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Dawn Swan Count - 26/11

Dawn Swan Count - 26/11

Whooper Swan - 4123 Bewick's Swan - 506

26 November 2013

Wetland Bird Survey - 25/11

Wetland Bird Survey - 25/11

Great-crested Grebe - 2 Cormorant - 19 Heron - 4 Mute Swan - 35 Whooper Swan - 54 Greylag - 233 Canada Goose - 96 Wigeon - 3842 Gadwall - 7 Teal - 693 Mallard - 659 Pintail - 58 Shoveler - 47 Pochard - 317 Tufted Duck - 25 Goldeneye - 2 Moorhen - 5 Coot -

26 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Lady Fen Crane - 5

25 November 2013

Ringed swans at Welney

Ringed swans at Welney

With so many swans taking a liking to the 'potato soup' on the main lagoon we've had a recent glut of leg ring sightings.  The floodlit feeds are also a great time to see some of the Welney regulars! U5S - (yellow ring) a female ringed at WWT Welney in 2

20 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Water rail - 1 (pond behind the visitor centre)

19 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Water rail Water rail - 1 (pond behind visitor centre) Marsh harrier - 2

18 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Otter - 1 Sparrowhawk - 1 Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe

17 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Merlin - 1 Buzzard - 1 Marsh harrier - 1

16 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Glossy Ibis - Lyle Hide

13 November 2013

Dawn Swan Count 12/11/13

Dawn Swan Count 12/11/13

Whooper Swan - 2982 Bewick's Swan - 346

13 November 2013

Wetland Bird Survey

Wetland Bird Survey

Cormorant - 28 Little Egret - 1 Heron - 2 Mute Swan - 84 Bewick's Swan - 2 Whooper Swan 37 Greylag - 179 Canada Goose - 117 Wigeon - 4398 Gadwall - 18 Teal - 1360 Mallard - 1002 Pintail - 132 Shoveler - 139 Pochard - 412 Tufted Duck - 43 Coot - 81 Lapwing

13 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Peregrine - 1 Brambling - 2 (in amongst the chaffinches on beneath the bird feeding station) Curlew Lapwing Pochard - 200 (a large influx of pochaed has taken place over the last couple of days). Pintail - 20 Shoveler - 20 Wigeon Teal

9 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Little grebe - 1 Goosander - 1 (female) Pintail

7 November 2013

Ringed swans at WWT Welney

Ringed swans at WWT Welney

A few more swans have been identified on the reserve this morning and out in the fields during the day. J9V (Yellow ring) - Old Bedford, a male swan ringed at WWT Welney in 2007 and a winter regular ever since. J57 (yellow ring) - a male swan ringed in Ic

6 November 2013

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Glossy ibis - 1 (main observatory moving from main lagoon to far side of reserve) Peregrine - 1

6 November 2013