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Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, bold red indicates a description is needed for verification at county or national level, green indicates category D (reasonable doubt of natural occurrence) or category E (escapes or non-sustaining introductions).

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Wed 30 July 2025

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 15:45
Warm, wind from WNW

1 Great White Egret (Flew west over reserve) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Female and 2 juvs with one of the latter taking an unhealthy interest in a deceased Black Headed Gull on Whitwell Scrape) ,

c.230 Lapwing (Pats and Simmonds with leucistic bird still around (Pats)) ,

15 Ruff (All on Pats) ,

3 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

23 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

1 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,

9 Cattle Egret (One Eye Field, 5 on Simmonds and 3 flew west) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Simmonds) ,

1 Curlew (Simmonds then off west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 30 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:50
16-19C, NW f3, Mainly sunny. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

184 Greylag Goose (flew into Serpentine from fields at 6:40) ,

2 Little Grebe (ad + 2 lge chicks Snipe's, ad Don's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

7 Little Egret ,

12 Cattle Egret (10 off E Bank, 2 briefly Pat's) ,

2 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kestrel ,

5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

2 Avocet (Pat's) ,

70 Curlew ,

1 Whimbrel (heard only) ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit (44 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

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

3 Snipe (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,

40 Redshank (plus 2 lge chicks) ,

7 Green Sandpiper (5 Snipe's, 2 Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

16 Ruff (14 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,

10 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

66 Lapwing (plus 1 lge chick) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 29 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:10
16-19C, W f3, Hazy sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

192 Greylag Goose (E of E Bank, flew in from 06:45 ) ,

3 Little Grebe (plus 2 lge chicks ) ,

2 Spoonbill (ad + juv, Pat's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (Pat's) ,

10 Little Egret ,

3 Cattle Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

2 Kestrel ,

5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

7 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs, Pat's) ,

60 Curlew (56 off E Bank, 4 Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

46 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

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

1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,

47 Redshank ,

5 Green Sandpiper (2 Snipe's, 3 Pat's) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

13 Ruff (11 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,

9 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (1 beach, 2+ 2 lge chicks Arnold's) ,

21 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]