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01.01.2026
Bittern in front of the Wetland Centre today. Image: MD
The wind moved back into the west today, with showers early morning, giving way to a cloudy day (9c)
A wide range of locations were visited today, the first day of 2026. In St Ouen's Bay, the Snow Bunting
was still at Kempt Tower for an easy year tick! Seen from the Wetland Centre were a Bittern, 155 Brent Geese, 3 Tufted Duck, 35 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 4 Little Grebes, 3 Snipe, a Water Pipit, a Grey Heron
and a Water Rail, while in the backfields were 201 Lapwings, 200 Stock Doves, a male Merlin, a White-fronted
Goose, a Pink-footed Goose, and a Barnacle Goose. On St Ouen's Bay beach were 57
Great Black-backed Gulls, 3
Black-headed Gulls, 24
Dunlin, a
Sanderling and 17
Ringed Plovers. In the Sandpits were 13
Pochard and 20
Tufted Ducks and a Common Gull
was at La braye.
See from Corbiere were 388
Razorbills, 102
Guillemots, a
Fulmar, 36
Kittiwakes and 12
Mediterranean Gulls, a
Common Gull, and in Petit Port were 36
Curlews, 5
Grey Plovers, 4
Turnstones, 117
Oystercatchers, 19
Black-headed Gulls, 7
Brent Geese and 59
Crows.
At La Rocque were 88
Ringed Plovers, 72
Redshanks, 7
Greenshanks, 95
Grey Plovers, a
Bar-tailed Godwit, 120
Turnstones, 135
Oystercatchers, 300
Sanderlings and 340
Dunlin. In a field behind La Rocque was a
Stonechat, and at Le Hocq were 56
Brent Geese and 4
Curlews. A
Black Redstart was at Robin Bay. In Grouville Marsh was a
White-fronted Goose, 10
Redwings and a
Cattle Egret and at Le Catillon were 31
Lapwings, 3
Common Gulls and 10
Jackdaws. At La Sente were a
Greylag Goose, a
Wigeon, 5
Cattle Egrets and 4
Ravens.
In Queen's Valley were 8
Tufted Ducks, a
Teal, a
Grey Heron, 24
Coot, a
Firecrest, a
Short-toed Treecreeper, 60+
Redwings, 4
Song Thrushes and
23
Blackcaps. At Handois Reservoir were 29
Tufted Ducks, 86
Mallards, 6
Coot, 6
Cormorants, 5
Goldcrests, 20
Redwings and a
Fieldfare was in a garden in St John.
A visit to Pont Marquet saw 15
Redwings, 4
Song Thrushes, 7
Blackbirds, a
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2
Firecrests, 3
Blackcaps and 2
Greenfinches and a further 12
Redwings were in Rue de la Patente in St Lawrence. A
Grey Wagtail was in Rue de Huquet in St Martin, where it has been a regular visitor for the last three weeks.
24.02.2026 A male Marsh Harrier enjoying today's sun at St Ouen's Pond MD At last, a dry and even sunny day, feeling very mild (13c) in the clear skies. Winds were moderate from the south-southeast. Seen in two hours passing Corbiere, were a Common Scoter , 174 Razorbills , 36 Guillemots , 4 Fulmars , 16 Gannets , 8 Cormorants , 31 Shags , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a Mediterranean Gull , 30 Great Black-backed Gulls , 3 Kittiwakes and 9 Curlews , while in Petit Port Bay were 4 Brent Geese , 2 Purple Sandpipers , 57 Turnstones , 14 Grey Plovers , 140 Oystercatchers and 9 Mediterranean Gulls . At St Ouen's Pond were 35 Shoveler , 8 Pochard , 4 Tufted Duck , a Little Grebe , 3 Grey Herons , a single Lapwing , 6 Marsh Harriers and 2 Buzzards . In the backfields there, were 150 Brent Geese and 120 Stock Dove s. Around Kempt Tower and pools were the Snow Bunting, a singing Skylark , a Little Grebe , 4 Tufted Duck , a pair of Marsh Harrier , a flock of 22 Goldfinches and a Peacock butterfly . In Beaumont Marsh were 380 Brent Geese, a Curlew , 3 Little Egrets and 9 Pied Wagtails , while at St Aubin were 30 pale-bellied Brent Geese , one dark-bellied Brent, and 20 Redshanks . Another 8 pale-bellied Brent Geese were on the beach in St Brelade's Bay. At La sente were 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , 10 Grey Herons , 12 Little Egrets , 41 Cattle Egrets , 19 Common Gulls , 55 Black-headed Gulls , 64 Redshanks and 6 Greenshanks . At La Ferme farm were 21 Redwings , 5 Song Thrushes , 56 Chaffinches , 2 Grey Wagtails , a Pied Wagtai l, a singing Firecrest , a singing Chiffchaff , a Jackdaw and a Raven . also another Peacock butterfly. In the cider orchard near Trinity Church were 7 Fieldfares , 2 Redwings , 5 Chiffchaffs , 2 Goldcrests and a Firecrest and on Rue du Moulin de Bas were 4 Redwings , a Fieldfare , 3 Chiffchaffs , a Goldcrest , a singing Firecrest and another Peacock butterfly. At Les Augerez in St Peter was a flock of 150 Starlings and in St Peter's Technical Park was a Grey Wagtail. Another singing Firecrest and 3 Blackcaps were in Vallee des Vaux. Extras for yesterday : a Dartford Warbler was at Archirondel and a Kingfisher was in Queen's Valley.
23.02.2026 A pair of pale-bellied Brent Geese at St Aubin this morning. MD A dry but cloudy to overcast day, mild at 13c in a southwest wind. Firstly, a significant record from a garden in Gorey, which a Common Rosefinch has been visiting for the last few days, this only the fifth record of the species for Jersey. St Aubin's Bay was popular today, with birds reported from there including 20 Great Crested Grebes, 77 Black-headed Gulls and 11 Great Black-backed Gulls, and around the St Aubin end of the bay, 19 pale-bellied Brent Geese, 15 Mediterranean Gulls, 30 Black-headed Gulls, 29 Redshanks and 6 Turnstones . In Beaumont Marsh were 370 Brent Geese , 190 Black-headed Gulls , 17 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 5 Little Egrets , 25 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Heron , a Curlew , 17 Jackdaws and 2 Buzzards . Near the ferry ramps at the Elizabeth Harbour was a female Black Redstart . In La Rocque Harbour first thing were 2 Great Northern Divers , 2 Black-necked Grebes , a Great Crested Grebe , 6 Red-breasted Mergansers , 55 Curlews and several hundreds of Sanderlings and Grey Plovers . Another 3 Red-breasted Mergansers were near Le Hurel Slip. At La Sente were 210 Brent Geese , 7 Greenshanks , 55 Redshanks , 41 Cattle Egrets, 6 Little Egrets, 21 Common Gulls , 255 Black-headed Gulls , a Mediterranean Gull , a Wigeon and 2 Shovelers . The Snow Bunting was still present near Kempt Tower today and on St Ouen's Pond were 189 Brent Geese , 21 Lapwings , 2 Little Grebes , 3 Grey Heron s, 3 Tufted Duck , 26 Shovelers and the usual Marsh Harriers . 31 Great Black-backed Gulls were in St Ouen's Bay. Buzzards were seen cleaning out a former nest near St John's Village and in Vallee des Vaux were 3 Siskins , 3 Blackcaps and a singing Firecrest .
22.02.2026 A great image of a Black-throated Diver at La Rocque courtesy of Romano RDC
21.02.2026 Lesser Black-backed Gulls are returning in numbers now, with 52 passing Grosnez this morning. Image: One in company with a Herring Gull today. MD
20.02.2026 Common Gulls are often anything but common in Jersey, but good numbers are around, mainly off the East coast, at the moment. This winter plumaged adult is seen here flying over Grouville Bay today. Image: MD
19.02.2026 One of many adult Gannets which are around the Island at the moment, this one seen here passing Grosnez MD
18.02.2026 One of the Great Northern Diver s currently scattered around the south-east corner, image courtesy of Romano RDC
17.02.2026 Goldcrest at Pont Marquet today. Image: MD
16.02.2026 A cute Fulmar passing Grosnez this morning. Image: MD
15.02.2026 Female Red-breasted Merganser at close quarters, La Rocque Harbour, with thanks to Romano for the image RDC
