Latest sightings
Rough-legged buzzard and more
Rough-legged buzzard - 1 (to the back of Lady Fen) Whooper swan - 2000+ Bewick's swan - 20+
7 November 2014
Today's sightings
Lady Fen Bewick's swans - 5 (2 adults with 3 cygnets) Main observatory Dunlin - 18 Ruff - 3 Black-tailed godwit - 300 Pintail - 7 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler Pochard Wigeon Teal Mallard Whooper swan Lyle & Friends hides Great crested grebe - 1 Tufted duck -
6 November 2014
Rough-legged buzzard
Highlights for today include a Rough-legged buzzard showing well on lady fen perched in a tree best seen from the café verandah. Swan dawn count 1662 Whooper swans 10 Bewick's swan - Friends hide
2 November 2014
Todays sightings
Goldeneye female at main obs Otter prints from foot bridge Snipe
1 November 2014
Todays sightings - Rough-legged buzzard
Rough-legged buzzard Great white egret
31 October 2014
Todays sightings
Rough-legged buzzard Great white egret - 1 (Lady Fen) Plenty of whooper swans coming in for the feeds each day now. The reserve is looking great with just a splash of winter flooding on the washes at the back of the reserve, still plenty of ground above
30 October 2014
Todays sightings
Great white egret - Lady fen Merlin
29 October 2014
Todays sightings
Great white egret - 1 Golden plover 3000+ Marsh harriers - 5 Nelson-lyle hide Lapwing Kestrel Green sandpiper - Friends hide Kingfisher
28 October 2014
Todays sightings
Little grebe - 2 Pintail - lyle hide Bearded tit - 6
26 October 2014
Today's sightings
Lady fen Lapwing Golden plover Little egret Main observatory Whooper swan - 50 Little grebe - 2 Wigeon Teal Shoveler Pochard - 50 Tufted duck - 5 Lapwing Golden plover Marsh harrier - 1 Kestrel - 2 At the morning feed today we had yellow leg ringed whoope
26 October 2014
Todays sightings
Whopper swan - 800 Barn Owl Marsh harrier - 2 females Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Ruff Curlew Dunlin Pochard - 50 Tufted duck 5 Crane - Friends hide Cetti's warbler - 3 Lyle hide
25 October 2014
Todays sightings
U5D with mate and 3 cygnets Great white egret - 1 on Lady Fen The reserve is looking fantastic today. We had a brilliant sunrise over the Fens for our Swan's awake event this morning. Over 800 whooper swans took t
25 October 2014
Today's sightings
Visitor centre Kingfisher - 1 flew across the front pond between the car park and visitor centre Water rail - 1 Pond behind visitor centre
24 October 2014
Today's sightings
Lyle hide Slavonian grebe - 1 Great crested grebe - 2
23 October 2014
Bewick's arrival
The first Bewick's swans have arrived on the Ouse Washes today. A small flock of seven birds were seen flying over the reserve this morning. These birds have made an epic journey from Arctic Russia to over winter at wetland sites like ours at WWT Weln
20 October 2014