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02.09.2023 This Melodious Warbler was on Les Minquiers on 13th August. Thanks go to Richard Gillam for the report and these lovely images (more below)
A dismal day with rain through most of the day and overcast conditions throughout , but at least it was mild ! Winds were from the South veering North-west this afternoon.
Reports were at a premium today, so a Hoopoe by the Frances le Sueur Centre in St Ouen's Bay was above the call of duty! Nearby, at Kempt Tower, was the family of 4 Little Grebes. Around St Ouen's Pond were 120 Swallows, 15 House Martins, 4 Sand Martins, a Greenshank, a Teal, a Water Rail, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Wheatears and 40+ Starlings. Offshore at Noirmont this morning were a Balearic Shearwater, 35 Gannets, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, a Black-headed Gull, 13 Sandwich Terns, 5 Cormorants and 2 departing Sand Martins and a Swallow. A Barn Owl was hunting the headland at first light. In the Sandpits were 16 Little Grebes, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 14 Tufted Duck, 14 Sand Martins and a Mediterranean Gull.
Seen from Corbiere when the rain ceased, briefly, were 9 Balearic Shearwaters, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 4 Sandwich Terns, 3 Whimbrels, a Curlew and 15 Bottle-nosed Dolphins. At Petit Port on the falling tide were 2 Caspian Gulls, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls, 6 Mediterranean Gulls and 21 Black-headed Gulls, also a Grey Seal. At St Aubin were 18 Redshanks and a Grey Heron.
Seen from Seymour Slip and Le Hurel in Grouville Bay were 200 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 96 Sandwich Terns, 58 Turnstones, 19 Curlews, 40 Ringed Plovers, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshanks, 9 Grey Plovers and 8 Sanderlings. At Grouville Marsh were 2 Cattle Egrets.
More images of the Melodious Warbler from Richard Gillam............
12.04.2026 The handsome Blue-headed Wagtail at La Sente, thanks to Stuart Matthews for the photo Seen from Plemont this morning were 36 Swallow , 14 House Martin , a Peregrine , 16 Razorbill , 12 Fulmar and 2 Dartford Warbler . On the Scrape were the White-fronted Goose , 3 Lapwing , 2 Wheatear and 10 Swallow with another 6 Swallow on Mont Matthieu and at Kempt Tower were 2 Shoveler , a Cetti's Warbler and a Reed Warbler . Seen at La Sente were the Blue-headed Wagtail , a Yellow Wagtail , 5 White Wagtail , a Little Egret , 2 Brent Geese and 4 Little Ringed Plover . At St Aubin were 43 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 2 Curlew and 11 Oystercatcher while at Beaumont Marsh were 3 Brent Geese , a Swallow and a Grey Heron . Below, a short video of the Blue-headed Wagtail , thanks to Jo Bramley
11.04.2026 The female Shelduck at La Sente recently RdC Seen at St Ouen's Pond this morning were the 4 Barnacle Geese , 2 Shelduck , 15 Teal , 5 Shoveler , 3 Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , 100 Sand Martin , 2 House Martin and 3 Swallow . Roosting at Petit Port were 74 Oystercatcher , 3 Curlew , a Brent Goose and 2 Shelduck . At St Aubin were 24 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 2 Curlew while at Beaumont Marsh were 12 Pale-bellied Brent , 4 Brent Geese and a Grey Heron . At La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 2 Brent Geese , 2 Little Ringed Plover , a Cattle Egret and a Black-headed Gull while on Rue du Pont were 4 Cattle Egret and 30 Swallow . 3 Gannet were seen from Rozel. Extras at La Sente this evening where Little Ringed Plover were up to 4, also a Blue-headed Wagtail , a Yellow Wagtail , 10 White Wagtail , 4 Brent Geese , 2 Cattle Egret and 2 Swallow with 5 House Martin nearby. at Grouville Marsh were 26 Swallow , 2 House Martin , a Sand Martin , 2 Tufted Duck and a Sparrowhawk .
10.04.2026 Two recent Little Ringed Plover at a very muddy La Sente RdC Seen at Grouville Marsh this morning were a Little Ringed Plover , a Grey Heron , 5 Reed Warbler , 2 Sedge Warbler , 2 Willow Warbler , 6 Blackcap , 15 Chiffchaff , 5 Cetti's Warbler , 2 Snipe , a Water Rail and 7 Swallow . At La Sente were 2 Brent Geese and 8 White Wagtail while along Rue du Pont were 5 Cattle Egret . On the Scrape at St Ouen's Pond were 2 Shelduck , 4 Barnacle Geese , 5 Shoveler , 10 Teal , a Whimbrel , 5 House Martin , 20 Swallow , 4 Wheatear , a Reed Warbler , a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap and on the north side of the Pond another, or possibly the same Whimbrel . 3 Wheatear were at Les Landes, a Dartford Warbler was at Sorel and 3 Whitethroat , Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler were at Kempt Tower. At St Aubin were 11 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 2 Curlew and a Black-headed Gull .
09.04.2026 The long-staying Pink-footed Goose , still accompanied by it's Barnacle Goose mate at St Ouen's Pond. Thanks to Tony Paintin for the photo Around St Ouen's Pond this morning were a Blue-headed Wagtail , a Yellow Wagtail , 5 Wheatear , 10 Reed Warbler , 2 Sedge Warbler , 4 Willow Warbler , 10 Chiffchaff , 5 Blackcap , 6 Swallow , a Whimbrel , a Snipe , 3 Oystercatcher , 4 Lapwing , the White-fronted Goose , 19 Teal , 9 Shoveler , a Gadwall and a Water Rail . Up at Les Landes were 3 Wheatear , a Yellow Wagtail and 2 Peregrine , a Dartford Warbler was at Gorselands and a Whitethroat and 3 Reed Warbler were at Kempt Tower. At La Sente were a Blue-headed Wagtail , a Yellow Wagtail , 6 White Wagtail , a Cattle Egret , 3 Little Egret and a Wheatear while at Le Hurel were 3 Brent Geese and a Great Crested Grebe . Beaumont Marsh held 56 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 4 Brent Geese .
08.04.2026 A good example of the variations in plumage of second and third year Herring Gulls at Le Pulec, thanks to Keith Pyman for the photo. 2 Great Egret were roosting at Grouville Marsh this lunchtime while at La Sente were 2 Brent Geese , 3 Little Egret , a Cattle Egret , a Grey Heron , a Black-headed Gull , a Pied Wagtail , 16 White Wagtail and a Cetti's Warbler . Around St Ouen's Pond were 24 Teal , 2 Oystercatcher , 4 Lapwing , a pair of Coot with 6 young, a Skylark , a Sedge Warbler , 2 Reed Warbler , a Reed Bunting and 6 Wheatear and in the Sandpits were 2 Shelduck and 35 Sand Martin . Around Kempt Tower were 6 Wheatear , a Willow Warbler and 2 Reed Warbler , a Whitethroat was singing along Chemin du Moulin and a Wheatear was on the Blanches Banques. 38 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and a Sandwich Tern were at St Aubin and at Petit Port were 2 Shelduck and 118 Oystercatcher . On the Ecrehous were 5 Purple Sandpiper , 60 Turnstone , 16 Curlew , 6 Sandwich Tern , a Little Egret , 6 Razorbill and 2 Guillemot .
07.04.2026 The first Yellow Wagtails finally arrived today. Here is a record shot of a Blue-headed variant at La Sente, thanks to Alan Gicquel. Seen at La Sente were a Blue-headed Wagtail , a Yellow Wagtail , 5 White Wagtail , 2 Shelduck , a Whimbrel , a Bl ack-headed Gull , a Grey Heron and 5 Little Egret . Up at Les Landes were 3 Redstart, a Blue-headed Wagtail , 8 Wheatear , 2 Willow Warbler , 20 Chiffchaff including one Siberian Chiffchaff , 2 Blackcap , 5 Sand Martin and 4 Swallow . At Sorel were 2 Wheatear , 8 Swallow , 14 Meadow Pipit , a Marsh Harrier and a Razorbill . Around St Ouen's Pond were the first Whitethroat , Common Sandpiper and Whimbrel of the year, a Gadwall , a Grey Heron , a Yellow Wagtail , 12 Wheatear , a Reed Bunting , 10 Blackcap , a Reed Warbler , a Sedge Warbler , 6 Chiffchaff , 2 Willow Warbler , 4 Cetti's Warbler , 5 Snipe and a House Martin . In the Sandpits were 2 Shelduck , 15 Tufted Duck , 4 Oystercatcher and 50 Sand Martin . 15 Sandwich Tern and 4 Wheatear were in St Ouen's Bay, 2 Little Grebe were at kempt Tower, a Wheatear and 2 Kestrel were at Beauport and 2 Skylark were near the Splash. A Great Northern Diver was still in the Harbour. A Ring Ouzel was still visiting a garden in Grouville and 2 Swallow were in St Martin. 55 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 3 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh this evening.
06.04.2026 The First Reed Warbler of the year was caught at St Ouen's Pond this morning, thanks to Dave Buxton for the photo. Around St Ouen's Pond alongside the Reed Warbler , were the first Sedge Warbler of the spring, 2 Willow Warbler , 10 Chiffchaff , 6 Cetti's Warbler , 4 Blackcap , 2 Reed Bunting , 3 Wheatear , 2 Water Rail , 3 Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , 3 Snipe , 2 Grey Heron , 14 Shoveler , 17 Teal , 7 Tufted Duck , a Wigeon , a Little Grebe , a Little Egret , 4 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin while in the Sandpits were 30 Sand Martin . 3 Wheatear were near to Sands with another 3 at Kempt Tower and on Mont Matthieu a Willow Warbler , 2 Tufted Duck and a Little Grebe . Up at Les Landes were a Serin , 8 Wheatear , 10 Swallow , 2 Sand Martin , 32 Linnet , 46 Meadow Pipit , 3 Stonechat , a Song Thrush and a Bullfinch heading off at Grosnez! At Plemont were 31 Razorbill , a Guillemot , 2 Sandwich Tern and a Peregrine and at Le Pulec were 47 Oystercatcher , 9 Little Egret , 15 Shag , 11 Cormorant , 6 White Wagtail , a Peregrine and 2 Raven . La Sente held 2 Little Ringed Plover , 19 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 5 Little Egret , a Cattle Egret , a Common Gull , 3 White Wagtail and a Swallow while at Grouville Marsh were 2 Swallow , a Grey Heron and a Coot with 2 young. 68 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 3 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh. Below, the First Sedge Warbler was also caught at St Ouen's Pond this morning, thanks to Dave Buxton.
05.04.2026 One of the last remaining Brent Geese at La Sente, feeding up before it's long journey ahead RdC Seen on the Scrape this morning were a male Gadwall , a Brent Goose , 4 Barnacle Geese , 2 Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , a Grey Heron , 12 Swallow , 7 Sand Martin and a Wheatear while in the Sandpits were 2 Shelduck and 12 Tufted Duck . At Le Pulec were 2 Wheatear , 9 White Wagtail , 2 Shelduck , 10 Little Egret , 220 Herring Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull with another Wheatear at Les Landes and 12 Razorbill , 4 Gannet and a Swallow at Plemont. 15 Purple Sandpiper were at Corbiere, a Swallow flew over Beauport and 2 Peregrine and a Swallow were at Grosnez. In St Brelade's Bay were 66 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 2 Brent Geese while 5 more Pale-bellied Brent Geese , a Redshank and 13 Turnstone were at St Aubin. At La Sente were 2 Little Ringed Plover , 2 Shelduck , 6 Brent Geese , 3 Cattle Egret , 9 Little Egret , a Common Gull , a Black-headed Gull , 2 Swallow , a Sand Martin , 9 White Wagtail and a Cetti's Warbler . In Vallee des Vaux were a Grey Wagtail and a Firecrest .
04.04.2026 A Redshank feeding along the muddy edges of La Sente RdC Seen at La Sente were 3 Little Ringed Plover , 2 Redshank , 2 Shelduck , a Grey Heron , a Cattle Egret , 5 Little Egret , 65 Brent Geese , 2 Common Gull , a Black-headed Gull and 2 White Wagtail . Around St Ouen's Pond were a singing Reed Bunting , 4 Swallow , 8 Sand Martin , the White-fronted Goose , 12 Shoveler , 19 Teal , a Grey Heron , 2 Little Grebe , a Redshank , 2 Snipe , 4 Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , a Water Pipit , a Skylark , a Willow Warbler , 50 Linnet and a White Wagtail while in the Sandpits were 18 Tufted Duck , 15 Sand Martin and a Cetti's Warbler . Opposite Jersey Pearl was a Willow Warbler , 10 Little Egret were at Le Pulec and on Mont Matthieu were 3 Willow Warbler , 2 Shoveler and 2 Tufted Duck . At Les Landes were 5 Wheatear , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Marsh Harrier .
03.04.2026 A newly arrived White Wagtail at La Sente RdC Seen at La Sente were 2 Little Ringed Plover , 3 Redshank , 150 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 6 Little Egret , 2 Cattle Egret , 2 Common Gull , a Black-headed Gull , 8 White Wagtail and a Cetti's Warbler . A Grey Heron and a White Wagtail were at Grouville Marsh and at Grands Vaux were 4 Teal , 9 Tufted Duck , 2 Swallow and 5 Sand Martin . At St Ouen's Pond, apart from the usual Shovelers and Teal were 5 Swallow , 15 Sand Martin , 3 Snipe and a Reed Bunting while at Petit Port were 2 Shelduck .
