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.

Welney sightings - 08/12/2022

Sightings for Thursday 8th December 2022 Reed bed hide closed, all other hides open and Lady Fen loop open.

1 min read • 8 December 2022

Highlights:

Whooper swans
Black-tailed godwit
Marsh harrier
Cattle egret
Curlew

Lapwing
Snipe
Golden plover
Black tailed godwit
Redshank
Grey heron
Little egret
Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
Teal
Mallard
Pochard
Wigeon
Shoveler
Kingfisher
Goldfinch
Cetti’s warbler
Pied wagtail
Blue tit
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Robin
Wren
Wood pigeon
Black headed gull
Lesser black-backed gull
Herring gull
Common gull
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Buzzard
Cranes (x3 flying)
Barn owl
Short eared owl

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