Jersey Birds

20.02.2024 A Rock Pipit looking pretty at Corbiere RdC

An overcast day with a south westerly wind

Seen at St Ouen's Pond were 16 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 3 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, the Hen Harrier, a Mediterranean Gull, 5 Snipe and 11 Raven.

Roosting at Petit Port were 62 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 6 Brent Geese, a Shelduck, 5 Little Egret and 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull while off Plemont were 22 Gannet, 19 Fulmar, 3 Shag and a Raven.

At La Sente were 2 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 250 Brent Geese, 20 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 25 Cattle Egret, 18 Grey Heron, a Common Gull and a Moorhen while in Grouville Bay were 5 Common Scoter, 18 Great Crested Grebe and 4 Bottle-nosed Dolphin.

At La Rocque were 131 Brent Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebe, a Black-necked Grebe, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, a Razorbill, 53 Curlew and 44 Grey Plover.

In St Helier Marina were a Kingfisher, 548 Alba Wagtail and 8 Brent Geese while in Vallee des Vaux were 3 Siskin and a Firecrest and a Peregrine was over St Saviours Church.

Beaumont Marsh held 420 Brent Geese, 4 Shoveler, a Teal, 10 Snipe, a Curlew, 2 Little Egret and a Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Off St Catherine's were 3 Razorbill, 39 Redshank and 7 Brent Geese were at St Aubins and 15 Tufted Duck were on Dannemarche Reservoir.