01.03.2025 A fine drake Teal on the Scrape yesterday MD
Some settled weather at last, mainly fine in a moderate east-northeast wind
A good selection of birds passing Corbiere this morning included 2 Red-throated Divers, 7 Common Scoters, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 14 Brent Geese, 27 Razorbills, 6 Guillemots, 14 Cormorants, 60 Shags, 17 Kittiwakes, 9 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 28 Curlews. 4 Purple Sandpipers were roosting there and 2 Peregrines were on their daily hunt. In Petit Port Bay were 50 Brent Geese, 4 Shelduck, a Grey Heron, 8 Mediterranean Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull and 8 Little Egrets. On St Ouen's Pond Scrape were 28 Teal, 4 Lapwings and a singing Cetti's Warbler.
Counts from La Sente involved a drake Pintail, 2 Shelduck, 42 Brent Geese, 80 Redshanks, a Cattle Egret, a Greenshank, 4 Snipe and A Raven, while at La Rocque were 34 Brent Geese, 30 Grey Plovers, 130 Dunlin, 250 Sanderlings and a Ringed Plover, also a Black Redstart. Seen from Webber's Lane were 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 85 Grey Plovers and 35 Turnstones. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming by St Clement's Church.
At Crabbe were the male and ring-tailed Hen Harriers, 3 Kestrels, a Merlin, 2 Ravens and 3 Choughs. and at Plemont were 10 Razorbills and a Kestrel.
Elsewhere, 210 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh, a Raven and 2 Choughs were at Grantez another Raven and 50 Starlings were at East Riding, a Song Thrush was in song by B&Q and a Grey Wagtail was in Vallee des Vaux.
Yesterday evening, 2 Woodcock were at Noirmont.
Below: Thanks to Alli Singleton for this picture of Robin Bay at La Rocque in fine weather this morning, with plenty of waders for good measure.
Mick Dryden
Romano da Costa
Tony Paintin