Sightings - Welney
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Wigeon Pochard Shoveler Tufted duck Shelduck Gadwall Mallard Great crested grebe Moorhen Coot Cranes Grey heron Avocet Lapwing Redshank Common sandpiper Black tailed godwit Bar tailed godwit Dunlin Oystercatcher Chaffinch wh
28 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose (x3, Lady Fen) Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (Nelson-Lyle hide) Teal Tufted duck Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Bar-tailed godwit (
27 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose (x7, Lady Fen) Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (x3) Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Cranes Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet (x40) Common sandpiper L
26 April 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Garganey (x2) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Cranes Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Ringed plover Dunlin Lapwing Common tern Black-
25 April 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 24th April
Water levels are dropping fast which means all hides except for reedbed hide are now open, however you will need boots to get to Friends hide as the path is still a bit wet and muddy in places. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Crane Greylag goose G
24 April 2018
First hand-reared godwit returns to UK
A black-tailed godwit has returned to The Fens in East Anglia where it was hand-reared after migrating as far as Portugal for the winter. The bird is one of 26 black-tailed godwits raised at WWT Welney and released into the wild last summer. The wader, a
24 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes and chick Lapwing Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Grey heron Oystercatcher Avocet Redshank Great crested grebe Cormorant Bar-tailed godwit-Nelson/Lyle Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Pochard Goldeneye displaying Shoveler Shelduck
23 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Goldeneye Gadwall Shoveler Tufted duck Pintail Garganey Shelduck Wigeon Cranes Lapwing Redshank Snipe Black-tailed godwit Avocet Grey plover Little grebe Oystercatcher Coot Little egret Grey heron Great crested grebe Whooper swan Mute swan Common tern Lit
22 April 2018
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Great egret Little egret Curlew Whimbrel Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Red
21 April 2018
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Crane Great egret (x3) Little egret Oystercatcher Ruff Redshank Avocet Snipe Lapwing Black tern Black-headed gull Pied w
20 April 2018
Cause for celebration over crane chicks
Crane and chick by Roger Rawson The common crane Grus grus has successfully bred for the first time at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. The birds arrived on 21st March and to the delight of visitors, staff and volunteers th
20 April 2018
Sightings for Thursday 19th April
Water levels remain high but are now starting to drop so only Main Observatory is open but all other hides and footpaths are closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Crane Mallard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Coot Moor
19 April 2018
Today's Sightings
Crane Goldeneye Tufted Duck Great crested grebe Avocet Greylag goose Lapwing Redshank Coot Mallard Tree sparrow Swallow Pintail Dunlin Pied wagtail Reed bunting Goldfinch Shoveler Gadwall Greenshank
18 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Little grebe Coot Moorhen Crane Oystercatcher Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Reed bunting Tree sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Great tit Wren Robin Song thrush Wood pigeon Pheasan
17 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes Black-necked grebe Great crested grebe Wigeon Teal Gadwall Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Goldeneye Tufted duck Cormorant Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Grey heron Avocet Moorhen Coot Lapwing Redshank Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Tree sparrow Goldf
16 April 2018