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06.01.2026
with the current cold conditions to the north of us, Lapwings and Golden Plovers are starting to arrive on the Island in numbers now. These Lapwings
were seen here dropping into the field at Le Catillon today. Image : MD
A fair day with good sunny periods in a light northwest wind.
Seen at La Rocque from first light were 4 Great Northern Divers,
46 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Pochard, 12 Gannets, 10 Slavonian
Grebes, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 11 Lapwings, 8 Greenshanks, 70 Ringed Plovers, 90 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 12 Grey
Herons
and 31 Little Egrets, also 2 male Black Redstarts. In Grouville Bay were another Great Northern Diver, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Teal, 623 Brent Geese, 2 Shelduck, a Knot, 455 Sanderlings, 300 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, and another Black
Redstart.
Maximum numbers at Le Catillon were 330 Lapwings, 47 Golden Plovers, 30 Starlings
and 15 Common Gulls. At La Sente were 103 Brent Geese,
9 Snipe, 23 Lapwings, 10 Redwings, 3 Song Thrushes
and 2 Pied Wagtails. A White-fronted Goose
was at Grouville Marsh again. Also seen there were 25 Reed Buntings, 12 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Bullfinches, 60 Redwings, 2 Song Thrushes, 6 Teal, 2 Woodcocks, a Snipe, 2 Marsh Harriers, a Sparrowhawk, 80 Jackdaws, a Barn Owl
and 9 Cattle Egrets
overflying.
In St Ouen's Bay were a Caspian Gull, 2 Common Gulls, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Mediterranean Gulls
and 20 Black-headed Gulls. 40 Shovelers
were on St Ouen's Pond and in the fields behind St Ouen's Pond were 337 Lapwings, 200 Stock Doves
and 106 Brent Geese. A Bittern
was seen at the Scrape again. Up at Les Landes were 27 Golden Plovers, a Peregrine, 4 Stonechats, 2 Ravens
and 4 Choughs. At Le Pulec were 125 Oystercatchers, 7 Little
Egrets
and 40 Rock Pipits.
In Beaumont Marsh were 4 Snipe
and 2 Pied Wagtails, in St Brelade's Bay were 3 Pied Wagtails
and at Gorselands was a single Lapwing. At La Freminerie ( St Saviour) w ere 7 Lapwings, 22 Pied Wagtails, 55 Redwings
and 40 Chaffinches.
3 Teal, 5 Tufted Ducks
and a Chiffchaff
were in Grands Vaux and in a field by Hautes Croix Stores in St John were a further 50 Lapwings.
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
