Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 15:15 to 17:15

Conditions : Sunny, warm. Becoming cloudier & cooler.

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Males.) ,

32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

8 Ruff (Pats.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling from somewhere east of the main hides.) ,

1 Red-veined Darter (Male from boardwalk to main hides.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 12:59 to 17:44

Conditions : 29C and sunny, Westerly 3. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, North Scrape, Central Hides.

1 Canada Goose (North Scrape ) ,

53 Shelduck (Across reserve ) ,

26 Gadwall (Across reserve ) ,

47 Teal (Across reserve) ,

28 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,

2 Little Grebe (Plus 2 large chicks on Don's ) ,

13 Little Tern (Fishing along beach) ,

6 Sandwich Tern (Fishing along beach) ,

92 Avocet (Across reserve. Plus 3 chicks) ,

7 Oystercatcher (Across reserve ) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 3 North Scrape, 2+2 chicks Simmond's) ,

116 Lapwing (102 on Pat's ) ,

16 Curlew (13 between Serpentine and Pope's, 1 Arnold's, 1 Simmond's) ,

37 Black-tailed Godwit (36 Pat's, 1 North Scrape ) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,

12 Redshank (Plus 2 chicks) ,

8 Ruff (4 Pat's inc 1 satellite, 4 North Scrape ) ,

1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's ) ,

4 Spoonbill (Pat's. 2 Juvenile ) ,

6 Little Egret (Across reserve ) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Eye Field) ,

5 Grey Heron (Across reserve ) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Hunting along the beach by Eye Field ) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Reeds right of Bishop's seen from hide) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 14:30

Conditions : Warm to Hot, dry, circa 25 degrees C max. Light SW breeze.

c.15 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

c.40 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

1 Common Tern (Flew west) ,

2 Cattle Egret (Billy's Wash) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,

1 Avocet (West out at sea) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult SP on Pats most of the day ) ,

6 Spoonbill (Pats - 2 t-spoons, 2 adults, 2 2nd CY) ,

1 Little Egret (Pats) ,

7 Ruff (Moulting males on Pats) ,

c.75 Avocet (Pats) ,

c.80 Lapwing (Pats) ,

1 Gadwall (Female with well-grown duckling Pats) ,

26 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats inc CR bird but only right leg rings noted. Possible green on left?) ,

3 Reed Bunting (Juveniles around Bishops Hide) ,

1 Stonechat (Juvenile in front of Bishops Hide) ,

4 Sedge Warbler (Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide) ,

8 Bearded Tit (4 seen East Bank. 4 in front of Bishops Hide) ,

2 Blue Tit (Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds Scrape) ,

1 Greenshank (Simmonds) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

c.200 Sand Martin (Around central hides - incredible sight) ,

c.60 Swallow (Including at least 8 fledged juveniles - Bishops and Daukes and four in nest in Daukes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:15 to 11:15

Conditions : Sun with cloud. Se breeze. Warm.

3 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male.) ,

19 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

6 Ruff (Pats.) ,

1 Greenshank (Simmonds.) ,

Sandwich Tern (Many. Much coming & going along the shore.) ,

2 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven from West Bank. Many up & down the shoreline.) ,

1 Kingfisher (West along Main Drain.) ,

6 Bearded Tit (Two pairs plus two juvs. East Bank.) ,

7 Norfolk Hawker (At least.) ,

2 Emperor Dragonfly ,

5 Four-spotted Chaser ,

50 Black-tailed Skimmer (At least.) ,

4 Gatekeeper ,

2 Small Tortoiseshell ,

1 Peacock (Many.) ,

2 Red Admiral (At least.) ,

1 Painted Lady (Many.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:00 to 17:00

Conditions : Sunny, some cloud. Very hot but nice easterly breeze. All records from Pats or Simmonds.

10 Spoonbill ,

1 Glossy Ibis ,

2 Little Egret ,

70 Avocet (At least. Inc a couple of recently hatched young.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Curlew ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Ruff ,

1 Green Sandpiper ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

2 Common Gull ,

[Andrew Cox]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:20 to 08:25

Conditions : 23-26C, SSE f5-E f3, hazy sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose ,

3 Little Grebe (juvs) ,

7 Spoonbill (incl. 2 juvs) ,

1 Grey Heron (Main reedbed) ,

1 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (+ 1 chick ) ,

97 Avocet (+ 2 chicks) ,

18 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m) ,

2 Curlew ,

19 Redshank (+ 3 tiny chicks on Serpentine) ,

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

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

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

2 Mediterranean Gull (1 ad, 1 2cy) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:15 to 06:20

Conditions : Very hot ( during heatwave), even at 6;00 a.m.

2 Grayling (On skirts path, between Bishops and E Bank car park) ,

[William Earp]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 11:00 to 12:30

Conditions : Sunny with sizeable sea fret hanging offshore throughout. Fresh easterly breeze.

3 Raven (Lolloped over West Bank before drifting east across the boardwalk, behind the hides and heading off south before returning to the marsh and landing around South Pool) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:10 to 07:50

Conditions : 17>16C, ENE f3-4, cloud/mist in off sea after early sun; felt cold in wind. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 1 lge ch on Don's) ,

1 Spoonbill (juv, Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron (at least, flying over main reedbed) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

5 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

8 Oystercatcher (+ 1 med chick on Arnold's) ,

96 Avocet (+ 1 chick) ,

23 Black-tailed Godwit (17 Pat's, 6 Pope's Pool) ,

14 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (all ad m) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (incl. 1 juv, Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's keeping low profile in cold wind) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (E over sea ) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:10 to 08:25

Conditions : 21-24C, calm then a WNW sea breeze got up around 08:00 cooling the air a bit. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 3 lge chicks) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

1 Spoonbill (juv, Pat's) ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

13 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick) ,

115 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit ,

21 Redshank (incl 1 juv, plus 2 chicks) ,

3 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv) ,

4 Ringed Plover (pr + 3 lge chicks, pr + 2 tiny on Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]