01.01.2025 What better way to start 2025 than with these images of the Bittern at St Ouen's Pond, taken by Romano RDC
A wild start to the year with strong and increasing southwesterly winds ahead of rain in the afternoon
At La Sente this morning were 71 Redshanks, 24 Grey Herons, 10 Little Egrets, 246 Brent Geese, 2 Ravens and 30 Pied Wagtails, while in Grouville Bay were 4 Great Crested Grebes, 500 Brent Geese, 276 Turnstones, a Mediterranean Gull and 175 Black-headed Gulls. At Gorey were 17 Common Gulls, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 550 Black-headed Gulls. At La Rocque were 500 Dunlin, 220 Sanderlings, 95 Grey Plovers, 246 Oystercatchers, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Peregrine, 4 Gannets and a Great Crested Grebe. 35 Coot were in Grouville Marsh.
Little was moving off Corbiere in the wind and seen in two hours were 8 Guillemots, 6 Razorbills, 7 auk sp, 30 Gannets, 34 Shags, 3 Cormorants, a Kittiwake, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 60 Great Black-backed Gulls, 7 Turnstones and a Peregrine. In Petit Port Bay were 43 Curlews, 205 Oystercatchers and 16 Brent Geese.
Seen from the Wetland Centre at St Ouen's Pond were a Bittern, 2 Grey Herons, a Little Grebe, 24 Shovelers, 7 Coot, 7 Snipe, a Song Thrush, a Water Pipit and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. A Mistle Thrush was in fields near the Scout Hut on the Five Mile Road with 2 Long-eared Owls also seen nearby. On Rue de la Mer were the Pink-footed Goose with it's Barnacle Goose friend.
Up at Crabbe were 2 Hen Harriers, a Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 150 Chaffinch, 200 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch, 30 Meadow Pipit and 2 Raven.
In Vallee des Vaux were 2 Firecrests, a Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinches, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, a Grey Wagtail, 7 Ravens and 6 Woodcock at Dusk.
Below: Thanks again to Romano for these beautiful images of the Bittern at St Ouen's Pond
