Welney sightings - 12/04/2025
5th-12th April: Nature explorers - Learn all about wetland wildlife and go pond dipping to get a closer look at our underwater habitants!
Image: Green-Veined White butterfly
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Highlights:
Cuckoo - First of summer at Welney
Spotted Redshank x3
Glossy Ibis
Crane
Bar-tailed godwit
Short-eared owl
Reed Warbler
Red Kite
Goat moth caterpillar
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Teal
Mallard
Coot
Moorhen
Pintail
Shoveler
Gadwall
Goldeneye
Avocet
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Cattle Egret
Great White Egret
Redshank
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Fieldfare
Ruff
Snipe
Black-Tailed Godwit
Black-Headed Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Swallow
House martin
Yellow Wagtail
Sedge Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
Reed Warbler
Reed Bunting
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Robin
Blue Tit
Great Tit
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Collared Dove
Wood Pigeon
Stock Dove
Green Woodpecker
Magpie
Blackbird
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier
Butterflies:
Peacock
Green-Veined White
