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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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Welney sightings - 02/01/2025

Sightings for Thursday 2nd January 2025

All hides open, scooters to main observatory, Nelson-Lyle, Lyle and Friends only

Hare walk 13:00

Swan feed at 15:30

Centre open until 17:00


Highlights:

Pochard

Bewick’s swan

Whooper swan

Marsh harrier

Cattle egret

Short-eared owl


Black headed gull

Blackbird

Black-tailed godwit

Blue tit

Canada goose

Carrion crow

Collared dove

Coot

Feral pigeon

fieldfare

Golden plover

Goldfinch

Grey heron

Greylag goose

House sparrow

Jackdaw

Kestrel

Lapwing

Little egret

Magpie

Mallard

Marsh Harrier

Moorhen

Mute swan

Pintail

Redshank

Reed bunting

Robin

Shelduck

Shoveler

Starling

Stonechat

Teal

Tree sparrow

Tufted duck

Whooper swan

Wigeon

Wood pigeon

Wren

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