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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 21h

Today’s update of the official Wild Bird Populations Indicator for the UK and England depressingly reveals continued declines across habitats, both in the short and long term Read on for more www.gov.uk/government/s...

Notes for Figure 1.1:

- The indicators are based on the aggregated population trends of 132 species of breeding birds in the UK and 118 species in England
- The smoothed trends with their 95% confidence intervals, which provide a measure of uncertainty, are represented by the lines and shaded areas for UK and England.
- The five-year assessment period over which short-term change in the indicator is calculated is signified by the grey box. For this indicator, it spans the time period 2020 to 2025.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Northern lights from the house in Norfolk. Happy days!

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One of the best moments in the year, migrant whooper swans making touchdown and having a drink & preen

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Jo Parmenter @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Visited #WWT #WelneyReserve to follow up recent reports of Greater Dodder. The #BSBI database shows the plant, which is Nationally Scarce, scattered over southern England, but with a hotspot (if you can have a hotspot with few records) in the Fens plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9.... #wildflowerhour

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Hen Harrier Action UK @henharrieraction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A new video podcast - Nature Newscast - launches tomorrow on our YouTube channel. Hosted by Ajay Tegala, this episode has the latest news from Welney WWT wetlands, Butterfly Conservation's Emma Butler, and a feature on restoring the River Roding. It's a must-watch for all nature and wildlife fans!

Nature Newscast screengrab with presenter Ajay Tegala and guest Emma Butler from Butterfly Conservation

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Southern Migrant Hawker dragonfly was the star species at WWT Welney this week. Other sightings include: 🐉 Emperor 🐉 Norfolk Hawker 🐉 Brown hawker 🐉 Four-spotted chaser 🐉 Black-tailed skimmer 🐉 Ruddy darter 🐉 Common blue damselfly 🐉 Blue-tailed damselfly 🐉 Small red-eyed damselfly 📷 WWT

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Amended opening times for WWT Welney (weds 24 - Fri 26 June) Reserve: 7am - 3pm (last admission 2pm) Cafe: 7.30am - 2.30pm #norfolkbirding

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Female Wigeon with young in Northeast Scotland this week. Now’s a great time for confirming breeding by Wigeon and other rare breeding ducks e.g. Shoveler, Pintail, Garganey, Pochard & Goldeneye

Female Wigeon with young in Northeast Scotland, taken by ex-RBBP member Ian Francis

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I would recommend WWT Welney but we don’t have air con or a cool building Just good views, good coffee and internet 😅

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

As wader chicks forage for insect food in the grass, they are easy targets for ticks. Blog about the impacts that ticks can have on chicks, based on paper by David Douglas and James Pearce-Higgins: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/06/04/c... #birds

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

First of the 2026 Whooper swans have hatched at WWT Welney this weekend. This year there are at least 4 pairs breeding on site. Black winged stilt returned to the site today, after a wander around other wetlands in the area. #norfolkbirds

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Daniel Langston @dlangstonbirder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Ringed Whooper Swan, ABP, part of a group of 7 new in at dawn at Branston Island, left N by 0600. From quick search seems to be Welney hatched, maybe explaining the group's delay. Also 73 Ringo, Dunlin, Garganey, 3 Ibis and 2 Great, 25! Little Egret. #PatchBirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New in #BirdStudy Using trail cameras to monitor Corncrakes: Use of passive infrared-triggered trail cameras to study timing of breeding and habitat use of Corncrakes Crex crex in Scotland doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Today at Welney Black-winged stilt, Common sandpiper, Greenshank, Swifts and 3 Hobby, all in all after a bleak start but not only did the birds make an appearance but so did the Sun.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Black-winged stilt at WWT Welney this morning. I was hoping one would turn up so was nice find this one snoozing from the visitor centre

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

With the dry spring the team have been able to access the Tansy trail at WWT Welney. The results, our earliest record of the rare Tansy beetle.

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today at Welney, highlights included Cuckoo calling, Ringed plover, Orange-tailed mining bee and Spotted Redshank amongst the Black-tailed Godwits

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Peter Driver @peterdriver.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A pair of Garganey yesterday at Welney @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Fortunately for her, the drake was pretty quick on the job. An elusive pair of Tree Sparrows finally showed up at 4.45 after the dominant House Sparrows had quietened down a bit. Cafe serves an excellent pastie too. #birdinguk

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Fab sighting of a limosa. The RL(E) shows that it was a wild hatched bird from either the Nene or Ouse Washes (incl Wleney). If you report via projectgodwit.org.uk/get-involved... someone will respond with full sightings history.

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Report a sighting – Project GodwitProject Godwit

Securing the future of black-tailed godwits in the UK

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Just the Male Garganey slipping back to his resting place after a quick ‘cuddle’ with the female Garganey. I hear the the sounds of Garganey ducklings coming soon to WWT Welney

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

What an incredible last two days ~ another fantastic annual early spring limosa top-up around the Fens: y'day it was Ouse Washes, today Welney & a minimum of 23 nominate birds logged plus well over 1100 islandicas. Highlight of 2026 so far. @linnetincley.bsky.social #norfolkbirding #cambsbirding #L3

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This must be one of the most fantastic things I've seen in all my 30+ years watching limosas. Away from the throng of 900+ islandicas, this pair of L3 quietly began a short display & copulation quickly followed (all-grey ♀️ in the background). @linnetincley.bsky.social #norfolkbirding #L3 #welney

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Another cracking day of volunteering at WWT Welney today, Red-crested Pochard, Sand Martins, Peregrine, Cranes and lots of Waders to name a few and of course the big skies of Fenland.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Enjoyable couple of hours at WWT Welney focusing on limosa Black-tailed godwits Numbers are steadily increasing. Displaying has begun and a few interesting ring records.

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Mary Colwell and Prof Jenny Gill explore gender bias in fieldwork in our latest blog. Read it now: www.curlewaction.org/the-joke-tha...

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

WWT Welney will be closed on Thursday 26 March for a staff development day. We’ll be open for the rest of the week, 9.30am -5pm The washes are packed full of birds creating an incredible spectacle

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I'm excited to share the latest Wild Tales episode, made at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Welney, exploring the lives of our wild winter swans, delving into their behaviour, epic migrations and the people who study and protect them 🦢 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zKN...

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Finding the Tundra Swan | Podcast

YouTube video by National Trust

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Would need to check the records, it could be water levels are just right.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

That time of year has arrived. The first limosa black tailed godwit is back at WWT Welney wearing its lime ‘E’ ring but refusing to put its other leg down for a complete read. Over the next few weeks more of these limosa godwits will return hoping they have access to the Ouse Washes to breed.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

WWT Welney looking absolutely splendid today. Packed full of waders and wildfowl

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

First Garganey of the year for me at WWT Welney, pair in front of Nelson Lyle hide in morning had moved to Reedbed hide pm.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Signs of spring in Norfolk…woodlarks are the soundtrack on our walks Interestingly had one singing in a new location today

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📢 Job Alert: Monitoring officer I am looking for an experienced ornithological fieldworker to join the team this spring to lead on the monitoring of Black tailed godwits at WWT Welney. Closing date: 6 March 2026 Apply ➡️ vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/77...

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Lynda Donaldson – Wetland conservationist Any day in which I can explore the Fens in Spring and hear the whickering of Black-tailed Godwits after they return from their migration is special. It’s always beneficial to remind ourselves of the work we are doing and that it helps make a difference.

Lynda watches for wading birds out on a wetland reserve.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

WWT Welney access update • All roads from A10 are open (Littleport & ten mile bank). • ⁠Lady Fen trail closed due to large numbers of waders and wildfowl Cranes and pink-footed geese also regular • ⁠Main obs only hide available due to flooding

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Rob Edmunds @vc28nature.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Enjoyed a morning at WWT Welney. Particularly enjoyed our coffee overlooking Lady Fen, with about a dozen Common Cranes and a group of Cattle Egrets.

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

It's a new month, so lets spin the wheel and find out what species a rewilding company wants to introduce next, as we play "Let's turn Norfolk into a big zoo". Ooh, it's...Dalmation Pelican! www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/r... and pressreleasehub.pa.media/article/inte...

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Dalmatian pelican reintroduction & conservation

The Dalmatian pelican could become an ambassador for wetland restoration in Britain. Learn how we can bring back this giant of the sky.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Prepare for the cold-spell with the February issue of British Birds Journal! In this month's issue: - Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans - Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler - Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum? Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.

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Global Flyway Network @globalflyway.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

While most black-tailed godwits make at least 1 stop around the Mediterranean on their way south, two youngsters found their way to Senegal in single non-stop flights. W1WCCG really took our breath away. This first-time traveller covered >4700km to Senegal in 50 hrs. www.birdeyes.org/young-godwit...

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Kane Brides 🦆 @kanebrides.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend! We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc 📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology

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Clive Baker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @elyclive.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Today at Welney, 9 people on Hare walk, 67 people attended the Swan talk. Now having a glass of of Red wine after another rewarding day volunteering.

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziebruce.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

WWT Welney looking very wintery this week, with the Ouse Washes largely frozen over.

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