Latest sightings
Ferruginous duck
There is a single female Ferruginous duck on site at Welney. It is coming really close to the main hide and is coming in to the swan feeds along with the pochard. There are good photographic opportunities at the moment as the water is quite high, br
6 November 2012
Ferruginous duck
Ferruginous duck - 1 (female, in front of the main observatory)
5 November 2012
Water rail
Water rail - 1 (showing nicely to the right of the main observatory)
4 November 2012
Swan numbers
Earlier in the week the swans on the Ouse washes were counted and at present we have: WWT Welney totals Whooper swan - 2177 Bewick's swan - 5 Ouse washes totals Whooper swan - 2705 Bewick's swan - 5
3 November 2012
WeBS count highlights
Below are a list of highlights from yesterdays WeBS count: Crane - 4 Pink-footed goose - 75 Wigeon - 2772 Teal - 1218 Pintail - 50 Pochard - 49 Tufted duck - 47 Shoveler - 35 Gadwall - 32 Lapwing - 601 Black-tailed godwit - 68 Ruff - 6 Grey plover - 1 Mar
30 October 2012
Bewick's are back
Our first Bewick's swan flew in to WWT Welney yesterday, right on schedule and just a day after the first arrival at WWT Slimbridge. So that now we have all three species of UK swan on site for visitors to see. Water levels have peaked and currently o
29 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Although water levels are rising on the reserve, so that currently the Reedbed hide and Dragonfly ponds are closed and you need wellies for Allport and Friends hides, there are still plenty of birds. All of which are now visible due to the fog clearing.
25 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Little grebe - 1 (main lagoon) Flocks of black-tailed godwit and lapwing Yesterday: Crane - 13
18 October 2012
Yesterdays sightings
Crane - 13 (Friends hide)
14 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Cormorants by Ken Rowe Friends hide Crane - 11 Main lagoon Little egret - 6 Marsh harrier - 1 (female) Front pond at visitor centre Water vole - 1 (2 seen yesterday morning) The image accompanying this entry was taken
11 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 13 (seen from Friends hide) Whooper swan - up to 200 coming in to roost from Friends hide towards the back of the reserve Kingfisher - 1 (becoming fairly regular) Yesterday - Barn owl late afternoon
10 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane (up to eight birds in recent days) Wheatear (2) Gannet (a juvenile bird flew along the washes yesterday) Jay (8 birds in one flock) Peregrine (1)
2 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 5 (moving between reserve and arable fields near the visitor centre) Green sandpiper - 4 (far side of reserve from main observatory) Teal - 3000, numbers of other wildfowl now building as well Peregrine falcon - 1
28 September 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 (Friends hide) Avocet - 1, on the main lagoon along with increasing numbers of wildfowl. Lapwing are starting to flock up on the washes as well and today these are using the pools of water at the back of the reserve. Yesterdays sightings: Marsh
27 September 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 5 (from friends hide this morning) Marsh harrier - 3 Peregrine falcon - 1
25 September 2012