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Records submitted, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, bold red indicates a description is needed for verification at county or national level, green indicates category D (reasonable doubt of natural occurrence) or category E (escapes or non-sustaining introductions).

 

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Sat 07 February 2026

Blakeney Point
07:00 to 08:00
clear and still.

4 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (flew over old chapel east.) ,

1 Barn Owl (hunting ) ,

2 Reed Bunting (males in song ) ,

2 Raven (flew along shingle ridge and the south east over Cley village 0740) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Thu 05 February 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:40
4C, E f5, overcast, mist. Visited Bishop's & Daukes.

24 White-fronted Goose (at least with Greylags on Simmond's) ,

17 Barnacle Goose (flew into Simmond's briefly at 08:55) ,

29 Avocet (Pat's) ,

850 Lapwing ,

69 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 04 February 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:55
5-7C, SSE f3, cloud/mist. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

c.600 Pink-footed Goose (E around 08:15, then possibly the same back W at 09:45) ,

5 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

2 Little Egret ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

56 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

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

13 Redshank ,

13 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 1w m, Pat's) ,

4 Turnstone (beach) ,

17 Dunlin ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1296 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 03 February 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 08:35
2C, E f5, overcast - very cold! Visited Bishop's, Don's Pool, Snipes and walked through Walsey but only common birds

175 Pink-footed Goose (at least in small flocks E) ,

5 Pintail (Pat's) ,

1 Cormorant ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

69 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 09:30
O/c, drizzly, v. cold

50 Black-tailed Godwit ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 09:30
Overcast, cool, slight drizzle at times

6 Snipe (Lurking in the cut reeds to the left of Bishop's (No Jacks!)) ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:30
7>5C, E f4, overcast with mist. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

83 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

3 Redshank (Arnold's) ,

2 Ruff (1 sat m, 1 1w f, Pat's) ,

8 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1000 Lapwing (at least) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 01 February 2026

Cley Marshes
16:00 to 16:45
Drizzle

c.1 Merlin (Male) ,

c.1 Barn Owl (Hunting west of beach road) ,

c.30 Snow Bunting (C.30 flew east along beach) ,

c.2 Stonechat (Two on fence of eye field) ,

c.100 Brent Goose (100+ in eye field) ,

[Steve Clark]

Sun 01 February 2026

Blakeney Hbr
15:00 to 17:00
warm, drizzle.

1 Short-eared Owl (hunting) ,

1 Barn Owl (hunting) ,

3760 Lapwing ,

12 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Merlin (1st winter male chasing a skylark) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 31 January 2026

Blakeney GM
11:00 to 14:00
A rare dry day and occasional sunshine

14 Curlew ,

[Stephen Heaton]

This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence.  There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them.  If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE.  When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.