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Cirl Buntings, Devon, 31st December 2013. Cirl Buntings can be seen easily in south Devon in winter, with the most well-known site being Broadsands, where they regularly frequent the area of the beach carpark (dog walkers willing!). 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
White-billed Diver, Brixham Harbour, Devon, 30th December 2013.  Just as couple of hours beyond Portland Harbour, this made a superb double twitch with the Brünnich's Guillemot. We actually first saw it on the afternoon of the same day (29th December), but it was quite distant and elusive in the outer harbour. We stayed overnight and next day it toured the inner harbour, where it showed down to about 10 yards, albeit it was diving constantly and very mobile.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Brünnich's Guillemot, Portland Harbour, Dorset, 29th December 2013.  This delightfully confiding bird was well worth the trip – it was only my second Brünnich's ever, after twitching one in Shetland in early 1987.
 

 
Stonechat, Cley, Norfolk, 28th December 2013.  A pair are wintering along Cley's West Bank.
 

 
Red Kite, Edgefield, Norfolk, 26th December 2013.  Nowadays Red Kites are more or less guaranteed to be seen on any visit to Edgefield Rubbish Tip, but the tip is apparently due to close soon, so the days of this productive gull and kite watching site may be numbered.
 

 
Little Egret, Bishop Hide, Cley, 22nd December 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Great Black-backed Gull feeding on Grey Seal pup carcass, Salthouse, 20th December 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Barnacle Geese, Kelling Quag, 17th December 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  These 11 flew over and north, out to sea, mid morning. 
 

 
Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 11th December 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Stonechat, West Bank, Cley, 1st December 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Black Brant with Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Eye Field, Cley, 29th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  An adult Pale-bellied Brent Goose was also still in the flock (along with the regular blond Dark-bellied Brent Goose).
 

 
Scaup, Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 18th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Peregrine, Cley, 17th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Hen Harrier and Pintail, Cley, 17th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Glossy Ibis, Pat's Pool, Cley, 14th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  A brief visitor onto Pat's Pool this afternoon.
 

 

 
Brambling, Cley, 11th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  Two or three newly at the garden feeder today.
 

 

 

 
Glaucous Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 10th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  A surprise brief visit at dusk.
 

 
Grey Phalarope, Salthouse, 8th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  He's still here (his fifth and actually last day here); in better light today, but perhaps looking a little less perky.
 

 
Kingfisher, East Bank, Cley, 8th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Grey Phalarope, Salthouse, 4th November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Caspian Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 2nd November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Golden Plovers, Pat's Pool, Cley, 2nd November 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Pintail, Pat's Pool, Cley, 2nd November 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Pallid Swift, Cley, 23rd October 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Black Redstart, Glandford, 20th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). With thanks to Cley Spy.
 

 
Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Cley, 19th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). Now four years old, our Blondy has returned for another winter.
 

 
Glossy Ibises, Cley, 18th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). Thanks to a tip-off from birders further west, these four Glossy Ibises were seen flying east, offshore past Coastuards' at 10.00am.
 

 
Great Grey Shrike, Cley, 15th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Pallas's Warbler, Sea Lawn, Cley, 12th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). In nextdoor's garden. Thank heavens for that hole in the hedge!
 

 
Long-eared Owl, Cley, 12th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
White-rumped Sandpiper, Salthouse, 10th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). Rather a windy day!
 

 
Arctic Skua, Cley, 10th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Great Skuas, Cley, 10th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Black-throated Diver, Cley, 8th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Rook, Cley, 8th October 2013 (Sue Gantlett). 
 

 
Wigeon, North Scrape, Cley, 7th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Bar-tailed Godwit, Cley, 4th October 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Cattle Egret, Salthouse, 30th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wilson's Phalarope, Pat's Pool, Cley, 18th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wilson's Phalarope and Dunlin, Pat's Pool, Cley, 17th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Red-backed Shrike, Walsey Hills, Cley, 15th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Marsh Harrier, Cley, 14th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Great Skua, Cley, 14th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Arctic Skua, Cley, 14th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Sooty Shearwater, Cley, 11th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Arctic Skua, Cley, 10th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Pied Flycatcher with Gold Spot Moth, Salthouse, 6th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Arctic Skua, Cley, 6th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Pectoral Sandpiper with Black-headed Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 4th September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Common Snipe, Cley, 1st September 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Citrine Wagtail, Weybourne Camp, 28th August 2013 (Nigel Rogers). 
 

 
Red-backed Shrike, Glandford, 28th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 

 
Wryneck, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 27th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Lesser Whitethroat, Blakeney Point, 26th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Booted Warbler, Blakeney Point, 24th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Icterine Warbler, Blakeney Point, 24th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Spotted Flycatcher, Blakeney Point, 24th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Tree Pipit, Blakeney Point, 24th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wryneck, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 24th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Little Egret, Cley, 22nd August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). I counted 44 going to roost in North Foreland on Monday night (19th August).
 

 
Sand Martin, Cley, 21st August 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Swallows, Cley, 21st August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). About 700 Swallows and about 200 Sand Martins along the Eye Field fence this evening.
 

 
Water Rail, Blakeney Barnet, 20th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). One of two present this evening. This pool is looking good for a crake soon....
 

 
Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper and Spotted Redshank, Kelling Water Meadow, 20th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Adult Caspian Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 18th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Juvenile Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, 17th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Green Sandpiper, Cley, 13th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Moorhen, Cley, 13th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Red-necked Phalarope, North Scrape, Cley, 12th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Sparrowhawk, East Bank, Cley, 7th August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Wood Sandpiper, Pat's Pool, Cley, 1st August 2013 (Steve Gantlett). At least seven on the reserve today.
 

 
Sandwich Tern, Cley, 30th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett). Three sand eels at once!
 

 
Marsh Harrier, Cley, 29th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett). 
 

 
Green Sandpiper, Cley, 28th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett). Thirteen on Pat's Pool this morning.
 

 
Two-barred Crossbill, Kelling Heath, 26th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Crossbill, Kelling Heath, 23rd July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Little Ringed Plovers, Cley, 22nd July 2013 (Steve Gantlett). A new family on Pat's Pool.
 

 
Two-barred Crossbill, Cley Eye, 20th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Juvenile Black-headed Gull, Pat's Pool, Cley, 16th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Juvenile and adult Little Egrets and waders, Pat's Pool, Cley, 13th July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Spotted Redshank, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 3rd July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Juvenile Spoonbill, Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 2nd July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Adult and juvenile Spoonbill, the Serpentine, Cley, 2nd July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

 
Avocets, Cley, Norfolk, 1st July 2013 (Steve Gantlett).  Still plenty of young Avocets on Pat's Pool, despite the valliant efforts of the Marsh Harriers!
 

 
Marsh Harrier with Avocet chick, Pat's Pool, Cley, Norfolk, 21st June 2013 (Steve Gantlett).
 

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