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19.02.2025 A stunning image from Tom Frazer of a ring-tailed Hen Harrier at Crabbe. TF
A mainly dry day, cloudy in an east-southeasterly wind, but milder at 10c.
On and around St Ouen's Pond this morning were 410 Brent Geese, 15 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 male Pochard, 10 Shovelers, 9 Snipe, 65 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers, a Water Rail, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Sparrowhawk, 5 Marsh Harriers, a Buzzard, a Grey Heron, a Water Pipit and a Chiffchaff. In the Sandpits were 3 Little Grebes, 2 Shelduck, 12 Tufted Ducks, 8 Oystercatchers, a Mediterranean Gull and 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. In St Ouen's Bay, 5 Sanderlings were at Sands Slip and further up the Bay, 25 Ringed Plovers and 18 Dunlin were roosting behind the seawall. 9 Little Egrets were at La Pulente and 6 Little Egrets were at Le Pulec.
Little was passing Corbiere, ahead of a little patchy rain, with a Red-breasted Merganser, a Guillemot, 18 Gannets, 3 Fulmars, 4 Cormorants and a Common Gull seen in one hour. At Petit Port were 32 Curlews, 24 Turnstones, a Purple Sandpiper and a Mediterranean Gull.
A ring-tailed Hen Harrier was at Crabbe again while in Rue des Hetres, St Peter, were 2 Mistle Thrushes and 10 Redwings.
Birds at La Sente included 500 Brent Geese, 2 Shelduck, 12 Grey Herons, 26 Little Egrets, 3 Cattle Egrets, 3 Lapwings, 58 Redshanks, 4 Greenshanks, a Marsh Harrier and 12 Pied Wagtails.
Roosting at St Aubin were 31 Redshanks and 3 Turnstones, while at Beaumont Marsh were 180 Brent Geese, 2 Teal, a Shoveler, a Stonechat and a Pied Wagtail. Yesterday evening, 80 Sanderlings and 50 Dunlin were at La Haule. In St Brelade's Bay today were 3 pale-bellied Brent Geese and at Beauport, a Brambling again visited a garden feeder.
At Mont a l'Abbe were 400 Crows, 20 Redwings, 25 alba Wagtails, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls while at Augrez were 500 Chaffinches, 2 Bramblings, and 15 Redwings. In Vallee des Vaux this evening were 4 Bullfinches, a Grey Wagtail, a Blackcap and overhead at least 12 Woodcocks with 3 birds calling, a Grey Heron and Redwings, also a small bat sp.
