Jersey Birds

26.03.2026 A Rock Pipit , taken by Mick The first Ring Ouzel of the year has been in a garden in Grouville, first being seen on there on the 22nd. Around St Ouen's Pond were 6 Swallow , a Sand Martin , a pair of Reed Bunting , a Water Pipit , 4 Stonechat , 25 Linnet , 26 Shoveler , 11 Teal , 4 Lapwing , a Redshank , 2 Oystercatcher , 3 Snipe , a Grey Heron and the White-fronted Goose . At La Sente were 4 Black-headed Gull , 3 Redshank , 2 Shoveler , 18 Little Egret and 5 Cattle Egret . Up at sorel were 4 Swallow , 6 Snipe were at Grouville Marsh and 6 Swallow and 2 Teal were at Grands Vaux. In Grouville Bay were 4 Wheatear , a Sanderling and a Grey Plover .

25.03.2026 A Great Crested Grebe at La Rocque RdC Seen at La Sente were 92 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 34 Little Egret , 5 Cattle Egret , 4 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull , 6 Redshank, a Snipe , 2 White Wagtail and a Pied Wagtail. In Grouville Bay were 424 Brent Geese , 61 Oystercatcher , 4 Curlew , a Common Gull , a Great Crested Grebe , a Sandwich Tern and a Wheatear while at La Rocque were a Black-necked Grebe , 2 Gannet and 2 Wheatear . At Grouville Marsh a Peregrine was seen carrying a Kestrel it had just caught! In St Brelades Bay were 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese with another 30 at St Aubins at the same time.

24.03.2026 A Starling showing off his glossy coat RdC Seen at La Sente were 5 Greenshank , 11 Redshank , a Snipe , 2 Shelduck , 3 Cattle Egret , 12 Little Egret and 2 White Wagtail while at Queen's Valley were a Greenshank , 6 Cormorant and a Tufted Duck . Up at Sorel were 18 Song Thrush , a Swallow and 4 Stonechat while at St Ouen's Pond were 12 Shoveler , 8 Tufted Duck , 14 Teal , 2 Snipe , 4 Lapwing , 12 Sand Martin and a Black-headed Gull with a Wheatear near Sands. At Grands Vaux were 4 Teal and a Grey Wagtail was again in Vallee des Vaux. Yesterday, 350 Sanderling were seen on the Ecrehous.

23.03.2026 A Buzzard flying by. A common species on the island with an estimated 40 pairs. Photo by Mick. In Grouville Bay this morning were 560 Brent Geese and 9 Common Scoter while at La Sente were a Little Ringed Plover , 6 Greenshank , 17 Redshank and 18 Little Egret . At Grouville Marsh from dawn were 10 Chiffchaff , 5 Cetti's Warbler , a Firecrest , a Bullfinch , 9 Cattle Egret , 5 Snipe , 4 Teal , 2 Water Rail and a White Wagtail and at Grands Vaux were 6 Tufted Duck and a Grey Heron . A Grey Wagtail was still in Vallee des Vaux. Around St Ouen's Pond were 26 Shoveler , 15 Tufted Duck , a Pochard , 2 Shelduck , a Grey Heron , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Marsh Harrier , a Mallard with 9 ducklings, a Skylark and a Reed Bunting . At Beauport were 2 Wheatear , a Redwing and a pale Buzzard .

22.03.2026 The first Willow Warbler of the year arrived today, the exact same date as 2025. Here's a photo I took earlier RdC Seen at La Sente today were 3 Little Ringed Plover , 19 Redshank , 6 Greenshank , 2 Shelduck , 5 Black-headed Gull , 2 Common Gull , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 6 Little Egret and 18 Cattle Egret . Around St Ouen's Pond were the White-fronted Goose , 20 Teal , a Wigeon , a Shelduck , 2 Stonechat , a Reed Bunting and 17 White Wagtail next to Sands while in the Sandpits were 5 Shelduck and at Petit Port were 105 Oystercatcher and 6 Brent Geese . A lone Swallow was at Noirmont. On the north coast a Willow Warbler , 2 White Wagtail and 4 Song Thrush were at Egypt and at Plemont were a Puffin and 28 Razorbill . 44 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 6 Redshank and 4 Black-headed Gull were at St Aubin and 23 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh. On Grands Vaux were 2 Teal and 10 Tufted Duck while in the grounds of the Zoo were a Water Rail , 4 Bullfinch , 5 Greenfinch , 3 Chiffchaff , 3 Blackcap , 2 Firecrest and 2 Tufted Duck . In Vallee des Vaux were 3 Chiffchaff .

21.03.2026 A male Stonechat singing away next to a field of Daffodils in St Ouen's Bay RdC Seen at La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 21 Redshank , 7 Greenshank , 2 Little Ringed Plover , 12 Little Egret , 11 Cattle Egret , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 3 Black-headed Gull , 2 Common Gull and a Cetti's Warbler . Up at Sorel were 7 Song Thrush , 5 Blackbird , 2 Stonechat , 3 Dartford Warbler , 4 Chiffchaff , 2 Raven and 2 Peregrine while flying over were 114 Meadow Pipit , 13 Linnet and 2 Chaffinch . Around St Ouen's Pond were 28 Shoveler , 9 Teal , 2 Tufted Duck , 2 Black-headed Gull , a Wheatear and 2 Stonechat while at Kempt Tower were 3 Tufted Duck , 2 Little Grebe and a Water Rail . At Beaumont Marsh were 49 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 10 Brent Geese . Elsewhere, 2 Wheatear were at Corbiere, a Dartford Warbler and 3 Chiffchaff were at Gorselands, 9 Chiffchaff were at Noirmont, 4 Buzzard over East Riding and 2 Redwing were in Vallee des Vaux.

20.03.2026 A distant record shot of today's Little Ringed Plovers , thanks to Alan Gicquel. At La Sente today were 2 Little Ringed Plover , 2 Shelduck , 41 Brent Geese , 21 Little Egret , 26 Cattle Egret , 25 Redshank , 7 Greenshank , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 3 Common Gull, a Black-headed Gull and 5 Song Thrush. Around St Ouen's Pond were 37 Teal , 11 Brent Geese , a Wigeon , 34 Shoveler , 6 Tufted Duck , the White-fronted Goose , 18 Sand Martin , a Swallow , a Water Pipit , 6 Song Thrush , 5 Lapwing , 3 Snipe , 2 Oystercatcher , 5 Wheatear , 4 Skylark and a Reed Bunting while at Kempt Tower were 3 Little Grebe , 3 Tufted Duck and 2 Wheatear . Near Jersey Pearl were 7 Wheatear , a pale Buzzard was over St Ouen's Church and 5 Shoveler and a Wheatear were on Mont Matthieu. At Petit Port were 103 Oystercatcher , a Common Gull and 7 Brent Geese . Beaumont Marsh held 57 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 12 Brent Geese , 7 Snipe , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Firecrest while at Noirmont were a Dartford Warbler , 3 Chiffchaff and a Swallow . In Vallee des Vaux were a Grey Wagtail , a Firecrest and a Blackcap .

19.03.2026 The first Swallow of the year was seen flying through St Ouen's Bay this afternoon. No photo of today's so here's one I took earlier RdC Seen at St Ouen's Pond were the White-fronted Goose , a Sand Martin , 4 Shelduck , a Wigeon , 29 Shoveler , 18 Teal , 6 Brent Geese , 3 Lapwing , 2 Skylark , a Stonechat and a Wheatear . At Corbiere were 24 Purple Sandpiper and a Turnstone while at Beaumont Marsh were 30 Brent Geese and at First Tower was a Black-headed Gull . Up at Le Catillon were 7 Common Gull and 12 Black-headed Gull while at Grouville Marsh were a Siskin , 9 Snipe and 2 Raven . At La Sente were 104 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 22 Redshank , a Greenshank , 26 Little Egret and 6 Cattle Egret and at Grands Vaux were 2 Teal .

18.03.2026 A female Marsh Harrier at St Ouen's Pond MD Seen around St Ouen's Pond were the White-fronted Goose , 14 Teal , 2 Lapwing , 2 Shelduck , a Pochard , 6 Tufted Duck and 24 Shoveler while at Kempt Tower were a Little Grebe , 6 Tufted Duck , 3 Coot , a Cetti's Warbler and a Chiffchaff . Up at Sorel were 12 Song Thrush , 2 Stonechat , 3 Chiffchaff , a Dartford Warbler , 12 Raven , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 4 Linnet , 14 Meadow Pipit and a Peregrine with 10 Gannet offshore. Les Landes were 2 Wheatear , 30 Linnet , 4 Stonechat , 20 Raven and a Peregrine with a pair of Stonechat at Le Pulec. At La Sente were 24 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 23 Redshank , 6 Greenshank, 19 Cattle Egret , 11 Little Egret , 2 Common Gull and 6 Pied Wagtail . Beaumont Marsh held 66 Brent Geese which included 35 Pale-bellied , a Little Egret and 3 Chough . In Vallee des Vaux were a Grey Wagtail , 2 Blackcap , 2 Bullfinch and a singing Greenfinch .