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Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Lesser black-backed gull Herring gull Starling Swallow Kingfisher
13 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Red legged partridge House sparrow Tree sparrow Goldfinch Wood pigeon Jackdaw Kestrel Buzzard Sparrowhawk Marsh harrier
12 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Teal Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane x4 (Reedbed hide) Great egret Little egret Grey heron Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Snipe Lapwing Starling House martin Pied wagtail Meadow pipit Tree
11 October 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Greylag Egyptian goose (x2) Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Moorhen Grey heron Bittern Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Common sandpiper Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Kingfisher Meadow pipit Pied wagtail Tree spa
10 October 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 9th October
Warm and Sunny day here at Welney today lots of butterflies on the wing as well as dragonflies: Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Common crane (31) Greylag goose Mallard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Moorhen Cormorant Great Egret Black-tailed godwit D
9 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Fieldfare Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Coot Moorhen Snipe Ruff x 5 Cormorant Black-headed gull Cranes x 28 on Lady Fen Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swan Greylag geese Teal Shoveler Wigeon Gadwall Pintail Mallard Jackdaw Rook Starling Meadow pipit Tree spar
8 October 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes x28 Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Little grebe Mallard Moorhen Ruff Redshank Black-tailed godwit Snipe Lapwing Ringed plover Fieldfare Starling Tree sparrow House sparrow Chaffinch Goldfinch Blue tit Wood pigeon Carrion crow R
7 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swans Greylag geese Gadwall Shoveler Teal Wigeon Pintail Mallard Cranes-35 on Lady Fen Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Moorhen Snipe Coot Grey heron Cormorant Common gull Herring gull Black-headed gull Kestrel Mar
6 October 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes x32 Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Moorhen Cormorant Little egret Bittern (Main obs) Greenshank Starling Meadow pipit Stonechat Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Kingfisher Stock dove Jackdaw Carr
5 October 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes x 35 Tree Sparrow Whooper Swan Greylag Goose Mallard Marsh Harrier Great Egret Golden Plover Barn Owl Kestrel Black Tailed Godwit Teal Greenshank Shoveller
4 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x32, Lady fen) Grey heron Great egret Bittern (Lyle hide) Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail
3 October 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 2nd October
Damp and overcast start to the day here at Welney, but warmer and slightly windy than yesterday. All hides and Summer walk are open. 37 Cranes just landed on Lady Fen. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Common Cran
2 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Mute swans Whooper swans Gadwall Teal Wigeon Mallard Shoveler Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Snipe Ringed plover Cormorant Little grebe Grey heron Great egret from Reedbed hide Cranes x 36 Greylag geese Canada goose Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Buzzard Kes
1 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes x 36+ Barn owl Kestrel Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Swallow Yellow wagtail Moorhen Coot Grey heron Snipe Little grebe Teal Ringed teal Black-tailed godwit Greylag geese Whooper swans Mute swans
30 September 2018
Today's sightings
Pallid harrier - Last reported sighting; 11:45am at Friends hide. Mute swan Whooper swan Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Teal Coot Moorhen Crane (x36, Lady fen) Great egret Bittern (Reedbed hide) Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Lapwing Sta
29 September 2018