Wigeon, Wigeon, Peregrine, Wigeon, PEREGRINE?

15/2/06 Welney WWT Leaders: Simeon and James
We took up the opportunity of going to Welney for a while quickly. We had the usual things like; Great-crested grebes (2 displaying), Ruff, Pintail and Black-tailed Godwit. Then James spotted a Tufted Duck times Pochard hybrid, not something you see every day! We got some average shots of the nine Bean Geese (see gallery). I got beautiful views of a Kestrel hovering outside the main hide and I managed to get a couple of decent shots as well (see gallery). Suddenly thousands of Lapwings with other waders like Dunlin and Curlew flew into the air. They had been flushed by a Peregrine! It took them a while to settle down. Then, one of the Wardens said "Oh there's an adult Peregrine sitting on the ground over there if your interested". It was magnificent and we managed to get some shots of it, although they were poor quality! Then finally, three male Reed Buntings flew in and started eating some of the left overs from the feed in front of the hide! A lovely end to the day!