Latest sightings
Todays Highlights
Little ringed plover chicks - main obs Avocet chicks - Lyle and friends Black-tailed godwits 30+ nelson lyle hide
9 June 2015
Todays Highlights
A fantastic day on the reserve the quail are still singing away along the summer walk also snipe are drumming and chipping by the summer walk too. Lapwing + fledge chicks Redshank + chicks Lady fen Little ringed plover + chicks - main obs Avocets + chicks
8 June 2015
Today's highlights
Swan with cygnets by Rob Wisdom Much better conditions today for watching wildlife, the breeze has dropped considerably. Plenty of dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies and bees on the wing today. A pair of mute s
7 June 2015
Today's Highlights
37 Black-tailed godwit Little-ringed plover Marsh harrier Buzzard Common tern Avocet Cuckoo Quail singing on summer walk at 5pm
6 June 2015
Todays highlights
A slightly rainy start but the muggy weather brought a lot of birds closer than they normally would catching the low flying insects. Lots of swifts, swallows and house martins taking advantage of the abundance of insects. Over 30 black-tailed godwits
5 June 2015
Todays highlights
An early start for Warden Louise surveying the breeding birds at WWT Welney. A fantastic start with 2 singing quail one outside the dragonfly ponds and one to the right of Friends hide. Plenty of Corn buntings singing by friends hide, and lots of bree
4 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Crane- 3 in front of main observatory Marsh harrier
3 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Crane- 3 in front of main observatory Quail- singing near reedbed hide
2 June 2015
Todays Highlights
Quail- singing by reedbed hide Crane - 2 (Lyle hide) Marsh harrier
1 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Quail- singing by reedbed hide Avocet chicks Lapwing chicks Golden plover Little owl
31 May 2015
Today's Highlights
Avocet chicks Redshank chicks Lapwing chicks Black-tailed godwits
30 May 2015
Today's Highlights
Avocet chicks Lapwing chicks Black-tailed godwits Yellow wagtail Redshank chicks
29 May 2015
Today's Highlights
Hobby Marsh harrier Avocet chicks Black-tailed godwits Lapwing chicks
28 May 2015
Todays Highlights
A fantastic sunny day today highlights include Sparrowhawk Garganey male - main observatory Marsh harrier Little ringed plover Peregrine 2 - caught something and flew north Buzzard Yellow wagtails Young sticklebacks at the pond dipping platforms Orange ti
27 May 2015
Todays Highlights
A fantastic sunny day here at WWT Welney lots of Damselflies and dragonflies hunting along the footpaths. Bird highlights Garganey male - main observatory Great white egret - Lady Fen Ringed plover 3 Lyle hide Dunlin Black-tailed godwits - 6 Gadwall duckl
26 May 2015