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Today's Highlights
Whooper swans Mute swans Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle geese x 2 Egyptian goose Little grebe Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Mallard Gadwall Pintail Moorhen Coot Cormorant Lapwing Bittern at Main Obs Great egret at Lyle hide Golden plover Black-taile
4 November 2018
Latest Sightings
A wildfowl packed Mere as usual with big numbers of Teal, Mallard, Wigeon and Shelduck. Smaller numbers of Shoveler, Pintail, Pochard (34), Tufted Duck, Gadwall (10) and a single female Goldeneye. Whooper Swan numbers continue to increase. Smaller number
4 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2018
1 Marsh Harrier - flew into reed cover on the main lake N shore/end of reedbed area (0820hrs) 1 Goldeneye (female) - reservoir lagoon 115 Wigeon - marsh , scrape 140 Teal - marsh, scrape 2 Bittern - main lake 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh
4 November 2018
Today's sightings 04/11/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Water rail Teal 53 Snipe 5 Shelduck Saline Lagoon Grey heron Redshank 2 Curlew Hawthorn Wood Brambling (male - winter migrant) Chaffinch 6 Nuthatch Willow tit Greenfinch 2 Bullfinch 5 Great spotted woodpecker Coal tit 3 Wren Great
4 November 2018
Saturday's sightings
Don't forget to find all our latest sightings on Twitter, and you don't need an account yourself. Find us here. Bewick's Swan Indri still on Big Pen outside Visitor Centre Holden Tower - 26 White-fronted Geese on Dumbles, also 224 Barnacle Geese and 131
3 November 2018
Sightings for Saturday 3rd November
Dry and milder day today here at Welney Wetland centre, all hides remain open as is the Summer walk Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Pochard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Little grebe Coot Moo
3 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 97 Wigeon - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 6 Siskin - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge October bird highlights: Short-eared Owl,
3 November 2018
Bird News
Bearded Tits, (Bearded Reedlings if you prefer), are still present in the Pat Wisniewski reedbed and have been heard and seen regularly from both the path near the United Utilities hide, and that starting from the Harrier hide. No more than four birds se
2 November 2018
Recent sightings 31st Oct-2nd Nov
Kingfisher cr Russ Myners British Steel Hide Small groups of waders can still be seen from the Steel hide, with Black-tailed godwit, Redshank, Greenshank and Lapwing being the most common. Curlew can be heard o
2 November 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail (x4) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Little grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Water rail (café pond) Snipe (x3) Dunlin Lapwing G
2 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Skylark - flew over heading NW 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Chiffcha
2 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 02/11/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Redshank - 6 Black-headed Gull - 21 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 1 Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 1 Black-headed Gull - 16 Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 3 Blue Tit - 6 Bullfinch - 3 G
2 November 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 2nd November
Another sunny and frosty morning on the reserve. The Mute Swan cygnets have been taking their first flights over the past few days, and Whooper Swans are feeding all around the local area. Snipe have been flying over the reserve recently, including 8 over
2 November 2018
Quick update . .
At least 2 Bearded Tits still present today but showing intermittently. Also 1 Woodcock and 2 Marsh Harriers. A fuller round up of birds news will be here tomorrow !
1 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2018
2 Bittern - main lake N+SE shores 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 9 Snipe - marsh(3), scrape(5), main lake(1) 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - scrape south shore 1 Shelduck - main lake 100+ Teal - scrape 113 Gadwall
1 November 2018