Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:30

Conditions : 13-15C, NNW f4, overcast but dry after earlier shower.

1 Grey Heron (Standing on E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

6 Cormorant ,

14 Avocet (incl 3 juvs on Serpentine (saw them fly today)) ,

86 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

22 Curlew ,

3 Snipe (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

68 Redshank ,

21 Ruff (15 ad m, 3 juv m, 3 ad f) ,

3 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

46 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (incl. 3 juvs) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

5 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 19:00 to 20:00

Conditions : NNW breeze with some heavy showers rolling in-off late in the evening.

2 Garganey (Superb views of the two birds found earlier today, close to Daukes mid-evening) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Pat's Pool) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still good percentage of youngsters, at least 25 juveniles ) ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

90 Dunlin ,

1 Peregrine (Smart - paleish - juvenile cavorting with Marsh Harriers over the reed bed and then hounding Teal on Pat's) ,

8 Marsh Harrier ,

30 Ruff ,

1 Tawny Owl (Amazing twilight views of one on the way home! ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:45 to 10:00

Conditions : Warm, overcast, wind from SW

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

10 Ruff (Simmonds) ,

9 Little Ringed Plover (3 Simmonds, 6 Pats) ,

10 Snipe (Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Avocet (Pats) ,

115 Dunlin (Pats and Simmonds) ,

3 Turnstone (Simmonds) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over reserve) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,

2 Garganey (Pats - female types. Difficult to gauge from Teal Hide) ,

3 British Yellow Wagtail (Simmonds and Pats) ,

2 Spoonbill (Juv/2CY Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Juvenile on Simmonds) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile on Simmonds - Yellow CR on right leg G:6) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:20 to 08:20

Conditions : 13-15C, SSW f3 , cloud with some sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

13 Avocet (plus 3 lrge chicks on Serpentine) ,

16 Curlew ,

151 Black-tailed Godwit (incl.73 Pat's, 74 Arnold's) ,

9 Snipe (5 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,

69 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone ,

125 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (incl 4 juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

59 Lapwing ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

14 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 09:35

Conditions : 15-16C, SW f2-3, cloud with some drizzle before rain at 09:30. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

15 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

9 Avocet (plus 3 large chicks on Serpentine) ,

11 Curlew ,

165 Black-tailed Godwit ,

14 Snipe (7 Pat's, 7 Serpentine) ,

48 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,

24 Ruff (17 ad m, 3 juv m, 1 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

165 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

20 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

70 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Light cloud cover, occasional sunny spells. Westerly breeze, F3-4.

1 Caspian Gull (4CY dropped onto Simmonds briefly mid-evening, headed off west) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Juvenile giving superb views in front of Teal Hide again) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still 20+ juveniles) ,

1 Turnstone (7 juveniles in-off and landed on Simmonds mid-evening ) ,

4 Wood Sandpiper (Minimum count, three flushed by Marsh Harrier on Pat's plus at least two on Simmonds) ,

1 Dunlin (145 minimum count) ,

30 Ruff (Nice mix of males, a couple of females and half a dozen juveniles) ,

7 Green Sandpiper ,

10 Snipe ,

2 Yellow-legged Gull (Both 5CY, both on Simmonds ) ,

40 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Excellent mix of graellsii, intermedius and presumed Dutch intergrades as well) ,

10 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Minimum count from the two scrapes, could have been more. So striking! ) ,

9 Little Ringed Plover (Minimum count ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 14:00 to 14:00

Conditions : Overcast, warmish westerly, but gusting 20mph.

1 Marsh Harrier (Damaged left eye, or just a nictitating membrane?) ,

1 Whimbrel ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 07:55 to 08:04

Conditions : Cloudy with some drizzle in a light west wind.

2 Glossy Ibis (Circling Kelling Water Meadow) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Occasional sunny spells but generally increasingly cloudy with a cool, freshening easterly breeze.

1 Caspian Gull (Nice juvenile dropped in to Simmonds around 1915) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Another new juvenile nominate bird with the Icelandics on Pat's ) ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Including at least 22 juveniles) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Both juveniles with the Blackwits on Pat's ) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Single juveniles on Pat's and Simmonds) ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

140 Dunlin (How good is it to see a three figure flock of Dunlin on the marsh... ) ,

6 Spotted Redshank (Single juvenile at the back of Pat's then a flock of five came across the reserve from the beach around 1845) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Simmonds ) ,

1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Quite a surprise to see a beefy 5CY on Simmonds) ,

25 Ruff ,

50 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Almost entirely intermedius, with a few paler Dutch birds in the mix ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Moulting juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

10 Snipe (All on Pat's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Making regular passes over the south side of the marsh) ,

14 Egyptian Goose (All on Simmonds ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 09:00

Conditions : 14-17C, calm, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

9 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard) ,

10 Avocet (plus 5 lge chicks) ,

5 Curlew ,

2 Whimbrel (heard flying W over sea) ,

6 Snipe ,

184 Black-tailed Godwit ,

53 Redshank ,

6 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

20 Ruff (18 ad m, 1 juv m, 1 ad f) ,

2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

150 Dunlin ,

1 Knot (Arnold's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (incl 2 juvs) ,

2 Ringed Plover (+ 1 lge chick) ,

13 Golden Plover (12 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,

30 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]