Lots of sightings this morning, not just birdlife. Common carpet moth, brimstone, orange-tip and green-veined white butterflies. Cuckoo, bittern, peregrine, bar-tailed godwit, little ringed plover, common sandpiper, great white egrets, great crested grebes.
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Common Sandpiper WWT Welney today

Tuesday highlights from WWT Welney include:
Common Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Reed Warbler, Great White Egrets, Dunlins and Swallows.

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The sounds of summer finally in the sunshine 😄
Sedge warbler, Cettis's warbler, blackcap, reed warbler and reed bunting singing around car park/visitor centre ponds.
Avocet, grey plover, bar-tailed godwit, black-tailed godwit, common sandpiper, garganey, swallow, house martin.

WWT Welney Had a Hobby heading past main obs at lunchtime

✨ Dawn Chorus Day walk this Sunday ✨

Join us to experience the sights and sounds of a wetland dawn chorus at Welney, this International Dawn Chorus Day.

📅 Sun 5 May, 5-8am

Don't miss out, book your place here 👉 ow.ly/7XoW50RrwyH

📷 Sedge warbler by Simon Stirrup

Monday highlights from WWT Welney include first cuckoo of the spring, 3 wood sandpipers, bittern, Reed & sedge warblers and plenty more.

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Sightings this morning:

First cuckoo of summer, bittern, snipe, wood sandpiper x2 Lady Fen, swallow, house martin, tree sparrow, black-tailed godwit.

First swift flocks passed through over the weekend 😀

📷 Cuckoo by Simon Stirrup

✨ Coming soon - wetland evenings ✨

📅 Thursdays from May, enjoy access until 8pm.

As spring turns to summer, join us for evening access at Welney each week. Either stay on from a day visit, or come for the evening itself.

Find out more 👉 ow.ly/Q9AM50RoiGK

Had a bit of a surprise as I was leaving WWT Welney this afternoon, looked up to see this White Stork gliding South at a fair speed, shame about the horrendous heat haze…

Great Egret hunting WWT Welney

WWT Welney That is brilliant, thank you. It will be lovely to go for a walk after work.

✨ What's on this weekend ✨

Jane is our guide on Sunday. Jane will next be back in early June, so make the most of Jane's friendly welcome, knowledge and company this weekend

- Cafe open from 9am, reserve access from 10am
- Warm main hide, 3 more to explore
- Pond dipping

✨ Coming soon - wetland evenings ✨

📅 Thursdays from May, enjoy access until 8pm.

As spring turns to summer, join us for evening access at Welney each week. Either stay on from a day visit, or come for the evening itself.

Find out more 👉 ow.ly/Q9AM50RoiGK

On 22 June, we’re joining a march to #RestoreNatureNow ✊🌿

We'll march for wetlands, and for their mood-boosting, carbon-storing, habitat-creating superpowers.

Nature may be declining, but hope is not lost.

Find out more 👉 wwt.org.uk/restore-nature…

A special commendation goes to Ian Howarth for 'Flight of Fancy'.

His photo of a Norfolk hawker dragonfly - taken at WWT Welney - featured on the front cover of our Waterlife magazine.

See the full shortlist here 👉 ow.ly/Wi7M50RnVJ2

WHAT a shot! 📷👏

Sukhdev Singh is the worthy winner of our 2023 members' photography competition.

His winning photo - 'Sky dancer' - was captured at WWT Welney where he collected his prize of SWAROVSKI OPTIK binoculars.

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We're into the final few days of enjoying the photography of Bruce Liggitt. If you want to take home fantastic Fen wildlife to adorn your walls, you need to make a trip to see us.

Next up is artist Lisa Banks, find out about her upcoming gallery here - ow.ly/GVI950Rnq2x

Welcome back

An Otter went in front of Main Observatory also a distant Garganey WWT Welney