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2024 Cley Breeding Report

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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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Tue 20 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:50
11-12C, NNW f3, Overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. Very low water on Arnold's, hence few birds. EA mowing E Bank again,

6 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,

2 Tufted Duck (pr Catchwater Drain W of Iron Rd) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Spoonbill (incl 1 with colour-rings) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

6 Little Egret ,

3 Cattle Egret ,

9 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

29 Avocet ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Knot (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover ((tundra), Pat's) ,

2 Reed Bunting (pr on E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 19 May 2025

Blakeney GM
21:40 to 21:45
Lovely calm evening, with slight cloud cover

c.1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling by sluice gate from bank) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Mon 19 May 2025

Blakeney GM
21:40 to 21:45
Lovely calm evening, with slight cloud cover

c.1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling by sluice gate from bank) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Mon 19 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:55
12-14C, NE f3, mainly cloud but short sunny spells. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (heard on Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Kestrel (m hunting over Brackish & Arnold's) ,

2 Coot (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

17 Avocet ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

16 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 18 May 2025

Cley Marshes
12:30 to 13:15
Bright N F/3

5 Temminck's Stint (In front of Teal hide) ,

[Edmund Mackrill]

Sat 17 May 2025

Blakeney
12:00 to 13:10
Dull and cool

1 Whitethroat (Friary hills) ,

2 Chiffchaff ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat ,

[Mick Roe]

Fri 16 May 2025

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 13:00
11c NW f 5-6 Cloudy

3 Knot (Seen from Teal hide on Pats pool ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Fri 16 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:25
11-12C, NNW f4-5, Cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E over beach) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Great White Egret ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,

11 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

12 Avocet ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

18 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

3 Common Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

3 Knot (Pat's) ,

4 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (4 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 15 May 2025

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 13:00
11c N f5 Cloudy

8 Temminck's Stint (Seen from Teal hide on Pats pool ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Thu 15 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 10:00
Cold wind from NE, overcast

c.25 Gannet (East and west offshore) ,

2 Fulmar (west) ,

75 Common Scoter (west) ,

3 Little Tern (west) ,

c.12 Sandwich Tern (East/west fishing) ,

2 Oystercatcher (west) ,

9 Temminck's Stint (Simmonds ) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Simmonds and Pats) ,

3 Knot (SP on Pats) ,

1 Great White Egret (Billy's Wash ) ,

[David Griffiths]