Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 09:15

Conditions : 14-22C, S f2, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's, Brackish & Iron Rd.

2 Little Grebe (plus 2 large chicks, Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill ,

5 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret ,

9 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (f + juv) ,

1 Water Rail (Bishop's) ,

7 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick on Arnold's) ,

6 Avocet ,

30 Curlew ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Greenshank (1 Pat's & 1 Arnold's) ,

18 Redshank ,

3 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

13 Ruff (11 ad m, 2 ad f Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (pr+ 1 chick Brackish, ad + 2 chicks Arnold's, 1 beach) ,

36 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:45 to 16:30

Conditions : Overcast, humid, some light to torrential rain.

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Moulting adult on Pats) ,

c.20 Ruff (Range of male colour morphs moulting out) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Near adult on Simmonds) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats mainly) ,

11 Little Ringed Plover (Inc 7 juveniles.) ,

4 Wood Sandpiper (2 adults and 2 juvs on Pats) ,

c.15 Cattle Egret (Pats, NF and South Pool field with cattle) ,

9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

2 Reed Warbler (Juvs in front of Teal) ,

1 Sedge Warbler (Juv in front of Teal) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Juvs near Teal Hide) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (With cattle near Teal Hide) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (3 Juveniles plus adult male still bringing in food) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 09:05

Conditions : 15-20C, SSW f4, sun. Visited Snipe's (viewing from Walsey), Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Little Grebe (2 + 1 chick Snipe's, 1 Skirts Pool) ,

1 Spoonbill (ad Pat's) ,

3 Grey Heron (at least flying around, incl 2 juvs) ,

15 Little Egret (incl. 10 in N Foreland) ,

5 Cattle Egret (incl. 4 N Foreland) ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Ad + 2 juvs) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Water Rail (Pat's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 sm/med chick) ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Greenshank (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

24 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,

14 Ruff (13 adm, 1 adf on Pat's) ,

10 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

30 Lapwing (plus 2 chicks) ,

1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:45 to 16:00

Conditions : Warm, humid and quite oppressive despite wind from SW. Dry.

2 Wood Sandpiper (Swan Lake) ,

4 Green Sandpiper (1 Swan Lake, 3 Pats) ,

2 Golden Plover (Swan Lake moulting out of BP) ,

1 Red Kite (Following grass cutting east of Salthouse Beach Road) ,

3 Buzzard (Salthouse and 2 over North Foreland) ,

2 Kestrel (Adult and juvenile male over reserve) ,

1 Hobby (Adult in primary moult thrashing through waders and hirundines) ,

11 Ruff (Scruffs in moult on Pats) ,

12 Little Ringed Plover (Upto 8 juveniles on Pats with adults) ,

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

2 British Yellow Wagtail (Female and Juv on Pats) ,

c.30 Pied Wagtail (Mainly Pats) ,

9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

8 Cattle Egret (Mainly with cattle South Scrape field but also some transit to woods and scrapes) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Juveniles across reserve) ,

1 Bittern (Flw from west across reserve and probably Popes Marsh area) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 08:55

Conditions : 18-23C, SE f2, cloud, Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank and Arnold's. Pope'sPool still dry but water on Serpentine.

2 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's & Don's) ,

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

3 Grey Heron (incl. 2 juvs on Arnold's) ,

20 Little Egret (incl. 8 N Foreland & 8 on Brackish) ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

1 Kestrel (sitting on N Screen) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

5 Avocet (Pat's, none on Serpentine or Arnold's) ,

4 Curlew ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

9 Ruff (8 adm, 1 adf, Pat's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (ad, Pat's) ,

3 Knot (2sp, Arnold's) ,

5 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (4 ads + 2 sm chicks, Arnold's) ,

13 Lapwing (plus 2 chicks) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Wiveton

Time : 10:00 to 11:00

Conditions : Broken cloud, warm, little wind.

2 Reed Warbler (River Glaven, both feeding young in the nest.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:30 to 11:00

1 Spotted Redshank (Mostly distant, but viewable for a long time. Needed Gerry for some decent shots though.) ,

[John Fairey]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 16:00

Conditions : Everything from bright sunshine to cloud to rain to sunshine. Wind from NE.

7 Reed Warbler (Juveniles across reserve) ,

5 Sedge Warbler (Juveniles) ,

5 Bearded Tit (Juveniles) ,

3 Raven (East over North Foreland) ,

36 Cattle Egret (Max count PM) ,

9 Spoonbill (Max count PM) ,

1 Peregrine (Adult male perched up on beach fence PM) ,

14 Ruff (Pats) ,

1 Knot (SP bird moulting out, Pats PM) ,

2 Greenshank (Pats PM) ,

5 Wood Sandpiper (Pats PM) ,

11 Green Sandpiper (Pats PM) ,

1 Dunlin (SP on Pats briefly PM) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer (Female and fawn on Whitwell AM) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Cracking SP bird all day on Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:20 to 16:00

Conditions : Cool morning, overcast with wind from NE, warming up PM but still with the cooling wind.

75 Common Scoter (West including one flock of 45) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:20 to 16:00

Conditions : Cool morning, overcast with wind from NE, warming up PM but still with the cooling wind.

75 Common Scoter (West including one flock of 45) ,

c.2 Common Tern (west) ,

15 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

9 Whimbrel (west - 1, 1, 2, 5) ,

1 Teal (west) ,

11 Ruff (10 males and one female on Pats) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats, inc some well grown juvs) ,

150 Black-headed Gull (Reserve wide including some nice juveniles, some moving rapidly to 1W) ,

c.4 Marsh Harrier (Female and 3 juvs - the latter now terrorising the scrapes) ,

1 Water Rail (In front of Bishops playing hide and seek) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Swan Lake) ,

6 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

3 Great White Egret (From the west into Big Pool) ,

34 Cattle Egret (Max at any one time including 28 in from the west - 11 juveniles) ,

9 Spoonbill (Simmonds - 4 adults, 3 t-spoons and 2 2CY birds) ,

25 Little Egret (Reserve wide) ,

c.4 Grey Heron (On reserve) ,

2 Gannet (east) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Near adult on Simmonds PM) ,

[David Griffiths]