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 - 22/12/21

A beautiful frosty start to the day - highlights so far are the numbers of pochard at the main hide, cattle egret and Bewick's swans.

1 min read • 22 December 2021

Highlights:
Bewick's swan
Cattle egret - 2

Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose
Snipe
Pintail
Pochard
Wigeon
Teal
Mallard
Shoveler
Shelduck
Moorhen
Coot
Grey heron
Great white egret
Little egret
Black-tailed godwit
Redshank
Lapwing
Tufted duck
Buzzard
Kestrel
Marsh harrier
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Goldfinch
Wren
Robin
Blackbird
Gadwall

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