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A chilly start to the week with a brisk wind that dropped during the day and plenty of sunshine. Sunset from the other day (Andy Bunting) An increase in Oystercatcher with 41 birds, 1000+ Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godw
12 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/02/18
a.m Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 13 Stock dove 3 Eurasian teal 32 Lapwing 87 Herring gull 10 Shoveler 4 Canada goose + single greylag 39 Curlew 11 Kestrel 2 Common snipe 15 Wigeon 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 16 Coal tit 3 Ch
12 February 2018
Sightings for Monday 12th February
Bright and Sunny day here at Welney, all hides are open apart from Reedbed is closed. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Goldeneye Pintail Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Gr
12 February 2018
Recent Sightings 12th February 2018
A very cold and frosty morning on the reserve! The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from Castle Espie: Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Curlew 12, Oystercatcher 321, Brent goose 51, Redshank 54, Dunli
12 February 2018
Frozen again
Sunny spells, spring breeding migrants arriving and a bit of warmth in the sunshine, but a cold start reminding us we are still in winter. South Lake Hides Around 1600 Lapwing were stood on the ice and islands this morning with 120 Black-tailed Godwit mix
12 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 12th February 2018
1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 9 Siskin - sheltered lagoon(4) + flew over NW(5) 1 Coal Tit - entrance area January/February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Bre
12 February 2018
Sightings for Sunday 11th February
Path to Reedbed hide and Reedbed hide remain closed, all other hides are open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pink-footed goose Goldeneye Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Wigeon Crane Coot Fieldfare Goldfinch Goldenplover Lapwing Reedbunting Ro
11 February 2018
Raptor wars
This morning the Tack Piece was the setting for an epic battle between a pair of Peregrine and 2 pairs of Buzzard. One of the Peregrine caught a Tufted Duck, which it bought down alive in front of the Martin Smith Hide. The duck struggled but was then
11 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel 2 Stock dove (displaying) 3 Teal 33 Grey heron 14 Shelduck 28 Lapwing 95 Common snipe 23 Wigeon 4 Herring gull 3 Great black-backed gull 4 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Curlew 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Robin 5 Chaffinch 6
11 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 11th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 8 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Brent
11 February 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x14) White-fronted goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Gadwall Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Goosander Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lap
10 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 10th February - Puddle Jumping begins!
A very wet start to the day but it has now cleared up, the rain has stopped and there is blue sky showing! Plenty of waders in the flooded fields at the moment. Lapwing, Golden Plover, Curlew, Redshank & Black-tailed Godwit can be seen in the Corner F
10 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/2/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 260 Redshank 4 Common snipe 6 Wigeon 2 Teal 44 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 26 Lesser black-backed gull 5 Herring gull 47 Black-headed gull 460 Curlew (flew off at 8.15am at headed west) 500 Saline lagoon: (AM mid-tide):
10 February 2018
Big Wigeon Count
Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 170 Red Breasted Goose 1 Crane 1 Wigeon 2800 here this morning with other flocks from around the site added this gives 3250 one of the highest counts of the winter. Pintail 110 look really good. Teal 143 Wader counts some wha
10 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake North shore 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, main lake 112 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 6 Pintail - main lake 9 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank, entrance lake 1 Stonechat - main lake 2 Siskin - South route 1 Per
10 February 2018