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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 - 16/05/2023

Sightings for Tuesday 16th May 2023

Highlights:


Black-tailed godwit
Garganey
Glossy ibis
Blackcap
Bittern


Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Lapwing
Avocet
Black tailed godwit
Redshank
Oystercatcher
Grey heron
Great white egret
Little egret
Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
Teal
Gadwall
Shoveler
Shelduck
Mallard
Tufted duck
Swallow
House martin
Sand martin
Swift
Goldfinch
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Pied wagtail
Cetti’s warbler
Wren
Blue tit
Great tit
Robin
Starling
Blackbird
Wood pigeon
Stock dove
Collard dove
Black headed gull
Common tern
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Rook
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk

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