Location : Salthouse

Time : 09:00 to 09:15

1 Short-eared Owl (flying around between Iron Rd & Little Eye) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:45 to 09:45

Conditions : 7-14C, S f4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank, Arnolds & shingle to Iron Rd.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,

1 Goldeneye (fem, pool between Sea Pool & Iron Rd) ,

2 Tufted Duck (Swan Lake) ,

1 Spoonbill (in from W andlanded on Shooter's Pools) ,

6 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (flew over Pat's, then booming from Richardson's scrape area) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

8 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) ,

2 Coot ,

136 Avocet ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

14 Turnstone ,

16 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (some probably tundra) ,

5 Wheatear ,

1 Swift ,

10 Swallow ,

5 House Martin ,

3 Sand Martin ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:10 to 10:00

Conditions : Sunshine and then rain, becoming heavy heading in from west.

1 Garganey (Drake on Swan Lake) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Blakeney Point

Time : 06:00 to 15:30

Conditions : Wind SE then SW. Rain at times.

53 Willow Warbler ,

1 Siberian Chiffchaff ,

34 Whimbrel ,

10 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

9 Blackcap ,

1 Reed Warbler ,

12 Sand Martin (west) ,

1 Chiffchaff ,

22 Wheatear ,

2 Sparrowhawk ,

16 Sandwich Tern ,

5 House Martin ,

4 Yellow Wagtail (west) ,

8 Whitethroat ,

1 Wryneck ,

1 Ring Ouzel (female) ,

1 Wood Warbler ,

7 Lesser Whitethroat ,

2 Redstart ,

1 Sedge Warbler ,

2 Swift ,

2 Song Thrush ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler ,

1 Spotted Redshank ,

3 Common Tern ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 15:30

Conditions : Cold, overcast, drizzle, windy!

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Adult now in stunning plumage and feeding just in front of Bishops Hide most of the time) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (At least 4 today but some coming and going. One in particular feeding just in front of Bishops Hide with Black Tailed Godwit alongside for comparison. Stunning SP adult.) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (Pats/Simmonds) ,

1 Snipe (Feeding in front of Daukes Hide) ,

1 Cattle Egret (On Keepers Marsh AM with cattle and then off east) ,

30 Swallow (usual pairs (prob 4) around main hides but influx over Pats/Simmonds PM) ,

c.40 Sand Martin (Influx PM over main scrapes) ,

c.12 House Martin (Influx PM with other hirundines) ,

c.6 Dunlin (briefly on Pats AM) ,

2 Ruff (AM on Pats) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,

88 Avocet (Pats AM) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (VC carpark) ,

1 Whitethroat (Skirts path) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:30 to 10:40

2 Whinchat (males, west bank near sluice.) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Wiveton

Time : 09:00 to 16:00

Conditions : All sightings from private garden

3 Red Kite (All together ) ,

3 Buzzard (Together with some interaction with kites and harriers) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Pair with male sky dancing) ,

1 Chiffchaff ,

2 Blackcap (Both singing) ,

1 Greenfinch (Singing and display flight) ,

9 Orange tip (Mostly females) ,

1 Holly Blue ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 09:00

Conditions : 5-11C, NNE f4, mainly cloudy. Visited, Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 5 goslings still on Pat's) ,

4 Pochard (2 m, 2 f, Snipe's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Keeper's ) ,

10 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

2 Coot (1 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

117 Avocet ,

82 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

34 Redshank ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Ruff (Pat's) ,

34 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Stoat (ran accross E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 08:50

Conditions : 5-7C, SW f4, cloud. Visted Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

8 Wigeon ,

3 Pochard (2m, 1f Snipe's) ,

3 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

3 Coot (2 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

16 Redshank ,

124 Avocet ,

184 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's more on Arnold's but not counted) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

8 Dunlin (at least) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (5 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 09:15

Conditions : 5-7C, NNW f5 gusting 7, sun/cloud with showers. Visited Bishop's & central hides.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 5 goslings still on Pat's) ,

1 Green-winged Teal (drake on Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret ,

5 Redshank ,

120 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher ,

114 Avocet ,

9 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Swallow ,

[David & Pat Wileman]