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All hides except Gill's Lookout are accessible to everyone today, including with mobility scooters. Water levels are continuing to drop. Lady Fen trails are now closed until after breeding season, but great views from cafe veranda. All roads including A1101 Welney Wash Road are open. 

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Breeding Birds Survey

Today we started the morning with the breeding birds survey which enables us to estimate the breeding populations at WWT Welney.  We have been carrying out the survey since 1972!

Highlights include:

Buzzard 1
Garganey (Lyle Hide)
Whimbrel (Main Observatory)
Dunlin (Friend Hide)
Black-tailed godwits 13 (Friends Hide)
Whooper swans 8
Common tern 3
Cetti's warbler (Churchmans wood)

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