Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 15:45 to 17:00

Conditions : Overcast last hour after a bright afternoon. Wind dropped off a bit since lunchtime

1 Tundra Bean Goose (On Cricket Marsh with the Pinks. A bit distant though.) ,

87 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Minimum count: 63 flew off as a straggly group in merging groups, heading SSW over the village. A further 24+ out amongst the throng of Pinks too after departure. ) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (In with the Pinks as well.) ,

8000 Pink-footed Goose (Rough count, could have been a thousand either way.) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (The inevitable quartet in over West Bank and east over the reserve at 1615.) ,

3 Caspian Gull (It looked for a while as though it was going to be a blank but two 1w and an adult in the half-light - hence worse than usual phone grab - saved the day) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (4CY on Whitwell - poor numbers of large gulls this evening.) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:00 to 12:15

Conditions : Sunny intervals in a fresh SSW wind that made viewing quite tricky

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Adult in the Eye Field with DBBs) ,

100 Brent Goose (Good number of sizeable family parties) ,

3 Stonechat (Along Eye Field fence) ,

1 Pintail (Juvenile/1w on North Scrape) ,

250 Wigeon (Flushed by Marsh Harrier, many heading away from the reserve) ,

8 Shoveler (On the front of North) ,

200 Teal (Spread across the North Scrape) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Four Russian birds into the back of Billy's Wash with the Pinks) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (Obvious RTD close inshore along the surf-line, not a BTD...) ,

10 Razorbill (Dotted around behind the North) ,

5 Gannet (Gorgeous juveniles lingering close inshore still) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:50 to 08:30

Conditions : 8-10C, WSW f4, mainly overcast Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

510 Pink-footed Goose (510 on Pat's at 06:50, 29 Wigeon Marsh c, 08:00) ,

c.1 Great White Egret ,

1 Little Egret ,

16 Cormorant ,

7 Little Grebe (Main Drain & Brackish) ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

56 Curlew (incl 48 on Arnold's) ,

77 Black-tailed Godwit ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

16 Redshank ,

29 Ruff (22 ad m, 3 juv m, 3 ad f, 1 juv f - Pat's) ,

3 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

31 Dunlin ,

252 Lapwing ,

1 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:00 to 10:00

Conditions : Cool, some drizzle, SSW

5 Water Pipit (On recently cut area to left of Bishop's Hide. (Also 1+ Meadow Pipits)) ,

[David Bryant]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 09:00

Conditions : Cool, drizzle, SSW strong breeze

1 Desert Wheatear (Feeding along fence line to the east of the pillbox) ,

[David Bryant]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 08:00 to 08:02

Conditions : Light rain

1 Grey Wagtail (Feeding briefly in garden.) ,

[Michael Harcup]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:45 to 09:10

Conditions : 15>14C, SW f4, showers.Visited Bishop's Hide.

118 Pink-footed Goose (on Pat's at 06:45, left but many more came back onto reserve) ,

2 Avocet ,

5 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Ruff (incl 5 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

32 Dunlin ,

1 Golden Plover ,

2 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier (incl wing-tagged f Y(B3)) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 11:00 to 11:10

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

[John Swallow]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:10 to 10:15

Conditions : Low tide, overcast threatening rain

2 Tundra Bean Goose (Single on North Scrape digiscoped, 2nd bird seen with it briefly before they both left shortly after) ,

[John Swallow]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:15 to 10:00

Conditions : Cold, wind from SW, gusting, light drizzle, very dull day.

1 Whooper Swan (Adult in from the east, over Eye Field/West Bank and back, dropping onto North Scrape. Very vocal even on the water.) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With small flock on Eye Field) ,

15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Eye Field ) ,

2400 Pink-footed Goose (Reserve wide) ,

c.30 Greylag Goose ,

c.25 Canada Goose ,

c.12 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Eye Field) ,

c.2 Tundra Bean Goose (Eye Field) ,

4 Pintail (Billy's Wash) ,

250 Wigeon (North Scrape) ,

c.5 Ruff (North Scrape) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (Still along northern edge of reserve/shingle east of beach carpark) ,

7 Stonechat (Beach carpark scrub) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (Sea) ,

[David Griffiths]