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Records submitted, 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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Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 07:10
Cloudy, light rain. Warm.

1 Red Kite ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

6 Ruff (Simmons & Pats.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Simmonds. Inc two hatched young.) ,

1 Barn Owl ,

1 Stonechat (Male.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley (sea)
05:10 to 06:20
Cloudy, stormy, warm. Little rain.

1 Gannet (Imm.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,

50 Sandwich Tern (At least. Much coming & going.) ,

2 Common Tern (At least.) ,

30 Little Tern (At least. Much toing & froing. Most very close in. One seen to catch a fish in unison with a nearby sandwich tern.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 26 June 2026

Cley Marshes
16:00 to 17:00
Sunny, some cloud. Very hot but nice easterly breeze. All records from Pats or Simmonds.

10 Spoonbill ,

1 Glossy Ibis ,

2 Little Egret ,

70 Avocet (At least. Inc a couple of recently hatched young.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Curlew ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Ruff ,

1 Green Sandpiper ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

2 Common Gull ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 26 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 08:25
23-26C, SSE f5-E f3, hazy sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose ,

3 Little Grebe (juvs) ,

7 Spoonbill (incl. 2 juvs) ,

1 Grey Heron (Main reedbed) ,

1 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (+ 1 chick ) ,

97 Avocet (+ 2 chicks) ,

18 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m) ,

2 Curlew ,

19 Redshank (+ 3 tiny chicks on Serpentine) ,

4 Ruff (2 ad m, 2 ad f) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Arnold's, 1 beach) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (1 ad, 1 2cy) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 26 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:15 to 06:20
Very hot ( during heatwave), even at 6;00 a.m.

2 Grayling (On skirts path, between Bishops and E Bank car park) ,

[William Earp]

Thu 25 June 2026

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 12:30
Sunny with sizeable sea fret hanging offshore throughout. Fresh easterly breeze.

3 Raven (Lolloped over West Bank before drifting east across the boardwalk, behind the hides and heading off south before returning to the marsh and landing around South Pool) ,

[Mark Golley]

Thu 25 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:10 to 07:50
17>16C, ENE f3-4, cloud/mist in off sea after early sun; felt cold in wind. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 1 lge ch on Don's) ,

1 Spoonbill (juv, Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron (at least, flying over main reedbed) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

5 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

8 Oystercatcher (+ 1 med chick on Arnold's) ,

96 Avocet (+ 1 chick) ,

23 Black-tailed Godwit (17 Pat's, 6 Pope's Pool) ,

14 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (all ad m) ,

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

3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's keeping low profile in cold wind) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (E over sea ) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 24 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:10 to 08:25
21-24C, calm then a WNW sea breeze got up around 08:00 cooling the air a bit. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 3 lge chicks) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

1 Spoonbill (juv, Pat's) ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

13 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick) ,

115 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit ,

21 Redshank (incl 1 juv, plus 2 chicks) ,

3 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv) ,

4 Ringed Plover (pr + 3 lge chicks, pr + 2 tiny on Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 23 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:20
17-24C, SE f2, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank

2 Egyptian Goose ,

4 Spoonbill (2 ads, 2 juv, Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Grebe ,

1 Water Rail (heard off E Bank) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

93 Avocet (+ 3 chicks) ,

11 Curlew (between E Bank & Pope's Pool) ,

36 Black-tailed Godwit ,

15 Redshank (+ 3 tiny chicks) ,

3 Ruff (ad m) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 22 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:50
17-20C, E f4, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

32 Teal (12 Pat's, 20 Serpentine then flew off W at 7:17) ,

1 Little Grebe (ad + 3 med lge chicks) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

5 Spoonbill (2 ads, 3 juvs, pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Glossy Ibis (E of E Bank) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

87 Avocet (plus 1 chick) ,

42 Black-tailed Godwit ,

10 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

1 Greenshank (Pope's Pool) ,

27 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Snipe's Marsh) ,

1 Ruff (satt. m Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover ,

2 Ringed Plover (plus 2 well grown chicks Arnold's) ,

1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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