Latest sightings
WeBS count
Wigeon (2940) Teal (695) Mallard (452) Shoveler (79) Northern Pintail (19) Gadwall (10) Pochard (74) Pink-footed Goose (2) White-fronted Goose (3) Canada Goose (110 [...]
22 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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21 November 2011
Some familiar faces
This week we've had local media visiting, filming the swans return to Welney and the spectacle at dusk (as it is at its best at the moment). They got some good footage of hundreds and hundreds of swans, whoopers and Bewick's feeding in the arable lan
19 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
Plenty of whooper swans and a few Bewick's at this morning's swan's awake event, although the foggy conditions didn't help, but it did keep the swans in a bit longer than if it had bee [...]
19 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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15 November 2011
Wonderful weather for a visit to Welney
This morning as I was out doing the cattle checks I saw not 1, not 2, but 5 short-eared owls. With the water at its current level, this is the perfect time of year to not only see our stunning swans and welcome their return but to also see birds of pr
13 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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13 November 2011
Bewick's numbers begin to grow
This morning I witnessed our first group of 40 Bewick's swans leaving the pools on the reserve amongst the thousands of Whooper swans. When driving to and from Welney, make sure that you look out for large flocks of swans feeding on the arable fi
12 November 2011
Bewick's increase in number
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12 November 2011
Festival of swans
More whooper swans have been arriving. The water level at the moment (no extensive flooding yet) means that all of the whooper swans (2800+) are roosting on just three or four pools. Watching all these birds fly in at dusk has been spectacular for the
10 November 2011
Dawn swan count
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8 November 2011
WeBS Count
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7 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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3 November 2011
It still feels like summer.
The shortening days of autumn signal a shift in the season; this combined with a change in the weather prompts birds to migrate. But today, the last day of October, there are southerly winds and visitors are still wearing T-shirts - I saw a swallow
31 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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30 October 2011