Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 09:40

Conditions : Overcast, muggy but with brisk NE wind

1 Spotted Redshank (Superb adult SP on Watling Water) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Adult and ?2CY on Watling Water) ,

c.50 Little Tern (Incredible feeding melee off the wreck) ,

4 Arctic Tern (Feeding melee) ,

c.30 Common Tern (Feeding melee) ,

c.80 Sandwich Tern (Feeding melee) ,

c.12 Mediterranean Gull ,

c.15 Kittiwake ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Juvenile in feeding melee) ,

c.10 Great Black-backed Gull ,

4 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

6 Common Gull ,

5 Teal (Flew west) ,

4 Common Scoter (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:25 to 08:35

Conditions : 17-19C, NNE f4, cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 juvs Don's Pool) ,

4 Spoonbill (2 ad + 2 juv Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

2 Cormorant ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

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

42 Avocet (plus 4 chicks) ,

22 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

17 Redshank (plus 2 chicks) ,

12 Ruff (all ad m) ,

1 Dunlin ,

5 Ringed Plover (plus 5 chicks) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Fox (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:20 to 08:35

Conditions : 17-18C, NNE f5, overcast. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

4 Cormorant ,

7 Oystercatcher (Pope's Pool & Arnold's) ,

25 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,

17 Curlew ,

43 Black-tailed Godwit ,

15 Redshank (plus 6 chicks on Serpentine) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

6 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

14 Ruff (all ad m, Pat's) ,

19 Dunlin (Pat's & Arnold's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (1 Serpentine, 4 Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (male) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 15:05 to 17:58

Conditions : Sunny, 19C. NW 4 Visited Bishop's, East Bank, Central Hides.

23 Avocet (16 Pat's, 3 Serpentine, 4 Brackish) ,

12 Redshank ,

70 Lapwing ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

8 Little Egret ,

5 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

27 Greylag Goose ,

3 Bearded Tit (Crossing from Pat's to Simmond's) ,

6 Ruff (Pat's) ,

37 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly on Serpentine) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Shelduck ,

7 Little Ringed Plover ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

32 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,

32 Curlew (24 East of East Bank, 7 Simmond's, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Golden Plover (Simmond's) ,

4 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 14:30

Conditions : Warm with cooling SW wind. A very pleasant experience after the real heat of previous days

1 Hobby (3 sightings - over Pats AM, Snipes late AM, Simmonds PM) ,

23 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (adults east offshore) ,

2 Water Rail (Well grown but unfledged juveniles on Snipes) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female over reserve) ,

1 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

11 Bearded Tit (Juveniles - Bishops (7) and Daukes (4)) ,

3 Cetti's Warbler (Juveniles Catchwater Drain) ,

17 Ruff (mostly moulting males on Pats) ,

c.150 Sand Martin (Mainly Simmonds - very active feeding) ,

1 Spoonbill (2CY on Pats early morning) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 14:25 to 15:06

Conditions : Hot and sunny, fresh E wind.

c.5 Woodpigeon ,

c.2 Blue Tit ,

4 Mallard (Including 2 ducklings.) ,

c.5 Sand Martin ,

2 House Martin ,

2 Goldfinch ,

3 Moorhen ,

c.10 Gadwall (Including 8 ducklings.) ,

c.4 Swallow ,

2 Coot ,

1 Mute Swan ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Linnet ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:15 to 08:30

Conditions : 19-25C, SSE f2-3, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Barnacle Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

28 Avocet ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit ,

4 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

21 Redshank ,

17 Ruff (16 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

5 Ringed Plover (1 on beach, 4 Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (1 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

1 Fox (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:30 to 14:00

1 Glossy Ibis (Immature feeding in front of Babcock Hide) ,

[David Bryant]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 10:30 to 10:35

Conditions : Sunny & hot

1 Gannet (Flew east along the shingle OVER the new North Hide!) ,

[David Bryant]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:24 to 16:15

Conditions : Sunny, 24C Light NNW breeze. Visited Babcock, Iron Road, East Bank, Bishop's, Central Hides, West Bank, Gillmor.

62 Avocet (plus 5 chicks) ,

8 Redshank (plus 1 chick) ,

159 Lapwing (140 on Pat's, rest across reserve) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

4 Little Egret ,

1 Great White Egret (Pat's) ,

8 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Younger bird on Watling Water, Older Pat's) ,

7 Bearded Tit (3 Pat's by Bishop's, 2 Watling water, 2 on exit of Babcock) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

1 Hobby (Parallel to Attenborough's west towards Babcock) ,

c.20 Little Tern (Feeding along beach) ,

6 Ruff (Pat's / Simmond's) ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit (32 Pat's, 1 Arnold's, 1 Pope's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,

32 Shelduck ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Arnold's) ,

17 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,

50 Curlew (49 East of Serpentine, 1 Brackish) ,

1 Kestrel (Along Glaven by the beach road) ,

[David Nurse]