Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:25 to 08:50

Conditions : 17-20C, E f4, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

32 Teal (12 Pat's, 20 Serpentine then flew off W at 7:17) ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 3 med lge chicks) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

5 Spoonbill (2 ads, 3 juvs, pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Glossy Ibis (E of E Bank) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

87 Avocet (plus 1 chick) ,

42 Black-tailed Godwit ,

10 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

1 Greenshank (Pope's Pool) ,

27 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Snipe's Marsh) ,

1 Ruff (satt. m Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Ringed Plover (plus 2 well grown chicks Arnold's) ,

1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:00 to 19:00

Conditions : Sunny, very bright, with cooling easterly breeze, pretty fresh at times.

4 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Two males, two females, all unringed - three of the four are new birds) ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (One or two adult males, many 2CY birds) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew in around 6.50 onto Pat's) ,

8 Spoonbill (Five adult - or near adults - plus three juveniles) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (All on Pat's) ,

2 Ruff (Two returning males, one cream and black individual was very smart) ,

20 Teal ,

55 Sand Martin (Lots of activity around the front island in front of Teal Hide) ,

15 Redshank ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:06 to 20:17

Conditions : Overcast with light rain showers. 19C. Light NW wind. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, North Scrape

2 Greylag Goose (Serpentine) ,

1 Brent Goose (Eye field) ,

2 Canada Goose (Pope's) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pope's) ,

60 Gadwall ,

c.13 Teal ,

17 Cormorant ,

1 Little Grebe (Plus 2 small chicks (second brood?)) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (North Scrape) ,

110 Avocet ,

c.6 Oystercatcher ,

c.5 Ringed Plover ,

7 Little Ringed Plover ,

21 Black-tailed Godwit ,

18 Redshank ,

1 Greenshank (Flitting between Pope's and Serpentine) ,

1 Ruff (Pat's - summer plumage, ) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

10 Spoonbill (6 on Pat's, 4 on Serpentine, then on to Arnold's) ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Serpentine) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Barn Owl (Between North Scrape and beach) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

60 Lapwing ,

c.6 Curlew (Around Serpentine) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Glaven Valley

Time : 09:00 to 09:30

Conditions : Benign summers day.

1 Barn Owl (Meadow-marsh north of the poplar stand.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:20 to 21:00

Conditions : Sunny and hot 30C. Southerly backing SW 2-3. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, North Scrape, West Bank and Central Hides

52 Gadwall ,

112 Avocet (Plus 5 chicks) ,

72 Lapwing ,

18 Redshank (One ringed bird on Pat's. May have been 3H on a green flag, but not certain.) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

89 Shelduck ,

6 Spoonbill (Sleeping on Pat's. 2 immature. ) ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Little Grebe (Plus one immature on Don's ) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Immature behind Don's, female south of Brackish) ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Greenshank (Pope's ) ,

3 Canada Goose ,

14 Mediterranean Gull (1 Arnold's, 13 North Scrape ) ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

3 Shoveler (North Scrape ) ,

12 Teal (North Scrape ) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Simmond's) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Simmond's) ,

1 Barn Owl (Along West Bank) ,

150 Sand Martin (On the ropes by Gillmore) ,

c.2 Fox (Adult west of North Scrape, cub on Cricket Marsh) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Resting on a gable 2 doors down from VC) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Glaven Valley

Time : 09:00 to 09:00

Conditions : Very warm, cloudless.

1 Barn Owl (Meadow-marsh north of the poplar stand.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Kelling Heath

Time : 07:17 to 07:25

Conditions : 17C Sunny

1 Woodlark ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:55

Conditions : 17-22C, SW f2-3, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Little Grebe (No adults, 2 lge chicks, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's) ,

2 Spoonbill (young birds) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Bittern (flew S over reedbed at 06:56, appeared to land W of Skirts Pool) ,

3 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

103 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,

26 Redshank ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

7 Ringed Plover (+ 2 chicks) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

56 Lapwing ,

1 Buzzard (over reserve) ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + juv Serpentine) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 07:30

Conditions : 18C, SW f4, lt rain. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's and E Bank.

2 Egyptian Goose (nr Serpentine) ,

2 Little Grebe (ad on Snipe's, ad+ 2 chicks Don's) ,

6 Spoonbill (3 ads + 2 begging juvs, Pat's, 1 ad Arnold's) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Pat's) ,

62 Avocet (+ 7 chicks) ,

47 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

12 Redshank ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:35

Conditions : 15-18C, ESE f2, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Little Grebe (with 2 chicks on Don's and 1 chick on Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill (4 ads + 1 full grown imm that begged from adult and was fed) ,

1 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish, pr +1 chick, Arnold) ,

46 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 2 + 2 large chicks Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

40 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m, f) ,

1 Fox (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]