06.06.2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull at Corbiere MD
A fair to fine day in a light northwest wind
A brief flurry of birds past Corbiere first thing included 9 Common Scoters, 10 Guillemots, 4 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Fulmars, 19 Gannets, and 3 Cormorants. 9 Chough were present again on the headland there. Overnight, 3 Storm Petrels were trapped and released at Corbiere, one already wearing a London ring.
Along the North coast were 4 Puffins, 6 Razorbills and 2 Peregrines.
At Kempt Tower pools, Whitethroats were seen carrying food for young with Blackcaps also calling there.
On Grouville Common were 2 singing Cirl Buntings and Kestrels with 2 young.
21.02.2026 Lesser Black-backed Gulls are returning in numbers now, with 52 passing Grosnez this morning. Image: One in company with a Herring Gull today. MD
20.02.2026 Common Gulls are often anything but common in Jersey, but good numbers are around, mainly off the East coast, at the moment. This winter plumaged adult is seen here flying over Grouville Bay today. Image: MD
19.02.2026 One of many adult Gannets which are around the Island at the moment, this one seen here passing Grosnez MD
18.02.2026 One of the Great Northern Diver s currently scattered around the south-east corner, image courtesy of Romano RDC
17.02.2026 Goldcrest at Pont Marquet today. Image: MD
16.02.2026 A cute Fulmar passing Grosnez this morning. Image: MD
15.02.2026 Female Red-breasted Merganser at close quarters, La Rocque Harbour, with thanks to Romano for the image RDC
14.02.2026 A great image of a Kingfisher at Queen's Valley, image courtesy of Dave Warncken.
13.02.2026 A beautiful comparison montage of Great Northern Diver and Black-throated Diver at La Rocque. Thanks Romano! RDC
12.02.2026 Lesser Black-backed Gulls are already returning to our latitude, with 25 seen passing Grosnez this morning, including this pristine bird MD
