Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 13:00

Conditions : Dry, light cloud, some sunshine, strong and cold SW wind.

2 Marsh Harrier (Some spectacular display flights this morning.) ,

2 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

1 Merlin (Juveniles across reserve west) ,

1 Peregrine (Hunting reserve then off south) ,

c.120 Golden Plover (west) ,

14 Ruff (Simmonds) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Whitwell; 2 others seen on Pats by another observer earlier) ,

3 Great White Egret (At least three on reserve - 2 dark billed) ,

2 Sand Martin (West over Simmonds midday) ,

14 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (1w Pats AM) ,

2 Bearded Tit (From Bishops AM) ,

1 Bittern (2 flights observed but not by me (main reedbed)) ,

4 Twite (West, calling over beach carpark at about 09:15. 14 seen at north end of Iron Road earlier by another observer) ,

c.120 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats, Simmonds, Whitwell) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 07:15 to 09:45

Conditions : Cool, drizzle at times, cold wind from SW.

c.80 Wigeon (Water Meadow) ,

5 Shoveler ,

15 Teal ,

5 Mallard ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Coot ,

1 Wheatear (Male on Quags and bathing in beach pools) ,

6 Shelduck ,

2 Red Kite ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

2 Stonechat ,

2 Goldcrest (Meadow Lane) ,

3 Chiffchaff (Meadow Lane) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:50 to 08:25

Conditions : 6-8C, SSW f4, cloud/lt showers - felt colder. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

6 Pintail (2 Arnold's, 4 Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (m+f, Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (heard, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

6 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

29 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's Marsh) ,

6 Oystercatcher (1 Pope's Pool, 5 Arnold's) ,

54 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

24 Redshank ,

12 Ruff (incl. 5ad m,1 fw m, 2 ad f) ,

100 Black-tailed Godwit ,

28 Dunlin ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Blakeney GM

Time : 16:30 to 17:45

Conditions : Clear skies and sunshine. Chilly westerly breeze.

1 Hen Harrier (Male. Flew over the river heading inland. ) ,

2 Linnet (Male and female among the thorns. ) ,

4 Little Egret (At various locations. Also with a Chinese water deer. ) ,

2 Curlew ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:45 to 08:00

Conditions : 5C, WNW f5-6, Sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's and E Bank.

2 Pochard (pr, Don's Pool) ,

7 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

41 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

120 Black-tailed Godwit (116 Pat's, 4 Serpentine) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

8 Redshank ,

6 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

1 Turnstone ,

27 Dunlin ,

1 Red Kite (over N Foreland) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:55

Conditions : 7-9C, W f6, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

5 Pintail (3 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (Pair, Don's Pool) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

6 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

34 Cormorant ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

116 Avocet ,

161 Black-tailed Godwit (159 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

14 Redshank ,

9 Ruff (6 ad m, 1 fw m, 2 ad f) ,

2 Knot (1 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

46 Dunlin ,

6 Ringed Plover ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:45 to 10:00

Conditions : Cold, strong SW wind

1 Wheatear (Male on Eye Field) ,

2 Stonechat (Pair on Eye Field Fence) ,

2 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

4 Ruff (Eye Field) ,

c.80 Brent Goose (West of West Bank) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:55

Conditions : 10-12C, SW f5, cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, E Bank.

6 Pintail (3 pairs, Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

34 Cormorant ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

92 Avocet ,

8 Curlew ,

167 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's Pool) ,

29 Redshank ,

16 Ruff (12 ad m, 2 fw m, 2 ad f) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

58 Dunlin ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 10:12 to 10:12

Conditions : Overcast, cool.

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 09:45

Conditions : 7-9C, NW f2, cloud with some early mist. WeBS Count day. WeBS results will be posted here when all in. The following are sightings of non-WeBS species or birds seen after WeBS

1 Cetti's Warbler (heard, Iron Road) ,

2 Bearded Tit (E Bank) ,

1 Red Kite (flying over N Foreland disturbing, Herons and other birds) ,

1 Buzzard (flushed from N Foreland by Kite) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]