Jersey Birds

02.04.2025 A male Peregrine surveys his surroundings, in search of a meal RdC A warm sunny day with a moderate easterly wind. Passing Corbiere this morning were 3 Red-throated Diver , 4 Manx Shearwater , 4 Common Scoter , 17 Razorbill , 6 Guillemot , 26 Gannet , 4 Fulmar , 3 Cormorant , 16 Sandwich Tern , 9 Kittiwake , 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 26 Great Black-backed Gull , 4 Curlew , 2 Skylark , 26 Linnet , 2 Meadow Pipit , 2 Peregrine , a Grey Seal and 2 Harbour Porpoise while in Petit Port were a Shelduck , 6 Curlew and 7 Little Egret . On the Scrape were a Little Ringed Plover , a Redshank , a Snipe , 2 Oystercatcher , 6 Lapwing , 3 Wigeon , 29 Teal , 8 Brent Geese , a Shoveler , 6 Sand Martin and a Swallow . At La Sente were 300 Brent Geese , 4 Raven and 4 Little Egret while in St Catherine's Woods were a Green Sandpiper , 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker , 3 Short-toed Treecreeper , 11 Chiffchaff , 2 Blackcap and a Mallard with 15 ducklings. Up at Plemont were 3 Swallow and 2 Raven , another 5 Swallow were over Les Platons and 3 Fieldfare and 2 Raven were over St John and at Sorel were 3 Swallow , a Wheatear and a Peregrine . Elsewhere, 20 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 56 Brent Geese were near St Aubin, 13 Brent Geese and 2 Sanderling were at La Rocque and at Grands Vaux were 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 10 Tufted Duck , 2 Teal , 2 Swallow , a Firecrest and 2 Raven . Yesterday evening a Jack Snipe and 9 Common Snipe were at St Ouens Pond.

31.03.2025 Another view of the Little Ringed Plover at La Sente recently RdC A warm sunny day with a light easterly wind. The first two of our breeding Puffin were back along the north coast near Plemont this morning along with 34 Razorbill , 5 Fulmar and 2 Kestrel . At St Ouens Pond were 31 Shoveler , a Little Grebe and a Mediterranean Gull while passing Corbiere were a Sand Martin and 3 Woodpigeon . At Kempt Tower were 4 Shoveler , a Little Grebe , a singing Water Rail and 2 Tufted Duck with 2 more on Mont Matthieu. The pair of Shelduck were again at Le Pulec along with 90 Oystercatcher , 12 Little Egret and 2 Stonechat while up at Les Landes were 2 Swallow , a Wheatear , 6 Stonechat , 4 Linnet , 5 Chough and 3 Marsh Harrier . Seen at La Sente were 3 Redshank , 8 Cattle Egret , 4 Little Egret , 12 Brent Geese , a Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Wheatear . Elsewhere a Kingfisher was still in the Marina, a Swallow was at L'Etacq, a Grey Heron was at Beaumont Marsh and 9 Tufted Duck and 2 Teal were at Grands Vaux.

30.03.2025 A rather handsome garden visitor, a male Sparrowhawk , thanks to Alan Gicquel for the photo. Early cloud and rain soon cleared to a sunny day with a north westerly wind. Seen on the Scrape at St Ouens Pond in the rain were 9 Swallow , 5 Sand Martin , a Common Sandpiper , 3 Wigeon , 20 Teal , 3 Shoveler , 10 Brent Geese , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Lapwing , 5 Little Egret , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 3 Black-headed Gull with a Wheatear and 2 Chough next to Kempt Tower and a pair of Shelduck at Le Pulec. Up at Les Landes were a Wheatear , a Swallow , a Grey Wagtail and 2 Kittiwake offshore while east of Plémont were 18 Razorbill and 2 Fulmar . At La Sente were 210 Brent Geese , 14 Cattle Egret , 10 Little Egret and a Pied Wagtail with another 14 Cattle Egret and a Swallow near St Martins School. Elsewhere, 12 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , a Great Crested Grebe , 3 Redshank and a Turnstone were at St Aubin, a Swallow flew over Sorel and 8 Buzzard were over Bonne Huit. Grouville Marsh held 2 Snipe , 6 Water Rail , a Cattle Egret and 3 Willow Warbler while on Grands Vaux Reservoir were 5 Tufted Duck and 3 Willow Warbler .

29.03.2025 The Little Ringed Plover at La Sente, thanks to Alan Gicquel for the photo. Another sunny day with a south westerly wind. Passing Corbiere this morning were 20 Manx Shearwater , 50 Kittiwake , 3 Common Gull , 2 Mediterranean Gull , 20 Guillemot , 2 Razorbill , a Common Scoter and 6 Linnet while a Willow Warbler was near Poplars tea room. Seen at La Sente were the Little Ringed Plover , 2 Redshank , 44 Cattle Egret , 7 Little Egret , 2 Shelduck and 2 White Wagtail while 2 Swallow flew over La Roncier. At Ouaisne this morning were 12 Chiffchaff , a Firecrest , a Cetti's Warbler , a Dartford Warbler , 2 Song Thrush , 4 Greenfinch , 2 Coot , a Snipe and 3 Little Grebe and at Beaumont Marsh were 2 Shoveler , 3 Willow Warbler and 2 White Wagtail . Seen around St Ouens Pond were a Gadwall , 2 Shelduck , 21 Teal , 20 Shoveler , 6 Wigeon , a Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , 7 Brent Geese , the Pink-footed Goose and its Barnacle Goose partner and 2 Cetti's Warbler and over Val de la Mare were 11 Sand Martin and 2 House Martin . Up at Plemont were 5 Razorbill , 5 Fulmar , a Peregrine , a Swallow and 12 Linnet while a pair of Stonechat were at Le Pulec and 3 Choughs at La Rosiere. At Le Hocq were 19 Brent Geese and 8 Little Egret and in Vallee des Vaux were a Firecrest and a plucked Bullfinch ! Below, a short video of the Little Ringed Plover , thanks to Jo Bramley

28.03.2025 A recent flock of Common Gull in Grouville Bay, now they should be reaching their breeding grounds in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe RdC An overcast morning with showers until lunchtime and sunshine this afternoon. Seen at La Rocque were 4 Swallow , 17 Curlew , 17 Turnstone , 2 Ringed Plover , 5 Sanderling , 19 Redshank , 3 Greenshank and a Grey Plover while at Le Hurel were 320 Brent Geese , 36 Oystercatcher and 11 Curlew while at La Sente held a Little Ringed Plover , a Redshank , 2 Shelduck , 15 Brent Geese , a Curlew , 11 Cattle Egret , 2 Raven , a Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Cetti's Warbler and on Grouville Common were 22 Starling , 6 Linnet and 4 Greenfinch . At Grouville Marsh were a Willow Warbler and a Little Ringed Plover . At St Ouens Pond were a male Reed Bunting , 24 Shoveler , a Wheatear and a Pied Wagtail while in the Sandpits were 34 Tufted Duck , 2 Shelduck and 2 Stonechat . 2 Dartford Warbler , 2 Shoveler and 2 Little Grebe were at Kempt Tower. 3 Redwing were at La Sergente Fam is St Peter and a family of Mallards were at Beaumont Marsh. Yesterday a Black Redstart was at L'Etacq and a Redwing was heard flying over Pier Road at night.

27.03.2025 One of the many Meadow Pipits displaying in St Ouen's Bay RdC A warm sunny day with a very light easterly wind. Seen at Corbiere this morning were a male Cirl Bunting , 2 Black Redstart , 2 Wheatear , 8 Chough and 2 Raven with 4 Shelduck and 8 Curlew at petit Port while at Les Landes were 2 Black Redstart , a Wheatear , 5 Stonechat and 14 Fulmar offshore. 5 Swallow flew in off the sea at Beaumont, where 3 Shoveler were on the marsh. At West Park were 50 Brent Geese which included 19 Pale-bellied while on Elizabeth Castle were 2 Wren , 2 Wheatear and 3 Curlew . At St Ouens Pond were 6 Wigeon , 26 Teal , 24 Shoveler , a Little Grebe , 7 Lapwing , a Snipe , 2 Oystercatcher , a Reed Bunting , 2 Stonechat and 2 Wheatear with another Wheatear near Kempt Tower and up on Mont Matthieu were a Willow Warbler , a Cetti's Warbler , 2 Shoveler and 3 Tufted Duck . Out east at la Sente were 59 Cattle Egret and 22 Little Egret and at Grands Vaux were 2 Teal .

26.03.2025 A handsome Blue-headed Wagtail at La Sente RdC A warm sunny day with a light north easterly wind. There was no sign of the Alpine Accentor today, but other birds that were seen at Corbiere were 3 Black Redstart , a Wheatear , 7 Linnet , a Firecrest , 7 Chough , 2 Raven and 2 Guillemot offshore while at Petit Port were 4 Shelduck and 12 Curlew . A Hoopoe was seen along La Rue du Rat in St Martin at lunchtime, the second in as many days and follows the large influx that are arriving into the southern part of England, so worth keeping an eye out for more. O n the Scrape were 6 Wigeon , 19 Teal , 31 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 2 Oystercatcher , 7 Lapwing and Willow Warbler while on the Pond were 15 Shoveler , 6 Teal , a Jack Snipe and 3 Swallow with 2 Yellow Wagtail , a Wheatear , 3 Skylark and 2 Stonechat near Kempt Tower. At La Sente were 46 Cattle Egret , 29 Little Egret , a Curlew , 18 White Wagtail , 6 Pied Wagtail , 2 Shelduck and a Grey Heron and nearby at La Rocque were 52 Sanderling , 3 Greenshank , 2 Redshank , 19 Curlew and 38 Brent Geese while another 623 were in Grouville Bay. A Grey Wagtail was in Vallee des Vaux, 14 Brent Geese were at West Park, 5 Chough were on the incinerator at La Collette and 2 Redwing were heard over Gorey last night.

25.03.2025 The Alpine Accentor posing nicely yesterday evening RdC A mostly cloudy day with some bright spells and a north westerly wind. The Alpine Accentor was still at Corbiere, although much more elusive, also seen were 2 Swallow , a Black Redstart and a Wheatear while nearby in St Brelades Bay were 20 Pale-bellied Brent Geese . At La Sente were a Yellow Wagtail , 4 Blue-headed Wagtail , 38 White Wagtail . 3 Pied Wagtail , 2 Shelduck , 2 Redshank , 59 Cattle Egret , 21 Little Egret and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull . At Le Hurel were 55 Sanderling and 280 Brent Geese while in Vallee des Vaux were a Grey Wagtail and a Woodcock . In the Harbour were 7 Brent Geese and a Little Egret and at St Aubin were 27 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 10 Redshank . Seen on St Ouens Pond were 46 Shoveler , a Pochard , 6 Teal , 2 Little Grebe and 3 Reed Bunting while in the Sandpits were 28 Tufted Duck and 2 Shelduck and on Mont Matthieu 2 Shoveler and a Little Grebe . In a garden on La Ruette de la Carriere in St John were a Brambling and a Firecrest . Below, another view of the Alpine Accentor , thanks to Keith Pyman .

24.03.2025 A handsome male Wheatear in St Ouens Bay RdC A very grey cloudy day with a fresh northerly wind. After a few hours of searching at Corbiere this morning the Alpine Accentor was finally re found, much to the delight of many subsequent observers through the day. Also at Corbiere were 7 Black Redstart , 6 Wheatear , 8 Chiffchaff , a Redwing , a Grey Wagtail , a Dartford Warbler , 3 Shelduck , 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Raven . A Hoopoe was seen in a garden in St Brelade and at St Ouens Pond were 34 Shoveler , a Pochard , 2 Little Grebe , 3 Swallow , 8 Sand Martin , the first House Martin of the spring and 2 Marsh Harrier while on Mont Matthieu were 6 Shoveler and 2 Tufted Duck . At La Sente were a Blue-headed Wagtail , 53 Cattle Egret , 2 Redshank , 13 Little Egret , 200 Brent Geese and 17 alba Wagtail while 4 Fieldfare flew over a garden in St Clement. In Grouville Bay were 3 Ringed Plover, 60 Sanderling , 24 Grey Plover , 2 Greenshank and 5 Great Crested Grebe while at Grouville Marsh were a House Martin and a Grey Heron . On Queens Valley were 6 Tufted Duck and 2 Firecrest and at Grands Vaux 4 Tufted Duck , 4 Swallow and 3 Chiffchaff . At Beaumont Marsh were 2 Swallow and along Ruelle es Ruaux were 145 Brent Geese .