Latest sightings
Welney Sightings - 18/04/23
Tuesday 18th April: All hides open except Reedbed - Wellies or walking boots are recommended
18 April 2023
Welney Sightings - 17/04/2023
Monday 17th April: All hides except Reedbed are open - Boots or wellies recommended!
16 April 2023
Welney sightings - 16/04/2023
Sunday 16th April: All hides except Reedbed are open - boots or wellies advised.
16 April 2023
Welney sightings- 15/04/2023
Sightings for Saturday 15th April 2023
15 April 2023
Welney sightings - 14/04/2023
Sightings for Friday 14th April 2023 Reed bed hide closed all other hides open (Wellies advised)
14 April 2023
Welney sightings - 13/04/2023
Sightings for Thursday 13th April 2023 Main observatory open, Nelson Lyle and Lyle hides access with wellies. Reed bed and friends hides closed.
13 April 2023
Welney sightings - 12/04/2023
Sightings for Wednesday 12th April 2023
12 April 2023
Welney sightings - 11/04/2023
The Main Observatory is open as usual and the footpath to Nelson-Lyle Hide is also open, but we recommend wearing wellies!
11 April 2023
Welney sightings - 10/04/2023
Spring arrivals seen today include House Martins and Swallows - Main Observatory open - Expected to rain for most of the day
10 April 2023
Welney sightings - 09/04/2023
Water levels on the reserve are continuing to drop - Access to Main Observatory only, all other hides are closed.
9 April 2023
Welney sightings - 08/04/2023
Water levels going down with a spit of land appearing encouraging more diverse birds to appear.
8 April 2023
Welney sightings - 07/04/2023
Sightings for Friday 7th April 2023. Due to flooding, access is only available to the main observatory.
7 April 2023
Welney sightings - 06/04/2023
Sightings for Thursday 6th April 2023. Due to flooding, access is only available to the main observatory.
6 April 2023
Welney sightings - 05/04/2023
Sightings for Wednesday 5th April 2023. Due to flooding, access is only available to the main observatory.
5 April 2023
Welney sighting - 04/04/2023
Sightings for Tuesday 4th April 2023 Weather forecast to be sunny and gentle breeze with highs of 13
4 April 2023