Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:45 to 16:00

Conditions : Warm, brisk SW wind increasing in intensity, generally sunny.

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Juvenile on Simmonds Scrape) ,

7 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

12 Dunlin (Pats/Simmonds) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats) ,

1 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

1 Snipe (Simmonds) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Pats) ,

1 Avocet (Juvenile on Simmonds Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 11:30

Conditions : Initially sunny but eventually clouding over from the west. Wind SW 3/4

450 Pink-footed Goose (at least, several flocks passing west over the Reserve or along the shore throughout the morning. Some groups dropping in briefly) ,

4 Spoonbill (1 adult, 3 juvs) ,

2 Little Stint ,

14 Dunlin ,

12 Ruff ,

1 Hobby (west over the reserve) ,

70 Swallow (at least, small groups moving west over the reserve througout the morning ) ,

[Rob Lee]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 09:00

Conditions : 19-20C, cloud, SW f3-4. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

209 Canada Goose (flew E between 07:15 and 08 30) ,

12 Pink-footed Goose (roosted on Pat's) ,

8 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Spoonbill (ad + 3 imm, Pat's at 08:04) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Arnold's at 7:55 then left) ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

19 Cormorant ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

12 Avocet (Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1 cy, Pat's) ,

24 Curlew (Arnold's/E Bank) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

34 Redshank ,

23 Ruff (incl. 14 ad m, 2 juv m, 2 ad f) ,

22 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (fem, Arnold's fence) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Wiveton

Time : 08:00 to 13:00

Conditions : All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

4 Jay (Together south) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

1 Buzzard ,

c.70 Greylag Goose (Skein west) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:20

Conditions : Warm, light cloud, wind from South West.

1 Hobby (Hunting small bats over North Foreland Wood at 06:30) ,

31 Curlew (Swan Lake) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (One flew in to Sea Pool flying in from the sea, calling. Then off to Arnolds where seen with another later.) ,

1 Little Stint (Arnolds Marsh) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (Arnolds Marsh then off east ) ,

2 Sanderling (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Knot (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Pintail (Arnolds and Brackish) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 06:45 to 08:30

1 Hobby (West over beach) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

21 Teal (15 & 6) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (Male and 6 cream crowns on reserve) ,

c.20 Gannet ,

3 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Perched on bramble on salt marsh) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea. Could have been 2.) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 west 2 east) ,

5 Arctic Skua (1,3 and 1. all dark phase. ) ,

5 Dunlin (Flock west) ,

c.25 Sandwich Tern (Mainly east) ,

3 Harbour Porpoise (3 possibly 4) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 14:30

Conditions : Generally overcast, some light rain PM, warm, wind from SSW.

30 Sandwich Tern (Feeding offshore) ,

4 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Knot (Beach) ,

17 Dunlin (12 Beach, 5 Pats) ,

c.1 Hobby (Hunting reserve early AM) ,

3 Spotted Redshank (2 Watling Water AM then off east, 1 Simmonds/Pats PM) ,

3 Little Stint (Pats AM) ,

15 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

c.22 Spoonbill (Max late AM on Pats. Juveniles begging frequently.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Watling Water AM) ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (4 on Watling Water, others Pats/Simmonds) ,

4 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

16 Pink-footed Goose (12 west AM, 4 Billy's Wash PM) ,

2 Greylag x Canada Goose (Field west of Iron Road PM) ,

12 Egyptian Goose (Eye Field AM) ,

5 Snipe (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 09:05

Conditions : 14-18C, WSW f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

11 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

19 Spoonbill (17 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's briefly) ,

4 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main drain) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

105 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1cy Pat's) ,

21 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish) ,

41 Redshank ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

9 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 juv m Pat's, 2 ad m Arnold's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

3 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

25 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 10:00

Conditions : Sunny and calm

1 Kingfisher (From east bank) ,

3 Pintail (2 brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,

5 Avocet (Flying over east bank) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting dragonflies over Arnolds) ,

1 Spoonbill (Arnolds) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (Arnolds) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnolds) ,

1 Little Gull (Juv on Arnolds) ,

1 Wheatear (Imm on shingle) ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:30

Conditions : 14-17C, S veering SSW f3, Overcast clearing. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank viewing Arnold's. Digger clearing Carter' scrape flushed birds from Pat's.

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

4 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

8 Avocet (2 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,

82 Black-tailed Godwit ,

17 Curlew ,

49 Redshank ,

10 Ruff (7 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

6 Dunlin ,

2 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

10 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,

1 Stonechat (male, E Bank) ,

2 Bearded Tit (E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]