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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-03/11/2020

WWT Welney is now open, but for pre-booked visits only. Members, non-members and pre-existing ticket holders can select a day to visit from the website. The shop and toilets are open, and takeaway tea and coffee is available in the café.

Today's Highlights:
Pink-footed goose x9 (viewed from Main Obs.)
Cattle egret x10 (viewed from Centre or self-guided hare walk)

Great egret
Barn owl
Spotted redshank (Main Obs.)
Greenshank (Lyle Hide)
Stonechat
1st Bewick's swan sighting of the season (Main Obs.)

Regular Sightings:
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Pochard
Mallard
Pintail
Tufted duck
Shoveler
Wigeon
Teal
Lapwing
Golden plover
Icelandic black-tailed godwit
Little egret
Grey heron
Kestrel
Buzzard
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Starling
Brown hare & roe deer (viewed from the new self-guided hare walk around Lady Fen)


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