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Sightings Saturday 31st December
No fog at Welney this morning with plenty of birds to see from main centre and all hides. Good day to be out for the final day of 2016 and burn off that Christmas Pud!. Sightings today: Bewick's swan (Friends hide) Whooper swan (good number on Lady fen) E
31 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Lapwing - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Jackdaw - 4 Black-headed Gull - 60 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 52 Redshank - 6 Teal - 30 Shelduck - 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit
31 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2016
1 Bearded Tit - reedbed (feeding on seed heads just S of the bench en route to the Wildside Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (from Headley Hide) 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - wildside 7 Water Rail - reedbed, sheltered
31 December 2016
Bird News
Red-crested Pochard was the most unusual bird of the day - a male flew with three other ducks, (probably female Red-crested Pochards) out of sight behind the reeds in front of the Harrier hide, and appeared again (alone) on the Mere later in the afternoon
30 December 2016
Reserve Update Friday 30th December - American Wigeon is back (again)
Yes, the American Wigeon has once again re-appeared...mixed in with the Eurasian Wigeon flock feeding on the Lochar field as seen from Avenue Tower. They are joined by some of the Barnacle Geese, large numbers of Teal, Pintail, Golden Plover, Lapwing, S
30 December 2016
Bittern bonanza
Its been a great few days for Bittern sightings on the South Finger, with birds seen from Zeiss Hide, Kingfisher Hide and the Van de Bovenkamp Hide. At least two birds have been seen this morning so if you're visiting now the fog has cleared be sure to
30 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 9 Snipe - main lake, marsh 2 Bittern - main lake NW+S shores (from Headley and Dulverton Hides) 14 Redwing - over E+NW 20 Fieldfare - wildside, sheltered lagoon 7 Reed Bunting - resr lagoon, reedbed, main lake (including a few at the
30 December 2016
Sightings Thursday 29th December
A very sharp frost this morning and the fenland landscape at it's best with Whooper swans feeding on Lady fen in large numbers. Sightings today: Bewick's swan (Lyle hide) Whooper swan Mute swan White-fronted geese (19 on Lady fen) Pintail Pochard Shelduck
29 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Curlew 4 Northern Lapwing 2 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 18 Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Chaffinch 21 Blue tit 16 Great tit 9 Coal tit 4 Blackbird 2 Greenfinch 5 Goldfinch 3 Other birds Great spotted w
29 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2016
5 Bittern - main lake SW,N+NW shores, and reedbed 1 Water Pipit - marsh, scrape 4 Skylark - over SW 23 Fieldfare - over SW 2 Jack Snipe - marsh (to the E of the main channel leading up to the weir bridge) 11 Snipe - marsh, main lake, scrape E shore 1 Bar
29 December 2016
Sightings Wednesday 28th December
Waxwings x5 Kingfisher Peregrine x2 Buzzard x2 Great Spotted Woodpecker Whooper Swan Bewick's Swan Lapwing Pochard Wigeon Greylag Goose Wren Shelduck Mallard Roe Deer Black-tailed Godwit Mute Swan Marsh Harrier Barn Owl Egyptian Goose White-fronted Goose
28 December 2016
Bird news
The Cetti's Warbler was heard near the Harrier Hide this morning. Goldcrest was seen with the Long-tailed Tit flock, Great Spotted Woodpecker was from the Janet Kear feeding station along with good numbers of Reed Buntings. At least 1 Little Egret still p
28 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (100% frozen) Sparrowhawk 1 Northern lapwing 7 Canada Goose 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 70 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Chaffinch 26 Robin 7 Blackbird Great spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 3 Blue tit 14 Gree
28 December 2016
Recent sightings - 28th December
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese 50, Shelduck + 400, Curlew 3, Black-tailed godwit 40, Common teal 20, Eider 15, Redshank
28 December 2016
It's cold outside
A rather cold morning and the majority of the reserve is frozen, although there is still some open water on the South Lake and Long Ground Pool, the latter viewed from the Holden Tower. Lapwing roosting on the ice at South
28 December 2016