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03.01.2025 A pod of c40 Common Dolphins was attracting a lot of attention from the seabirds off Grosnez this morning, coming close in below the cliff at times, as seen here MD
A cloudy day with excellent visibility for a change, cold at 5c but in a light easterly wind
Seabirds were to the fore today. Seen from Grosnez were 2 Black-throated Divers, 14 Red-throated Divers, 2 Guillemots, 60+ Razorbills, 25 Fulmars, 75 Gannets, 19 Shags, a Little Gull, 20 Mediterranean Gulls, 45 Kittiwakes, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Black-headed Gulls and 2 Common Gulls, mostly attending the feeding frenzy of the Common Dolphins. Also passing were a juvenile Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine and a Raven. Passing Corbiere were a Black-throated Diver, 19 diver sp, probably mainly Red-throated Divers and 300+ auks, all far offshore, 13 Razorbills, a Guillemot, 70 Gannets, 28 Shags, 6 Mediterrranean Gulls, 7 Kittiwakes, a Peregrine and 2 Curlews. 20 Bottle-nosed Dolphins were offshore there early on.
Seen from La Coupe were a Great Northern Diver, 11 Red-throated Divers, one unidentified diver, 2 Gannets, 4 Common Gulls, 2 Curlews and a Grey Heron. At La Rocque were 2 Redshanks, a Little Egret and a Grey Heron and at Grouville Marsh were a Jack Snipe, 12 Snipe, a Woodcock, 6 Teal and 30 Coot.
Between Bel Royal and the Gunsite in St Aubin's Bay were 273 Brent Geese and at St Aubin were a further 18 Brent Geese, 6 of them pale-belled birds, 6 Curlews, 3 Little Egrets and a Black-necked Grebe. A Teal was at Beaumont Marsh and 3 Shovelers were in a flooded field at Ruelle es Ruaux, St Peter.
One ring-tailed Hen Harrier was seen at Crabbe along with 4 Skylarks and 2 Stonechats and the wintering Brambling paid another garden visit at Beauport. 4 Stonechats were at La Pulente.
Below: more images of Common Dolphins at Grosnez today MD
