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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 - 28/11/2024

Sightings for Thursday 28th November 2024

Main observatory, Nelson-Lyle and Lyle hides open, Friends hide open wellies recommended, Reed bed hide closed.

Swan feed at 15:30
Hare walk !3:00
Centre open until 17:00 today


Highlights:

Pochard
Bewick's swan
Pink-footed goose (100+)
Cattle egret
Short-eared owl (x3)
Cranes (x20)


Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Canada goose

Egyptian goose

Great white egret

Little egret

Grey heron

Lapwing
Black-tailed godwit
Snipe
Dunlin

Golden Plover

Coot
Moorhen
Mallard
Pintail
Teal
Wigeon

Tufted Duck

Shoveler

Gadwall

Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Buzzard

Sparrowhawk

Goldfinch
Tree sparrow
House sparrow

Blue tit

Great tit

Chiff chaff

Robin
Long-tailed tit
Stonechat
Pied wagtail

Great spotted woodpecker

Starling
Blackbird
Wood pigeon
Collared dove
Feral pigeon
Black headed gull
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion crow


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