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 - 16/08/2022

Sightings for Tuesday 16th August

1 min read • 16 August 2022

Highlights:

Sand martin
Hobby

Black-tailed godwit

Common gull

Coot

Goldfinch

Great white egret

Green sandpiper x3

Greenshank

Grey heron

Greylag goose

House martin

House sparrow

Kestrel

Lapwing

Less black-backed gull

Linnet

Little egret

Mallard

Marsh harrier

Moorhen

Mute swan

Reed bunting

Ruff

Sedge warbler

Shelduck

Snipe

Starling

Swallow

Teal

Tree sparrow

Whooper swan

Willow warbler

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