Latest sightings
Today's Highlights
Despite the windy conditions, plenty of birds on the reserve today. We've had two godwit specialists on site today recording ringed individuals in the flock of Icelandic Black-tailed godwits. They managed to record over 40 ring combinations and spotted
30 December 2015
Today's Highlights
White-fronted goose - 3 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Ruff - Nelson-Lyle hide Goldeneye - 1 drake at the back of the reserve Great white egret - 1 (Friends hide) Peregrine - 1 hunting the flocks of black-tailed godwit Stonechat The black-tailed godwits put on an ama
29 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret - Bank Farm Black-tailed godwit - 900 Dunlin - 50 Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Wigeon Pintail Shoveler Gadwall Teal Tufted duck Pochard Stonechat - 2 Barn owl Marsh harrier
28 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans on Lady Fen Some of the whooper swans have started to roost on the pools of Lady Fen close to the visitor centre. These can be viewed between dawn and 9am from the car park, although do be careful not
27 December 2015
Today's Highlights
A busy day with people and birdlife. Great white egret on Lady Fen Tree sparrow-2 on feeders Great crested grebe Golden plover-2,000 Black-tailed godwit Shelduck-15 Long-tailed tit-8 in willow beside café Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Shoveler Pint
26 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Short-eared owl in the fields near the centre. Great white egret on Lady Fen .
21 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Woodcock - 1 flew from reebeds next to the car park over to the reserve The main lagoon has a large flock of black-tailed godwits on the islands providing fantastic views everytime they take to the sky. There are providing fantastic photographic opportu
20 December 2015
Today's Highlights
All hides are accessible and open, although the summer walk is now closed. The reserve has plenty of wet splashes for the dabbling and diving ducks, while the islands are covered in hundreds of waders, such as lapwing, golden plover and black-tailed godwi
19 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-3 together on Lady Fen Little egret Curlew Tree sparrow Marsh harrier took a Teal off the water, then a Great black-backed gull stole it.
18 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-4 on Lady Fen Little Egret-6 Tree sparrow on feeders below café at 11am Black-tailed godwits-1,130 Pintail Shelduck-9 Peregrine Marsh harrier Dunlin Curlew Kestrel Buzzard
17 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-4 on Lady Fen Curlew-12 Dunlin-7 Redshank Pintail Black-tailed godwit giving amazing air display Golden plover Stoat 1:Rabbit 0
16 December 2015
Christmas opening
Hare by David Featherbe Christmas is a busy time of year for us at WWT Welney, with wildlife and visitors. The only day of the year we are closed is Christmas Day. We have an evening feed as normal on Christmas Ev
15 December 2015
Dawn Swan Count
Bewick's swan 1138 Whooper swan 3619
15 December 2015
Welney WeBs Count
Great crested grebe 2 Cormorant 8 Grey heron 2 Greylag goose 547 Canada goose 188 Wigeon 3337 Gadwall 48 Teal 2532 Mallard 1263 Pintail 228 Shoveler 193 Shelduck 9 Pochard 196 Tufted duck 124 Water rail 1 Golden plover 3000 Lapwing 7451 Dunlin 3 Ruff 6
14 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret - Lady fen Barn owl by Visitor centre Marsh Harrier Peregrine-male Black-tailed godwit-600 Snipe-12 Pintail-8 Dunlin-5 Curlew-4 Redshank-3 Shelduck-2 And it's tempting to say "and a partridge in a pear tree."
12 December 2015