Welney waders, ducks and swans
The weather didn't look very promising, misty and dull but at least not cold, wet or windy. Being the only available day for a visit to the Wildfowl Reserve at Welney and the knowledge of a good meal available in the restaurant, we decided to make the trip anyway. Our fears were realised when the fog seemed to come down as we got nearer and we really wondered if we would see much at all but just as we approached Welney, it lifted into a mist and the visibility was reasonable. The heated Observatory provided a warm viewing spot though the glass in the windows did not allow for very clear photos. However all the usual ducks were present (teal, mallard, tufted, shelduck, pochard, wigeon and pintail) together with Mute and the Whooper swans for which Welney is known and Canada and Greylag geese. We also managed to see a number of waders including black tailed godwits, dunlin, lapwing, snipe and a curlew which was the final species for this years list. As expected a delicious Ch