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WWT Welney Wetland Centre

From October to March witness one of the nature's most spectacular spectacles as thousands of ducks and swans migrate to WWT Welney for the winter. The Ouse washes hold the UK’s largest roost of whooper and Bewick’s swans. These birds have gone through incredible migrations from their breeding grounds in Iceland and Arctic Russia to arrive at their winter refuge. On the Ouse washes we normally see anywhere up to 5,000 whooper swans and 4,000 Bewick’s swans. . Many of these individuals return to Welney each year, bringing with them their latest brood of cygnets. One whooper swan called Baldur has been seen at Welney for the past three years and during this time has brought 19 cygnets on the difficult journey from Iceland. This includes bringing two separate broods of seven cygnets! You can get closer to these magnificent birds with the amazing events held at Welney each year. Join us for our famous swan feeds, where you can watch a warden going out to feed the swans and other wildfowl from the comfort of the main observatory. 2011/2012 swan feeds Daily 3.30pm feeds Sat 22 October – Sun 11 March 2012 6.30pm floodlit feeds (Thurs-Sun only) Thur 3 November – Sun 26 February 2012 Daily 12noon feeds Mon 26 December – Sun 11 March 2012 We recommend that you arrive at least 30 minutes in advance of the advertised swan feed time to allow time to get to the observatory. Groups are able to include a swan feed in their visit or there is the opportunity to book onto the group-only evening feeds. Please see the groups page for more information