Location : Blakeney

Time : 07:52 to 07:52

1 Swallow (Flew over quay) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Location : Kelling

Time : 19:00 to 19:00

1 Tawny Owl (Hunting over hedgerow at side of Kelling to Salthouse road) ,

[Roger Emmens]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:30 to 14:55

1 Kingfisher (Flew from reserve over east bank and across the Serpentine) ,

1 Water Rail (Heard squealing from Snipes Marsh) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley 10Km Square

Time : 07:10 to 10:45

Conditions : Light breeze, good visibility and sunshine. Warmed up nicely!

2 Cetti's Warbler (East Bank - very vocal and male displaying to female in scrub just west of East Bank.) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Males singing East Bank) ,

3 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Eventually gave itself up in the NE corner of the Serpentine, even running over some exposed mud banks.) ,

2 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

6 Pintail (% Brackish and drake asleep on Serpentine) ,

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Heard first flying from North Scrape area and then high North East, getting as far as the Iron Road and out to sea, then swung west and even higher and lost over the Blakeney Freshers. Later seen by CG returning to the reserve and on to Simmonds. Thought they were off to Sweden at last, but not yet!!) ,

2 Raven (Glaven Valley) ,

2 Pochard (Pair on Don's Pool) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:50 to 09:10

Conditions : 6-11C, calm, Sun with a little mist. Visited Pat's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (seen briefly in flight) ,

3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (in flight) ,

8 Pintail (2 Serpentine, 6 Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

10 Grey Heron ,

13 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard catchwater Drain nr E Bank car park) ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

5 Curlew ,

118 Avocet (spread around more this morning) ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Arnold's) ,

51 Redshank ,

15 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 1w m, 2 ad f. 1 Serpentine rest Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

56 Dunlin (46 Arnold's, 10 Pat's) ,

10 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Cetti's Warbler (1 very vocal E Bank car-prk then 2 (prob same) seen in bush W of E Bank) ,

1 Chiffchaff (calling from reedbed half way up E Bank.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Kelling Heath

Time : 06:40 to 07:30

2 Woodcock (1 flushed from path 100yds left of xings cottage and the other from gorse near gate onto road near top of Holgate Hill) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:15 to 10:00

Conditions : Cold SE wind, clear visibility, sunny.

35 Common Scoter (NW of Coastguards) ,

c.4 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

93 Dunlin (Simmonds and Pats) ,

1 Golden Plover (Simmonds) ,

7 Ruff (Simmonds) ,

1 Little Egret (Whitwell) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Pair ) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Whitwell) ,

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (SE corner of Simmonds. Showing very well in good light. A delight to see.) ,

2 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

1 Kestrel (Female hunting over reserve) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Male hunting reedbeds) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,

4 Pochard (Pair on Snipes and another on Dons Pool) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:15 to 09:15

Conditions : 5-9C, ESE f3-4, sun, lt frost in places. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

7 Pintail (5 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 heard Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

12 Grey Heron (11 E of E Bank, 1 N Foreland) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 3 f) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

137 Avocet (mainly Pat's) ,

140 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Pope's Pool, rest Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Serpentine) ,

28 Redshank ,

10 Ruff (6 ad m, 4 ad f) ,

3 Turnstone (2 Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

32 Dunlin ,

5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's/Brackish) ,

16 Lapwing (many displaying) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Salthouse/Kelling

Time : 09:30 to 10:30

Conditions : Sunny,chilly easterly.

2 Buzzard (Gramborough hill) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Curlew ,

3 Redshank (On pool) ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Little Egret (On field) ,

[Mick Roe]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:10 to 08:55

Conditions : 6-7C, NE f3-4, cloud - felt colder!. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Brackish & Arnold's.

6 Pintail (pr Serpentine, pr Pope's Pool, pr Arnold's -none Brackish!) ,

3 Pochard (2m, 1 f Snipe's, later pr on Don's -probably the same) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

11 Grey Heron (incl.10 on meadow E of E Bank) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

134 Avocet (2 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

16 Curlew ,

142 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

26 Redshank ,

26 Ruff (21 ad m, 1 1w m, 3 ad f Pat's, 1 ad m Serpentine) ,

5 Turnstone ,

26 Dunlin ,

76 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]