Sightings Thursday September 27th
Bright, warm start to the day here at Welney, all hides and Summer walk remain open.
33 cranes now counted on Lady Fen,
Pallid harrier has been seen briefly at Lyle hide around 1:15pm
And a Ringed teal in front of main Observatory, most likely escaped from a collection as normally found in South America!.
Sightings today:
Mute swan
Whooper swan
Greylag goose
Crane (31 on Lady fen)
Gadwall
Mallard
Ringed teal (Escape?)
Teal
Wigeon
Little grebe
Moorhen
Grey heron
Little egret
Black-tailed godwit
Dunlin
Lapwing
Ruff
Snipe
House martin
Swallow
Cetti's warbler
Goldfinch
House sparrow
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail
Reed bunting
Skylark
Starling
Stonechat
Tree sparrow
Great spotted woodpecker
Green woodpecker
Jackdaw
Jay
Buzzard
Kestrel
Palid Harrier (Lyle)