Location : Cley/Salthouse

Time : 16:15 to 20:25

Conditions : 24C, sunny, 3 westerly. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, North Scrape, West Bank, Central Hides.

c.15 Greylag Goose (Serpentine and Eye Field) ,

1 Brent Goose (North Scrape) ,

c.50 Shelduck (All over) ,

4 Shoveler (North Scrape) ,

16 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,

2 Little Grebe (Plus 2 chick's on Don's ) ,

c.5 Little Tern (Over sea) ,

1 Gull-billed Tern (North Scrape) ,

c.30 Avocet (All over) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Over Arnold's and Beach Road) ,

c.15 Oystercatcher (All over ) ,

c.7 Ringed Plover (North Scrape) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Serpentine, Simmond's) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's ) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (North Scrape) ,

c.25 Redshank (All over ) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's ) ,

1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,

1 Little Stint (North Scrape) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape) ,

3 Spoonbill (Serpentine, Arnold's, Pat's) ,

3 Little Egret ,

9 Cattle Egret (5 Pat's, 4 Serpentine ) ,

1 Grey Heron (Serpentine ) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Buzzard (North Foreland) ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Bearded Tit (2 by Bishop's, 2 off East Bank) ,

c.15 Sedge Warbler (All over) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Many more heard) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Just across road from skirts) ,

1 Whitethroat (Skirts) ,

1 Quail (Rather unexpected, heard in reeds just off main boardwalk close to central hides) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:25 to 08:25

Conditions : 18-19C, W f3-4, sun. Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirt's, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Little Grebe (+ 2 chicks, Don's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's until 07:13 when flew off SW) ,

8 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

26 Avocet (plus 2 chicks ) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

31 Ringed Plover (30 tundra Pat's, 1 (resident) Arnold's shingle) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Painted Lady (E Bank) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 12:49 to 13:25

Conditions : Sunny, brisk E wind.

3 Gadwall ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Reed Bunting (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Skylark (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Stock Dove ,

9 Linnet (Including fledglings.) ,

c.40 Rook ,

c.10 Sand Martin ,

2 Whitethroat ,

1 Sedge Warbler (Singing.) ,

c.1 Reed Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

2 Mute Swan ,

1 Shelduck ,

2 Mallard ,

1 Lapwing ,

1 Coot ,

1 Chiffchaff (Singing.) ,

c.3 House Martin ,

c.1 Blue Tit (Heard only, calling.) ,

c.5 Goldfinch ,

1 Dunnock (Singing.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 08:40

Conditions : 15-17C, ENE f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

3 Little Grebe (1 + 1 chick Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks Don's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

12 Cormorant ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

36 Avocet ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

16 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Ruff (imm f, Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

18 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish + 17 tundrae on Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m+f) ,

1 Hobby (flew E at 07:22) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Kelling Heath

Time : 07:10 to 07:30

Conditions : Sunny, warm, light breeze.

1 Woodlark ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 08:25

Conditions : 21-27C, SW f3, Sun (very hot even this early). Visited Snipes, Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank.

1 Little Grebe (Don's) ,

6 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (with black bill, Pat's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

29 Avocet ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

1 Magpie (E of E Bank, in tree) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Salthouse Heath

Time : 21:00 to 21:30

Conditions : Warm light SW breeze, clear skies

4 Nightjar (3 males, 1 female) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 19:00 to 20:15

Conditions : Warm - 27 degrees C.

2 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,

1 Great White Egret (Across Pats and onto Richardsons Pool) ,

2 Little Egret (East) ,

1 Cattle Egret (West) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults west over reserve) ,

1 Little Tern (East over shingle) ,

1 Common Tern (Onto North Scrape) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

4 Grey Heron (Flew west towards Blakeney ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Kelling

Time : 08:10 to 08:10

Conditions : hot

6 Crossbill (flew west over village seen from MH) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:50 to 18:15

Conditions : Sunny, 24c, light Southerly. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, Gilmour, West Bank, Central Hides.

4 Little Grebe (Pair witch chicks Pat's.) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's, North Scrape, beach ) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Beach) ,

1 Common Tern (Beach) ,

1 Golden Plover (Serpentine ) ,

1 Spoonbill (Serpentine) ,

8 Bearded Tit (2 by Don's, rest about half way down East Bank) ,

33 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

[David Nurse]