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The total Cley Square bird list

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Records submitted, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, 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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Sun 04 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:15 to 08:45
Sunny, cool. Light southerly breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver (East.) ,

12 Gannet (East.) ,

3 Brent Goose (West.) ,

1 Peregrine (West.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Distant, east.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adult & 2nd winter.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern (Sitting on the beach westward.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least. Fishing just offshore. More auks moving east & west distantly.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 08:40
All on Simmons from Daukes

51 Dunlin ,

3 Snipe ,

1 Curlew (Heard) ,

1 Kingfisher (perched with fish) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

[David Fell]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:15
Sunny, cool.

28 Golden Plover (Eye Field.) ,

6 Stonechat (Three pairs along the West Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 03 October 2026

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 17:00
Sunny with cloud. Becoming quite warm.

2 Pintail (Pats.) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Serpentine & Simkonds.) ,

2 Golden Plover (In flight.) ,

1118 Dunlin (68 Arnolds, 50 Simmonds.) ,

4 Snipe (At least.) ,

40 Black-tailed Godwit (At least. 20 each Arnolds & Pats/Simmonds.) ,

6 Ruff (At least.) ,

1 Stonechat (Female.) ,

1 Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Possible. Near Serpentine.) ,

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Trees close to middle hides.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 03 October 2026

Cley (sea)
14:00 to 14:45
Sunny, some cloud.

2 Red-throated Diver (Two sp birds on the sea, close in. Stunning.) ,

1 Gannet (Adult west.) ,

11 Brent Goose ,

12 Sandwich Tern ,

4 Common Tern (All juvs.) ,

13 Razorbill (At least. On the sea, just offshore.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 03 October 2026

Blakeney GM
09:40 to 10:55
Sun & cloud. Becoming warmer.

5 Gannet (Along the shingle ridge, close in. All juvs.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

2 Water Rail (Calling near Cley Village.) ,

2 Snipe ,

6 Stonechat ,

1 Grey Wagtail (Near Cley Village.) ,

36 Bearded Tit (At least, 30-plus Cley end; six-pius Blakeney end.) ,

70 Linnet (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 03 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 08:30
Cloudy, cool breeze, wsw.

5 Red-throated Diver (Inc two close in on the water. Both sp.) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (East, close in.) ,

16 Gannet (One adult, rest juvs.) ,

5 Common Scoter (East.) ,

1 Mandarin Duck (Male west close along the shore.) ,

20 Golden Plover (Dropped onto Eye Field.) ,

3 Sandwich Tern ,

4 Common Tern (All juvs.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Marshes
17:00 to 19:00
Sunny, becoming cooler.

4 Glossy Ibis ,

36 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds & Pats.) ,

1 Ruff (Simmonds & Pats.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pats, in flight.) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (Over, calling.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Village
14:08 to 14:20
Dry clear air, afternoon sunshine.

1 Mistle Thrush (Gorged on yew berries, then flew high & to the south.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 02 October 2026

Salthouse
10:20 to 10:25
Dry and sunny, with a strengthening S.W. wind.

2 Common Gull (Resting on Beach Lane Pool.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

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