07.01.2025 Thanks go to Romano for this image of a Brent Goose, colour-ringed in the Netherlands, which has wintered with us in Grouville Bay
every year since 2015. RDC
A second very windy day with heavy showers in a strong and gusty Westerly wind.
At a relatively sheltered La Sente through the day today were 22 Brent Geese, 2 female Wigeon, 34 Mallards, 23 Grey Herons, 51 Redshanks, a Mediterranean Gull and 18 Pied Wagtails. In Grouville Marsh were 86 Redwings, 26 Common Gulls, 2 Snipe, 2 Grey Herons and 38 Coot, with another Common Gull at Gorey and 2 Stonechats on Grouville Common. A female Black Redstart was at Le Hurel as well as 140 Sanderlings and a male Black Redstart was at La Rocque.
In Causie Lane St Clement, were 350 Brent Geese and a Little Egret and a Great Northern Diver was at Green Island. 4 Teal and 8 Tufted Duck were at Queen's Valley reservoir.
Around St Ouen's Pond were 16 Shovelers, 17 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 10 Brent Geese, 5 Snipe, 22 Lapwings, a Little Grebe and a Grey Heron and on Sands Slip on the rising tide were 54 Ringed Plovers, 6 Sanderling, 27 Dunlin and nearby, above the sea wall was a Skylark. In St Ouen's Bay Sandpits were a Shelduck, 12 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebes and 3 Lapwing. In an orchard at Les Ormes were 8 Redwings and a Song Thrush and on a cotil in St Mary were 22 Redwings. On the small reservoir at La Hague in St Peter's Valley were 5 Tufted Duck, a Little Grebe, 4 Coot and several Mallard.
A few hardy seabirds offshore at Grosnez included 75 Gannets, 44 Fulmars, 2 Razorbills, a Guillemot and 20 Kittiwakes, with a Peregrine and 2 Ravens also there.
On Beaumont Marsh were 74 Brent Geese and 2 Shovelers while at Ruelle es Ruaux were a Grey Heron, 2 Little Egrets and a Grey Wagtail. At the Gunsite in St Aubin's Bay were 106 Brent Geese and 4 Curlews.
