@lizziebruce.bsky.social
Site Manager, WWT Welney Wetland Centre. Guardian to Robin the border collie 🐾
@elyclive.bsky.social here’s a complete ring read that you could share with your contact
01.08.2025 05:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Excellent- we have been trying to get a complete ring reading of it
It is a Polish ring that read OV237
As a volunteer in my 18th year at WWT Welney I think it’s safe for me to say, it’s just not about Swans, it’s a different world in Summer and definitely worth visiting as you can walk over the Washes on the Summer walk and explore what would normally be under water in Winter.
22.07.2025 19:55 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We are taking steps to help our wetlands become more resilient and adaptable to climate change. This will enable them to continue to support a wide range of species throughout changing weather systems.
Find out more
youtu.be/m6KGt7uOMqY?...
@btobirds.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social
Corn buntings are a scarce Norfolk resident.
It’s a delight to have a good population across WWT Welney with several pairs showing very well.
Fancy learning more about Dragonflies?
WWT Welney is running a couple of beginner workshops lead by David Chandler
Check out the link for more info
www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-cent...
Did you know WWT Welney is just one of a handful of sites to host Tansey Beetle?
17.06.2025 20:30 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image of a Curlew being held. The bird has a tag fitted and a yellow leg flag on its leg with the letters NH showing. Image credit: Curlew by Katharine Bowgen/BTO.
1/ Exciting news! Previously released headstarted Curlew have turned up at breeding sites, mainly in East Anglia, this year with 10 birds confirmed breeding and another dozen showing breeding-type behaviour. #Ornithology 🌍 🌐 Read the blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/breeding-rec...
30.05.2025 14:19 — 👍 120 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 1These are lovely 🥰
27.05.2025 08:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It could be, there are a couple of pairs around at the moment
27.05.2025 08:11 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Whooper swan cygnets from the weekend at WWT Welney
Several pairs of Whooper swans remain at Welney throughout the summer as they are unable to migrate, however they do breed.
What’s very cool, is their offspring have been recording migrating north in the spring
#ukbirding
Yesterday on the Summer walk at WWT Welney, if you are visiting it’s always worth walking here and along the Tansy trail, you might see a Tansy beetle, if not at least you get to walk somewhere that is usually under water during the Winter.
21.05.2025 07:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Vacancy | Assistant Warden, WWT Welney
We are looking for a proactive individual with a passion for British wildlife to join the flock.
The role is very varied including surveying, habitat management, livestock checks, guided walks
Closing date: 30 May 2025
More info 👉 bit.ly/3F7DAdV
A chilly dawn chorus walk at #WWTWelney this am
Displaying marsh harriers, mating black tailed godwits, singing reed warblers and whitethroats plus ruff, common sandpipers, dunlin.
Corncrake heard briefly at 4.30am.
#norfolkbirding
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
#norfolkbirding
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 🤞
30.04.2025 21:04 — 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Great to see they are heading northwards.
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Today's Brucey bonus from WWT Welney are these 2 Little Terns from Nelson Lyle hide.
#norfolkbirding
We know that foot-drains are great for wader chicks (e.g. Lapwing):
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/t...
Recent paper shows that they provide better feeding opportunities for adults too (in this case Black-tailed Godwits).
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ConservationScience🌍
Does headstarting a small population have a genetic downside?
New WaderTales blog about recent paper in IBIS:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/i...
@bou.org.uk #ConservationScience🌍
So much to WWT Welney than wintering swans
29.04.2025 20:23 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was a day of first sightings of the year for me today at Welney,
First Small copper butterfly
First Common Sandpiper
First Common tern
And
First Hairy dragonfly (female)
Not a bad office window.
Today it featured Cranes calling, black tailed godwits displaying plus tree sparrows and spoonbills
Early morning at WWT Welney completing the first breeding bird survey of the spring.
Displaying black-tailed godwits, singing corn buntings and roosting spoonbills.
Bliss
A breeding pair of limosa Black-tailed godwits from WWT Welney today
Such beautiful birds 🥰
The gorgeous Roseate Tern @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Welney this morning #NorfolkBirding
17.04.2025 16:51 — 👍 58 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0I mentioned to the team to look out for terms passing through WWT Welney…Roseate Tern was not what I was expecting to drop in but 💥
16.04.2025 19:46 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Today at WWT Welney also saw my first Cuckoo of the year, possibly the earliest I have ever seen or heard one.
12.04.2025 15:33 — 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Spoonbills at WWT Welney today
08.04.2025 16:19 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0👏👏
06.04.2025 06:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
