Welney sightings - 17/04/2021
After a beautiful start to the day here are the sightings for Saturday 17th April 2021. We look forward to welcoming visitors to Welney.
Highlights:
Bittern booming near Lyle hide
Sedge warbler
Swallow
Cranes x2 heard and seen
Great white egret
Corn bunting singing near Friends
Whitethroat singing towards Friends
Black-tailed godwit displaying from Lady Fen to Nelson-Lyle pool
Other sightings:
Whooper swan
Mute swan
Greylag goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Gadwall
Shoveler
Mallard
Teal
Coot
Moorhen
Little egret
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Redshank
Tree sparrow
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
Blue tit
Great tit
Wren
Chaffinch
Wood pigeon
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Rook
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Linnet
Roe deer
Muntjac deer
Brown hare
Beefly
Butterflies
Small tortoiseshell
Peacock
Brimstone
Small white
