Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 16:00

Conditions : Cold and wet AM (first visit 08:30 - 11:00) then warm and humid PM (second visit 14:00 - 16:15)

11 Common Tern (10 west AM and one on Simmonds PM) ,

1 Little Tern (west AM) ,

1 Arctic Tern (west AM) ,

6 Sandwich Tern (west AM) ,

3 Gannet (east AM) ,

7 Spoonbill (Max AM but 5 roosting on Pats PM) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (Pats AM) ,

4 Ruff (Pats AM - males moulting out) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Possibly six - inc Anouk and other CR birds) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

3 Cattle Egret (PM on Simmonds and with cattle) ,

9 Little Egret (Simmonds, Pats and Whitwell inc 3 juveniles) ,

3 Great White Egret (Over reedbeds and Billy's wash) ,

20 Knot (Simmonds/Pats PM) ,

c.200 Bar-tailed Godwit (Simmonds primarily including a CR bird) ,

2 Grey Plover (Simmonds - non-breeders) ,

5 Mediterranean Gull (Simmonds - 2 ad, 1 1st S, 2 2S) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 08:40

Conditions : 16C, SSW f4, cloud, some lt rain. Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's & central hides.

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

4 Spoonbill (3 ad, 1 juv) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

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

6 Little Egret ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

45 Avocet (incl. 3 juvs (where from?)) ,

79 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

74 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Anouk, ad f, WL-GL(E)) ,

5 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (incl. 1 juv, + 3 chicks on Pat's) ,

9 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:00 to 12:00

Conditions : Strong SW wind

1 Green Sandpiper (Seen from Bishops Hide on Pats) ,

4 Coot (2Adults and 2 young on Dons pool) ,

1 Reeves' Muntjac (Seen from Teal hide) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:00 to 10:45

Conditions : Strong but warm SW wind, sunshine and clouds, dry

1 Cattle Egret (Flew west) ,

7 Spoonbill (Max at any one time on Pats -inc a couple of 1st summer birds) ,

1 Black-headed Gull (Interesting juvenile on Simmonds - some juvenile plumage retained but moving into 1st winter. Possibly a bird from much further south?.) ,

12 Mediterranean Gull (Reduced numbers this morning but a few smart adults and 2nd year birds) ,

25 Bar-tailed Godwit (Inc one CR bird (blue ring)) ,

c.2 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Females including Anouk) ,

c.45 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Knot (Simmonds) ,

c.1 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

15 House Sparrow (Reeds opposite OWL Layby including the leucistic individual which has caused some confusion lately) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:00

Conditions : 16-17C, W f6 gusting 7, mainly sunny. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's E Bank to beach.

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

3 Spoonbill (ad Serpentine, ad + juv Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (Snipe's) ,

7 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant (flew W) ,

2 Coot (+ 2 young, Don's) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

78 Avocet ,

12 Redshank ,

61 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad f, 'Anouk' - WL-GL(E)) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

15 Lapwing ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (with 3 chicks, Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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 : 08:30 to 11:30

Conditions : Warm but with strong SW wind. Mixed sunshine and clouds scudding through, dry.

1 Cattle Egret (Washing a large frog on Simmonds Scrape) ,

9 Spoonbill (2 CY on Whitwell and upto 4 at a time on Pats, remaining birds west) ,

214 Bar-tailed Godwit (Stunning show on Simmonds and Pats) ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Simmonds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Anouk on Simmonds) ,

12 Knot (Simmonds then Pats) ,

4 Dunlin (SP adults - Pats and Simmonds) ,

2 Ruff (Splendid males on Pats) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (six adults and two well grown chicks - Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

35 Mediterranean Gull (Simmonds - with 27 off en masse west after a flush ) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Simmonds - probably a 2nd summer bird) ,

15 Little Egret (Reserve wide) ,

2 Grey Heron (Pats - including the one that eventually got the Night Heron to move out, briefly, from under the bankside opposite Bishops Hide) ,

1 Night-heron (First seen by other observers flying west whilst several of us were grilling waders from Daukes and was reported to have flown over the Cley Beach Road. A few minutes later two reports from East Bank and Bishops with the bird now on the deck in front of Bishops Hide. Tantalising head only views from Bishops but others could seen the bird, albeit through a heat-haze, from Teal Hide. Despite the presence of squabbling Little Egrets it was over an hour before it showed well, having been pushed out, temporarily by a Grey Heron. Most likely the returning bird from the past three years? ) ,

3 Chinese Water Deer (Female and doe initially at north end of Simmonds before trotting past Daukes Hide. Second female at north end of Simmonds soon after.) ,

[David Griffiths]

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]