Sightings - Welney
Rare eggs hatch after spring flooding rescue
A total of 15 godwit eggs rescued from muddy farmland in East Anglia have hatched successfully so far. Conservationists, trying to protect the rare black-tailed godwit, teamed up with local farmers to save the eggs, which were found in poor condition due
25 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (x3, Nelson-Lyle hide) Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Dunlin Common tern Black-headed
24 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Garganey Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Lapwing Black-headed gull Swift Swallow House martin Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cetti's warbler Grasshopper warbler
23 May 2018
Sightings for Tuesday May 22nd
Sunny, warm but a little windy here today at Welney, all hides remain open, Summer walk is closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pochard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wige
22 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Snipe Ringed plover Lapwing Common tern Black-headed gull
21 May 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Pochard Wigeon Mallard Pintail Gadwall Teal Garganey Coot + chicks Moorhen + chicks Cormorant Crane Grey heron Bittern Avocet Redshank Oystercatcher Black tailed godwit Bar tailed godwit C
20 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Barnacle goose (x3) Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Cranes (2 + chick) Grey heron Bittern (heard booming near Friends hide) Little
19 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (2 male, 1 female) Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes Bittern (heard booming near Reedbed hide) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank (mating) Avocet Dunlin Little ringed plover Temminck's stint (
18 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (heard near dragonfly pond) Little egret Black-winged stilt (Nelson-Lyle hide) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Ruff Reds
17 May 2018
Todays sightings (16th May)
Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Garganey Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper (Lady fen) Ringed plover Little ringed plover Sanderling Black-headed gull Swift Reed bunting Tree sparrow
16 May 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 15th May
Overcast start to the day here at Welney but sun is now out and promises to be a bright dry day. All hides are open, Summer walk remains closed. Please Note our lifts are still out of action so access to the reserve is via stairs only, however you are sti
15 May 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes Black-tailed godwit Little ringed plover Ringed plover Avocet Redshank Lapwing Common Sandpiper Little egret Bittern-Main Obs Oystercatcher Coot Moorhen Cormorant Barnacle geese Egyptian geese Whooper swan Mute swan Gadwall Shoveler Pintail Teal Wi
14 May 2018
Sightings for Sunday 13th May
Overcast but dry day here at Welney, all hides are open, Summer walk remains closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Crane Barnacle goose Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey (7) Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Cormorant Little
13 May 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes + chick Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pintail Garganey Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (Friends hide) Little egret Black winged stilt Greenshank Oystercatcher
12 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Garganey Gadwall Wigeon Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes + chick Oystercatcher Black tailed godwit Bar-tailed godwit (x3) Avocet Snipe Little ringed plover Lapwing Common tern
11 May 2018