Temminck's Stint and Little Ringed Plovers, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 24th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  This stint showed on Simmonds' Scrape for just a minute or so in the evening.
 

 
Red Kite, Cley, 22nd July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  This bird flew west over the south side of the village at 1.15pm. 
 

 
Adult female Caspian Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 21st July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Adult male Yellow-legged Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 21st July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Juvenile Little Ringed Plover, Pat's Pool, Cley, 21st July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Little Ringed Plover, Pat's Pool, Cley, 18th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  Now with four chicks!
 

 
Starlings, Cley, 18th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  A summer roost is beginning to build up again, but only a tenth of the number of 'the old days'.
 

 
Greenshank, Cley, 15th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Little Ringed Plovers, Cley, 14th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). The pair with their three chicks, newly hatched on Pat's Pool today. Wish them luck - they're gonna need it!
 

 
Yellow-legged Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 14th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Short-toed Lark, Blakeney Point, 13th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). There seems to have been some confusion over where this bird is: it has never been at 'Beach Way' as marked on the OS map, but has always been on the stony area where they always are (TG006464)! Today it has also visited the close-by similar stony habitat at the base of Yankee Ridge (TG006462).
 

 
Goldeneyes, Pat's Pool, Cley, 10th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). Two unseasonable visitors present for the evening.
 

 
Spoonbills, Cley, 7th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). A young juvenile begs from its parent.
 

 
Avocet, Cley, 7th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett). An adult with its four successfully fledged young - this species has had an excellent breeding season at Cley this year.
 

 
Nightjar, Salthouse Heath, 4th July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Arctic Tern, Cley, 3rd July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Snow Bunting, Salthouse, 2nd July 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Juvenile Spoonbill, Cley, 30th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 

 
Sacred Ibis, Pope's Marsh, Cley, 24th June 2012 (Sue Gantlett). Present for a few days now, this seems to be an unringed, wild bird! :-) See Birding World 18: 517-526 for status on the nearby continent (and separation from similar species such as Australian White Ibis).
 

 
Pacific Golden Plover, North Scrape, Cley, 22nd June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Long-tailed Duck, Blakeney Pit, 15th June 2012 (Adrian Riley).
 

 
Arctic Skua, Cley, 12th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Sandwich Tern, Cley, 12th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Reed Warbler, Cley, 10th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Black-winged Stilt, the Serpentine, Cley, 6th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  The first for Cley!
 

 
Spoonbills, Cley, 6th June 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Dunlin, Cley, 2nd June 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Great Reed Warbler, Cley, 30th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Red Kite, Cley, 30th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wood Sandpiper, Salthouse, 30th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Purple Sandpiper, Sea Pool, Cley, 22nd May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Bee-eater, Cley, 20th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Red-backed Shrike, Stiffkey, 19th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Bee-eater, Salthouse, 18th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Great White Egret, Cley, 17th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  This bird dropped in to Cricket Marsh for just a few minutes early morning before flying off west.
 

 
Cetti's Warbler, Cley, 16th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Red-rumped Swallow, Blakeney Fresh Marsh, 10th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  Two were present amongst about 200 Swallows at Blakeney Freshes this evening.
 

 
Spoonbills, Cley, 10th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Lapwings, Cley, 10th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Grey-headed Wagtail, Eye Field, Cley, 9th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  Present this morning in the cowless Eye Field until 9.00am, it then flew west and landed on Blakeney Freshes.
 

 
Common Cranes, Cley, 7th May 2012 (Sean Nixon).  This pair just flew over about 6.00pm.
 

 
Channel Wagtail, Cley, 7th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  This handsome hybrid Blue-headed x Yellow Wagtail lingered with several Yellow Wagtails in the Eye Field 'overflow carpark'.
 

 
Red-spotted Bluethroat, The Long Hills, Blakeney Point, 6th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Juvenile male Pallid Harrier, Stiffkey Meals, 5th May 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  First seen at Cley and then Blakeney Point in the morning, this bird flew west in the afternoon.
 

 
Temminck's Stint, Pat's Pool, Cley, 3rd May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Swallows, Pat's Pool, Cley, 3rd May 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wheatear, Cley, 30th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  At least 30 in the Eye Field this afternoon.
 

 

 
Ruffs, Cley, 27th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Hooded Crow, Salthouse, 26th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Redstart, Salthouse Heath, 23rd April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Ring Ouzels, Scrib Hill, Cley, 23rd April 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  Nine of the ten present today!
 

 
Mediterranean Gull, Cley, 22nd April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Spanish Wagtail, Pat's Pool, Cley, 21st April 2012 (Steve Gantlett).  This little beauty was present for just a minute early afternoon. It then flew off west, as they do.
 

 
Little Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 20th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Coot, Cley, 19th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Common Sandpiper, Cley, 17th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Ruff, Cley, 17th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Barn Owl, Cley, 16th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Ring Ouzels, Scrib Hill, Cley, 16th April 2012 (Steve Gantlett). Eight of the 12 present this morning.
 
 

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