Latest sightings
Today's Highlights
All hides are accessible and open, although the summer walk is now closed. The reserve has plenty of wet splashes for the dabbling and diving ducks, while the islands are covered in hundreds of waders, such as lapwing, golden plover and black-tailed godwi
19 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-3 together on Lady Fen Little egret Curlew Tree sparrow Marsh harrier took a Teal off the water, then a Great black-backed gull stole it.
18 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-4 on Lady Fen Little Egret-6 Tree sparrow on feeders below café at 11am Black-tailed godwits-1,130 Pintail Shelduck-9 Peregrine Marsh harrier Dunlin Curlew Kestrel Buzzard
17 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-4 on Lady Fen Curlew-12 Dunlin-7 Redshank Pintail Black-tailed godwit giving amazing air display Golden plover Stoat 1:Rabbit 0
16 December 2015
Dawn Swan Count
Bewick's swan 1138 Whooper swan 3619
15 December 2015
Welney WeBs Count
Great crested grebe 2 Cormorant 8 Grey heron 2 Greylag goose 547 Canada goose 188 Wigeon 3337 Gadwall 48 Teal 2532 Mallard 1263 Pintail 228 Shoveler 193 Shelduck 9 Pochard 196 Tufted duck 124 Water rail 1 Golden plover 3000 Lapwing 7451 Dunlin 3 Ruff 6
14 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret - Lady fen Barn owl by Visitor centre Marsh Harrier Peregrine-male Black-tailed godwit-600 Snipe-12 Pintail-8 Dunlin-5 Curlew-4 Redshank-3 Shelduck-2 And it's tempting to say "and a partridge in a pear tree."
12 December 2015
Todays Highlights
Pochard-300 Black-tailed godwit-600 Kestrel Marsh harrier Pintail-45 Redshank-3 Ruff-4 Snipe-2 Curlew-4 Lapwing Tree sparrow Greater black-backed gull Cetti's warbler Bewick's swan at Friends hide Gadwall at Nelson-Lyle hide Whooper swans Barn owl with vo
5 December 2015
Todays Highlights
The swan's awake event this morning was amazing, perfect conditions, hundreds of swans and lots of activity once the sun came up. Bittern - 1, flew past main hide, landed in reeds between main hide and reebed hide Peregrine Marsh harrier Bewick's swans Wh
28 November 2015
Todays Highlights
Great white egret - Lady Fen then seen at Nelson Lyle hide @ 13:00 Lapwing Golden Plover Black-tailed godwits Snipe Redshank Curlew Shoveler Wigeon 4000+ Pintail 40+ Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Coot Moorhen Water rail - calling by Allport hide R
22 November 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret- main observatory Marsh harriers Peregrine 600 Black-tailed godwit 100 Pochard 40 Pintail Tree sparrow
21 November 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret- Reedbed Hide Bittern-Main Observatory Snipe Pintail Crane - 3 flew over Reedbed end Avocet - 1 Main Lagoon
20 November 2015
Todays Highlights
Marsh harrier Barn owl Sparrowhawk Long tailed tits Wigeon 4000+ Teal 1000+ Shoveler Pintail 40
19 November 2015
Todays Highlights
Great white egret - Lady Fen Tree sparrow on the bird feeders Barn owl Marsh harrier
18 November 2015
Dawn Swan Count
This morning Louise, Josh and a band of excited volunteers were on site before dawn to count the swans before they leave the washes for the day, go out into the fields and feed on sugar beet tops and mouldy potatoes. Total swans at WWT Welney Whooper swan
17 November 2015