Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 12:00 to 13:00

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Feeding distantly with Black-tailed Godwits viewed east of the East Bank.) ,

1 Pintail (One seen from east Bank.) ,

[Joseph Beale]

Location : Cley (sea)

Time : 07:50 to 10:00

Conditions : Good visibility, some sunshine, wind from west vectoring NW

1 Little Auk (Devoured by Great Black Backed Gull west of Coastguards. Not seen alive.) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,

2 Grey Phalarope (Both west - 08:54 (picked up by PM) and 09:37) ,

1 Velvet Scoter (Only one off beach this morning. Remainder seen by another observer off Iron Road 09:45) ,

130 Eider (Estimated - all west except for about 18 which initially travelled west and landed on sea and then went back East. Several drakes and 1st winter males. ) ,

1 Slavonian Grebe (West like the proverbial rocket) ,

c.1 Goldeneye (Drake west) ,

3 Great Crested Grebe (2 on sea, third west) ,

17 Kittiwake (East) ,

10 Red-throated Diver (east with one on sea) ,

1 Snow Bunting (Lingering around beach carpark and perched up on beach shelter roof at one stage.) ,

c.1 Red Kite (Foraging around beach west of Coastguards) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:00 to 09:20

Conditions : 10-11C, NNE f3, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2380 Pink-footed Goose (had roosted on Pat's leaving 07:25-08:25) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (Pat's with Pinkfeet) ,

149 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (onto Pat's at 07:55) ,

20 Pintail ,

6 Little Grebe ,

31 Cormorant ,

1 Great White Egret (Brackish briefly then flew off E) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

3 Water Rail (heard, E Bank & Pat's) ,

35 Curlew (on/leaving Arnold's) ,

59 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pope's Pool) ,

31 Redshank ,

9 Ruff (8 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

22 Dunlin ,

222 Lapwing ,

12 Common Scoter (on sea off Arnold's) ,

2 Great Crested Grebe (on sea off Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley (sea)

3 Grey Seal (At least 3, probably more, feeding just offshore, late afternoon.) ,

1 Sanderling (One west offshore during brief seawatch.) ,

5 Eider (Flew W during brief seawatch late afternoon.) ,

[Joseph Beale]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:45 to 15:00

Conditions : Strong NE wind through the day, some interesting gusts with some rain AM. Some sunshine PM

1 Little Auk (Landed near our semi-resident flock of Velvet Scoter before heading off east close in. Very poor record shots today!) ,

6 Velvet Scoter (usual group but quite mobile this morning) ,

120 Common Scoter (Off Coastguards) ,

c.600 Common Gull (All west - gave up after 600!) ,

c.1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase bird west) ,

120 Eider (Approx inc one flock of 38 - all west) ,

c.1 Shag (On sea east of wreck mid morning) ,

2 Snow Bunting (Confiding birds feeding near tractors AM and one on beach east of CG PM) ,

400 Kittiwake (All west) ,

c.1 Short-eared Owl (In from sea and south over East Bank area mid morning) ,

1 Shore Lark (Overhead whilst sea-watching and seen by DGilroy further west. Interestingly also heard by watchers in the Beach Shelter. ) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (In flight over Billy's Wash) ,

1 Peregrine (Tundra) (Perched on Billy's Wash mid morning) ,

3 Barnacle Goose (With Pink Footed Geese in filed along Old Woman's Lane early PM) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:00 to 09:00

Conditions : 11-13C, NNE f5, mainly cloudy. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

131 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's at 08:15) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (ad with the Brents) ,

15 Pintail (Brackish) ,

535 Wigeon ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Great White Egret (flew E ) ,

4 Little Egret ,

25 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

6 Curlew ,

65 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe ,

31 Redshank ,

28 Ruff (23 Ad m, 1 juv m, 4 ad f, Pat's) ,

31 Dunlin ,

234 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]