Wetland Bird Survey at Welney
The wardens here had a fantastic day today going around the whole reserve to count every bird on site!
Here is a list of their totals:
(numbers in brackets are from our Lady Fen area)
Great crested grebe- 5
Cormorant- 14
Great white egret- 1 (1)
Little egret- 1 (5)
Grey heron- 6 (1)
Mute swan- 30
Tundra swan- 105
Whooper swan- 487 (73)
Greylag goose- 29 (12)
Egyptian goose- 1
Shelduck- 6 (10)
Wigeon- 7002 (25)
Gadwall- 19
Teal- 1230
Mallard- 1003 (5)
Pintail- 155
Shoveler- 88
Pochard- 231
Tufted duck- 57
Moorhen- 6
Coot- 194
Lapwing- 918 (23)
Ruff- 4
Snipe- 4 (4)
Black-tailed godwit- 1180
Redshank- 4
Black-headed gull- 4
Common gull- 1
Golden plover- 500
Glaucous gull- 1
Lesser black-backed gull- 4
Great black-backed gull- 2
Marsh harrier- 4 (1)
Buzzard- 3 (1)
Kestrel- 5 (1)
Barn owl- 1 (2)
Green woodpecker- 2
Meadow pipit- 19
Pied wagtail- 1
Stonechat- 2
Fieldfare- 15
Magpie- 6
Carrion crow- 2
Stock dove- 1
Blue tit- 6
Goldfinch- 11
Wren- 1 (1)
Chaffinch- 1
Starling- (70)
Reed bunting- 2
