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Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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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Fri 01 December 2023

Cley Marshes
08:10 to 10:10
2-4C, NE f5 going SSW f1, sun till we left then heavy wintry showers. Visited Bishop's, E Bank & Arnold's

700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Pink-footed Goose (grass E of Pope's Pool) ,

15 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

15 Avocet ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

61 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

6 Redshank ,

6 Turnstone (beach) ,

27 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

409 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 30 November 2023

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:05
3-5C, NE f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, E Bank, Arnold's, Brackish, N Scrape & Eye Fence to Coastguards.

2 Pink-footed Goose (behind Pope's Pool) ,

350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

12 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

5 Redshank ,

15 Avocet (Pat's) ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (Brackish) ,

3 Dunlin ,

2 Turnstone (beach) ,

74 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

662 Lapwing ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (Brackish) ,

3 Dunlin ,

2 Turnstone (beach) ,

74 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

662 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 29 November 2023

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 13:15
Cool, light SW, reasonable visibility and light

1 Jack Snipe (Good pickup by SG feeding to the right of Bishops Hide in cut reedmace) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 29 November 2023

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 09:30
3C, SW veering NE f3, heavy showers. Visited Bishop's & E Bank.

c.1320 Pink-footed Goose (flocks leaving as we arrived and through till 08:30) ,

c.100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

1 Pintail (Pat's) ,

11 Little Grebe (Brackish & Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

16 Avocet (Pat's) ,

3 Redshank ,

52 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Dunlin ,

425 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 28 November 2023

Cley Marshes
07:50 to 10:05
3-4C, Var f1-3, sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's & E Bank to Brackish.

c.2310 Pink-footed Goose (leaving as we arrived with last leaving at 08:30) ,

80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's. 3rd also present but not seen by us) ,

2 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

21 Little Grebe (18 Brackish, 3 Arnold's) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Redshank ,

11 Avocet (incl. 1 with blue flag, code not fully read) ,

51 Black-tailed Godwit ,

6 Ruff (all ad m) ,

9 Dunlin ,

514 Lapwing ,

1 Fox (Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 27 November 2023

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 09:30
6C, NW f3-4, rain. Still lots of water on Serpentine and Arnold's. Diggers were working when we arrived. Visited Bishop's and E Bank to Lookout.

2725 Pink-footed Goose (left roosts on Pat's and area N of there.) ,

81 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's & Serpentine) ,

4 Whooper Swan (ad + 3 juvs briefly on Arnold's at 08:50 then flew off SE) ,

5 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Grey Heron (Serpentine) ,

1 Little Egret ,

12 Little Grebe (9 Brackish, 3 Arnold's) ,

15 Avocet (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

64 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's then flew to Pope's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sat 25 November 2023

Salthouse
08:45 to 09:00

1 Merlin (Caught this (young?) merlin breakfasting in the shelter of the Gramborough Hill cliff. Not sure what it had caught - dunlin my best guess.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Sat 25 November 2023

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 11:00
Strong northerly wind, vectoring around to NW and then more Westerly. Mixed weather including light hail.

2 Little Auk (West) ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (Females west) ,

c.60 Common Scoter (west - mainly females and juveniles) ,

4 Pintail (West) ,

1 Goldeneye (Female West) ,

1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female west) ,

c.120 Shelduck (west) ,

2 Sooty Shearwater (west) ,

4 Kittiwake (west) ,

1 Little Gull (1st winter west) ,

1 Shag (Adult on sea) ,

3 Velvet Scoter (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 24 November 2023

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:30

1 Red Kite (Flew north over private garden) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Jay ,

1 Cattle Egret (Flew south over garden then found in sheep field on Leatherpool Lane. A double figure count late afternoon by Eddie) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 24 November 2023

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 09:15
6-4C, NW f6-7 gusting 8, heavy showers. Visited Bishop's & Daukes (very little on Simmond's)

45 Pink-footed Goose (E off reserve at 07:41) ,

21 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

12 Avocet ,

95 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

3 Redshank ,

2 Turnstone ,

6 Dunlin ,

31 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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