Wildlife

Whooper Swan

Whooper swan at Welney, Norfolk

WWT Welney  has large numbers of whooper swans like the one above, arriving from Iceland from mid October.

Below are some of the birds seen around the East Anglian landscape

Kingfisher on branch

Kingerfisher waits in the Winter Sunshine for a fish to pass by in the water below.

Great tit

Great tit

Jackdaw

Jackdaw

Long tailed tits

Longtailed tit looking for cobwebs for nest building

 

Dragonfly at rest

Rudder Darter dragonfly, Welney, Norfolk

Autumn is a great time to see many late flying dragonflies, like this Ruddy darter at WWT Welney, Norfolk.

 

Blue tit  on branch

Blue tit on Hawthorn

Blue tit on hawthorn

Sparrowhawk preening

Sparrowhawk waiting on our garden birdfeeders

Visiting Sparrowhawk to our garden in January and February 2014

Sparrowhawk on feeders waiting for a meal.

Waiting for a meal

The sparrowhawk waited on our feeders for it’s next meal.

Mute Swans landing

Mute Swans coming in to Land at WWT Welney

Pair of Mute Swans landing

Pair of Mute Swans landing

Pair of Mute Swans landing

Pair of Mute Swans landing

Woodpecker on feeder

Male Great spotted woodpecker

Grey Squirrel

Grey Squirrel on the lookout for other watching squirrels

Geese landing on water

Grelags and canada geese landing at WWT Welney

Waxwing on an apple tree

Waxwing feeding on apples

Common frog emerging from under a garden plant container

Common frog in the garden

Kingfisher on branch in the Sun

Kingfisher sitting in the winter sunshine

Hares staring at each other

A pair of hares facing off

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