Latest sightings
Wader watch
A beautiful day at WWT Welney the Wader watch walk has just started today they are off in search for waders on the reserve. Unfortunately there are works being carried out at Friends hide today clearing out the wader scrape sorry for any inconvenience t
12 September 2014
3 species of egret
A great day today at WWT Welney for our second day of Wader Week. We started off the walk on the veranda overlooking Lady fen where we saw the cattle egret. Also lots of little egrets feeding around the main pool. We saw lots more exiting things alo
9 September 2014
Todays sightings
A great day at WWT Welney. The cranes are still showing well from friends hide. Black-headed gull 10 buzzards (Nelson - lyle hide) Canada goose Crow Chaffinch Chiffchaff Coot Cormorant Gadwall Goldfinch Grey heron Greylag goose Herring gull Hobby House
4 September 2014
Cranes at friends hide
A beautiful day at WWT Welney the sun was shining and 2 cranes arrived. They were first seen at 10am and then were seen from friend hide for the rest of the day. Other highlights include: hobby, teal, wigeon, shelduck, shoveler, pochard, mallard, redshank
31 August 2014
Todays sightings
A great day on the reserve with plenty of ducks and waders enjoying the wet mud. The snipe are perfectly camouflaged and can be seen when moving along feeding. Highlights include Great white egret flew over the visitor centre Main Observatory Ruff Snipe 8
29 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Eyed hawk moth Moth trap We set a moth trap for our wetland safari event today and it was full with moths this morning, including: Eyed hawkmoth Elephant hawkmoth Poplar hawkmoth Gold spot Burnished brass Brimstone Sn
25 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 1 Dunlin - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 2 Green sandpiper - 5 Ruff - 9 Golden plover -10 Snipe - 12 Lapwing - 30 Marsh harrier
24 August 2014
Todays sightings
A great day out on the reserve with 8 hobby hawking for invertebrates taking advantage of the plentiful supply of dragonflies on the washes. Other highlights include: 3 Marsh harriers 2 Buzzard 2 Greenshank 5 Ruff 6 Snipe 46 Teal 1 Common Sandpiper
21 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Main observatoryCommon sandpiper Teal 46 Redshank 2 House martin Pied wagtail Swallow Ruff 4 Greenshank 2 Buzzard 2 Hobby 8 Marsh harrier 3 Snipe 6 Nelson lyle hide Ruff 1 Snipe 2
21 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Common sandpiper Main lagoon Green sandpiper - 3 Common sandpiper - 6 Common tern - 2 Marsh harrier - 1 Teal Shelduck Whooper swans (resident birds) Friends Hide Teal Shoveler Shelduck Lady Fen Black-tailed godwit Lit
13 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Marsh harrier Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - 72 Juveniles in amongst the cattle Marsh harrier - 3
11 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Marsh harrier Nelson-Lyle hide Snipe - 30 Marsh harrier
9 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Common sandpiper Greenshank - 1 Green sandpiper - 3 Common sandpiper - 2 Marsh harrier - 1 Little egret - 8
8 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Sparrowhawk Workshop Sparrowhawk - 1; young male rescued from the workshops after it flew in following prey but then didn't know how to get back out again! Lady Fen Ruff - 1 Redshank Lapwing Yellow wagtail Little egre
6 August 2014
Glossy ibis and todays sightings
Glossy ibis Lady Fen Glossy ibis - 1 showing well Snipe - 35+ Little ringed plover - 1 Little egret - 12 Main observatory Swallows on second brood of young in the North wing hide, the chicks have only recently hatched
3 August 2014