun is now out and promises to be a bright dry day. All hides are open, Summer walk remains closed. Please Note our lifts are still out of action so access to the reserve is via stairs only, however you are sti
15 May 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes Black-tailed godwit Little ringed plover Ringed plover Avocet Redshank Lapwing Common Sandpiper Little egret Bittern-Main Obs Oystercatcher Coot Moorhen Cormorant Barnacle geese Egyptian geese Whooper swan Mute swan Gadwall Shoveler Pintail Teal Wi
14 May 2018