Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:40 to 10:50

1 Night-heron (Meanwhile, some of us had to be content with record shots, made up for by great views at long range.) ,

[John Fairey]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:30

Conditions : 17-24C, ESE f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's, again no sign of chick) ,

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

3 Grey Heron ,

3 Great White Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (N Foreland) ,

19 Little Egret ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

2 Coot (pr with 2 young, Don's Pool) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

73 Avocet ,

66 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's & Pope's Pool) ,

25 Curlew (in flight, appeared to drop onto N Scrape) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

17 Redshank (plus 2 small chicks ) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (4 ad and 1x1cy, plus 3 chicks, Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

45 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 09:00 to 09:01

Conditions : Sunny and hot.

1 Rabbit (Young one feeding in the driveway by Cley Old Hall.) ,

[Michael Harcup]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 09:05

Conditions : 16-21C, ENE f4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Arnold's in bad light), Brackish, N Scrape to Coastguards

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's, couldn't see any chicks) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

21 Little Egret (incl.16 in N Foreland) ,

2 Cattle Egret (Eye Field with cattle) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (pr with 2 chicks, Don's Pool) ,

1 Moorhen (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (Pat's) ,

12 Oystercatcher ,

83 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (Pat's) ,

51 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's early then N Scrape) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

34 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (+ 3 chicks, Pat's) ,

8 Mediterranean Gull (in with many other gulls on N Scrape) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (N Scrape) ,

1 Kingfisher (flew E along Main Drain) ,

3 Gannet (East over sea from Coastguards ) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:00 to 12:00

Conditions : Hot light breeze

1 Marsh Warbler (Seen on Skirts ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 09:45

Conditions : 18-22C, NW f2, Sun, Visited Bishop's Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank, Arnold's to Sea Pool & Iron Rd.

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

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

4 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (Snipe's early morning) ,

15 Little Egret (incl.12 sat up in N Foreland) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

2 Coot (pr + 2 chicks, Don's Pool) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

59 Avocet ,

50 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m W flag (27)-L(E), + unringed ad m, Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (Swan Lake) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

40 Redshank (across area, incl. ringed bird Y flag (PV) on Swan Lake) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (+ 3 chicks on Pat's) ,

8 Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv) ,

43 Lapwing ,

38 Mediterranean Gull (came in onto Swan Lake at c.09:20) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 11:00 to 14:00

Conditions : Cool wind but very hot out of wind visited E Bank and along Skirts

c.5 Swallow (Sitting in hawthorn bush ) ,

2 Spoonbill (On the Serpentine ) ,

2 Great White Egret (Along the Serpentine ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:25 to 08:35

Conditions : 17_20C, SSW f3-4, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's E Bank & Arnold's

2 Little Grebe (plus 1 chick on Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (ads) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (in flight towards Big Pool) ,

19 Little Egret (incl 11, prob juvs, perched up in N Foreland) ,

2 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

2 Coot (pr with 2 young don's Pool) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

45 Avocet (none on nests) ,

28 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (c-r Wflag 27-L(E), ad m, Pat's) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

43 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (plus 3 chicks, Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

17 Lapwing ,

14 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Jay (sitting on A149 nr N Foreland then walked to side) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:20 to 09:00

Conditions : 15-19C, W f3, Sun (cool wind on beach). Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's E Bank & Arnold's

1 Little Grebe (ad with chick on Snipes) ,

2 Spoonbill (Pat's then W at 06:48) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (Walsey Marsh) ,

18 Little Egret (incl 16 young birds perched up in N Foreland) ,

1 Cormorant (Main Drain) ,

1 Buzzard (N Foreland) ,

1 Coot (ad with 2 chicks on Don's Pool) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

45 Avocet (all nests on Pat's and off E Bank abandoned) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

54 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1 ringed, 1 probable - unringed) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (plus 3 chicks) ,

2 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

26 Lapwing ,

7 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

5 Mediterranean Gull (4 ad, 1x1s Arnold's. 1 ad with ring - not read) ,

4 Bearded Tit (inflight W of E Bank, more heard) ,

1 Marsh Warbler (still singing on Skirts) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:51 to 19:00

Conditions : Sun & hot.

1 Little Ringed Plover (LRP calling atop DBO.) ,

[Tom Whiley]