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 - 16/07/2022

Sightings for Saturday 16th July

1 min read • 16 July 2022

Highlights
Glossy ibis x9 (Lady Fen)
Little ringed plover
Spoonbill x1 (Lyle hide)

Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Shelduck
Shoveler
Mallard
Coot
Moorhen
Grey heron
Little egret
Avocet
Black-tailed godwit
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Ruff
Snipe
Lapwing
House martin
Swallow
Starling
Pied wagtail
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
Marsh harrier

Butterflies
Peacock
Small tortoiseshell
Meadow brown
Gatekeeper
Small white
Large white
Green veined white
Red admiral

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