Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:05 to 08:45

Conditions : 6C, calm, mist with some lt drizzle. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank viewing Arnold's & Brackish

4 Pintail (Brackish+ Arnold's) ,

5 Little Grebe ( 2 Snipe's, 1 Don's, 2 Main Drain) ,

6 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

2 Little Egret ,

21 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

86 Avocet ,

3 Curlew ,

148 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 11:00 to 13:15

Conditions : Rolling mist, cold wind.

8 Grey Heron (East of Serpentine) ,

2 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

2 Avocet (Serpentine) ,

15 Dunlin (Serpentine) ,

2 Pintail (Brackish) ,

18 Cormorant (East of Serpentine) ,

155 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (East over Serpentine) ,

30 Lapwing (c.27 Pope's Pool. 3 displaying males on Serpentine) ,

3 Red Kite (3 together East of Walsey.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Blakeney Hbr

Time : 07:00 to 09:20

Conditions : high tide, misty then clearing.

1 Red-necked Grebe (in harbour off lifeboat house) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (in harbour) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (immature female) ,

3 Great Crested Grebe ,

3 Avocet ,

63 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

1 Kingfisher ,

1 Greenshank ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Wiveton

10 Redwing ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:00 to 08:10

Conditions : 8C, W f2, mist thickening to fog 6C at 07:35. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, E Bank before fog set in. Then couldn't see Brackish, Popes Pool or Arnold's

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Don's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

15 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Pope's Pool) ,

23 Avocet (Pat's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank (more heard in fog) ,

13 Dunlin (Serpentine) ,

4 Ruff (ad m, including 1 with limp) ,

37 Lapwing (Pope's Pool/Serpentine before fog) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Blakeney Hbr

Time : 07:00 to 08:00

35 Barnacle Goose (west then east) ,

3 Great White Egret (single group east) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:00 to 09:30

Conditions : 7-12C, SSE f4, sun with some mist. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Brackish, N Scrape & Coastguard's.

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (pr, Don's Pool) ,

1 Spoonbill (North Scrape) ,

9 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Great White Egret (N Scrape) ,

1 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Don's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

132 Avocet (132 Pat's, later 63 North Scrape) ,

7 Curlew ,

271 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's & N Scrape) ,

27 Redshank ,

9 Ruff (6 ad m, E2/Serpentine) ,

136 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

45 Golden Plover (E of E Bank) ,

73 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (disturbing birds on N Scrape) ,

1 Chiffchaff (N Foreland, heard & seen) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 10:00 to 10:50

Conditions : Sunny, gentle E breeze.

c.6 Cormorant ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull ,

c.12 Linnet (Flew S.) ,

115 Starling (Flocks of 15 and 100,E.) ,

c.16 Teal ,

2 Grey Heron (One by pool, one flew over, S.) ,

15 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Common Gull ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.30 Curlew ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male.) ,

c.30 Wigeon ,

3 Mallard ,

1 Robin ,

1 Dunnock ,

c.1 Redshank (Heard only, calling.) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

2 Greylag Goose ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Gadwall ,

c.2 Reed Bunting ,

c.2 Meadow Pipit ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:05 to 09:25

Conditions : 3-10C, ESE f2, sun, some light frost on ground. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's & Snipe's Marsh.

6 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe ,

3 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

11 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret ,

11 Cormorant ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, W of E Bank) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

c.150 Avocet (plus, early) ,

9 Curlew ,

c.210 Black-tailed Godwit (flushed off Pat's by Marsh harrier while being counted) ,

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

26 Redshank ,

8 Ruff (incl. 4 ad m, Serpentine ) ,

3 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

11 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

11 Ringed Plover (Arnold's & beach) ,

70 Golden Plover (E of E Bank) ,

c.50 Lapwing (numbers reducing) ,

1 Kingfisher (Main Drain) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

4 Reed Bunting (pr Arnold's, pr E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 14:00 to 15:30

Conditions : Sunny, warm. Noted the species others might not have!

446 Brent Goose (Flock circling around Cley Marsh area, counted from photo) ,

4 Stonechat (Two pairs west end Keepers Marsh) ,

1 Pied Wagtail (Beach Road) ,

1 Meadow Pipit (Beach Road/Eye Field) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Keepers Marsh - unusually seen but not heard!) ,

[Roger Emmens]