Latest sightings
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 2 Whitethroat - 1 Sedge warbler - 4 Willow warbler - 3 Cetti's warbler - 1
19 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Sedge warbler - 2 Wheatear - 3 Garganey - 2 Dunlin - 50 Black-tailed godwit - c.900 Avocet - 30
19 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main lagoon Common tern - 1 Avocet - 30 Redshank - 4 Reedbed hide Marsh harrier - 1 (female) Kingfisher - 1 Additional sightings from yesterday: Yellow wagtail - 30 - Lady Fen Avocet - 40 - Main lagoon
17 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
House martins - 4 Ruff - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 300 Avocet - 25 Snipe - 2 Little grebe - 2 Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - 8 on the pool next to the visitor centre looking very smart in the Spring sunshine.
16 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Red kite - 1 (flew over the visitor centre) Swallow - 2 House martin - 5 White wagtail - 1 (Lady Fen) Wheatear - 4 (Lady Fen) Willow warbler - 1 (car park) Yesterday's sightings included: Spoonbill from Friends hide, yellow wagtail and the first house m
15 April 2013
Spring is in the air at Welney
Across the whole site at Welney you can now see and hear Spring getting into full swing with our breeding waders displaying. Look out for lapwing, redshank, snipe, little ringed plover and black-tailed godwits. Other waders passing through include hun
12 April 2013
Chiffchaff arrival
Chiffhcaff - 1 (the first one of this Spring at Welney calling at the back of the visitor centre. Red kite - 1 (flew over the Northern end of the reserve)
11 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Common tern - 4 Garganey - 1 Grey plover - 4 Dunlin - 4 Ruff - 6 Avocet - 20+ Redshank and lapwing calling as well as black-tailed godwits wickering. An addition to yesterdays sightings there were: Scaup - 2 Garganey - 3 (2males and one female) Great cres
11 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Little ringed plover - 2 Marsh harrier - 2 Ruff - 4 Avocet Teal Black-tailed godwit (in good summer plumage) Lyle hide Willow/Marsh tit - identification wasn't clarified Lady Fen Hen harrier - 1 (male)
10 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Friends Hide Scaup - 3 Avocet - 20 Goldeneye - 7 Crane - 3 Lady Fen Little-ringed plover Buzzard
7 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Friends Hide Garganey - (pair) Dunlin - 6 Avocet - 12 Scaup - 2
5 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Friends hide Avocet - 10 Lady Fen Wigeon - flock grazing the grasses next to the closest splash of water to the centre.
4 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Peregrine - 1 (female); sitting on the ground, not far from the visitor centre. Curlew - 1 Kestrel - 2 Teal - 2 pairs close to the centre. Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1
3 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked Grebe - 1 Avocet - 13 Lady Fen Crane - 3 (31/3)
2 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Reserve Goldeneye - 6 (2 males, 4 females) Scaup - 1 Black-necked grebe - 1 (reported by a visitor at 2.45pm) Avocet - 1 Great crested grebe - 2 Buzzard - 1 Merlin - 1 Hundred foot drain Wigeon - several flocks grazing Teal Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 1
29 March 2013