Do you know of any Kestrels nesting locally?

 

The National Trust want to find out about any Kestrels nesting in the Cley/Blakeney area that may be using Blakeney Point to predate Terns as happened last year. The strategy is to set up supplementary feeding stations for the Kestrels in order to reduce tern predation.

If you do please email cl***********@gm***.com and we will pass the information on to the NT. The location will not be published on this website.

 

2024 Cley Breeding Report

Two Spoonbills standing in water

The Breeding Report for 2024 has now been published, and you can download it here: 2024 Cley Breeding Report.

This year had a similar outcome to 2023, where ground nesting waders suffered from high levels of predation, however reed bed dwelling passerines fared much better. 

Highlights include another successful Spoonbill nest in North Foreland woods, along with good numbers of fledged Herons and Little Egrets and also good productivity of Bearded Tits.