Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Occasional sunny spells but generally increasingly cloudy with a cool, freshening easterly breeze.

1 Caspian Gull (Nice juvenile dropped in to Simmonds around 1915) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Another new juvenile nominate bird with the Icelandics on Pat's ) ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Including at least 22 juveniles) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Both juveniles with the Blackwits on Pat's ) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Single juveniles on Pat's and Simmonds) ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

140 Dunlin (How good is it to see a three figure flock of Dunlin on the marsh... ) ,

6 Spotted Redshank (Single juvenile at the back of Pat's then a flock of five came across the reserve from the beach around 1845) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Simmonds ) ,

1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Quite a surprise to see a beefy 5CY on Simmonds) ,

25 Ruff ,

50 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Almost entirely intermedius, with a few paler Dutch birds in the mix ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Moulting juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

10 Snipe (All on Pat's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Making regular passes over the south side of the marsh) ,

14 Egyptian Goose (All on Simmonds ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 09:00

Conditions : 14-17C, calm, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

9 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard) ,

10 Avocet (plus 5 lge chicks) ,

5 Curlew ,

2 Whimbrel (heard flying W over sea) ,

6 Snipe ,

184 Black-tailed Godwit ,

53 Redshank ,

6 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

20 Ruff (18 ad m, 1 juv m, 1 ad f) ,

2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

150 Dunlin ,

1 Knot (Arnold's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (incl 2 juvs) ,

2 Ringed Plover (+ 1 lge chick) ,

13 Golden Plover (12 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,

30 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:30 to 09:48

1 Stone Curlew (Flew from beach and appeared to land in field east of east bank path. ) ,

[Joe Parham]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 15:30

Conditions : Warm, wind from North

6 Gannet (East) ,

9 Common Scoter (west) ,

7 Teal (west) ,

2 Sanderling (west) ,

c.450 Sandwich Tern (East in groups of upto 50) ,

3 Spoonbill (Pats (1), Watling Water (2)) ,

15 Snipe (Mainly Pats and Watling Water) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds and Pats) ,

c.35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats and Simmonds, couple on Serpentine) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Juvenile on Serpentine) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Juvenile on Serpentine) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

5 Green Sandpiper (3 Simmonds, 1 Pats, 1 Watling Water) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female hunting) ,

5 British Yellow Wagtail (Whitwell and Simmonds) ,

3 Caspian Gull (Adult on Pats and then juvenile and 1st winter Simmonds) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Adult on Pats) ,

c.30 Ruff (across reserve) ,

2 Ringed Plover (non-flying, well-advanced juveniles on pool west of Gramborough Hill) ,

5 Golden Plover (4 Simmonds, 1 Watling Water) ,

1 Redstart (Female type Gramborough Hill. very flighty) ,

2 Sedge Warbler (Juveniles in pines on Gramborough Hill) ,

3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:10 to 20:40

Conditions : Warm, sunny, 24C. Light breeze. Visited Bishop's, East bank, North Scrape, West Bank, Central Hides.

1 Pied Flycatcher (Behind VC) ,

1 Whitethroat (Behind VC) ,

1 Blackcap (Behind VC) ,

7 Avocet ,

59 Redshank (Mostly Arnold's & Brackish) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

5 Little Egret ,

4 Spoonbill (3 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

17 Ruff ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

7 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

43 Cormorant ,

40 Curlew (East of East Bank and Eye Field) ,

3 Common Sandpiper (North Scape) ,

19 Golden Plover ,

12 Snipe ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

11 Sandwich Tern (7 on Arnolds, 4+ along beach) ,

60 Dunlin ,

12 Egyptian Goose (North Scrape & Simmond's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

1 Buzzard (North Foreland to Walsey Hills) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (Brackish) ,

3 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:00 to 16:30

2 Pied Flycatcher (Together, near DBO/Visitor Centre) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 15:15 to 15:45

Conditions : Warm

2 Pied Flycatcher (NWT VC) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:00 to 15:00

Conditions : Very warm, lots of sunshine, light to moderate NNE to NNW breeze taking the edge of the warmth and keeping it feeling a little fresher.

1 Pied Flycatcher (Poorly marked 1w - likely female - just down from the DBO Centre) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (A new moulting juvenile with the Icelandics - this one has a little more colour than the recent juvenile, a few more dropped 1w feathers, and more strongly marked inner two tertials and longest greater covert. Poor record shot! ) ,

70 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Split between Pat's and Arnold's. At least one bright juvenile. ) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Striking fresh juvenile on the Serpentine. Feather perfect! ) ,

5 Snipe ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult in and out of Pat's a couple of times. ) ,

45 Dunlin ,

25 Ruff ,

6 Green Sandpiper (Minimum count ) ,

10 Sandwich Tern (Small gathering on Arnold's ) ,

6 Little Egret ,

1 Turnstone (One on Brackish Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male onto Pat's Pool mid-morning) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 07:00 to 08:20

Conditions : WeBS

1 Cormorant ,

18 Black-headed Gull ,

2 Common Gull ,

19 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

71 Herring Gull ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Location : Salthouse

Time : 06:15 to 08:20

Conditions : WeBS

1 Cormorant ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Mute Swan ,

10 Shelduck ,

30 Mallard (incl. 11 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,

7 Moorhen ,

4 Avocet ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

6 Golden Plover ,

5 Snipe ,

48 Curlew ,

7 Redshank ,

2 Common Sandpiper ,

119 Black-headed Gull ,

3 Common Gull ,

7 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

30 Herring Gull ,

2 Great Black-backed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Kestrel ,

3 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Stonechat ,

2 Goldfinch ,

7 Linnet ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

1 Hobby ,

[Cbc Admin]