Latest sightings
Bewick's increase in number
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12 November 2011
Festival of swans
More whooper swans have been arriving. The water level at the moment (no extensive flooding yet) means that all of the whooper swans (2800+) are roosting on just three or four pools. Watching all these birds fly in at dusk has been spectacular for the
10 November 2011
Dawn swan count
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8 November 2011
WeBS Count
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7 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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3 November 2011
It still feels like summer.
The shortening days of autumn signal a shift in the season; this combined with a change in the weather prompts birds to migrate. But today, the last day of October, there are southerly winds and visitors are still wearing T-shirts - I saw a swallow
31 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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30 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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29 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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28 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
All these sightings were from the reserve during the swan's awake event this morning, which despite the weather offered great viewings of over 1000 swans taking off from the roosting areas to fly [...]
27 October 2011
Bewick's arrive
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21 October 2011
The story from Welney so far...
We saw the first nine whooper swans arrive on 15 September, and that number has now increased to over 400. We’ve seen numbers grow for wigeon, teal, pintail, shoveler and gadwall. There are still a few passage migrants coming through the rese
19 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
Another influx of whooper swans last night at Welney and we have heard from the continent that the Bewick's swans are on their way! [...]
19 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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11 October 2011