Latest sightings
Sightings Tuesday 20th December
Water levels have dropped slightly to 60%, all hides remain open except for Allport hide. Summer walk is now closed. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Goldeneye - 4 Shelduck Wigeon Black-tailed godwit - 1,600 Redshank Snipe Lapwing Lit
20 December 2016
Webs Count Tuesday 19th
Latest Webs count was made on Tuesday 19th December, conditions were foggy which made it difficult to count, numbers are actual birds seen at the time of the count. Bewick's swan - 72 (These are just the birds that stayed on the reserve all day, there are
20 December 2016
Sightings Monday 19th December
Kingfisher Whooper Swans Bewick's swans-30 at Friends hide Wigeon Lapwing Snipe Great White Egret Little egret Black-tailed Godwit Pintail Teal Shoveler Marsh Harrier Tufted Duck Pochard Cormorant Mute Swan Dunlin Pied Wagtail Goldfinch Black-headed gull
19 December 2016
Sightings Sunday 18th December
Kingfisher Mute Swan Wigeon Little Egret Stonechat Bewick's Swan Whooper Swan Sparrowhawk Kestrel Marsh Harrier Buzzard Coot Moorhen Pintail Shoveler Mallard Pochard Gadwall Tufted Duck Cetti's Warbler Lapwing Curlew Black-tailed Godwit Dunlin Redshank Be
18 December 2016
Sightings Saturday 17th December
Misty start to the day which should be clearing to cloud later, Water levels are around 80% Summer walk and dragonfly pond closed but all other hides apart from Allport are open. Hare walk still going ahead at 2pm. Sightings today: Whooper swan (small gro
17 December 2016
Sightings Friday 16th December
Flooding on the wash is now around 90% so the Summer walk and dragonfly pond is now closed. All other hides remain open apart from Allport hide. Sightings today: Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Kingfis
16 December 2016
Sightings for Thursday 15th December
Whooper swan Mute swan Goldeneye Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Ruff Snipe Water rail Buzzard Marsh harrier
16 December 2016
Sightings Wednesday 14th December
Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pochard Wigeon Grey heron Great white egret (Ladyfen) Little egret Curlew Dunlin Golden plover Ruff Barn owl Buzzard Kestrel Marsh harrier Peregrine Reed bunting Stonechat
14 December 2016
Leho arrives home for Christmas
Leho the GPS tagged Bewick's swan Earlier this month a second GPS tagged Bewick's swan, Leho, arrived back at WWT Welney. She is the third GPS tagged Bewick's swan to arrive back in the UK after Daisy Clarke and Ma
14 December 2016
Sightings Tuesday 13th December
Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Teal Pintail Pochard Wigeon Grey heron Redshank Marsh harrier Peregrine
13 December 2016
Sightings Monday 12th December
Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Teal Wigeon Pochard Great white egret Little egret Lapwing Snipe Kingfisher Reed bunting
12 December 2016
Sightings Sunday 11th December
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Pintail Pochard Shoveler Wigeon Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Ruff Great white egret Buzzard Marsh harrier Cetti's warbler Stonechat
11 December 2016
Sightings Saturday 10th December
All hides remain open apart from Allport hide, Summer walk still open to first corner. Sightings so far today: Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Pochard Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Great white egret (Lady fen) Little egret Black-tailed Dunlin Redshank B
10 December 2016
Today's Highlights
Great white egret obligingly close to café window, fishing on the pool on Lady Fen with a pair of Little egrets for comparison. Redshank Curlew Snipe Black-tailed godwit Moorhen Cormorant Wigeon-masses down by Reedbed hide end Pochard Teal Cormorant Kest
9 December 2016
Today's Highlights
The results of the most recent Swan count, taken on the reserve at dawn on 5th December, are:- Whooper swans - 3,268. Bewick's swans - 1,112. Great white egret-on Lady Fen Little egret Kestrel Buzzard Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Pochard Pintail Redsha
8 December 2016