08.11.2024   Common Gull on Grouville Common image courtesy of  Romano   RDC

And the greyness continues, feeling cool in a moderate southeast wind


The Woodpigeon extravaganza continued today too, with a mighty 40,680 counted pouring past Noirmont, with a steady re-supply still flying east over Red Houses at lunchtime and reports of many more from all over the Island.


A good mixture of species passing Victoria Tower this morning included 4 more Hawfinches, 841 Redwings, 23 Fieldfares, 29 Song Thrushes, 6 Skylarks, 8 Stock Doves, 82 Chaffinches, 67 Goldfinches, 39 Linnets, 8 Pied Wagtails, 9 Meadow Pipits, 364 Starlings, 5 Firecrests, 6 Goldcrests and 6 Chiffchaffs, and 1,048 more Woodpigeons.

As well as the Woodpigeons, passing Noirmont were a Lapland Bunting ( the first of the year), 3 Hawfinches, 1,750 Starlings, 11 Skylarks, a Snipe, 236 Redwings, 10 Fieldfares, 10 Song Thrushes, 202 Chaffinches, 13 Linnets, 2 Goldfinches, 93 Meadow Pipits, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Black-headed Gulls  and also, on the ground, 4 Stonechats, 2 Dartford Warblers, plus a few locals with 2 Ravens, 150 Crows and 4 Buzzards seen.


Seen from the Wetland Centre were 12 Shovelers, 3 Golden Plovers, 7 Snipe, 5 Lapwings flying over, 2 Water Pipits, 5 Water Rails, 2 Choughs, 2 alba Wagtails, a Kingfisher, a Reed Bunting, a Linnet and a late Ring Ouzel which landed briefly in from of the Wetland Centre.


In Beaumont Marsh were 2 Teal, 3 Snipe, 2 Ravens and 13 Meadow Pipits and at the Gunsite were c500 Brent Geese and 3 Great Crested Grebes, with 250 Black-headed Gulls and 15 Turnstones seen at St Aubin.


Below: Peter Allman deserves the plaudits for the video below, with the Bittern at the Wetland Centre yesterday, caught on his phone, via the video screen in the Centre!!

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