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05/05/2024. A drake Garganey on the Scrape at St Ouen's Pond.  MD


Showers this morning, but a sunny afternoon with light south-easterly winds.


There was some seabird movement at La Corbiere early this morning including 5 Common Scoters, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Fulmars, 42 Gannets, 4 Common Terns, 11 Kittiwakes, 19 Lesser black-backed Gulls, 35 Great black-backed Gulls, 4 Guillemots also seen a Purple Sandpiper and 5 Swallows. Round the corner at Petit Port 2 Brent Geese and a pair of Shelduck.


At St Ouen's Pond Scrape a drake Garganey, a drake Shelduck, 1 Greenshank, a Redshank, Lapwings with 2 young and a single Yellow Wagtail. 3 Swifts were over Plemont, a White Wagtail was on the Farmers Cricket Pitch at St Martin and a Firecrest was singing in Valley des Vaux. Sparrowhawks were seen at Green Island and at Bel Royal.


At La Sente a single Brent Goose, a Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshanks, a Redshank, 12 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins and 5 White Wagtails.

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