12.03.2025   A Skylark between song bursts, by the Scrape car park this morning   MD


Another cold day (7c) in mostly cloudy conditions and a light to moderate northeast wind.


After yesterday's first arrival of Wheatears, today saw even more today with 11 north of St Ouen's Pond, 3 near the Scrape, 6 at Crabbe and 3 at Plemont.


At La Sente there were 3 Little Ringed Plovers  as well as 2 Shelduck, 16 Redshanks, a Greenshank,  9 alba Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail  . 13 Little Egrets were at Fauvic, 9 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Wagtail and 8 Chiffchaffs were by the upper pond at Queen's Valley with 2 Firecrests singing there, and another Chiffchaff, 4 Greenfinches and 6 Linnets were on Grouville Common.  In Grouville Bay were 24 Great Crested Grebes, 14 Black-headed Gulls, 6 Common Gulls and 350 Brent Geese.  A Grey Heron was at Grouville Marsh.


Passing Corbiere in two hours this morning were 35 Common Scoters, a Red-throated Diver, 2 Shelduck, 28 dark-bellied Brent Geese and a single pale-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Guillemots, 2 Razorbills, 3 Fulmars, 32 Gannets, 4 Cormorants, a Kittiwake, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 26 Crows heading West, an alba Wagtail and 11 Bottle-nosed Dolphins, with a Peregrine hunting there too.  31 Razorbills were at Plemont, where a male Black Redstart was seen yesterday,  and in Petit Port Bay were 12 Curlews and 26 Brent Geese.


The first Swallow of the year was over St Ouen's Pond this morning along with 18 Sand Martins. On the Pond were 19 Shovelers, 6 Teal, a Pochard, a Tufted Duck  and 3 Little Grebes with 2 Reed Buntings, a Water Pipit, 2 Skylarks and a Stonechat also there. Marsh Harriers were in display mode there too.  On the Scrape were 45 Brent Geese, 22 Teal, 10 Wigeon, an immature Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatchers, a Redshank, 6 Lapwings, a Water Rail a Chiffchaff and 3 overflying alba  Wagtails. North of the Pond were 2 Stonechats and 2 Chiffchaffs.  On Kempt Tower pools were 8 Shovelers, 3 Little Grebes and further Chiffchaffs.


In Rue de la Hauter in Trinity, were 6 Redwings, a Song Thrush, Goldfinches and Chaffinches, also a Sparrowhawk nearby. At a very chilly Les Landes were 6 Choughs, 3 Marsh Harriers, a Grey Heron and a flight of 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.  6 Tufted Ducks  were on Grands Vaux reservoir.


Yesterday evening, 8 Woodcock flew over Vallee des Vaux, where a Barn Owl was calling.

14.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 14 March 2026
14.03.2026 A pair of Dutch colour-ringed Brent Geese that have spent the winter at La Rocque RdC Seen at Beaumont Marsh were 25 Brent Geese , 2 Little Egret and a Grey Heron with another 24 Brent Geese and 2 Chough in St Aubins Bay. On the Scrape were the White-fronted Goose and 23 Teal while a Wheatear was at Les Landes and 2 Peregrine at Grosnez. 10 Little Egret were at Le Pulec and at Petit Port were a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 6 Curlew and 7 Brent Geese . At La Sente were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 21 Cattle Egret , 24 Little Egret , 37 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull , 300 Brent Geese and 8 Pied Wagtail while at La Rocque were a Black-necked Grebe , a Common Gull , 26 Curlew , 2 Ringed Plover , 5 Greenshank and a Black Redstart . 26 Black-headed Gull and 2 Brent Geese were at St Catherine's and at Grouville Marsh were a Reed Bunting , 5 Cetti's Warbler , 3 Chiffchaff , 10 Water Rail , 4 Snipe , 2 Grey Heron , 78 Jackdaw and 95 Carrion Crow .

13.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 13 March 2026
13.03.2026 A male Red-breasted Merganser at La Rocque recently RdC At La Sente this morning were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 5 Greenshank , 23 Redshank , 18 Little Egret , 6 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull and 18 Pied Wagtail while near the Seymour Inn were 25 Cattle Egret and at Le Hurel 112 Oystercatcher. 38 Black-headed Gull were at Grouville Marsh. Seen at Petit Port were 9 Curlew , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull , a Red-breasted Merganser , 2 Shelduck and 9 Brent Geese with 15 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in St Brelades Bay and at St Ouens Pond were 28 Shoveler and a Snipe and on the Scrape 32 Brent Geese , 5 Lapwing , 12 Teal and a Water Rail . 44 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh and 19 Black-headed Gull were at the Aeroclub.

12.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 12 March 2026
12.03.2026 A fly past from a Cattle Egret MD Seen at La Sente today were 330 Brent Geese , 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 28 Little Egret , 22 Cattle Egret , 24 Redshank , 2 Greenshank , a Common Gull , 4 Black-headed Gull and a Cetti's Warbler . On the Scrape were 28 Brent Geese , 24 Teal , 4 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatcher while in the Sandpits were 22 Tufted Duck , 4 Oystercatcher , 4 Chough and a Cetti's Warbler . Roosting at Petit Port were 2 Shelduck and 8 Curlew and at St Aubins were 36 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 12 Redshank . 11 Tufted Duck were at Grands Vaux and a Siskin and 2 Blackcap were in Vallee des Vaux.

11.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 11 March 2026
11.03.2026 This Little Egret , colour-ringed in Llanon, Wales back in April 2022, is now on its third visit to Jersey. Usually seen in the first week of May on its previous two visits, its a few weeks earlier this year and coincides with an increase of Little Egret numbers at La Sente RdC Seen at La Sente this morning were 52 Little Egret , 26 Cattle Egret , 5 Common Gull , 21 Black-headed Gull , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 60 Brent Geese , 6 Greenshank , 55 Redshank and 10 Pied Wagtail while at Queens Valley were a Little Grebe , a flyover Cattle Egret , a Kingfisher , a Grey Wagtail and 2 Teal . At St Aubins were a Great Crested Grebe , 5 Black-headed Gull and 31 Pale-bellied Brent Geese with another 12 in St Brelades Bay. Out west at St Ouens Pond were 30 Teal , a Pochard , 10 Shoveler , 5 Tufted Duck , 2 Little Grebe , 40 Brent Geese , 4 Lapwing and 3 Marsh Harrier while at Petit Port were 4 Brent Geese and 4 Curlew . Yesterday evening at La Haule were a Grey Plover , 180 Sanderling and 8 Dunlin .

10.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 10 March 2026
10.03.2026 A handsome drake Shoveler at La Sente RdC Seen at La Rocque this morning were 2 Knot , 85 Grey Plover , 100 Oystercatcher , a Common Gull, 230 Brent Geese and a Black Redstart with 2 Wheatear at Le Bourg. In Grouville Bay later on were 54 Grey Plover , 27 Dunlin , 32 Sanderling , a Great Crested Grebe , 5 Black-headed Gull and 6 Raven . Around La Sente were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 80 Brent Geese , 7 Greenshank , 28 Redshank , 19 Cattle Egret , 22 Little Egret , 2 Common Gull , a Black-headed Gull , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 27 Pied Wagtail while a Mallard with 7 ducklings was seen at Grouville Marsh. At St Ouens Pond were 44 Shoveler , 8 Tufted Duck , 4 Teal , a Wigeon , a Little Grebe and a Snipe while 2 Stonechat were at Beauport. Elsewhere, 3 Fieldfare were in Trinity Cider Orchard, 16 Black-headed Gull and 2 Tufted Duck were at Grands Vaux, a Kingfisher was at Queen's Valley, a Grey Wagtail was on La Rue du Moulin de Bas and 2 Turnstone were in the Marina.

09.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 9 March 2026
09.03.2026 One of three Knot that have spent the winter in Grouville Bay RdC At La Sente this morning were 36 Brent Geese , 2 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , the Wigeon , 10 Little Egret , a Cattle Egret , 36 Redshank , 4 Greenshank and 12 Black-headed Gull . In St Aubins were a Great Crested Grebe , 12 Redshank and 29 Pale-bellied Brent Geese while at Beaumont Marsh were 123 Brent Geese , 13 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 30 Meadow Pipit and 3 Little Egret with another 10 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in St Brelades Bay. Along La Rue du Moulin de Bas were 13 Fieldfare , 5 Redwing , 2 Blackcap and a Firecrest while in the Trinity Cider Orchard were 5 Chiffchaff . A male Wheatear was at Sorel along with 3 Stonechat and 2 Song Thrush and at Les Platons were 4 Dartford Warbler . On the north side of St Ouens Pond were 3 Reed Bunting and 10 Chiffchaff with 32 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal , a Snipe and 2 Sand Martin on the Pond while at Kempt Tower were 2 Shoveler , 2 Little Grebe and 6 Raven . At Petit Port were 10 Mediterranean Gull . A Grey Wagtail was in St Peters Valley and a Siskin and 2 Blackcap were in Vallee des Vaux.

08.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 8 March 2026
08.03.2026 A female Stonechat coming into land, brilliantly captured by Susan Renouf. Seen at La Sente this morning were 7 Common Gull , 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , the Wigeon , 70 Brent Geese , 28 Cattle Egret , 9 Little Egret , 6 Greenshank , 50 Redshank , 2 Raven and 30 Pied Wagtail while nearby at La Rocque were a Great Northern Diver , a Black-necked Grebe and 2 Red-breasted Merganser . At Petit Port were 15 Mediterranean Gull , 11 Curlew , 85 Oystercatcher and 6 Brent Geese and a Puffin was seen from a boat five miles west of L'Etacq. On the Scrape were 21 Teal , 2 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatchers while a pair of Little Grebe were at Kempt Tower and 14 Pied Wagtail and 2 Skylark were by Cutty Sark. Beaumont Marsh held 190 Brent Geese , 27 Meadow Pipit , 3 Little Egret and a Grey Heron and at St Aubins were 13 Redshank and a Pied Wagtail .

07.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 7 March 2026
07.03.2026 Mediterranean Gulls are starting to get a bit thin on the ground now as most are already back on their breeding grounds throughout Europe MD Seen at Petit Port this morning were 17 Mediterranean Gull and 6 Brent Geese while nearby at Ouaisne were 2 Little Grebe , 3 Snipe , 15 Chiffchaff , 2 Firecrest , a Goldcrest and a Siskin . At St Aubin were 33 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 14 Redshank and 10 Turnstone while 130 Brent Geese were by the Gunsite. Around La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , the Wigeon , 24 Cattle Egret , 19 Little Egret , 3 Mediterranean Gull , 65 Black-headed Gull , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 6 Greenshank , 52 Redshank and 36 Pied Wagtail . 6 Brent Geese were in Rozel Harbour.

06.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 6 March 2026
06.03.2026 A flock of Pale-bellied Brent Geese at St Aubins recently MD Seen at La Sente this morning were 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , the Wigeon , 3 Greenshank , 18 Redshank , 2 Little Egret and 8 Pied Wagtail . 31 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were at St Aubin while at Beaumont Marsh were 350 Brent Geese , a Curlew and 3 Pied Wagtail . In the Sandpits were 28 Tufted Duck , a Little Grebe , 2 Stonechat and a Cetti's Warbler and at St Ouen's Pond were 42 Shoveler , 11 Teal , a Pochard , 14 Tufted Duck , 5 Lapwing and a Sparrowhawk . On Mont Matthieu were a Cetti's Warbler and a Tufted Duck . Roosting at Petit Port were 17 Mediterranean Gull . Yesterday a Wheatear was seen on the north side of St Ouen's Pond.

05.03.2026

by Romano da Costa • 5 March 2026
05.03.2026 At least one male Black Redstart is still residing at La Rocque RdC Seen in Grouville Bay on the falling tide were 3 Knot , a Bar-tailed Godwit , 214 Grey Plover , 448 Sanderling , 342 Dunlin , 7 Greenshank , 3 Redshank , 46 Oystercatcher , 6 Curlew and 410 Brent Geese with a Great Northern Diver , 2 Black-necked Grebe , 8 Red-breasted Merganser and a Black Redstart at La Rocque. Nearby at la Sente were 56 Redshank , 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , the Wigeon , 2 Common Gull , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 11 Little Egret and 5 Cattle Egret . At Queens Valley were a Kingfisher , 3 Siskin , 10 Chiffchaff , 2 Teal and a Water Rail while in Vallee des Vaux were 4 Woodcock , a Brambling and 2 Blackcap . Along Rue du Moulin de Bas were 2 Fieldfare , a Redwing , 2 Chiffchaff and 2 Water Rail while a pale Buzzard was at Haute Croix and 4 Chiffchaff at Grands Vaux. Around St Ouen's Pond were 150 Brent Geese , 28 Teal , 23 Shoveler , a Pochard , 4 Lapwing , 2 Oystercatcher , 3 Snipe and a Sparrowhawk while in the Sandpits were 2 Little Grebe and 4 Mediterranean Gull with 6 more on the beach. Beaumont Marsh held 300 Brent Geese , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , a Little Egret and a Grey Heron .
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