Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:15 to 09:05

Conditions : 10C, SW f3, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

66 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

6 Pintail (4 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe ,

3 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Great White Egret (W) ,

3 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

150 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

67 Black-tailed Godwit ,

36 Redshank ,

126 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

2 Golden Plover (Pope's Pool) ,

228 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (m E Bank) ,

1 Skylark ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Salthouse

Time : 08:15 to 08:19

Conditions : Sunny, starting to cloud over. Southerly wind

1 Brown Hare (On Meadow Lane) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Location : Salthouse (sea)

Time : 07:24 to 07:41

Conditions : Sunny, mild southerly wind.

261 Wigeon (Drifting on a calm sea) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:10 to 09:10

Conditions : 10-11C, SSW 4-5, early sun clouding over. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

130 Pink-footed Goose (flying NW) ,

47 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ([n from W) ,

10 Pintail (5 Brackish, 5 Arnold's) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (drake Arnold's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant ,

5 Little Grebe ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

126 Black-tailed Godwit ,

167 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

26 Redshank ,

6 Ruff (ad m) ,

4 Turnstone (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

154 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

372 Lapwing ,

1 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (W) ,

2 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:30 to 08:50

Conditions : S15 sun and haze.

1 Long-tailed Duck (post bathing scapular shake.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:15 to 09:30

Conditions : Cold SW wind, strong at times. Dry.

2 Great White Egret (Mobile over the reedbeds - one settled at Billy's Clump.) ,

2 Stonechat (Pair East Bank) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (East Bank - not calling!) ,

6 Pink-footed Goose (West over reserve) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (Superb drake showing very well on Arnolds Marsh. Actively feeding.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male after Wigeon East Bank) ,

c.30 Meadow Pipit (Shingle ridge) ,

2 Pintail (Arnolds Marsh) ,

[David Griffiths]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:30 to 09:20

Conditions : 9-12C, S f4, hazy sun/cloud. Visited, Snipe's (no birds), Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

13 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew in from W) ,

6 Pintail (4 Brackish 2 Arnold's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

4 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

3 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

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

160 Avocet (Pat's) ,

89 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

24 Curlew ,

30 Redshank ,

28 Ruff (25 ad m, 2 fw m, 1 ad f) ,

4 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

67 Dunlin ,

16 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

37 Golden Plover (meadow E of E Bank) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Stonechat (ad m, E Bank/Brackish) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (drake still on Arnold's) ,

10 Greylag Goose (pair on Don's Pool plus others on reserve pairing up ) ,

c.200 Lapwing (at least) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Blakeney Point

Time : 07:00 to 13:00

Conditions : incoming tide, light southerly wind, sunshine.

41 Stonechat (a small fall with birds in groups of 4 - 8 plus four resident pairs. ) ,

2 Jackdaw (east) ,

10 Great Crested Grebe ,

6 Pied Wagtail (west) ,

12 Common Scoter ,

1 Merlin (1st winter male still present) ,

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

6 Blackbird ,

1 Stock Dove ,

8 Chiffchaff ,

3 Great Northern Diver ,

3 Goldeneye ,

2 Robin ,

6 Red Kite ,

1 Goldcrest ,

1 Red-legged Partridge ,

7 Buzzard ,

[Paul Laurie]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 07:30 to 09:20

Conditions : 10-15C, SSW f3, mainly sunny. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (from W) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (beach) ,

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

1 Long-tailed Duck (superb drake on Arnold's) ,

6 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant ,

2 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

103 Avocet ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

67 Black-tailed Godwit ,

8 Curlew ,

21 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, E of E Bank) ,

42 Dunlin (Pope's Pool, E fields an Serpentine) ,

564 Lapwing ,

1 Snipe ,

1 Stonechat (m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Location : Cley Marshes

Time : 08:00 to 10:30

Conditions : Cold with strong SW wind. Relatively clear skies.

2 Barnacle Goose (In from NW (sea) and onto reserve) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Field west of Iron Rd) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (In from NW (sea) and onto reserve with Barnacles) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Field west of Iron Rd with 2 Barnacles) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (Some early ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult flew west passed Coastguards) ,

6 Great Crested Grebe (on sea) ,

2 Common Scoter (Drake and female west) ,

1 Peregrine (West at sea) ,

[David Griffiths]