Location : Bayfield Hall

Time : 11:15 to 12:15

Conditions : Cold, wind from North, dry.

1 Marsh Tit (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,

1 Nuthatch (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,

2 Goosander (The two stunning drakes looking splendid until flushed by three Otters!!!) ,

3 Otter (Mother plus two cubs) ,

9 Little Grebe ,

5 Redwing (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

6 Siskin (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

3 Goldcrest (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (With Greylags) ,

200 Greylag Goose ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:05 to 09:40

Conditions : 2C, WNW f6, clear, sun. light ice on Pat's and Snipe's. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's and E Bank. Water level very high on Arnold's & Sea Pool - nearly joined together

200 Pink-footed Goose (incl 55 on Pat's Pool bank) ,

171 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (incl.1 juv, Pat's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Cattle Egret (flew W) ,

2 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (17 Pat's, 3 seen on Arnold's but walked behind a bank - could have been more) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

14 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 1wm and 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad f) ,

1 Pintail (Long staying drake still on Salthouse Duck Pond, none seen on Arnold's or Brackish at Cley) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:40 to 10:15

Conditions : Very cold, strong NW wind vectoring from due North. Dry.

3 Glossy Ibis (Flew west towards Blakeney 07:45) ,

5 Red-breasted Merganser (West - 2m, 3f) ,

60 Common Scoter (East) ,

c.1 Great Skua (East) ,

1 Kittiwake (Adult west) ,

1 Peregrine (Juvenile devouring prey on west bank of Pats Pool, then off to terrorise the scrapes.) ,

1 Cattle Egret (West over North Scrape) ,

1 Snipe (Pats - cut reed area) ,

2 Dunlin (Pats) ,

9 Avocet (Pats) ,

3 Little Egret (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Salthouse Heath

Time : 12:28 to 12:28

Conditions : Overcast, cold NNW.

1 Buzzard (Another example of colour variation in the Common Buzzard, this time a dark adult.) ,

1 Buzzard (And the pale juv bird on the heath, 31st Dec, albeit in the sunshine.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 09:50

Conditions : 3>2C, NW f5>4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's .

62 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's incl. 1 juv) ,

4 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

43 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

15 Redshank ,

2 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

5 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Barn Owl (W across reserve at 08:08) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 09:30

Conditions : 5-6C, NE f3, cloud then sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's,Skirts,E Bank & Arnold's.

376 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (2 Arnold's, 1 Brackish) ,

5 Little Grebe ,

1 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

11 Avocet (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

40 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

16 Redshank ,

9 Dunlin ,

485 Lapwing ,

1 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:05 to 09:20

Conditions : 7>6 C, NE f3, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank. Doing Pinkfoot roost count.

1 White-fronted Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (Pat's) ,

5 Pintail (4 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

7 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Great White Egret (flew N out of N Foreland at 07:45) ,

10 Avocet (Pat's) ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

8 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

28 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (1w m, Pat;s) ,

2 Dunlin ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

480 Pink-footed Goose (on Pope's Pool at 08:58. The roost count will be reported later when combined figures calculated.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:05 to 08:00

Conditions : 7C, NE f3, overcast. 08:09 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with David Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Chris Gooddie (Visitor Centre), John Swallow (North Scrape), David Griffiths (Central Hides) and Pat Wileman ( E Bank ).

2940 Pink-footed Goose (estimated to have roosted, with 27 North Scrape, 720 Simmond's, 85 Whitwell, 2108 Pat's Pool, leaving between 07:35 and 07:58) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Location : Cley 10Km Square

Time : 07:00 to 08:45

Conditions : Cold, overcast, dry but still the NE wind.

c.2600 Pink-footed Goose (Out of roosts on reserve) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Out of North Scrape and west towards Blakeney) ,

c.1000 Pink-footed Goose (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

4 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

3 Tundra Bean Goose (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

1 Canada Goose (With PFGs then flushed and off SW) ,

[David Griffiths]