04.10.2025 A juvenile Kestrel which is currently resident at Noirmont. Image: MD
The tail of Storm Amy moved across Jersey this morning, leaving a showery airflow in winds from the west-northwest touching gale force 9 in gusts.
The Glossy Ibis remained at Fauvic today, with 6 Teal joining it. In Grouville Bay, Brent Goose numbers had risen to 291, with 45 Sanderlings, 17 Dunlin and 5 Curlews also seen.
Jus a few hardy birds passed Corbiere in the stormy conditions which included 3 Balearic Shearwaters, 9 Razorbills, a Guillemot, 28 Gannets, 13 Cormorants, 13 Shags, a Mediterranean Gull, 33 Great Black-backed Gulls and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, with another 75 Great Black-backed Gulls roosting on the rocks in Petit Port. One Wheatear was still present at Corbiere yesterday. At Noirmont, a one hour watch of migrants saw just a single Swallow, 22 Meadow Pipits and 3 Linnets attempting to head off.
Elsewhere, 3 Little Grebes and a Grey Wagtail were at La Hague reservoir in St Peter's Valley, a Grey Wagtail was on Ruelle es Ruaux and on the St Clement Trail were 2 Ravens, a Buzzard, 2 Grey Herons and 7 Meadow Pipits. At Grands Vaux reservoir 2 Kingfishers, and in Vallee des Vaux were 2 Firecrests, 2 Goldcrests and 2 Chiffchaffs.
Late reports for yesterday: At La Rocque were 9 Sandwich Terns, 14 Sanderlings, a Bar-tailed Godwit and 8 Grey Plovers and 2 Swallows were seen over Trinity Church
Below: When the going gets tough...... Jersey's lifeboat passing Noirmont today!!! Image: MD
19.11.2025 A first winter Mediterranean Gull and a Common Gull flypast RdC A sea watch from Corbiere produced a mini Gull fest with a first winter Caspian Gull , 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 44 Great Black-backed Gull , 825 Herring Gull , 3 Common Gull , 142 Mediterranean Gull , 10 Black-headed Gull and 107 Kittiwake passing in the first hour of light, also past were 1,046 Razorbill , 19 Guillemot and 11 Gannet . Up at Sorel were 200 Redwing and 50 Chaffinch .
18.11.2025 One half of the pair of Peregrines that use the skies over Victoria Tower as their hunting ground RdC Passing over Victoria Tower this morning were 9,516 Woodpigeon , 26 Stock Dove , 569 Starling , 212 Redwing , 23 Song Thrush , 4 Blackbird , 8 Skylark , a Curlew , 206 Chaffinch , 6 Brambling , 28 Goldfinch , 3 Greenfinch , 2 Linnet and a Bullfinch . Nearby 2 Peregrine and 2 Raven were in La Crete Quarry, 2 Curlew , 7 Oystercatcher and 2 Little Egret were at St Catherine's, a Grey Wagtail was at Le Pres farm and a Kingfisher was still at Queen's Valley. In St Aubin's bay were 750 Brent Geese , 3 Curlew and a Grey Heron while around the GROW field were 15 Redwing , 12 Fieldfare , 30 Starling , 16 Goldfinch and 2 Firecrest . On Ouaisne common were 25 Chiffchaff , 10 Goldcrest , 8 Firecrest , 12 Blackcap , a Reed Bunting , a Fieldfare , 8 Redwing , 4 Song Thrush , 5 Blackbird , 4 Siskin , a Stonechat , 6 Raven , 2 Chough and a Sparrowhawk with 550 Woodpigeon , 15 Chaffinch and 2 Brambling flying over. In Les Ormes Valley were 6 Chiffchaff , 15 Goldcrest , 2 Firecrest , 2 Dartford Warbler , 8 Blackcap , 20 Redwing , 15 Song Thrush , 10 Blackbird , a Bullfinch and a Water Rail . At St Ouen's Pond this morning were 31 Shoveler , 3 Teal and a Grey Heron .
17.11.2025 This is a perfect example of a first winter Caspian Gull , which was a Petit Port yesterday evening RdC It was a busier than expected day over Victoria Tower this morning with the change to north-easterly winds and a drop in temperature. Those conditions brought in a Pallid Swift (only the seventh record for Jersey) and a flock of 11 Barnacle Geese which passed offshore heading south-east, also seen were 2,789 Woodpigeon , 2,563 Starling , 2,226 Redwing , 17 Fieldfare , 11 Song Thrush , 32 Lapwing , 12 Snipe , 106 Chaffinch , a Brambling , 7 Goldfinch , 6 Meadow Pipit , a Mediterranean Gull and 6 Goldcrest . Passing La Coupe in a brief watch were 15 Common Scoter and 11 Little Gull while passing Corbiere were 5 Common Scoter , 10 Brent Geese , 10 Mediterranean Gull , 250 Herring Gull and 1,505 Razorbill . At Rue des Pres were a Redpoll , 8 Siskin , 25 Chiffchaff , 6 Firecrest , 5 Goldcrest , 5 Cetti's Warbler , 6 Water Rail and a Sparrowhawk while at Grouville Marsh were 15 Chiffchaff , 2 Firecrest , 2 Goldcrest , 5 Blackcap , a Reed Bunting , a Snipe , a Teal and 2 Raven . Elsewhere 120 Redwing and 6 Song Thrush were in Vallee des Vaux, 1,000 Woodpigeon , 2 Fieldfare and 6 Skylark were on Mont es Neaux, 3 Teal were on Grands Vaux, a Kingfisher was at Queen's Valley and along Rue de Tapon were 250 Chaffinch and a Brambling . Around St Ouen's Pond were 4 Shelduck , 34 Shoveler , 23 Teal , 9 Lapwing and a Snipe . Seen on Grouville Golf course were 2 Stonechat and 4 Meadow Pipit with 81 Brent Geese on the beach, 2 Teal were at Fauvic and at La Sente were 5 Grey Heron , 4 Little Egret , a Cattle Egret , 14 Redwing , 2 Song Thrush , 2 Chiffchaff and a Moorhen . Below, The Caspian Gull having a good ol' stretch and showing off its characteristic white underwings RdC
16.11.2025 A handsome Firecrest , you can see just how small they are compared to Dave's hand! thanks to Stuart Matthews for the photo. Passing Victoria Tower this morning were 2,707 Starling , 945 Woodpigeon , 4 Stock Dove , 62 Redwing , 10 Song Thrush , 6 Blackbird , 149 Chaffinch , 4 Brambling , 23 Siskin , 5 Meadow Pipit and 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull with 25 Goldcrest , 2 Firecrest and 2 Chiffchaff on the ground. A Kittiwake and a Common Gull passed St Catherine's breakwater, a Black Redstart was on Old St John's road and 69 Cattle Egret and 2 Raven were at La Lourderie. On Ouaisne common from dawn were a Redpoll , 6 Siskin , 25 Chaffinch , a Brambling , 2 Fieldfare , 8 Redwing , 15 Song Thrush , 5 Blackbird , 20 Goldcrest , 25 Firecrest , 20 Chiffchaff , 12 Blackcap , 2 Dartford Warbler , 18 Raven and a Woodcock while passing Noirmont were a Golden Plover , 2 Swallow , 380 Starling , 137 Chaffinch , 18 Goldfinch , 6 Skylark , 6 Song Thrush , 145 Woodpigeon , 8 Meadow Pipit , 2 Stonechat and 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull and offshore were 35 Guillemot , 15 Razorbill and a Kittiwake . At Petit Port this evening were a first winter Caspian Gull , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 200 Herring Gull , 45 Black-headed Gull , 3 Brent Geese , 24 Curlew and 243 Oystercatcher .
15.11.2025 This Kingfisher has been residing at Queen's Valley for a few weeks now, thanks to Dave Warncken for this beautiful shot. At Grouville Marsh this morning were 20 Chiffchaff , 8 Blackcap , 5 Cetti's Warbler , 3 Firecrest , 5 Goldcrest , 2 Bullfinch , 8 Siskin , 6 Reed Bunting , 18 Redwing , 6 Song Thrush , 4 Stonechat , 70 Jackdaw , 7 Water Rail , a Snipe and 2 Teal while flying over were 900 Starling , 12 Redwing , 40 Woodpigeon , a Brambling , 15 Chaffinch , a Grey Wagtail and 4 Meadow Pipit . Passing Victoria Tower this morning were 2,289 Woodpigeon , 44 Stock Dove , 100 Starling , 50 Redwing , 11 Song Thrush , 3 Blackbird , 159 Chaffinch , 6 Brambling , 25 Siskin , 18 Goldfinch , a Bullfinch , 4 Meadow Pipit and 2 Cormorant while on the ground were 15 Goldcrest , 5 Firecrest , a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff . In fields along La Rue Jutize were 4 Cattle Egret , 200 Chaffinch , 2 Brambling , 40 Goldfinch , 6 Linnet , a Siskin , 2 Reed Bunting and 2 Stonechat . A Kingfisher was seen at Queen's Valley and a male Black Redstart was at La Rocque. Passing Noirmont were 189 Starling , 60 Chaffinch , 7 Goldfinch , a Redwing , 9 Meadow Pipit , a Pied Wagtail , 300 Woodpigeon , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , a Cormorant and a migrant Buzzard with 2 Blackcap and 5 Goldcrest on the ground. A Siberian Chiffchaff was seen on Mont Les Vaux and in St Aubin's bay were 700 Brent Geese and 3 Great Crested Grebe . Around St Ouen's Pond were 13 Lapwing , 24 Shoveler , 4 Teal , 5 Grey Heron , a Water Rail , 5 Snipe , a Sparrowhawk and 5 Reed Bunting and at Petit Port were 17 Curlew , 29 Turnstone , 2 Little Egret and 3 Great Black-backed Gull but all were disturbed from the 'protected' area by a fisherman!
14.11.2025 A regular winter visitor, this Oystercatcher ringed on Chausey has spent the last couple of winters in Grouville Bay RdC Passing Victoria Tower this morning were 967 Chaffinch , 4 Brambling , 56 Siskin , 161 Starling , 59 Redwing , 7 Song Thrush and 3 Blackbird . At St Aubin were a Kingfisher , 29 Redshank , 4 Little Egret , 3 Cormorant and 225 Brent Geese which included 40 Pale-bellied while at Beaumont Marsh were 20 Brent Geese , 2 Snipe , 3 Meadow Pipit and 2 White Wagtail . In the Marina were a Kingfisher and a Black Redstart while a Woodcock was rescued from the Esplanade by the JSPCA and later released successfully in Vallee des Vaux. Elsewhere 2 Siskin and 5 Chiffchaff were at Grands Vaux, 250 Chaffinch on Talavera Lane, 300 Chaffinch , 3 Brambling , 15 Linnet and 40 Goldfinch on La Rue Jutize, 13 Skylark and a Snipe on La Rue du Moulin a Vent, 18 Skylark and 2 Snipe on Mont es Neaux and 2 Firecrest , 4 Goldcrest and 4 Redwing in Vallee des Vaux.
13.11.2025 A first winter Great Black-backed Gull in St Ouen's Bay recently, ringed as a chick at Le Havre in France back in June RdC There were a few more birds passing over Victoria Tower this morning with 884 Starling , 363 Redwing , 24 Song Thrush , 6 Blackbird , a Skylark , 391 Chaffinch , 6 Brambling , 28 Siskin , 31 Goldfinch , 3 Pied Wagtail , 3 Meadow Pipit , 62 Woodpigeon and 42 Stock Dove with 3 Blackcap , 3 Firecrest and 7 Goldcrest on the ground there. At Grouville Marsh were 45 Chiffchaff , 30 Blackcap , 5 Goldcrest , 5 Firecrest , 8 Cetti's Warbler , 5 Reed Bunting , 6 Stonechat , a Grey Wagtail , 8 Siskin , 60 Jackdaw , 8 Water Rail and 4 Cattle Egret while flying over were 55 Redwing , 4 Song Thrush , 25 Chaffinch , a Brambling , 200 Starling and a Skylark . 55 Cattle Egret were along La Lourderie today.
12.11.2025 One of the many Chiffchaff that are moving through the island, this one was photographed at St Ouen's Pond by Tom Frazer. It was another quiet morning at Victoria Tower with just 80 Starling , 18 Skylark , 8 Song Thrush , 6 Blackbird , a Redwing , 72 Chaffinch , a Brambling , 14 Siskin , 10 Goldfinch , 5 Meadow Pipit and a Blackcap . Along St Clements inner road were 42 Cattle Egret with another 31 along La Lourderie and 2 more at La Sente along with 5 Grey Heron . 8 Siskin were in a St Clements garden, 7 Greenshank were at Queen's Valley and 20 Brent Geese were at Harve des Pas. At St Aubin were 250 Brent Geese with included 65 Pale-bellied and 30 Redshank . Seen at Le Pulec were 210 Oystercatcher , 24 Curlew , 27 Cormorant and 11 Little Egret while up at Les Landes were a Peregrine , 2 Kestrel , a Skylark , a Stonechat and 3 Chough . Yesterday afternoon at Le Pulec were 18 Rock Pipit and 11 Little Egret , up at Plemont were 200 Chaffinch and 8 Reed Bunting while at Crabbe were 75 Chaffinch and a Reed Bunting . In Vallee des Vaux were 4 Redwing and 2 Goldcrest and at Noirmont in the evening were a Short-eared Owl , 2 Snipe and a passage of Redwing flying over.
11.11.2025 A small flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls resting in St Ouen's Bay RdC In the Sandpits this morning were 8 Little Grebe , 74 Coot , 38 Tufted Duck and a Lesser Black-backed Gull while at St Ouens Pond were 28 Shoveler and 2 Little Grebe with 35 Ringed Plover roosting nearby. Passing over Victoria Tower were 82 Chaffinch , a Brambling , 3 Song Thrush , 3 Blackbird , 2 Meadow Pipit and 4 Goldcrest. 79 Cattle Egret were along Causie lane with another 36 along La Lourderie which are likely to mostly the same birds moving around. 12 Grey Heron were at La Sente. Yesterday evening at St Ouens Pond were 350 Starling , 6 Snipe , a Woodcock , 2 Reed Bunting , 3 Chiffchaff and a Water Rail .
10.11.2025 The male Yellow-crowned Bishop is still here, frequenting the reedbeds on the south canal at the Scrape. Thanks to Frank le Quesne for the brilliant photo. Seen in Grouville Bay this morning were 260 Sanderling , 48 Dunlin , 137 Grey Plover , 21 Ringed Plover , a Bar-tailed Godwit and 28 Turnstone while at La Hocq were 2 Chough . At St Aubins were 29 Redshank , 2 Turnstone , 65 Black-headed Gull and a Mediterranean Gull . St Ouen's Pond held 25 Shoveler , 3 Little Grebe , 2 Snipe , 2 Cormorant and 2 Marsh Harrier .
