Pied Flycatcher, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 31st July 2018.

Sedge Warbler, Cley, 31st July 2018.

Garganey, Cley, 30th July 2018.

Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, 30th July 2018.

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 319

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 317

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 313

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 304

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 302

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 299

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 298

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 290

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 287

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 281

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 280

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 278

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 275

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 270

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 258

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 255

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 253

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 250

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 248

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 242

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 237

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 236

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 233

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 231

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 228

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 226

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 163

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 141

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 132

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 84

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 76

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 49

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Snettisham, Norfolk, 29th July 2018. 33

Caspian Gull, Cley, 28th July 2018.

Little Egrets, Pat's Pool, Cley, 28th July 2018.

Green Sandpiper, Cley, 27th July 2018.

Hedgehog, Cley, 26th July 2018. Thirsty!

Purple Emperor, Beeston Common, Norfolk, 26th July 2018.

White-letter Hairstreak, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 26th July 2018.

Painted Lady, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 26th July 2018.

Reed Warbler, Cley, 25th July 2018.

Common Snipe, Cley, 25th July 2018.

Little Ringed Plover, Cley, 25th July 2018.

Adder, Sheringham Park, Norfolk, 24th July 2018.

White Admiral, Sheringham Park, Norfolk, 24th July 2018.

Peacock Butterfly, Sheringham Park, Norfolk, 23rd July 2018.

Common Swifts, Cley, 23rd July 2018. The three young in our Box 3 look ready to leap!  See www.cleyswifts.blogspot.com

Gatekeeper, East Bank, Cley, 22nd July 2018.

Common Tern, Snettisham GPs, Norfolk, 21st July 2018. This first-summer bird stood out amongst the spectacular 200? or so breeding pairs on the islands.

Purple Hairsteak, Kelling, 21st July 2018.

Silver-washed Fritillaries, Selbrigg, Norfolk, 21st July 2018.

White Admiral, Selbrigg, Norfolk, 21st July 2018.

Yellow-legged Gull, Cley, 20th July 2018.

Redshank, Cley, 20th July 2018.

Temminck's Stint, the Serpentine, Cley, 20th July 2018.

Tufted Ducks, Cley, 18th July 2018. Amazingly, 15 days after they hatched, the female Tufted Duck on Don's Pool still has all eight of her young.

Clouded Yellows, Cley, 18th July 2018. Two Clouded Yellows at Cley this morning – either side of East Bank.

Essex Skipper, Cley, 18th July 2018.

Common Blue, Cley, 18th July 2018.

Six-spot Burnet Moths, Cley, 18th July 2018.

East Bank, Cley, 16th July 2018. The East Bank is looking great at the moment: full of wildflowers, butterflies, moths and other insects, and a few birds too. I wouldn't mow it until November, and then do only one side, and not mow the other side until the next November.

Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 15th July 2018 (above) and May 1981 (below). The famous Arnold's Marsh at Cley NWT/NT still attracts a few birds, but is a shadow of its former self – mostly silted up & overgrown today compared to how it used to be.

White Admiral, Weybourne, 15th July 2018.

Swifts, Cley, 14th July 2018. The 3 Swiftlets in our Box 3 are almost ready to fledge; here, two of them peep at the outside world. As always, the full story of our Swifts is on www.cleyswifts.blogspot.com

Lesser Yellowlegs, Titchwell, Norfolk, 13th July 2018.

Mediterranean Gulls, Titchwell, Norfolk, 13th July 2018.

The experimental section of new beach fence, Cley, 12th July 2018. The new experimental section of blue rope fence at Cley Beach (to replace the dreadful, near-invisible, high-tension cheese-wire I've been complaining about for years – see 5th July below) – looks good to me!

Hares, Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 12th July 2018. Some unseasonable Hare boxing amid the rampant Samphire on Arnold's Marsh, which badly needs some maintenance.

Water Rail, Cley, 9th July 2018.

Green Sandpiper, Cley, 9th July 2018.

Spoonbills, Cley, 9th July 2018. A juvenile begs food from its parent.

Comma, Sheringham Park, Norfolk, 7th July 2018.

Roseate Tern, Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 6th July 2018.

Cley Beach, 6th July 2018. Bits of jagged plastic junk stuck in the shingle on Cley Nature Reserve Beach, sanctioned by Norfolk Wildlife Trust in the name of art. There are more important things, but are you mad? Isn't there enough plastic junk on our beaches?  Very easy to trip over and cause a major injury too.   UPDATE: NOW REMOVED!

Coots, Cley, 6th July 2018.

Otter, Don's Pool, Cley, 5th July 2018.

Kingfisher, Cley, 5th July 2018. Another victim of Cley's appalling beach fence.

Polecat, Cley, 5th July 2018. Another victim of an uncaring driver.

Silver-studded Blue, Kelling Heath, 5th July 2018.

White-letter Hairstreak, Kelling, 5th July 2018.

White Admiral, Kelling, 5th July 2018.

Small Tortoiseshell, East Bank, Cley, 4th July 2018.

Nightjar, Kelling Heath, 3rd July 2018.

Tufted Ducks, Cley, 3rd July 2018.

Sparrowhawk, Cley, 30th June 2018.

Keeled Skimmer, Beeston Common, Norfolk, 30th June 2018.

Great Sundew, Beeston Common, Norfolk, 30th June 2018.

Silver-washed Fritillary, Kelling, 30th June 2018.

Grayling, Cley, 29th June 2018. Plenty are on the wing now along the back of the beach by Arnold's Marsh.

Fin Whale, King's Lynn, Norfolk, 28th June 2018. My photograph does it no justice, but the Fin Whale at King's Lynn was a magnificent sight and enjoyed by a throng of townsfolk, albeit swimming in circles, clearly confused having been pushed up the narrow river by the rising tide and stream of returning fishing boats.

Avocets, Cley, 28th June 2018.

Green Sandpiper, Cley, 26th June 2018.

Common Swift, Cley, 25th June 2018.

Tawny Owl, Titchwell, Norfolk, 24th June 2018.

Swifts, Cley, 24th June 2018. Our second pair of swiftlets has hatched this morning, a week after the first pair (which are growing fast). As always, the full story can be followed on Sue's www.cleyswifts.blogspot.com (to be updated from Tuesday).

Spotted Redshank, Cley, 23rd June 2018. One of two on Pat's Pool this evening.

Spoonbill, Cley, 23rd June 2018. One of two feeding on Simmonds' Scrape this evening.

Little Egret, Cley, 23rd June 2018.

Juvenile Grey Heron, East Bank, Cley, 22nd June 2018.

Adult Grey Heron, East Bank, Cley, 22nd June 2018.

Military Orchid, Mildenhall, Suffolk, 21st June 2018. Most of them had gone over, but a few were still in flower.

American Royal Tern, Church Norton, Pagham Harbour, Sussex, 20th June 2018. It was clearly vital to get there for dawn: this was taken in the half-light at 4.30am. Just five minutes later it flew off.

Pied Crow, Cromer, Norfolk, 19th June 2018. Is it an escape or a ship-assisted imported wild bird? Either way, it's clearly canny and street-wise and a great bird to see.

Fox, Great Yarmouth racecourse, Norfolk, 16th June 2018. I spent far too long looking for the Pied Crow here on 15th & 16th, during which time I missed it three times, but I did see this early morning fox running away with an unidentified crow in its mouth!

Swifts, Cley, 18th June 2018. Our first swiftlets of the year have hatched! As always, the full story can be followed on Sue's www.cleyswifts.blogspot.com

Emperor Moth caterpillar, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 17th June 2018.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Potter Heigham Marshes, Norfolk, 15th June 2018.

Pochard, with one of its four surviving young, Cley, 15th June 2018.

Spoonbill, Cley, 15th June 2018.

Bee Orchid, Cley, 15th June 2018.

Rose-coloured Starling, Rayleigh, Essex, 13th June 2018.

Emperor Dragonfly, Mildenhall, Suffolk, 13th June 2018.

Bonaparte's Gull, Oare Marshes, Kent, 12th June 2018.

Lizard Orchid, Sandwich Bay, Kent, 12th June 2018.

Chalk Fragrant Orchids, Wye Downs, Kent, 12th June 2018.

Bee Orchid, Wye Downs, Kent, 12th June 2018.

Fly Orchid, complete with its specific 'fly', Noar Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Musk Orchid, Noar Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Frog Orchid, Noar Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Chalk Fragrant Orchid, Noar Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Greater Broomrape, Noar Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Common Blues, Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire, 11th June 2018.

Marsh Sandpiper, Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, 10th June 2018.

Spoonbills, Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, 10th June 2018.

Ruff, Cley, 9th June 2018.

Greenshank, Cley, 9th June 2018.

Skylark, Cley, 8th June 2018.

Little Ringed Plover, Cley, 7th June 2018.

Chinese Water Deer, Cley, 7th June 2018.

Avocets, Cley, 6th June 2018.

Ruff, Cley, 6th June 2018.

Common Broomrape amongst its White Clover host, Cley, 6th June 2018.

Common Blue, Cley, 6th June 2018.

Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler, Blakeney Point, 2nd June 2018.

Common Scoters, Blakeney Point, 2nd June 2018. Part of a flock of c.900 about a mile off Halfway House.

Roe Deer, Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1st June 2018.

Red-backed Shrike, Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1st June 2018.

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