Location : Cley Village

Time : 19:30 to 19:32

Conditions : Calm evening.

1 Chiffchaff ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Blakeney Point

Time : 06:30 to 07:45

Conditions : mild, light winds

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juvenile was found on a telegraph pole along Beach Road it then flew west over the shingle ridge before thinking better of it and then flying south over the Old Chapel and towards Wiveton. ) ,

25 Whimbrel (west including a single flock of 23 at 0742) ,

1 Great White Egret (west high over harbour) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:15 to 07:55

Conditions : 15-19C, SW veering NW f2 cloud then sun,. Visted Bishop', Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (Serpentine) ,

1 Spoonbill (Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

42 Avocet (+ 1 lge and 1 tiny chicks on Serpentine ) ,

66 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

4 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

26 Redshank (+ 1 lge chick) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,

23 Ruff (22 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

6 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Ringed Plover (incl; 1 prob juv Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull ,

96 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's including juvs) ,

2 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:15 to 08:05

Conditions : 16-17C, overcast with some dampness, N f4. Felt cold, is summer over? Visited Snipes (smaller muddy puddle today), Bishop's, Skirts E Bank & Arnold's. Serpentine drying c.40% water

2 Egyptian Goose (Serpentine) ,

1 Spoonbill (ad) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant ,

7 Oystercatcher (incl. 1 juv) ,

50 Avocet (incl 1 juv. Plus 6 chicks) ,

15 Curlew (12 flew W off E2 at 06:42) ,

63 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

18 Redshank (plus 3 chicks) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,

21 Ruff (20 ad m, 1 ad f - Pat's) ,

10 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

143 Sandwich Tern ( mainly Arnold's, including many juvs) ,

1 Red Kite ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 19:53 to 19:53

Conditions : Calm evening.

1 Sparrowhawk (The food chain.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:20 to 08:40

Conditions : 15-19C, NNW f3, overcast clearing to sun by 08:30. Visited Snipes (just a puddle now), E Bank (Pope's Pool dry), Serpentine (50% water), Brackish, Arnold's & Sea Pool - plenty of water - Spring tides.

2 Egyptian Goose (Serpentine.) ,

1 Spoonbill (in flight) ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Little Grebe (ad, Don's Pool) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

49 Avocet (+ 1 lge & 2+ tiny on Serpentine, + 2 tiny Arnold's) ,

5 Curlew ,

1 Whimbrel (off E Bank) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

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

12 Redshank (inc. 2 juv + 3 chicks) ,

8 Dunlin ,

20 Ruff (18 ad m, 2 ad f) ,

3 Ringed Plover (+ 1 tiny chick (Arnold's)) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (ad+ 2 lge chicks(Serpentine), ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (ad Pat's) ,

20 Sandwich Tern (incl 12 juv's Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (ad m) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Don's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:30 to 19:00

Conditions : Sunny, clear and bright with fresh NW breeze.

4 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Yesterday's adult and juvenile joined by two more distinctive moulting adults, one a large female - all on Pat's Pool) ,

85 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

5 Green Sandpiper ,

1 Turnstone (Stunning full summer adult on Pat's. ) ,

2 Dunlin ,

24 Ruff ,

7 Little Ringed Plover ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:10 to 19:24

Conditions : Sunny intervals, 18C, NNW 3. Visited Bishop's, Babcock, East Bank. Highlights, not full counts.

c.6 Greylag Goose (Watling Water) ,

1 Shoveler (Watling Water) ,

c.8 Teal ,

c.25 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,

c.25 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's ) ,

c.30 Avocet ,

c.6 Oystercatcher ,

3 Golden Plover (Between Serpentine and Pope's ) ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

c.8 Little Ringed Plover ,

c.10 Curlew ,

c.18 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Jack Snipe (Unexpected in July. Bird with a limp on Serpentine ) ,

c.25 Redshank ,

c.12 Ruff ,

2 Dunlin ,

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Little Egret ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Kestrel (Along Attenborough walk) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 15:00

Conditions : Mixture of cool-cold overcast, drizzle, light rain. Winds from NE, sunshine eventually.

1 Black Tern (Juvenile west passed Cley Beach) ,

c.25 Common Tern (Early morning seawatch and late AM beach walk) ,

c.80 Sandwich Tern ,

c.15 Mediterranean Gull (Adults in the main with 2 CY and 3 juvs) ,

c.25 Gannet ,

1 Guillemot ,

2 Razorbill ,

12 Common Scoter (west) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (East and ditched off wreck) ,

12 Kittiwake (Early melee off beach) ,

3 Greenshank (Pats AM) ,

3 Green Sandpiper (Minimum across Pats/Simmonds) ,

2 British Yellow Wagtail (Juveniles Simmonds PM) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,

11 Dunlin (north scrape) ,

5 Ringed Plover (North Scrape) ,

2 Knot (SP west late AM) ,

3 Curlew (west) ,

2 Sanderling (west) ,

4 Spoonbill (Pats AM) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male hunting reserve PM) ,

1 Little Egret (Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Weasel (Main Boardwalk) ,

3 Sedge Warbler (Juveniles in front of Daukes Hide) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Juveniles in front of Daukes Hide) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 08:00 to 10:00

Conditions : NNW16, overcast

1 Arctic Tern (nr Arnolds) ,

1 Black Tern (1 juv W inshore, Cley Beach) ,

[Tom Whiley]