Latest sightings
Yesterday's sightings
Ferruginous duck - 1 Goosander - 2 (flew over at midday) Marsh harrier - 1 female Buzzard - 1 Barn owl - 1
18 November 2012
Weekends sightings
Ferruginous duck - 1, still close to the main observatory with the pochard. Goldeneye - 1 male, seen from the main hide Barn owl - in late afternoon one of the barn owls on site has been perching on the railing in front of the North wing hide, providing v
12 November 2012
Ferruginous duck
Ferruginous duck - 1 female still in amongst the pochard coming in for the feeds. Barn owl - 1 fantastic views of a barn owl after the 3.30pm feed as it perched on the rail; in front of the North wing hide Whooper swans have been coming in to the feeds wi
9 November 2012
Ferruginous duck
Ferruginous duck - 1 female, in amongst the pochard in front of the main observatory and coming in for the swan feeds with them, giving nice close views. Large flocks of lapwing - in fields next to the visitor centre and flying over the reserve this morni
8 November 2012
Todays sightings
Ferruginous duck taken yesterday by Ken Rowe Ferruginous duck - 1 (female in front of main observatory) Rough-legged buzzard - 1 Marsh harrier - 3
7 November 2012
Ferruginous duck
There is a single female Ferruginous duck on site at Welney. It is coming really close to the main hide and is coming in to the swan feeds along with the pochard. There are good photographic opportunities at the moment as the water is quite high, br
6 November 2012
Ferruginous duck
Ferruginous duck - 1 (female, in front of the main observatory)
5 November 2012
Water rail
Water rail - 1 (showing nicely to the right of the main observatory)
4 November 2012
Swan numbers
Earlier in the week the swans on the Ouse washes were counted and at present we have: WWT Welney totals Whooper swan - 2177 Bewick's swan - 5 Ouse washes totals Whooper swan - 2705 Bewick's swan - 5
3 November 2012
WeBS count highlights
Below are a list of highlights from yesterdays WeBS count: Crane - 4 Pink-footed goose - 75 Wigeon - 2772 Teal - 1218 Pintail - 50 Pochard - 49 Tufted duck - 47 Shoveler - 35 Gadwall - 32 Lapwing - 601 Black-tailed godwit - 68 Ruff - 6 Grey plover - 1 Mar
30 October 2012
Bewick's are back
Our first Bewick's swan flew in to WWT Welney yesterday, right on schedule and just a day after the first arrival at WWT Slimbridge. So that now we have all three species of UK swan on site for visitors to see. Water levels have peaked and currently o
29 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Although water levels are rising on the reserve, so that currently the Reedbed hide and Dragonfly ponds are closed and you need wellies for Allport and Friends hides, there are still plenty of birds. All of which are now visible due to the fog clearing.
25 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Little grebe - 1 (main lagoon) Flocks of black-tailed godwit and lapwing Yesterday: Crane - 13
18 October 2012
Yesterdays sightings
Crane - 13 (Friends hide)
14 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Cormorants by Ken Rowe Friends hide Crane - 11 Main lagoon Little egret - 6 Marsh harrier - 1 (female) Front pond at visitor centre Water vole - 1 (2 seen yesterday morning) The image accompanying this entry was taken
11 October 2012