Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 18:55 to 18:55

Conditions : Late evening sunshine after a grey day.

2 Egyptian Goose (In the Eye Field, from Beach Rd.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 08:55

Conditions : 9-12C, light SE, overcast. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's & Brackish.

2 Egyptian Goose (+ 2 goslings, Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron (still frequenting the main reedbed) ,

4 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

18 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

1 Whimbrel (E of E Bank) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

89 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat;s) ,

2 Ruff (imm m, Pat's) ,

35 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

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

4 Ringed Plover (2 Serpentine, 2 Brackish shingle) ,

1 Red Kite ,

6 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Wheatear (fem, Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (ad m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Salthouse Heath

Time : 11:15 to 11:30

Conditions : Cold NE. Overcast.

1 Yellowhammer (A splash of colour on a grey day. Singing lustily !) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 10:15 to 13:00

Conditions : Central hides and Gilmor hide

1 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

1 Great White Egret (Simmonds (black billed bird)) ,

c.100 Dunlin (North scrape) ,

4 Wood Sandpiper (North scrape) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (North scrape) ,

4 Ruff (North scrape. All males in cracking plumage.) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

4 Ringed Plover (North scrape) ,

1 Snipe (North scrape) ,

2 Whimbrel (Eye field) ,

3 Golden Plover (Eye field summer plumage birds) ,

5 Wheatear (Eye field) ,

[David Fell]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 08:25

Conditions : 8-10C, NE f4-5, Cloud with some showers & sunny spells. Visited Bishop's, Iron Rd, Babcock & Snipe's.

3 Spoonbill (ads, Pat's Pool) ,

2 Great White Egret (flew E) ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

32 Avocet (5 Pat's, 26 Watling Water, 1 Swan Lake) ,

62 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 Swan Lake, 1 Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Watling Water) ,

8 Redshank ,

3 Common Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 1 Watling Water) ,

5 Ruff ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (1 ad m, 3 imm m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Swan Lake) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (over Watling Water) ,

1 Swallow (in Babcock hide) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Village

Time : 14:27 to 14:28

Conditions : Cold, light wind from the north-northeast.

1 Hobby (Bird came in over Hill Top from the marsh, then slope-soared to Cley Mill, & back along the ridge to the VC.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 09:00 to 10:00

1 Bittern (Initially in front of Avocet hide on the bank of Simmond's Scrape looking sorry for itself. When the bird began moving it became clear it had a badly damaged left eye (the pic is of its 'good side'). Despite the injury it hunted with some success along the ditch between Simmond's and Whitwell before coming out into the open and flying off west. (Thanks to David Bryant for the shout).) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 08:30

Conditions : Overcast, warm

1 Bittern (Preening in front of centre hides for an hour or more) ,

[David Bryant]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 06:40 to 09:10

Conditions : 7-14C, calm, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's) ,

3 Grey Heron (main reedbed) ,

1 Bittern (showing on Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

9 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (W of Pope's Pool) ,

1 Whimbrel (off E Bank) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 Serpentine, 1 Arnold's) ,

33 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

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

2 Knot (1 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

114 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

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

3 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 1 f) ,

2 Whitethroat (Snipe's / S end E Bank) ,

3 Reed Warbler (1 Snipe's, 2+ off E Bank) ,

1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 13:15 to 14:20

Conditions : A sunny, breezy day

1 Spoonbill (Spoonbill swooped in and landed on Whitwell scrape. ) ,

[ALISON BURT]