Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 16:15 to 20:45

Conditions : Sunshine and clouds. ESE 3 dropping off. Feeling fresher. Visited central hides, West Bank, North Scrape, East Bank, Bishop's.

8 Greylag Goose (Serpentine, Wigeon Marsh) ,

2 Canada Goose (Wigeon Marsh) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Bull Marsh) ,

4 Shoveler (Pat's and North Scrape) ,

c.60 Gadwall (Across reserve) ,

2 Wigeon (Pat's ) ,

2 Teal (Pat's ) ,

17 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,

1 Little Grebe (With chick on Don's ) ,

5 Little Tern (Over Brackish and sea) ,

1 Common Tern (Dropped into North Scrape for a wash) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (Feeding over sea) ,

c.60 Avocet (Across all scrapes. 4 chicks on Serpentine ) ,

c.12 Oystercatcher (Across reserve) ,

2 Ringed Plover (North Scrape and Serpentine) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's, Simmond's, Whitwell, Serpentine ) ,

c.20 Lapwing (Across reserve) ,

72 Black-tailed Godwit (Most birds seen at one time on North scrape. Smaller groups seen elsewhere but all pretty mobile between scrapes) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,

c.40 Redshank (Across reserve) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's ) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Dropped into North Scrape ca. 19:00, then came into Pat's 20:20) ,

3 Spoonbill (2 on Pat's, then 3 flying west later) ,

4 Little Egret (Pat's and Arnold's ) ,

3 Cattle Egret (2 on Pat's, 3 flying East over North Scrape later) ,

2 Grey Heron (Pat's and Serpentine ) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Across reserve) ,

1 Red Kite (Over central hides) ,

1 Buzzard (Over village from skirts) ,

1 Kestrel (Hovering over VC car park ) ,

5 Bearded Tit (Pair and 3 fledglings showing well behind Don's. Others glimpsed further back) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Briefly showing well on skirts) ,

4 Reed Warbler (2 Catching bulrush seeds in the air over Don's) ,

[David Nurse]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:35

Conditions : 13-15C, SW4, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

54 Gadwall (Pat's, the normal spring build-up of non-breeding birds.) ,

1 Wigeon (m, Pat's) ,

1 Garganey (m, Pat's) ,

3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 chicks on Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks on Don's) ,

1 Spoonbill (2cy) ,

2 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

16 Oystercatcher (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,

51 Avocet (plus 1 sm chick) ,

8 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

78 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Greenshank ,

8 Redshank ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Ringed Plover (beach, nr E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:30 to 10:00

Conditions : Moderate SW wind, cool, threatening rain.

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (21 on SSimmonds and about 40 flushed from North Scrape) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Very good contender with the BTGs on Simmonds. Pick-up by GF.) ,

c.2 Little Ringed Plover (Probable nest at back of Simmonds. Change-over seen.b) ,

1 Spoonbill (2 CY bird on Pats) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult in BP off North Scrape and onto Pats, then South Pools, back to Pats and then returned to North Scrape (over about an hour!).) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Non-breeder west) ,

2 Great White Egret (Very brief views of two (yellow bills) dropping onto Bull Marsh. Lost to view.) ,

60 Swift (Over reedbeds/scrapes) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Including 2CY female type) ,

c.1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult in BP west) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (Onto North Scrape) ,

1 Wigeon (Drake on Pats Pool) ,

3 Teal (2 drakes and a female Pats Pool) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:35 to 08:45

Conditions : 14-16C, SSW f4-5, mainly cloudy. Visited Bishop's, Iron Rd & Babcock.

6 Egyptian Goose (Swan Lake) ,

56 Gadwall ,

1 Wigeon (m, Pat's ) ,

1 Garganey (m, Watling Water ) ,

2 Spoonbill (ad and 2cy (begging!), not together - Pat's) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

3 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,

1 Cormorant (flew E) ,

1 Oystercatcher (between Iron Rd & Babcock) ,

52 Avocet (+ 13 chicks) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Watling Water) ,

76 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (f/imm) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:15 to 10:20

Conditions : Cool SW wind. Some sunshine but generally overcast and threatening rain.

c.15 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

c.30 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

1 Fulmar (Flew east) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Adult in BP flew west 08:02 accompanied/chased off by Shelduck. Two others in from high NE (09:22) onto Simmonds briefly before heading off west.) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Across three main scrapes) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Adult collecting food in front of Daukes Hide) ,

3 Cattle Egret (2 adults (one in fine BP), also one non-breeder. Pats Pool and off with cattle.) ,

4 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY bird on Pats, adult west high and adult in from west joinng the two on Pats Pool.) ,

1 Common Tern (In from sea and over scrapes briefly.) ,

c.60 Swift (Feeding over reserve) ,

2 Little Egret (west) ,

1 Grey Heron (east) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:30 to 08:35

Conditions : 14-16C, SW f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Eel survey taking place in main Drain

1 Little Grebe (chick on Snipe;s) ,

2 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

52 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Fox (ad + large cub on Pat's) ,

1 Reeves' Muntjac (Beach N of Arnold's) ,

1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 11:15

Conditions : Overcast, dry until 09:30 then increasing intensity of rain.

4 Cattle Egret (Looking very smart. Near BP. All on or around Pats Pool.) ,

2 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY, Pats Pool) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats and Simmonds) ,

24 Avocet (Pats and Simmonds. Considerable aggressive behaviourr) ,

c.2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

6 Mute Swan (Pats) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Simmonds) ,

15 Redshank (inc 3 chicks on Simmonds) ,

c.2 Marsh Harrier (Over reedbeds) ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West along beach) ,

4 Teal (Drakes and a single female Simmonds) ,

24 Gadwall (Simmonds) ,

1 Little Tern (west) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over reedbeds) ,

1 Cuckoo (Protracted views of a perched up and calling bird north of Pats Pool. Pushed around by Pipits!) ,

25 House Martin (Feeding and collecting mud) ,

c.20 Sand Martin (Feeding and resting up in heavy rain) ,

c.120 Swallow (Big feeding push, plus locals resting up and in/out of hides) ,

c.20 Swift (Feeding low) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 05:30 to 06:30

Conditions : Overcast with some light rain

c.1 Glossy Ibis ((north scrape) Adult) ,

[Peter Tilton]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 07:10 to 07:10

Conditions : Perfect June day.

1 Cuckoo (Flew onto the top of a dead beech on Anterton Hill, singing heartily, but immediately mobbed by two Jackdaws & chased off south over the village. ( Pristine bird, but no time to even raise the camera!)) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:48 to 08:30

Conditions : 16-18C, SSW f3, sun. Visited Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. (Pat only) -

2 Egyptian Goose (off E Bank) ,

2 Little Grebe (pr + 2 chicks Don's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Spoonbill (flew into Arnold's) ,

19 Avocet (plus 4 chicks) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

8 Redshank ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Cuckoo (flew W behind Walsey & N Foreland, calling, at c.07:00 ) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Buzzard (N Foreland) ,

5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]