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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 - 26/01/2023

Sightings for Thursday 26th January 2023 Lady fen loop open and main observatory open, no access to other hides due to flooding Swan feeds as usual, 12:00 and 15:30

Highlights:


Bewick’s swan (x5)
Cattle egret
Marsh harrier
Barn owl
Short-eared owl


Bewick’s swan
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Lapwing
Black tailed godwit
Snipe
Grey heron
Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
Teal
Mallard
Pochard
Wigeon
Tufted duck
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Robin
Dunnock
Pied wagtail
Starling
Green woodpecker
Wood pigeon
Stock dove
Black headed gull
Common gull
Lesser black-backed gull
Great black-backed gull
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Red-legged partridge
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Barn owl
Buzzard

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