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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 - 14/09/2025

20th September: Welney After Hours - Explore the reserve at dusk with a warden to get closer to our nocturnal wildlife, book now on our website.

Highlights:

Cattle Egret 

Green Sandpiper 

King Fisher 

Ruff 

Pochard 

All Other Sightings:

  • Mute Swan
  • Whooper Swan
  • Greylag Goose
  • Shelduck
  • Tufted Duck
  • Wigeon
  • Shoveler
  • Moorhen
  • Teal
  • Coot
  • Mallard
  • Grey Heron
  • Great White Egret
  • Little Egret
  • Redshank
  • Avocet
  • Black-Tailed Godwit
  • Ruff
  • Tree Sparrow
  • House Sparrow
  • Sedge Warbler
  • Reed Bunting
  • Reed Warbler
  • Goldfinch
  • Lapwing
  • Feral Pigeon
  • Collared Dove
  • Wood Pigeon
  • Stock Dove
  • Black-Headed Gull
  • Yellow Wagtail
  • House Martin
  • Swallow
  • Robin
  • Great Tit
  • Wren
  • Blackbird
  • Magpie
  • Carrion Crow
  • Jackdaw
  • Blackbird
  • Rook
  • Marsh Harrier
  • Kestrel
  • Green Woodpecker
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