Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:50 to 08:55

Conditions : 5-12C, SSW f2-3, Sun. Env. Agency mowing E Bank. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (with 6 goslings on Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (pr on Arnold's) ,

1 Pochard (drake on's Pool. {fem on nest?}) ,

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

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

28 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

75 Avocet ,

15 Curlew (incl. 10 on Wigeon Marsh) ,

22 Redshank ,

107 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

4 Ruff (1 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 fw m) ,

2 Turnstone ,

92 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

2 Ringed Plover (1 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

4 Wheatear (2 Arnolds' 2 Brackish shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

1 Bittern (West across Pat's Pool) ,

1 Whitethroat (Visitor Centre car park) ,

1 Snipe (Eye Field) ,

2 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

1 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

1 Ruff (Bull Marsh) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:00 to 16:00

Conditions : Cold, wind from SE. Very wet later. Winter Plumage.

2 Egyptian Goose (Pair with 5 goslings, Simmonds. Very aggressive.) ,

c.15 Swallow (Including pair resting outside Daukes with some pre-nuptual activity.) ,

2 Sand Martin ,

1 Greenshank (Spanding plumaged bird in for a few minutes and then off west) ,

c.12 Ruff ,

6 Little Ringed Plover ,

7 Dunlin ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Walsey Hills

Time : 10:35 to 10:35

Conditions : Cloud field edging in from the east.

1 Sparrowhawk (Ringed up & displayed over the pines, drifted east & pulled in another hawk towards Sarbury Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 10:15

Conditions : Warm!!!! No wind!!!!

12 Wheatear (Eye field and beach) ,

2 Whimbrel (Eye Field) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Male - Eye Field) ,

1 Corn Bunting (Briefly on fence south of carpark and then off west, stopping briefly the other side of beach road before disappearing) ,

1 Spoonbill (In flight and down onto Simmonds Scrape) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (West, calling) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Beach shingle) ,

7 Sedge Warbler (Singing - VC to Walsey Hills) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Blakeney Point

Time : 07:00 to 08:00

1 Great Tit (one in Suadea then flew east) ,

1 Stone Curlew (One on shingle ridge then flew strongly south west over the harbour gaining height) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:50 to 09:25

Conditions : 4-10C, Variable f2, Sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 6 goslings, Pat's) ,

1 Pintail (drake, Pope's Pool) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Don's Pool) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

1 Bittern (heard ) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

10 Cormorant ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

87 Avocet ,

5 Curlew ,

33 Redshank ,

73 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

40 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

3 Wheatear (Brackish Shingle) ,

8 Sedge Warbler (at least singing alongside E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Salthouse

1 Wheatear (Beach Road) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:50 to 17:50

4 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

15 Linnet (Eye Field) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 09:00

Conditions : 6-9C, W f4, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's (NB. no birds on Arnold's as people camping well inside the fence by the 2nd gap, they left rapidly when I approached)

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 6 goslings still, Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's ) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

22 Cormorant ,

5 Oystercatcher (2 Arnold's, W end) ,

48 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

83 Black-tailed Godwit (80 Pat's, 3 Serpentine) ,

19 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 fw m, 4 ad f, 1 fw f ) ,

50 Dunlin ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (males) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]