04.05.2024 A male Dartford Warbler at Les Landes today MD A dry and mainly clear day in a light southeast wind. Another clear night, bringing very little by way of new birds to ground on the Island. On St Ouen's Pond Scrape were 2 Shelduck which were later seen flying northwest over the Pond, 3 male Shovelers , 7 Tufted Duck heading for the Pond, a Grey Heron , a Redshank and small numbers of both Sand Martins and Swallows . 33 Crows were in the Scrape field close to where the Lapwing chicks are located ( hopefully ). On the north side of St Ouen's Pond were a Reed Bunting in song, 2 Sedge Warblers , 15 Reed Warblers , a Whitethroat , a few Swallows and a singing Skylark . At Kempt Tower was a pair of Stonechat . In Les Ormes Valley were 4 Tufted Ducks , a Little Grebe , a Swift , 10+ Blackcaps , a Garden Warbler , 2 Whitethroats , a Reed Warbler and 10+ Chiffchaffs and at Les Landes were 25 Swallows , a Sand Martin , a pair of Dartford Warblers , a Whitethroat , 3 Wheatears , a Stonechat , a flock of 13 Choughs , also 2 Peregrines and a Kestrel . 2 Guillemots passed offshore. At La Sente were a Brent Goose , a Black-tailed Godwit and a White Wagtail.

03.05.2024 A male Whitethroat in display at Les Landes MD A clear day in a cool southwest wind New to La Sente this morning was a Black-tailed Godwit , with a Common Sandpiper , a White Wagtail , 5 House Martins and a Swallow and at Anneport were 6 Whimbrels . A pair of Garganey appeared on the Scrape this afternoon, and also present during the day were 4 Barnacle Geese , the Pink-footed Goose , a Redshank , an overflying Curlew , a Wheatear and a Whitethroat , with a Snipe at the Pond. Elsewhere in St Ouen's Bay, a Wheatear was on the north side of the Pond, 3 Little Grebes , 6 Tufted Ducks , a Sedge Warbler , several Reed Warblers and a Blackcap were at Kempt Tower pools and 3 Whitethroats were in Les Ormes Valley. On the Sandpits were a Shelduck , 28 Tufted Ducks , a male Wigeon , 4 Oystercatchers , a White Wagtail, 30 Sand Martins and a male Marsh Harrier . On Mont Matthieu were a Little Grebe , a singing Whitethroat , 5 Sand Martins , 15 House Martins and a Swallow . Around Les Landes this morning were 3 Whitethroats , a Wheatear , a White Wagtail , a male Stonechat , 18 Swallows and single House Martin and Sand Martin , 6 Choughs , a Sparrowhawk , a Marsh Harrier and 3 Buzzards . 3 pale-bellied Brent remained at Le Perquage in St Aubin's Bay and another Chough was in flight over St Peter's Village.

02.05.2024 A beautiful image from Romano, of a Greenshank at La Sente, RdC Steady overnight rain cleared by sunrise, leaving a fair day in a cold-feeling west-northwest wind. It was a slow day for reports, with little active migration seen. On St Ouen's Pond Scrape this morning were two nervous-looking Barnacle Geese , which flew off South, these having also been seen last Monday ( 29th April ). Also on the Scrape were the pair of Shelduck , 4 Shovelers including one female, a Redshank , a pair of Oystercatchers , 7 Lapwings plus 3 chicks, 19 Yellow Wagtails , a Wheatear , a Sedge Warbler , 40 Sand Martins , 5 House Martins and 20 Swallows . This afternoon on the Scrape were 3 Barnacle Geese and 11 Yellow Wagtails, and on the Pond were 4 Shovelers . A Wheatear was on the common north of St Ouen's Pond while in the Sandpits were 2 Shelducks , 8 Tufted Ducks , 30 Sand Martins and a Wheatear and a further pair of Shelducks were at La Saline, in St Ouen's Bay. At Le Pulec were a Common Sandpiper , 4 Little Egrets and a Stonechat . Yet another pair of Shelduck were in Petit Port Bay. At Les Landes were a ring-tailed Hen Harrier and 3 Whitethroats At La Sente this morning were a Green Sandpiper , a Common Sandpiper and a Brent Goose and at Beaumont was another Wheatear. Yesterday, in Grouville Marsh were 2 Yellow Wagtails , 100 Sand Martins , 80 Swallows and a Peregrine .

01.05.2024 A Brent Goose at La Sente, note the ring and GPS tracking device on its back. RdC A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, mainly this morning. Some information about the Brent Goose seen yesterday and today at La Sente, although the ring number is not readable, it is believed that this individual has wintered at Carantec, near Roscoff in Brittany. The GPS tracking device is part of a French project for the tracking of seabirds to identify migratory routes and resting areas, in order to advise potential and current offshore wind farms in the English Channel and off the west coast of France. Other birds seen at La Sente today were a pair of Shelduck , 2 Greenshanks , a Green Sandpiper , a Common Sandpiper , 6 Yellow Wagtails including one blue-headed, 6 White Wagtails and 3 Wheatears . At St Ouen's Pond and Scrape the Shelduck pair are still present, 4 Shovelers including a female, 2 Black-tailed Godwits , a Redshank , 8 Lapwings plus 5 small young, a Common Sandpiper , one Snipe , singing Reed Warblers , 3 Sedge Warblers , 80 Swallows , 20 Sand Martins , 10 House Martins , 16 Yellow Wagtails , 7 Swifts and a pair of Stonechats with a recently fledged juvenile. North of the Pond were 12 Greenland Wheatears , 2 Sedge and 6 Reed Warblers . On Les Blanches Banques 2 Whimbrels , in Grouville Bay 5 Brent and a single Greenland Wheatear .

30.04.2024 A fine male Whinchat at Les Landes recently, image courtesy of Romano RdC A fair morning, becoming cloudy this afternoon, all in a fresh and gusty south-southeasterly wind. Two new species for the year were reported today, with a male Pied Flycatcher seen in St John and a Tree Pipit which overflew Grosnez. Other birds seen at Grosnez and Les Landes included 5 Manx Shearwaters , 4 Guillemots , 15 Fulmars , 22 Gannets , 8 Kittiwakes , 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 3 Yellow Wagtails , 5 Swallows , 2 Wheatears a Whitethroat a Peregrine and 2 Ravens . At L'Etacq were a pair of Shelduck and 3 Curlews . In St Ouen's Bay, at the Scrape, were a Garganey , the pair of Shelducks , a male Wigeon heading for the Pond, 3 male Shovelers , a Common Sandpiper , a pair of Coot with 2 chicks, a pair of Oystercatchers , 6 Lapwings , 7 Swifts , 10 Swallows , 20 Sand Martins, a House Martin , a Wheatear , a Skylark and on the golf course, 5 Yellow Wagtails and a White Wagtail . A Slow Worm was on the path down to the Scrape Hide. On the north side of St Ouen's Pond were 2 Wheatears and around Kempt Tower pools were 2 Little Grebes, a pair of Coot with 4 young, 6 Tufted Ducks , a Whitethroat , several singing Reed Warblers , a Blackcap , 10+ Chiffchaffs and 3 overflying Choughs . On Queen's Valley reservoir were a Common Sandpiper and 4 Tufted Ducks , while at La Sente were a Little Ringed Plover and a single Brent Goose . In Grouville Bay were 116 Brent Geese and at Grouville Marsh were 20 Swallows . 4 Tufted Ducks were at Grands Vaux.

29.04.2024 One of today's Garganey , on the Scrape MD A fair to fine day in a fresh south-southwest wind Another Hoopoe was seen, this time in a field on Rue de Samares, St Clement, in an outstanding Spring for the species. The 2 male Garganey remained on the Scrape of another day, mainly trying to keep out of the way of the mad male Shelduck ! Also on the Scrape were the pair of Shelduck , 3 male Shovelers , the Pink-footed Goose with the Barnacle Goose, 2 Oystercatchers , 6 Lapwings including a pair with 2 chicks, 2 Wheatears , 2 Sedge Warblers , a Swift , 10 Swallows and a passing Peregrine . and seen from the Wetland Centre were 2 Shovelers , 25 Sand Martins , 4 Swallows and 2 Reed Warblers . On the north side of St Ouen's Pond were 8 Wheatears and 6 singing Reed Warblers , with another 4 Reed Warblers by the Frances le Sueur Centre. Seen at, or passing Les Landes were a Hobby , 15 Wheatears , a male Stonechat , 5 Whitethroats , 32 Swallows , 3 Sand Martins , a Sparrowhawk , 2 Ravens and 3 Choughs. In Petit Port Bay on the high tide were 2 Brent Geese, 3 pairs of Shelduck, and 2 Whimbrels, and at Corbiere were 3 Purple Sandpipers and 2 Turnstones . Another pair of Shelduck were roosting at Le Pulec. In Grouville Bay were 14 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 3 Bar-tailed Godwits , a Grey Plover , 6 Ringed Plovers , 7 Dunlin , 2 Curlews , a Whimbrel and 2 Wheatears and at La Sente were a Little Ringed Plover , 2 Shelduck , a 2 White Wagtails and 8 Little Egrets . 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese remained at St Aubin this morning. 10 Tufted Duck were on Grands Vaux reservoir and another 4 Tufted Duck were at Handois. Below : Two more images of a Garganey at the Scrape this morning MD

28.04.2024 A Little Grebe at Kempt Tower pools this morning MD A mainly dry but cloudy day in a fresh west-northwest wind. Shortly after sunrise this morning, 2 male Garganey were on the Scrape before the usual disappearing act. Also on the Scrape this morning were 2 Shelduck , 2 male Shovelers , a Sedge Warbler , 3 Yellow Wagtails , just three Lapwing chicks between two pairs of adults, a Sparrowhawk and 7 Swifts . Over or on the Pond were a Grey Heron , 10 House Martins , 20+ Sand Martins and 20+ Swallows. Later, a Hobby flew over there and 9 Wheatears were present on the north side of the Pond. Around Kempt Tower pools were 4 Little Grebes , 7 Tufted Ducks , 2 Sedge Warblers , 10+ Reed Warblers , a Blackcap and 5 Chiffchaffs . A few birds on the move past Corbiere early on included a Manx Shearwater , 2 Guillemots , 8 Fulmars , 54 Gannets , an immature Common Gull , a Kittiwake , 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a flock of 9 Swifts and a Swallow , with 2 Peregrines a Whitethroat and 7 Wheatears on the headland between Corbiere and the Desalination Plant. In Petit Port Bay were 2 Brent Geese and 2 pairs of Shelducks plus at least 60 Oystercatchers . On Beauport Common were 7 Wheatears and at Beaumont Marsh were 3 pale-bellied Brent Geese , 2 Wheatears , a White Wagtail and 2 Swallows . At La Rocque early on were 9 Ringed Plovers , 6 Dunlin , 19 dark-bellied Brent Geese and 25 Swallows , while at La Sente were another overflying Hobby , a Greenshank , a Ringed Plover, 2 Shelducks , 2 Wheatears , 10 White Wagtails , 8 Yellow Wagtails , a Swift , 2 Sand Martins , 10 Swallows and 6 House Martins. In Grouville Marsh were 15 Reed Warblers , one with an English ring on, 12 Sedge Warblers including a French ringed bird, a Garden Warbler , a Whitethroat , 6 Sand Martins , 25 Swallows , 9 House Martins , a Grey Heron , 2 Bullfinches and 2 Ravens . Elsewhere, 2 Great Northern Divers were in Anneport Bay, a Sparrowhawk visited a garden at Green Island, 3 Wheatears were at Sorel and 40+ Swallows were at Rozel Manor. Evening update: At La Sente this evening were 44 Yellow Wagtails including a Blue-headed Wagtail , a White Wagtail , a Greenshank , 14 Swallows and 2 Sand Martins .

27.04.2024 This beautiful Bar-tailed Godwit was in Petit Port Bay this morning MD A cloudy morning and a wet afternoon, still feeling cold in light southeast winds. It was a case of quality over quantity today. Yesterday's Garganey was still present on the Scrape this morning, where a Pink-footed Goose , a Barnacle Goose , a male Shoveler , the pair of Shelduck , a Snipe , a pair of Oystercatchers , 7 Lapwings and a Sedge Warbler were also seen. A Swift was over the Pond where 3 Marsh Harriers were sitting on the pond Island. On the north side of the Pond were 15 Sedge Warblers , 20 Reed Warblers , 5 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Blackcaps , 2 Willow Warblers , 3 Yellow Wagtails ( minus one after a Sparrowhawk visit), a pair of Shovelers , a Grey Heron , 75 Sand Martins , 150 Swallows , 15 House Martins and 2 Ravens . At Kempt Tower were at least 3 Little Grebes , one carring a juvenile on it's back. At Les Landes. the ring-tailed Hen Harrier was seen hunting over the racecourse through the morning, a Grasshopper Warbler was in song near the shooting range, and a Wheatear , 2 Stonechats , 37 Swallows and a House Martin were also seen. A pair of Shelducks were at Le Pulec. Roosting at Corbiere were 11 Purple Sandpipers and 10 Turnstones with a Kittiwake and 2 Peregrines also seen, and in Petit Port Bay were 2 Bar-tailed Godwits , a Whimbrel , 80 Oystercatchers , 2 Brent Geese and 2 pairs of Shelduck At La Sente this morning were 3 Shelduck, 2 Greenshanks , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 3 Yellow Wagtails , 2 White Wagtails and 6 Sand Martins . Evening update : A second male Garganey was on the Scrape this evening and also seen there were a male Wigeon , a Water Rail , 8 Marsh Harriers and 50 Swallows . In Grouville Bay were 6 Dunlin and 5 Grey Plovers while at Grouville Marsh were 120 Swallows and 10 Sand Martins . Below : A distant view of today's Garganey on the Scrape.

26.04.2024 Lapwing over the Scrape MD Showery rain this morning gave way to fair conditions this afternoon in a moderate southwest wind. A Cuckoo was heard calling near Greve de Lecq again this morning, while at Les Landes were the ring-tailed Hen Harrier , 15 Wheatears , 3 Whitethroats and a Dartford Warbler . At St Ouen's Pond and Scrape were a male Garganey , a female Teal , a pair of Shelduck , an overflying Brent Goose , 4 Yellow Wagtails , a Swift , 100 Sand Martins and 20 Swallows . In the Sandpits were 4 Bar-tailed Godwit , a Green Sandpiper , a Common Sandpiper , a White Wagtail and a Stonechat . To the north of St Ouen's Pond were 17 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers , 8 Reed Warblers and 6 Sedge Warblers while at Kempt Tower were 4 Whitethroats , a Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warblers , a Willow Warbler and a pair of Stonechat . Another Wheatear was near the Frances le Sueur Centre and a further 4 Wheatears plus a Chough were near the Jersey Pearl. Seen on the rising tide at La Rocque and Seymour this morning were 41 Brent Geese , 3 Common Scoters , 7 Gannets , 7 Whimbrels , 13 Bar-tailed Godwits , 17 Curlews , a Grey Plover , 18 Turnstones , 4 Sandwich Terns , 8 Wheatears on the offshore rocks, a Peregrine and 3 Sand Martins while at La Sente were 2 Shelduck , a Greenshank , a Blue-headed Wagtail , 10 White Wagtails , a singing Willow Warbler , a singing Cetti's Warbler , 6 Little Egrets , 15 House Martins, 3 Sand Martins and 5 Swallows . A walk around Noirmont later morning found 7 Dartford Warblers and a Stonechat with another Dartford Warbler seen at Gorselands. In the Sandpits this evening were 3 Common Sandpipers , a Green Sandpiper , a pair of Shelduck , 29 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron , 2 pairs of White Wagtails , 3 pairs of Stonechats , 8 Reed Warblers , a Sedge Warbler , a Cetti's Warbler, 3 pairs of Oystercatchers , 25 Sand Martins , a Swift , 2 Ravens , a pair of Marsh Harriers and 2 Buzzards . The Garganey was still at the Scrape this afternoon and on the Scrape this evening were the ring-tailed Hen Harrier, a Swift , 4 Wheatears , a Willow Warbler , a pair of Oystercatchers , 150 Swallows and 60 House Martins .