Pied Wagtail, Cley, 27th June 2009 (Paul Riches).
 

 
Ruff, Pat's Pool, Cley, 2nd July 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Female Shoveler with four young, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 1st July 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Black-tailed Godwit, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 1st July 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Spoonbills, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 28th June 2009 (Steve Gantlett). As eight roosted in the mist, another three dropped in and joined them - the first time that double figures have ever been seen on the reserve.
 

 
Male Snow Bunting, Cley, 21st June 2009 (Dave Curtis). An exceptional but not unprecedented June bird, on the beach beside Arnold's Marsh for two days.
 

 
Spoonbills, Cley, 18th June 2009 (Steve Gantlett). These five Spoonbills were resting at the back of Simmonds' Scrape this afternoon when another three flew over, going west.
 

 

 
Gadwall, Daukes' Hide, Cley, 11th June 2009 (Steve Gantlett). Bar a few Gadwall and Mallard going into eclipse, and a few Shelducks, there is really very little on the scrapes at the moment, even the Avocets having almost all left, having failed to rear any young yet again.
 

 

 
Escaped Snow Goose with two attendant goslings of unknown origin, and Greylag Goose family, Cley, 7th June 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 

 
Wren, Cley, Norfolk, 23rd May 2009 (Paul Richis). 
 

 

 
Collared Pratincole, Eye Pool, Cley, 20th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). Now, that is "showing well". Here, it was beside the Eye Pool briefly early morning, before the Avocets chased it off. 
 

 

 
Woodchat Shrike, Friary Hills, Blakeney, 19th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). The pratincole is still present too, so Friary Hills is enjoying a purple patch.
 

 

 
Collared Pratincole, Blakeney Fresh Marsh, 17th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).  A nice bird, but for future reference, and as agreed this afternoon at this bird, any bird that is 600 yards away (so far away that you can barely even see it with a telescope) should not be reported as "showing well"!
 

 

 
Collared Pratincole, Salthouse, 16th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).  Early morning, before it became even more distant out on Blakeney Freshes.
 

 

 
Spoonbill, Simmonds' Scape, Cley, 15th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). I don't think a Spoonbill has spent any time on Pat's Pool since the NWT put up their bird scaring fan.
 

 

 
Greenshank, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). Scroll down and see that Pat's Pool came good today at last.
 

 

 
Black Tern, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 

 
Black Tern, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). 30 and more were present at a time over Pat's Pool and the surrounding scrapes.
 

 

 
Male Garganey, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).  A brief early morning visit from lurking on Billy's Wash.
 

 

 
Temminck's Stint, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). Another new arrival.
 

 

 
Female Kentish Plover, with Ringed Plover and Little Ringed Plover, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).  An afternoon arrival.
 

 

 
Citrine Wagtail, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 13th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). Present for its second day.
 

 

 
Red-rumped Swallow, Friary Hills, Blakeney, 8th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett). One of two lingering over the freshmarsh with about 50 Swallows.
 

 

 
Spoonbills, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 7th May 2009 (Steve Gantlett).
 

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