Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 06:45 to 08:30

c.10 Sandwich Tern ,

4 Red-throated Diver (East and 2 on sea before flying West) ,

20 Common Scoter (17 West 3 East mostly drakes) ,

5 Gannet ,

6 Common Tern (Mostly over wreck) ,

5 Shelduck (Flock West) ,

4 Teal (West) ,

1 Arctic Skua (West) ,

1 Raven (West over Eye field) ,

1 Razorbill (On sea) ,

1 Tufted Duck (Drake West) ,

1 Oystercatcher (West) ,

1 Wheatear (On fence Eye field) ,

1 Black Guillemot (Juv seen by J McCu on sea) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:45 to 09:05

Conditions : 14-16C, WNW f4, cloud then sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

119 Canada Goose (at least Eye Field, counted from E Bank) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

23 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

47 Curlew (incl. 42 E of E Bank ) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew off E Bank) ,

108 Black-tailed Godwit ,

24 Redshank ,

4 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Ruff (19 ad m, 4 ad f, 1 juv m , Pat's, 3 incl 1 sat Arnold's) ,

10 Knot (flock of juvs on Arnold's briefly c. 08:00 before continuing W) ,

5 Sanderling (flock of juvs on Arnold's briefly c. 08:05 before continuing W) ,

27 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (superb ad summ on Arnold's at 08:10) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Bright with spectacular sunset with a freshening WNW breeze.

4 Caspian Gull (Two scraggy looking 1CY, a smarter 2CY and at least one, possibly two ok-ish adults) ,

11 Yellow-legged Gull (Nice range of ages, from relatively unmoulted 1CY through to smart adults. Two nice looking 2CYs and mean looking 3 & 4 CYs as well) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (Came in from the east and circled Simmonds at 1915, showing really nicely in front of Daukes until dusk. ) ,

2 Little Stint (Flighty juveniles with the Dunlin flock) ,

20 Dunlin ,

35 Ruff (Minimum count ) ,

25 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Very brief views of what *may* have been a 1CY limosa on Pat's, distant and flushed by Marsh Harrier. Very unusual date for this age of it was one... ) ,

275 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

150 Herring Gull ,

200 Pink-footed Goose (A few small groups over and off west plus at least 100 on the deck on Simmonds, several droppy-winged juveniles - first long flights having an effect on their muscles? ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:45 to 16:00

Conditions : Warm, brisk SW wind increasing in intensity, generally sunny.

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Juvenile on Simmonds Scrape) ,

7 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

12 Dunlin (Pats/Simmonds) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats) ,

1 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

1 Snipe (Simmonds) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Pats) ,

1 Avocet (Juvenile on Simmonds Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 11:30

Conditions : Initially sunny but eventually clouding over from the west. Wind SW 3/4

450 Pink-footed Goose (at least, several flocks passing west over the Reserve or along the shore throughout the morning. Some groups dropping in briefly) ,

4 Spoonbill (1 adult, 3 juvs) ,

2 Little Stint ,

14 Dunlin ,

12 Ruff ,

1 Hobby (west over the reserve) ,

70 Swallow (at least, small groups moving west over the reserve througout the morning ) ,

[Rob Lee]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 09:00

Conditions : 19-20C, cloud, SW f3-4. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

209 Canada Goose (flew E between 07:15 and 08 30) ,

12 Pink-footed Goose (roosted on Pat's) ,

8 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Spoonbill (ad + 3 imm, Pat's at 08:04) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Arnold's at 7:55 then left) ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

19 Cormorant ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

12 Avocet (Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1 cy, Pat's) ,

24 Curlew (Arnold's/E Bank) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

34 Redshank ,

23 Ruff (incl. 14 ad m, 2 juv m, 2 ad f) ,

22 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (fem, Arnold's fence) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Wiveton

Time : 08:00 to 13:00

Conditions : All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

4 Jay (Together south) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

1 Buzzard ,

c.70 Greylag Goose (Skein west) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:20

Conditions : Warm, light cloud, wind from South West.

1 Hobby (Hunting small bats over North Foreland Wood at 06:30) ,

31 Curlew (Swan Lake) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (One flew in to Sea Pool flying in from the sea, calling. Then off to Arnolds where seen with another later.) ,

1 Little Stint (Arnolds Marsh) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (Arnolds Marsh then off east ) ,

2 Sanderling (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Knot (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Pintail (Arnolds and Brackish) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 06:45 to 08:30

1 Hobby (West over beach) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

21 Teal (15 & 6) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (Male and 6 cream crowns on reserve) ,

c.20 Gannet ,

3 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Perched on bramble on salt marsh) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea. Could have been 2.) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 west 2 east) ,

5 Arctic Skua (1,3 and 1. all dark phase. ) ,

5 Dunlin (Flock west) ,

c.25 Sandwich Tern (Mainly east) ,

3 Harbour Porpoise (3 possibly 4) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 14:30

Conditions : Generally overcast, some light rain PM, warm, wind from SSW.

30 Sandwich Tern (Feeding offshore) ,

4 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Knot (Beach) ,

17 Dunlin (12 Beach, 5 Pats) ,

c.1 Hobby (Hunting reserve early AM) ,

3 Spotted Redshank (2 Watling Water AM then off east, 1 Simmonds/Pats PM) ,

3 Little Stint (Pats AM) ,

15 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

c.22 Spoonbill (Max late AM on Pats. Juveniles begging frequently.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Watling Water AM) ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (4 on Watling Water, others Pats/Simmonds) ,

4 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

16 Pink-footed Goose (12 west AM, 4 Billy's Wash PM) ,

2 Greylag x Canada Goose (Field west of Iron Road PM) ,

12 Egyptian Goose (Eye Field AM) ,

5 Snipe (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]