01.05.2024 A Brent Goose at La Sente, note the ring and GPS tracking device on its back. RdC
A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, mainly this morning.
Some information about the Brent Goose seen yesterday and today at La Sente, although the ring number is not readable, it is believed that this individual has wintered at Carantec, near Roscoff in Brittany. The GPS tracking device is part of a French project for the tracking of seabirds to identify migratory routes and resting areas, in order to advise potential and current offshore wind farms in the English Channel and off the west coast of France.
Other birds seen at La Sente today were a pair of Shelduck, 2 Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 6 Yellow Wagtails including one blue-headed, 6 White Wagtails and 3 Wheatears.
At St Ouen's Pond and Scrape the Shelduck pair are still present, 4 Shovelers including a female, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, a Redshank, 8 Lapwings plus 5 small young, a Common Sandpiper, one Snipe, singing Reed Warblers, 3 Sedge Warblers, 80 Swallows, 20 Sand Martins, 10 House Martins, 16 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Swifts and a pair of Stonechats with a recently fledged juvenile. North of the Pond were 12 Greenland Wheatears, 2 Sedge and 6 Reed Warblers.
On Les Blanches Banques 2 Whimbrels, in Grouville Bay 5 Brent and a single Greenland Wheatear.
29.03.2026 A Raven making some noise in St Ouen's Bay RdC Seen at La Sente were 3 Black-headed Gull , 8 Redshank , 2 Shelduck , 2 Cattle Egret and 4 White Wagtail while at Grands Vaux were a House Martin , 28 Sand Martin , 3 Swallow and 2 Teal . Around St Ouen's Pond were the White-fronted Goose , 32 Teal , 23 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Lapwing , 2 Snipe , 2 Stonechat , 10 Swallow , 6 Sand Martin and 45 Linnet . A Barn Owl was on Mont Matthieu. At Ouaisne were 9 Chiffchaff , 4 Song Thrush , 4 Greenfinch , a Snipe , a Great Crested Grebe and 28 Pale-bellied Brent Geese with another 22 at St Aubin along with a Kingfisher , 5 Redshank and 4 Turnstone . At Beaumont Marsh were a Brent Goose , 4 Snipe , a Little Egret and a Grey Heron .
28.03.2026 A Sand Martin skimming the surface at La Sente RdC The first House Martin of the year was seen at Grands Vaux this morning along with 12 Sand Martin , 5 Swallow , 2 Teal , a Willow Warbler and several Chiffchaff . At La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 12 Little Egret , 2 Cattle Egret , 6 Redshank and a Black-headed Gull . Up at Sorel were 2 Swallow , 4 Song Thrush , 2 Raven and a Peregrine while a Great Northern Diver was in St Brelade's Bay. St Ouen's Pond held 27 Shoveler , 6 Teal , 2 Tufted Duck , 8 Sand Martin and 3 Swallow .
27.03.2026 A recent Purple Sandpiper near Petit Port, they will soon be off on their journey back to Arctic Norway or Svalbard for the summer RdC At La Rocque this morning were 196 Brent Geese , 22 Curlew , 12 Sanderling , 16 Grey Plover , a Bar-tailed Godwit , 35 Turnstone , 3 Redshank , 6 Red-breasted Merganser and a Great Crested Grebe while nearby at La Sente were 7 Redshank , 2 Shelduck , 18 Little Egret , 2 Cattle Egret , 2 Black-headed Gull , 3 Swallow , 4 Song Thrush and a White Wagtail . At Grouville Marsh were a Redwing , 6 Song Thrush , 2 Reed Bunting , 2 Water Rail , 4 Bullfinch , 13 Jay , a Chough , a Raven and 2 Meadow Pipit . 2 Teal were at Queen's Valley. Grands Vaux Reservoir held 2 Tufted Duck , 60 Sand Martin and 5 Swallow . Around St Ouen's Pond were 25 Sand Martin , 6 Swallow , 22 Shoveler , 17 Teal , 2 Shelduck , 4 Tufted Duck , a Snipe and a Grey Heron while roosting at Petit Port were 3 Shelduck , 2 Great Black-backed Gull and 53 Oystercatcher .
26.03.2026 A Rock Pipit , taken by Mick The first Ring Ouzel of the year has been in a garden in Grouville, first being seen on there on the 22nd. Around St Ouen's Pond were 6 Swallow , a Sand Martin , a pair of Reed Bunting , a Water Pipit , 4 Stonechat , 25 Linnet , 26 Shoveler , 11 Teal , 4 Lapwing , a Redshank , 2 Oystercatcher , 3 Snipe , a Grey Heron and the White-fronted Goose . At La Sente were 4 Black-headed Gull , 3 Redshank , 2 Shoveler , 18 Little Egret and 5 Cattle Egret . Up at sorel were 4 Swallow , 6 Snipe were at Grouville Marsh and 6 Swallow and 2 Teal were at Grands Vaux. In Grouville Bay were 4 Wheatear , a Sanderling and a Grey Plover .
25.03.2026 A Great Crested Grebe at La Rocque RdC Seen at La Sente were 92 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 34 Little Egret , 5 Cattle Egret , 4 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull , 6 Redshank, a Snipe , 2 White Wagtail and a Pied Wagtail. In Grouville Bay were 424 Brent Geese , 61 Oystercatcher , 4 Curlew , a Common Gull , a Great Crested Grebe , a Sandwich Tern and a Wheatear while at La Rocque were a Black-necked Grebe , 2 Gannet and 2 Wheatear . At Grouville Marsh a Peregrine was seen carrying a Kestrel it had just caught! In St Brelades Bay were 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese with another 30 at St Aubins at the same time.
24.03.2026 A Starling showing off his glossy coat RdC Seen at La Sente were 5 Greenshank , 11 Redshank , a Snipe , 2 Shelduck , 3 Cattle Egret , 12 Little Egret and 2 White Wagtail while at Queen's Valley were a Greenshank , 6 Cormorant and a Tufted Duck . Up at Sorel were 18 Song Thrush , a Swallow and 4 Stonechat while at St Ouen's Pond were 12 Shoveler , 8 Tufted Duck , 14 Teal , 2 Snipe , 4 Lapwing , 12 Sand Martin and a Black-headed Gull with a Wheatear near Sands. At Grands Vaux were 4 Teal and a Grey Wagtail was again in Vallee des Vaux. Yesterday, 350 Sanderling were seen on the Ecrehous.
23.03.2026 A Buzzard flying by. A common species on the island with an estimated 40 pairs. Photo by Mick. In Grouville Bay this morning were 560 Brent Geese and 9 Common Scoter while at La Sente were a Little Ringed Plover , 6 Greenshank , 17 Redshank and 18 Little Egret . At Grouville Marsh from dawn were 10 Chiffchaff , 5 Cetti's Warbler , a Firecrest , a Bullfinch , 9 Cattle Egret , 5 Snipe , 4 Teal , 2 Water Rail and a White Wagtail and at Grands Vaux were 6 Tufted Duck and a Grey Heron . A Grey Wagtail was still in Vallee des Vaux. Around St Ouen's Pond were 26 Shoveler , 15 Tufted Duck , a Pochard , 2 Shelduck , a Grey Heron , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Marsh Harrier , a Mallard with 9 ducklings, a Skylark and a Reed Bunting . At Beauport were 2 Wheatear , a Redwing and a pale Buzzard .
22.03.2026 The first Willow Warbler of the year arrived today, the exact same date as 2025. Here's a photo I took earlier RdC Seen at La Sente today were 3 Little Ringed Plover , 19 Redshank , 6 Greenshank , 2 Shelduck , 5 Black-headed Gull , 2 Common Gull , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 6 Little Egret and 18 Cattle Egret . Around St Ouen's Pond were the White-fronted Goose , 20 Teal , a Wigeon , a Shelduck , 2 Stonechat , a Reed Bunting and 17 White Wagtail next to Sands while in the Sandpits were 5 Shelduck and at Petit Port were 105 Oystercatcher and 6 Brent Geese . A lone Swallow was at Noirmont. On the north coast a Willow Warbler , 2 White Wagtail and 4 Song Thrush were at Egypt and at Plemont were a Puffin and 28 Razorbill . 44 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 6 Redshank and 4 Black-headed Gull were at St Aubin and 23 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh. On Grands Vaux were 2 Teal and 10 Tufted Duck while in the grounds of the Zoo were a Water Rail , 4 Bullfinch , 5 Greenfinch , 3 Chiffchaff , 3 Blackcap , 2 Firecrest and 2 Tufted Duck . In Vallee des Vaux were 3 Chiffchaff .
21.03.2026 A male Stonechat singing away next to a field of Daffodils in St Ouen's Bay RdC Seen at La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 21 Redshank , 7 Greenshank , 2 Little Ringed Plover , 12 Little Egret , 11 Cattle Egret , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 3 Black-headed Gull , 2 Common Gull and a Cetti's Warbler . Up at Sorel were 7 Song Thrush , 5 Blackbird , 2 Stonechat , 3 Dartford Warbler , 4 Chiffchaff , 2 Raven and 2 Peregrine while flying over were 114 Meadow Pipit , 13 Linnet and 2 Chaffinch . Around St Ouen's Pond were 28 Shoveler , 9 Teal , 2 Tufted Duck , 2 Black-headed Gull , a Wheatear and 2 Stonechat while at Kempt Tower were 3 Tufted Duck , 2 Little Grebe and a Water Rail . At Beaumont Marsh were 49 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 10 Brent Geese . Elsewhere, 2 Wheatear were at Corbiere, a Dartford Warbler and 3 Chiffchaff were at Gorselands, 9 Chiffchaff were at Noirmont, 4 Buzzard over East Riding and 2 Redwing were in Vallee des Vaux.
20.03.2026 A distant record shot of today's Little Ringed Plovers , thanks to Alan Gicquel. At La Sente today were 2 Little Ringed Plover , 2 Shelduck , 41 Brent Geese , 21 Little Egret , 26 Cattle Egret , 25 Redshank , 7 Greenshank , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 3 Common Gull, a Black-headed Gull and 5 Song Thrush. Around St Ouen's Pond were 37 Teal , 11 Brent Geese , a Wigeon , 34 Shoveler , 6 Tufted Duck , the White-fronted Goose , 18 Sand Martin , a Swallow , a Water Pipit , 6 Song Thrush , 5 Lapwing , 3 Snipe , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Wheatear , 4 Skylark and a Reed Bunting while at Kempt Tower were 3 Little Grebe , 3 Tufted Duck and 2 Wheatear . Near Jersey Pearl were 7 Wheatear , a pale Buzzard was over St Ouen's Church and 5 Shoveler and a Wheatear were on Mont Matthieu. At Petit Port were 103 Oystercatcher , a Common Gull and 7 Brent Geese . Beaumont Marsh held 57 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 12 Brent Geese , 7 Snipe , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Firecrest while at Noirmont were a Dartford Warbler , 3 Chiffchaff and a Swallow . In Vallee des Vaux were a Grey Wagtail , a Firecrest and a Blackcap .
