Location : Blakeney Hbr

Time : 11:00 to 16:00

Conditions : Sunny all day, no cloud, cool in WNW wind, F4, occasionally gusting F 5, dropping to light F2 later in the afternoon. Temperature 8 degrees C.

1 Shore Lark (Found c400 y) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Blakeney Hbr

Time : 11:00 to 16:00

Conditions : Sunny throughout, no cloud. Felt chilly in fresh WNW wind (F4, occasionally F5, dropping to F2 later).

1 Shore Lark (Found c400 yards east of the Lifeboat station, along the landing ridge. ) ,

1 Caspian Gull (2CY west along the shoreline late morning, then headed over the shingle and into the harbour. ) ,

1 Eider (Drake flew east late morning. ) ,

1 Red-throated Diver ,

60 Ringed Plover (Mostly around the mud by Lifeboat station and in the Near Point bay) ,

10 Grey Plover ,

6 Red-breasted Merganser ,

100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Feeding on the edge of Near Point) ,

4 Stonechat ,

12 Skylark (At least six pairs from the start of Great Stony Low to the Lupins) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (One fine adult male calling and displaying over Lifeboat Station and plantation) ,

[Mark Golley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:05 to 08:40

Conditions : 5-7C, SW f5, mainly sunny, felt cold. Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,

7 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Great White Egret (flew E off Serpentine area at c. 07:15) ,

2 Little Egret ,

21 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

117 Avocet (Pat's) ,

7 Curlew ,

130 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

2 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

53 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad, sitting in grass between Pope's Pool and Serpentine) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:55 to 08:40

Conditions : 7-9C, SSW f4-5, sun, lt cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

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

212 Wigeon (E of E Bank) ,

2 Pochard (pr, Snipe's) ,

8 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

17 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

127 Avocet (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew ,

225 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

40 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (3 ad m, 1 fw m, 3 ad f, on Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

95 Dunlin ,

1 Knot (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 15:00 to 15:20

Conditions : Cold SW wind, variable sunshine.

1 Crane (Adult in field east of OWL. Good pickup earlier by RP - seen flying south over VC and relocated by LN/MG. Busy feeding on maize seeds?) ,

3 Red Kite (Pair displaying over farmland and singleton hunting east of OWL.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 14:40 to 15:26

Conditions : Bright, breezy.

c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,

c.75 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,

4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

2 Pintail ,

2 Mallard ,

c.10 Teal ,

3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

1 Coot ,

2 Wigeon ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Kelling WM

Time : 14:40 to 15:26

Conditions : Bright, breezy.

c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,

c.75 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,

4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

2 Pintail ,

2 Mallard ,

c.10 Teal ,

3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

1 Coot ,

2 Wigeon ,

[Tony Pope]

Location : Salthouse Heath

Time : 10:00 to 10:15

Conditions : Warm, wind from SW

3 Treecreeper (Taylor's Wood) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:45 to 09:50

Conditions : Warm but cooling SW wind.

c.150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

12 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

c.400 Starling (Estimate - large feeding flock on Eye Field) ,

2 Teal (Pair west at sea) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Males feeding in beach scrub) ,

2 Pochard (Pair asleep on Snipes Marsh) ,

2 Little Grebe (Pair on Snipes Marsh) ,

1 Great White Egret (North Scrape) ,

8 Grey Heron (Serpentine - loafing around) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 17:06 to 17:07

Conditions : SW12, sun & white cloud.

1 Little Egret (one last fish...) ,

[Tom Whiley]