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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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Sightings for Tuesday 3rd December

A bright and sunny day here at Welney, with lots to see on Lady fen and Bank farm, due to high water levels only the main observatory is open.

Mute swan
Whooper swan
Canada goose
Greylag goose
Mallard
Pochard
Shelduck
Shoveler
Teal
Tufted duck
Wigeon
Great crested grebe
Little grebe
Moorhen
Crane (x 3 flyover late morning + 35 seen circling over centre at dusk)
Cormorant
Cattle egret
Little egret
Great egret
Grey heron
Golden plover
Lapwing
Snipe
Blackbird
Blue tit
Goldfinch
Great tit
Green woodpecker
House sparrow
Mistle thrush
Pied wagtail
Reed bunting
Song thrush
Tree sparrow
Carrion crow
Jackdaw
Magpie
Pheasant
Rook
Stock dove
Wood pigeon
Black-headed gull
Common gull
Great black-backed gull
Barn owl
Buzzard
Kestrel
Marsh harrier
Short-eared owl
Sparrowhawk

Mammals
Roe deer
Brown hare

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