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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 - 12/09/2025

Sightings for Friday 12th September 2025

All hides open and summer walk and Lady Fen loop open

Centre open until 17:00

Welney After Hours – Explore the reserve at dusk with a warden to get closer to our nocturnal wildlife, book now on our website.

Highlights:

  • Whooper swan

  • Marsh harrier

  • Snipe

  • Ruff

  • Kingfisher
  • Crane



All Sightings:

  • Mute swan
  • Whooper swan
  • Greylag goose
  • Grey heron
  • Great white egret
  • Little egret
  • Cattle egret
  • Ruff
  • Snipe
  • Redshank
  • Black-tailed godwit
  • Lapwing
  • Coot
  • Moorhen
  • Gadwall
  • Pintail
  • Shelduck
  • Shoveler
  • Wigeon
  • Mallard
  • Teal
  • Garganey
  • Swallow
  • House martin
  • Sedge warbler
  • Reed warbler
  • Cetti’s warbler
  • Reed bunting
  • Goldfinch
  • Pied wagtail
  • Tree sparrow
  • House sparrow
  • Great tit
  • Blue tit
  • Robin
  • Wren
  • Starling
  • Blackbird
  • Wood pigeon
  • Collared dove
  • Stock dove
  • Black headed gull
  • Magpie
  • Jackdaw
  • Carrion crow
  • Marsh Harrier
  • Kestrel
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