Cley Birds Gallery

Bird photographs from Cley and nearby (within the TG04 10km square)

 

Photographs are continually added. To view the latest images in this gallery, just scroll down the page.

  Selections from previous seasons can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate link below.

 

 

 

The north Norfolk village of Cley-next-the-Sea is the home of birding in Britain.

The key habitats in the area include Cley Marshes Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve, Blakeney Point National Trust Reserve and Salthouse and Kelling Heaths.

Spring 2008

                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swallow, Cley, 8th May 2008 (Steve Gantlett). On the 'Beach Hotel'.

 
 

Hobby, Kelling Water Meadow, 7th May 2008 (Steve Gantlett). An evening visitor. It flushed the Black Terns, but they returned after a few minutes.

 
 
 

Black Tern, Kelling Water Meadow, 7th May 2008 (Steve Gantlett). Four were present for most of the day.

 
 

Short-eared Owl, Salthouse, 7th May 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Bittern, Cley, 5th May 2008 (Matthew Rodgers).

 
 

Sedge Warbler, Kelling, 5th May 2008 (John Miller).

 
 

Common Whitethroat, Kelling Hard, 2nd May 2008 (Les & Margaret Fisher).

 
 

Black Terns, Stiffkey Fen, 4th May 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

First-summer Red-footed Falcon, Langham, 26th April 2008 (Dave Curtis). Records shots of this early bird, snapped shortly after it had flown west over Weybourne and Cley earlier the same day.

 
 

Richard's Pipit, Kelling Hard, 1st May 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Grasshopper Warbler, Cley, 29th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Adult summer Little Gull, Salthouse, 26th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett). He's back! For his fourth spring.

 
 

Greenshank, Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 24th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Adult Black Brant, Cley, 24th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Gadwall, North Scrape, Cley, 24th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Shoveler, Cley, 23rd April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Black Tern, Stiffkey Fen, 22nd April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Adult summer Mediterranean Gull, Cley, 21st April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Water Pipit, 'Avocet Hide', Cley, 20th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Great Grey Shrike, Kelling Heath, 11th April 2008 (Simon Hollidge).

 
 

Garganeys, Kelling Water Meadow, 8th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Stock Dove, Cley, 6th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Ruddy Ducks, Pope's Marsh, Cley, 6th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Female Ruddy Duck, Pope's Marsh, Cley, 6th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Cattle Egret, Stiffkey, 4th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Avocets, Cley, 4th April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Willow Warbler, Salthouse Heath, 3rd April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 
 

Little Egret, Cley, 2nd April 2008 (Steve Gantlett).

 

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