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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- 16/11/2020

All hides are now closed, but the footpath between Main Observatory and Friends Hide remains open. Lady Fen is also open for self-guided hare walks. The shop is closed, but the café is open for takeaway filter coffee, teas and snacks. Toilets are open​

Today's Highlights:
Common crane x10 (flew over reserve)
Cattle egret x11 (Lady Fen)
Great egret x2
Kingfisher (viewed on self-guided hare walk)
Stonechat x2
Pink-footed goose x1

Regular Sightings:
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Pochard
Pintail
Mallard
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Shelduck
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Egyptian goose
Lapwing
Golden plover
Snipe
Black-tailed godwit
Dunlin
Buzzard
Marsh harrier
Kestrel
Starling
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Reed bunting
Linnet
Meadow pipit
Skylark

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