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02.11.2024   A male Stonechat at Corbiere, image courtesy of Tony Paintin


Another overcast and cool-feeling day in a brisk Easterly wind


Woodpigeons were everywhere across the Island today with counts including 11,430 at Noirmont, 10,314 at Victoria Tower, 1500+ passing Mont Matthieu, 2,500 circling over Grouville Marsh and smaller numbers elsewhere.


Other counts from Victoria Tower include 5 Swallows, 452 Redwings, 29 Song Thrushes, 3 Blackbirds, 5 Skylarks, 160 Starlings, 7 Stock Doves, 7 Lapwings, a Grey Heron, 959 Chaffinches, 4 Bramblings, 94 Goldfinches, 6 Siskins, 8 Pied Wagtails and 20 Meadow Pipits.

Passing Noirmont were 1,720 Starlings, 3 Fieldfares, 69 Redwings, 3 Song Thrushes, a Brambling, 430 Chaffinches, 72 Linnets, 37 Goldfinches, 10 Skylarks, 64 Meadow Pipits, 25 Siskins, 31 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 6 Black-headed Gulls, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk, 4 Stonechats, a Marsh Harrier, 2 Ravens also 10 Bottle-nosed Dolphins in St Aubin's Bay.


A range of species at Grouville Marsh through this morning included 4 Skylarks, 30 Redwings, 15 Song Thrushes, 2 Fieldfares, 60 Siskins, 40 Goldfinches, 120 Chaffinches, 15 Linnets, 4 Bullfinches, a Brambling, 2 alba Wagtails, 2 Snipe, 2 Ravens, 70 Jackdaws, 7 Stonechats, 4 Firecrests, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Chiffchaffs, 10 Cetti's Warblers, a Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtails, 5 Reed Buntings, 8 Water Rails, 2 Marsh Harriers, a Merlin, a Sparrowhawk, 16 Cattle Egrets, and 2 Barn Owls. On Grouville Common was the Snow Bunting again, 2 juvenile Cirl Buntings and a Stonechat.


Around the Cutty Sark in St Ouen's Bay were a Black Redstart, 45 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin and 2 Sanderlings, at the Wetland centre were 12 Shovelers, 2 Snipe and 2 Water Rails and at the Scrape were 5 Lapwings, 2 Snipe and another Water Rail. and at Kempt Tower were 17 Long-tailed Tits.


On Beaumont Marsh were 5 Snipe, a Teal and 14 Meadow Pipits.


Seen at Grands Vaux reservoir were 2 Grey Herons, a Grey Wagtail, 6 Black-headed Gulls and 7 Cormorants and in Vallee des Vaux were 2 Bullfinches, 2 Goldcrests, a Firecrest, a Blackcap, 5 Redwings, a Woodcock at Dusk and a Barn Owl.



by Michael Dryden 03 Nov, 2024
03.11.2024 With a report that 6 Purple Sandpipers were seen at Corbiere on 26th October, an excuse for showing this image, taken last winter MD
by Michael Dryden 02 Nov, 2024
02.11.2024 A male Stonechat at Corbiere, image courtesy of Tony Paintin 
by Michael Dryden 01 Nov, 2024
01.11.2024 Lesser Black-backed Gulls passing Noirmont this morning MD
by Michael Dryden 31 Oct, 2024
31.10.2024 A beautiful image of a Woodcock , taken by Pauline Credland at Tabor Park in St Brelade.
by Michael Dryden 30 Oct, 2024
30.10.2024 The Snow Bunting was present near Fort Henry in Grouville Bay again today, this fine image was taken by Romano
by Michael Dryden 29 Oct, 2024
29.10.2024 This beautiful pale-phase Buzzard was pictured have a time out at Noirmont in this morning's mizzle MD
by Michael Dryden 28 Oct, 2024
28.10.2024 A very welcome guest which becomes scarcer year on year, this lovely image of a Snow Bunting was taken by Alan Gicquel near to Fort Henry in Grouville Bay. 
by Michael Dryden 27 Oct, 2024
27.10.2024 A very smart looking Blackbird at Noirmont MD
by Michael Dryden 26 Oct, 2024
26.102024 A few of today's many Woodpigeons passing over Noirmont. MD
by Michael Dryden 25 Oct, 2024
25.10.2024 Thanks to Romano for this nearly in your face image of yesterday's Spoonbill passing over Victoria Tower A showery morning, becoming dry but cloudy in a south-southwest wind. It was another busy start to the day at Victoria Tower, albeit less manic than yesterday. Seen in the first two hours of daylight were 11 Hawfinches , 1,046 Redwings , 83 Song Thrushes, 39 Blackbirds , 15 Skylarks , 979 Woodpigeons , 12 Swallows , 493 Chaffinches , a Brambling , 28 Goldfinches and 4 Siskins . Noirmont's totals over four hours included 5,780 Woodpigeons , 14 Stock Doves , 3 Swallows , 271 Redwings , 53 Song Thrushes , 24 Blackbirds , a Brambling , 82 Chaffinches , 9 Goldfinches , 5 Linnets , 148 Starlings , 4 Pied Wagtails, 2 Skylarks , 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a Grey Heron , 9 Choughs , 2 Ravens , a migrant Peregrine , a Sparrowhawk and 5 Stonechats . At St Aubin this afternoon were 400-500 Brent Geese and 70 Black-headed Gulls and in St Helier Harbour was a Kingfisher . At Petit Port was another Kingfisher , as well as a Grey Heron , 2 Cormorants , 25 Curlews , 6 Ringed Plovers , 5 Turnstones and 12 Great Black-backed Gulls . In Grouville Bay were 340 Brent Geese , 6 Great Crested Grebes , 2 Wheatears and 250 Starlings . Another Wheatear was at Kempt Tower in St Ouen's Bay. At Queen's Valley this morning were 11 Redwings , a Swallow , a Grey Heron, 21 Tufted Ducks , a Grey Wagtail , another Kingfisher , 6 Long-tailed Tits , a Firecrest , a Short-toed Treecreeper, 2 Ravens and 150 Herring Gulls . At the Scrape this evening were 2 Reed Buntings, 4 Marsh Harriers , 4 Lapwings , 3 Teal and a Water Rail and at Grouville Marsh were 21 Cattle Egrets, 5 Song Thrushes , 4 Redwings , a Reed Bunting, 3 Chiffchaffs and a Firecrest
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