Welney packed with waterbirds this afternoon including 401 Pintail, 313 Pochard. 22 Cranes flew SW at 1630. This morning, nearby fields had over 1000 Whooper Swan and 27 Bewick's Swan.
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Super day at Welney @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and good to see water finally on the Washes and lots of waterbirds. Nearly 200 Pintrail, 896 Black-tailed Godwits, 250 Pink-feet, 7 Crane, 2 Peregrine, Whooper Swans into roost. Loads of Wigeon and Teal. Beautiful sky to end the day.
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Welney packed with birds today. This presumed Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid from the main obs. A few Cattle Egrets with the sheep on the bank. And Whooper Swans - a real favourite of mine!
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Lovely day at WWT Welney.
First three lapwing broods plus whinchat and wood sandpiper

We are keeping Welney open for later every Saturday until 7pm.

Please come and enjoy & spread the word

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Do UK hatched Whooper Swans go to Iceland? These two hatched at WWT Welney last year & today were in Northumberland with other migrating Whoopers. Hopefully, we'll get sightings of them in Iceland 🤞

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

The limosa Black-tailed godwits are arriving back to to WWT Welney and the Fens

Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health

Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

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To celebrate World Wetlands Day this February, WWT are giving you an opportunity to visit your local WWT site for FREE between Friday 31st Jan and Friday 7th Feb!

Get your ticket here:
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WWT Welney looking beautiful in the mist today. Short-eared owls were still visible from the café. They were also beautiful!
#WWTWelney#Short-earedowls

The state of Musk
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Between Nov and May, Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits head north. Map shows sites visited by birds that spend time on Ouse Washes.
Shiny App by @amigodeaves.bsky.social complements important new paper about migration hot-spots, as described here:
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#ornithology

Stunning end to the day at WWT Welney.

Water levels have dropped a lot with paths to Friends Hide now open.

Highlights today included Bewick’s swans, Whooper swans, cranes, cattle egrets, short eared owls and thousands of waders.

#NorfolkBirding

Winter fenland evenings at WWT Welney.

Complete with cranes, short eared owls, pink footed geese and whooper swans

Beautiful weather for lots of Whooper swans at WWT Welney yesterday.

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