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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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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS Count) 20 December 2021

Here are the totals of all species of bird seen on Monday 20 December at WWT Welney.

Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS Count)

Highlights were 13 cattle egret, increasing numbers of lapwing and golden plover.

Cormorant - 8
Great white egret - 8
Cattle egret - 13
Little egret - 8
Grey heron - 5
Mute swan - 18
Greylag goose - 416
Canada goose - 340
Pink-footed goose - 26
Shelduck - 7
Wigeon - 2400
Pochard - 170
Gadwall - 40
Teal - 890
Mallard - 545
Pintail - 71
Shoveler - 773
Tufted duck - 61
Goldeneye - 2
Moorhen - 15
Coot - 127
Little grebe - 2
Golden plover - 1100
Lapwing - 5801
Dunlin - 20
Ruff - 67
Snipe - 20
Black-tailed godwit - 1000
Redshank - 56
Green sandpiper - 1
Marsh harrier - 13
Buzzard - 7
Kestrel - 2
Peregrine - 1
Short-eared owl - 1
Pheasant - 6
Carrion crow - 5
Jackdaw - 34
Rook - 170
Magpie - 10
Wood pigeon - 54
Collard dove - 2
Feral pigeon - 1
Green woodpecker - 1
Skylark - 4
Meadow pipit - 43
Stonechat - 3
Starling - 491
Reed bunting - 4
Chaffinch - 3
Goldfinch - 34
Greenfinch - 1
Great tit - 4
Blue tit - 4
Pied wagtail - 2
Kingfisher - 3
Redwing - 3

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