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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 - 3/12/2022

Access to hides increasing as water levels drop. Bring wellies to access Friends hide and advised for walking Lady Fen. More to see from the washes as land starts to re-appear plus Lady Fen is just fantastic.

Highlights

Whooper Swan
Short-eared owl
Cattle egret
Curlew
Snipe

Whooper Swan
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Greylag Goose
Teal
Pochard
Wigeon
Shoveler
Gadwall
Pintail
Tufted duck
Mallard
Great crested grebe
Coot
Moorhen
Black-tailed godwit
Redshank
Lapwing
Golden plover
Snipe
Curlew
Grey Heron
Cattle Egret
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Long-tailed tit
Fieldfare
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Wren
Robin
Jay
Kestrel
Buzzard
Barn owl
Marsh harrier

Roe deer
Hare

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