News - Welney
Birdwatchers get in a flap as rare squacco heron flies in to WWT Welney
Squacco heron by Chris Baines Birders have been gathering at WWT Welney in Norfolk this week to see an extremely rare squacco heron which arrived on the weekend. The reason why it has turned up in the UK is unknown
2 July 2012
Mute swans tower above recent floods
Mute swan nest in flood As flooding affects the nesting season on the Ouse washes at WWT Welney, one pair of swans are towering above the lapping water. A determined pair of mute swans are refusing to lose their nest
18 May 2012
Only two weeks of the WWT photography competition Spring heat to go!
New Build by Nigel Picknell These eye-catching new photographs of Britain’s wonderful wildlife show some of the amazing array of wildlife and stunning landscapes that can be seen at WWT’s Welney centre through the
16 May 2012
Ready, set, go for the wetland Olympics
Hares boxing by Simon Stirrup Whilst the UK's sporting elite prepare for the Olympics; nature's athletes compete for much higher stakes. The reserve at WWT Welney is now brimming with courtship displays and competiti
19 March 2012
Witness a flurry of feathers this half term at WWT Welney!
Welney regular Baldur (U5B), his mate U5S, and last year's brood of 7 cygnets. David Featherbe See some feathery favourites at the floodlit swan feeds such as Baldur, Wimble and Toby Two! As well as catching u
10 February 2012
Wildlife suffering as countryside dries out
Farming and wildlife likely to come into conflict as limited water directed to domestic supply Nature experts warn that this summer could be the worst for wildlife in over 30 years if the current period of low rainfall continues. Rainfall has been so low
2 February 2012
The winter heat of the WWT Photography Competition is going strong with the deadline looming!
The heat is on as the days start to lengthen, which can mean only one thing – there is not much time to enter photos in the winter heat of the WWT photography competition. Following on from the success of the autumn heat which received an influx of ov
25 January 2012
Norfolk through the lens – WWT Welney winners of the Autumn heat
Swans by Ian Taylor Norfolk’s Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, located in Welney has named the four regional winners in the autumn heat of its nationwide photography competition. From the creative to the
9 January 2012
Bewick's return in force at WWT Welney!
The first wave of Bewick’s have made it to their winter home. One of the first Bewick's swan families to arrive at WWT Welney taken by David Featherbe Until now there has been a distinct lack of Bewick’s swan
15 November 2011
Swan spectacle gets underway at WWT Welney
Swan roost provides stunning autumn spectacle. As the natural spectacles of autumn get underway, our region plays host to one of its own, now at its best! Thousands of migratory swans are roosting in front of WWT Welney’s main observatory each night.
13 November 2011
Whooper swans glide in at WWT Welney!
The first nine whooper swans glided onto the main lagoon as wardens opened the reserve on the morning of Thursday 15 September – four days earlier than last year! The sight of these arrivals and those to follow will be an intriguing development for the
21 September 2011
David Lindo, The Urban Birder, goes rural at WWT Welney!
David Lindo, up-and-coming birder with a twist! Using urban centres to hone his skills and let his interest in birds flourish, will be talking and holding book signings of his first publication at the WWT Welney autumn fair on Sunday 25 September. The aut
12 September 2011
Icelandic swan romance results in rare UK cygnets
A tragic swan romance has taken a happy turn as a pair of Icelandic whooper swans, hampered by injury, has hatched a healthy brood of cygnets at WWT Welney Wetland Centre, 1,800 kilometres from their usual breeding grounds. Whooper swans pair for life but
29 July 2011
Dragonfly habitat area launched at WWT Welney
Staff at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Welney Centre invited donators and supporters to the opening of the new dragonfly pond area on the reserve this week. It is hoped that visitors will now be able to enjoy close encounters with the 20 species of d
13 July 2011
New wetland at WWT Welney gets thumbs up from breeding waders
A pair of black-tailed godwits has successfully reared a brood of three chicks on 80 ha of recently created wetlands at WWT Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk next to the Ouse Washes reserve. Black tailed godwits are now a very rare bird on the Ouse Washes
11 July 2011