Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 13:30

Conditions : Generally overcast with some sunshine. Strong SW wind, dry.

1 Manx Shearwater (East) ,

30 Gannet (west) ,

1 Ruff (West at sea) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

2 Arctic Skua (West passed CG - pale and dark phase juveniles) ,

25 Red-throated Diver (Mainly east but a couple west and two close inshore) ,

c.2 Guillemot (Close inshore) ,

1 Common Scoter (Drake west) ,

1 Ringed Plover (In-off) ,

1 Turnstone (Beach) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (Watling Water anfd then flew west and relocated on Arnolds by EM) ,

650 Pink-footed Goose (Influx from NE PM, a few AM including a solitary juvenile with Canada Geese on Eye Field) ,

c.18 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,

7 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,

11 Avocet (Pats/Simmonds) ,

6 Bearded Tit (High east over Babcock Hide, calling.) ,

75 Wigeon (Across reserve and six west at sea ) ,

c.11 Mute Swan (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:35

Conditions : 11-14C, SW f4, sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, and E Bank.

70 Pink-footed Goose (S off reserve then E at 07:00) ,

2 Little Egret ,

10 Avocet (Pat's) ,

13 Curlew ,

105 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

6 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

22 Dunlin ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Freshening W'ly with a lot of cloud to start with but clearing towards dusk.

4 Glossy Ibis (Bang on cue again, watched flying in over East Bank and eventually onto Simmonds Scrape at 7.15) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley/Salthouse

Time : 09:30 to 10:30

Conditions : Showers, fresh westerly.

2 Spotted Redshank ((JF's birds) . Watling Water.) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (14:00-14:22 hrs, Meadow Lane Kelling. Too familiar a bird for some locals ! But always an unexpected thrill for me !) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley/Salthouse

Time : 09:00 to 11:00

Conditions : Drizzle, windy

2 Marsh Harrier (Adult & orange-headed juv. north of Watling water) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (One initially, joined by another in front of Babcock, just before 10am. Some stunning views.) ,

4 Pink-footed Goose (A few in with the canadas & greylags near swan lake, which now has a tiny amount of water in it.) ,

[John Fairey]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:40

Conditions : 14-15C, SW f4, overcast with drizzle at end. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Pintail (2 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

13 Cormorant ,

10 Avocet (Pat's) ,

26 Curlew ,

95 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's) ,

40 Redshank ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

25 Ruff (21 ad m, 1 juv m, 3 ad f, Pat's) ,

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

20 Dunlin ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:00 to 19:45

Conditions : Mainly overcast with occasional sunny spells. Wind WSW, light to moderate breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (Appeared three minutes later than the night before! Dropped on Simmonds ahead of roosting. ) ,

5 Caspian Gull (A whole new set of five compared to the birds of the previous evening. Nice mix of ages again. ) ,

8 Yellow-legged Gull (At least 8 birds seen, again several that weren't in the day before. Some big beefy adults in the mix. ) ,

1000 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Minimum count, give or take 50 either way. There were a lot out there. ) ,

350 Herring Gull (Minimum count ) ,

250 Pink-footed Goose (Large group on Bull Marsh, small groups over westwards too. ) ,

8 Snipe ,

10 Dunlin ,

30 Black-tailed Godwit (The mystery "blonde" godwit seen again, but - again - distant and in average light. Seems unlikely to be a young limosa but this colour variant within islandica is super unusual. No photos unfortunately. ) ,

20 Common Gull ,

800 Black-headed Gull (Minimum count ) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 06:45 to 08:30

c.10 Sandwich Tern ,

4 Red-throated Diver (East and 2 on sea before flying West) ,

20 Common Scoter (17 West 3 East mostly drakes) ,

5 Gannet ,

6 Common Tern (Mostly over wreck) ,

5 Shelduck (Flock West) ,

4 Teal (West) ,

1 Arctic Skua (West) ,

1 Raven (West over Eye field) ,

1 Razorbill (On sea) ,

1 Tufted Duck (Drake West) ,

1 Oystercatcher (West) ,

1 Wheatear (On fence Eye field) ,

1 Black Guillemot (Juv seen by J McCu on sea) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:45 to 09:05

Conditions : 14-16C, WNW f4, cloud then sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

119 Canada Goose (at least Eye Field, counted from E Bank) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

23 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

47 Curlew (incl. 42 E of E Bank ) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew off E Bank) ,

108 Black-tailed Godwit ,

24 Redshank ,

4 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Ruff (19 ad m, 4 ad f, 1 juv m , Pat's, 3 incl 1 sat Arnold's) ,

10 Knot (flock of juvs on Arnold's briefly c. 08:00 before continuing W) ,

5 Sanderling (flock of juvs on Arnold's briefly c. 08:05 before continuing W) ,

27 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (superb ad summ on Arnold's at 08:10) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 11:30

Conditions : Initially sunny but eventually clouding over from the west. Wind SW 3/4

450 Pink-footed Goose (at least, several flocks passing west over the Reserve or along the shore throughout the morning. Some groups dropping in briefly) ,

4 Spoonbill (1 adult, 3 juvs) ,

2 Little Stint ,

14 Dunlin ,

12 Ruff ,

1 Hobby (west over the reserve) ,

70 Swallow (at least, small groups moving west over the reserve througout the morning ) ,

[Rob Lee]