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Latest Sightings - Friday 11th January - Green-winged Teal is back
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day The drake Green-winged Teal has reappeared on the Folly Pond today, currently best viewed from Sharp's Lookout. Named Whooper Swan arrivals: YHS - Solway Siren Lost Darvic - Hagar YJL - Linda H YSJ
11 January 2019
Great Views of Whitefronted Geese
South Lake Hide Good flock of 640 Lapwings with 4 Ruff, 20 Dunlin and 2 Black Tailed Godwit among them. A couple of snipe around the edges and 240 Teal. Only a handful of Pochard and Tufted Duck this morning but 6 Cormorant and a Great Crested Grebe. Th
11 January 2019
Duck Duck Pipit??
5 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Iceland Gull - main lake December/January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye,
11 January 2019
Water Pipit feeding close to the Wildside Hide
Water Pipit by Naomi Landy 1 Caspian Gull 2nd winter - reservoir lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Kestrel (female) - sheltered lagoon &nbs
10 January 2019
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Bean goose Canada goose Greylag goose White fronted goose Pink footed goose Pochard Pintail Shelduck Wigeon Mallard Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Gadwall Coot Moorhen Little egret Cattle egret x2 Snipe Dunlin Redshank Lap
10 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 10/01/19
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Shoveler 2 Teal 10 Black-headed gull 175 Grey heron 3 Snipe 3 Herring gull 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Great tit 7 Blue tit 9 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 3 Dunn
10 January 2019
Chilly again
A colder than expected start to the morning with some ice here and there. A total of 104 Bewick's Swans were on the Rushy this morning. South Lake 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 500+ Lapwing, Great Crested Grebe, 64 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 22 Pochard, 36 Shoveler
9 January 2019
1078 Whooper Swan
A lovely frosty start to the day and this winter's highest count of Whooper Swan with 1078 birds present on the reserve this morning. Fairly static counts of roosting Pink-footed Geese with 5439 also present. Locally 4 European White-fronted Geese have be
9 January 2019
Sightings for Wednesday 9th January
Bright but windy day again here at Welney, all hides are open or you may want to keep warm in our heated main Observatory whered the Ringed-necked duck is showing well again. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan Black swan Mute swan Whooper swan Bean goo
9 January 2019
Latest Sightings - Wednesday 9th January
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day A frosty and sunny start to the day, with plenty of geese in the fields. The swans are doing their best to break the ice in the Whooper Pond which the ducks seem grateful for! Named Whooper Swan ar
9 January 2019
Peregrine, Pipit and Pintail
Photo by Rob Werran 2 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 6 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1
9 January 2019
Tuesday sightings
Starlings- mini-murmuration this evening Yellow-browed Warbler update The YBW was still present this morning, showing well and at times calling. It was very active and mobile and actively chasing or being chased by Chiffchaff and Goldcrest. It commuted b
8 January 2019
Sightings for Tuesday 8th January
Bright but windy day here at Welney, all hides and footpaths remain open. Ring-necked duck is still in front of Main Observatory. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Bean goose Canada goose Greylag goose Pink-footed goose White-f
8 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 08/01/19
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Water rail 3 Lapwing 63 Teal 41 Black-headed gull 110 Lesser black-backed gulls 2 Grey heron 1 Common snipe 1 Northern shoveller 6 Saline Lagoon Curlew 16 Shelduck 2 Teal 10 Hawthorn Wood Coal tit 3 Robin 2 Great spotted w
8 January 2019
A flash of blue
5 Jack Snipe - main lake(2), wader scrape(3) - highest count of the winter and nationally significant 1 Bittern - main lake 5 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Redwing -
8 January 2019