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WeBS Count
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30 January 2012
Out on the reserve today
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29 January 2012
Water rail
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23 January 2012
Out on the reserve today
There were some familiar faces amongst the whooper swans at the 12noon feed today including: U5B - Baldur and his mate U5S with their brood of 5 cygnets L6L - Toby Two, ringed at Welney in 200 [...]
23 January 2012
Recent leg-ringed swans
Quite a few swans at the 6.30pm feed last night coming up onto the walkway that we feed off meant that there were some interesting ringed swans to be seen. The rings below are the typical yellow [...]
20 January 2012
Out on the Reserve Today
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17 January 2012
Dawn Swan Count
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17 January 2012
WeBS Count
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16 January 2012
WeBS Count
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9 January 2012
Dawn Swan Count
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9 January 2012
The return of a favourite
When checking swan ring numbers on the main lagoon this morning it was a pleasure to find a ringed pair who are regulars to welney. U5B, Baldur and his mate U5S were present with 5 cygnets [...]
8 January 2012
Out on the reserve today
Large flocks of black-tailed godwit and lapwing are using the shallow flooded washes across the reserve again today and are providing some great displays. Three barn owls were hunting along the [...]
8 January 2012
Dawn Swan Count
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4 January 2012
New year's day list
Happy New Year to all, the total species count for New Year's Day was 73. With good water levels on the reserve at the moment, there are plenty of waders, wildfowl and raptors. Lar [...]
1 January 2012
Out on the reserve today
Our Tick & Twitch day is gathering steam - we're up to our 64th species for the day - a few highlights below. [...]
1 January 2012