Tundra Bean Geese, Cley, Norfolk, 28th December 2015. These four spent all day on the reserve with about 1,000 Pink-footed Geese and four White-fronted Geese.

Pallid Harrier, Flitcham, Norfolk, 25th December 2015. With this and the Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk today, the World really has gone mad this Christmas!

Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 25th December 2015. Part of the flock of 1,200-odd on Simmonds' Scrape this morning.

Red-rumped Swallow, Wells, Norfolk, 23rd December 2015. It did happen just like this, but this photo is a composite, of course! Happy Christmas!

Red-rumped Swallow, Holkham, Norfolk, 23rd December 2015. Still getting enough to eat.

Red-necked Grebe, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, 23rd December 2015.

Shag, Wells Harbour, Norfolk, 23rd December 2015. Welcome back! Surely the same bird as photographed sitting in exactly the same spot last winter (see 10th January, below).

Snow Buntings, Cley, 22nd December 2015. The flock of 26 continues to range along the beach between Cley and Salthouse. This morning they were north of the east end of Arnold's Marsh again.

Red-rumped Swallow, Holkham, Norfolk, 21st December 2015.

Polecat corpse, Little Snoring, Norfolk, 20th December 2015. This Polecat (type) – only about the third or fourth record of Polecat for Norfolk – was a roadkill at Little Snoring this morning, amazingly at the exact same spot as the apparent first for Norfolk in October 2014.

Red-necked Grebe, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, 19th December 2015.

Lapland Bunting, Blakeney Freshes, 15th December 2015. One of two or three briefly this afternoon until inevitably flushed off by the constant stream of doggers.

Water Pipit, Cley, 13th December 2015. Briefly in front of Bishop Hide this morning.

Red-throated Diver, Cley, 13th December 2015.

Blackbird, Cley, 13th December 2015. The 'Grey-winged Blackbird' currently resident in our garden.

Cattle Egret, Sea Palling, Norfolk, 12th December 2015.

Twites, Blakeney Freshmarsh, 9th December 2015. Three of the eight mobile birds still present.

Curlew, Blakeney Freshmarsh, 8th December 2015.

Shore Larks, Thornham Harbour, Norfolk, 7th December 2015.

Rough-legged Buzzard, Choseley, Norfolk, 7th December 2015. Two were southeast of Choseley Barns this afternoon, and a female Hen Harrier too.

Pink-footed Geese, Choseley, Norfolk, 7th December 2015. Part of a flock of about 3,000 southeast of Choseley this afternoon.

Great Northern Diver, Blakeney Quay, 5th December 2015. Taking innumerable crabs from the channel right next to the carpark at high tide for its sixth day (although it was missing on yesterday's high tide) – the best showing individual in the Cley square, ever.

Pink-footed and Brent Geese, Cley, 5th December 2015.

Red-necked Grebe, New Glaven Channel, Blakeney, 4th December 2015. Still present, apparently for its fifth day now, the best-showing Red-necked Grebe in the Cley square for many years.

Red-breasted Merganser, Blakeney Quay, 4th December 2015. But no sign of the Great Northern Diver that apparently had been showing very close here for the past four days! This is Blakeney Quay, not Blakeney Harbour!

Pallid Harrier, Snettisham, Norfolk, 3rd December 2015. Briefly just within camera range late morning.

Iceland Gull, King's Lynn, Norfolk, 3rd December 2015. This Arctic beauty has been showing well at the Fisherfleet for several days. It comes to bread too.

Woodcock, Cley, 2nd December 2015. Another victim of the dreadful high-tension fence along Cley beach. It is often near invisible, especially against the shingle.

Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 2nd December 2015.

Hybrid family: Pale-bellied Brent Goose with its Dark-bellied Brent Goose mate and five first-winter hybrid young (plus other Dark-bellieds in the top photo), Eye Field, Cley, 30th November 2015. With thanks to the finder in the rain, Mark Golley.

Red-throated Diver, Salthouse, 28th November 2015.

Snow Buntings, Cley, 27th November 2015. A flock of about 25 were on the beach near East Bank.

Guillemots, Cley, 25th November 2015. A few were heading west this morning.

Avocets, Cley, 23rd November 2015. These nine Avocets spent some time sitting on the sea this morning, some 400 yards offshore.

Kingfisher, East Bank, Cley, 23rd November 2015. Kindly pointed out by the warden.

Turnstone, Cley, 23rd November 2015.

Mediterranean Gull, Cley, 22nd November 2015.

Guillemot, Cley, 22nd November 2015.

Great Northern Diver, 22nd November 2015.

Little Auk, Salthouse, 21st November 2015.

Little Auks, Cley, 21st November 2015.

Kittiwake, Cley, 21st November 2015.

Great Skua, 21st November 2015.

Goldeneyes, Cley, 21st November 2015.

Eiders, Cley, 21st November 2015.

Goosanders, Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 20th November 2015. These two still present this afternoon, for their third day.

Goosander and Goldeneye, Cley, 20th November 2015. Heading west together at 10.50am. Another drake Goosander also flew west past Cley yesterday morning.

Blackbird, Cley, 20th November 2015. One of a flock of eight at the seaward end of the East Bank mid morning. They had obviously just come in off the sea and soon flew inland.

Grey Heron, Cley, 18th November 2015.

Bearded Tit, Cley, 17th November 2015. At least 10 were close beside the path to Bishop Hide this morning.

Short-eared Owl, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 16th November 2015. Photographed in near darkness at 4000 ISO.

Pallid Harrier, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 16th November 2015.

Short-eared Owl, Cley, 16th November 2015. The first I've seen at Cley for some days flew southeast over the boardwalk and off inland at midday.

Whooper Swans, Cley, 16th November 2015. Mirroring the dozen Bewick's Swans exactly a week ago (see below), these 11 Whooper's arrived on Simmonds' Scrape late morning.

Black-headed Gull, Cley, 15th November 2015.

Hoopoe, Crostwick, Norfolk, 14th November 2015.

Glossy Ibis, Felbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 13th November 2015.

Black Brant with Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Eye Field, Cley, 13th November 2015.

Great Crested Grebe, Cley, 12th November 2015.

Water Pipits, Salthouse, 10th November 2015. Three were present in front of Babcock Hide mid morning. They have been in the area for a week or so, but most of the time they are not in view from the hide or anywhere else. A long wait may be required to see them. A Rock Pipit was also present among the Meadow Pipits in front of the hide this morning.

Hen Harrier, Cley, 10th November 2015.

Bewick's Swans, Cley, 9th November 2015. This flock of a dozen rested on Simmonds' Scrape this afternoon.

Wigeons, Cley, 9th November 2015. Suddenly, the drakes are all in fine plumage.

Pied Wagtail, Salthouse, 9th November 2015.

Peregrine, Cley, 7th November 2015.