Windy Welney

On the 5th February, after deciding that Lynford Arboretum may not be the safest birding spot in high winds, we went to WWT Welney to visit with the female Long-tailed Duck. We searched in front of the main hide and had decided to visit the other hides before lunch when we met two of the staff who kindly volunteered the information that said duck liked to hang out with the Pochard on the river side of the site but was easily seen at feeding times, in front of the main hide. So we returned to the hide and whilst looking at the Greater Flamingo that had migrated from Marwell Zoo via Dunstable the Long-tailed Duck suddenly appeared in front of the hide.