Location : Kelling WM

Time : 12:03 to 12:40

Conditions : Fine, fresh SW wind.

1 Red Kite ,

1 Pied Wagtail ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Linnet ,

1 Stonechat (Male.) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

2 Mallard ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Moorhen ,

1 Blackbird ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:00 to 10:00

Conditions : Cool, wind increasing in strength from SW. Generally clear skies over reserve

31 Marsh Harrier (Minimum count of birds out of reedbed roost) ,

1 Peregrine (Juvenile hunting Eye Field ) ,

3000 Pink-footed Goose (Bull Marsh - topped up slowly with birds coming in from the south) ,

c.12 Pintail (North Scrape) ,

2 Ruff (North Scrape) ,

7 Gadwall (North Scrape) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Flew across North Scrape and off west - dropping onto South Pool) ,

2 Water Pipit (Cut reeds left of Bishops Hide) ,

40 Golden Plover (Into Pats) ,

28 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

6 Dunlin (Pats) ,

1500 Lapwing (across reserve) ,

c.4 Avocet (Pats) ,

1 Kingfisher (Male feeding by hovering over pool to west of Pats cut-reed area. Incredible to watch this protracted hovering reminiscent of Pied Kingfisher. No apologies for the number of pictures!) ,

2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

6 Snipe (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:51 to 08:11

Conditions : 9C, SSW f4, clear with sun after 07:57 sunrise. Viisted Bishop's for Pink-foot roost count. Full roost figures to be added later.

3 Glossy Ibis (Pat's till 07:33) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

10 Ruff (incl. 1 sattelite, Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

350 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Little Egret (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Blakeney GM

Time : 11:30 to 13:00

Conditions : Sunshine, stiff breeze.

2 Red Kite (Fabulous display over the sea defence bank) ,

2 Curlew ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (Male displaying very well close to footpath. ) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 11:18 to 12:05

Conditions : Fine, light breeze.

2 Stonechat ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

1 Carrion Crow (On beach.) ,

10 Mallard ,

c.21 Teal ,

6 Egyptian Goose (Flushed by Red Kite.) ,

3 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Magpie ,

2 Song Thrush ,

1 Bullfinch ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:40 to 09:15

Conditions : 2-4C, S f3, Sun. Full moon. Visited Snipe;s Marsh, Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank.

c.1360 Pink-footed Goose ,

138 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (in from west) ,

1 Pintail (Brackish) ,

8 Little Grebe (6 Main Drain, 2 Brackish) ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Avocet (Pat's/Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

11 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

9 Redshank ,

4 Dunlin ,

559 Lapwing ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Snipe's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:45 to 09:55

Conditions : 7-8C, SE f3, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2000 Pink-footed Goose (plus, on and off the reserve) ,

75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (plus, Eye Field) ,

20 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, S end E Bank) ,

4 Avocet ,

2 Curlew ,

16 Black-tailed Godwit (15 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

6 Redshank ,

6 Dunlin ,

6 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

698 Lapwing ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,

3 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:30 to 15:15

Conditions : Clear sky,fresh.

2 Bearded Tit (Approach to Bishops) ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

1 Stonechat ,

2 Wren ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kingfisher ,

[Mick Roe]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:00 to 15:45

Conditions : Clear skies, warm until 15:00 then cold. SW wind

3 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape - in to roost.) ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain from Gillmor Hide) ,

1 Caspian Gull (1st winter in large gull roost - good pick up by DF) ,

c.3500 Pink-footed Goose (Incredible roost arrival at sunset. Most onto Billy's Wash) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Male on gateway east side of North Scrape) ,

11 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,

c.8 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (North Scrape) ,

120 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field - including the leucistic individual) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

12 Golden Plover (Over Eye Field at dusk) ,

2 Stonechat (Fenceline along beach) ,

12 Pintail (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:45 to 10:10

Conditions : 4-6C, S f3, mist/sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2000 Pink-footed Goose (on Wigeon Marsh, many more flying around) ,

13 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (1 Don's, 3 Brackish/Main Drain) ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

8 Moorhen (incl 6 on Snipe's) ,

5 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m, Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

326 Lapwing ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,

1 Kestrel (juv) ,

1 Grey Wagtail (briefly, Snipe's Marsh) ,

2 Stonechat (pr, Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]