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.

Sightings Thursday 29th December

1 min read • 29 December 2016

A very sharp frost this morning and the fenland landscape at it's best with Whooper swans feeding on Lady fen in large numbers.

Sightings today:

Bewick's swan (Lyle hide)
Whooper swan
Mute swan
White-fronted geese (19 on Lady fen)
Pintail
Pochard
Shelduck
Wigeon
Kingfisher
Black-tailed godwit
Dunlin
Grey heron
Grey plover
Lapwing
Snipe
Barn Owl
Buzzard
Kestrel
Marsh harrier
Merlin
Peregrine
Reed bunting
Stock dove

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Sightings Thursday 29th December

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