Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Count 16/12/2019
Sightings from the Wetland Bird Survey at WWT Welney on Monday 16th December
Little Grebe - 1
Great Crested Grebe - 1
Cormorant - 13
Great Egret - 2
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 6
Mute Swan - 46
Bewick's Swan - 1 (daytime count)
Whooper Swan - 45 (daytime count)
Greylag Goose - 36
Shelduck - 3
Wigeon - 4055
Gadwall - 1
Teal - 151
Mallard - 747
Pintail - 32
Shoveler - 61
Pochard - 431
Tufted Duck - 114
Goldeneye - 3
Water Rail - 1
Moorhen - 25
Coot - 143
Lapwing - 3078
Golden Plover - 1500
Dunlin - 5
Oystercatcher - 1
Snipe - 1
Black-Tailed Godwit - 40
Curlew - 16
Redshank - 31
Crane - 4
Marsh Harrier - 9
Buzzard - 5
Kestrel - 5
Barn Owl - 2
Short-Eared Owl - 1
Black-Headed Gull - 204
Lesser Black-Backed Gull - 89
Greater Black-Backed Gull - 7
Common Gull - 25
Herring Gull - 10
Other highlights include: 3 stonechat, 170 linnet, 24 fieldfare, 2 mistle thrush, 1 jay, 1 great spotted woodpecker and 1 Cetti's warbler.
