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08.01.2024 Red-throated Divers, with one Black-throated Diver, passing La Coupe yesterday RdC
A cold and cloudy day with occasional light rain, just 6c in a fresh Easterly wind.
Just a few hints of new birds on the scene today, as the cold air takes over. At St Ouen's Pond were the Hen Harrier, 10 Brent Geese, 9 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Pochard, 3 Shovelers, 54 Lapwings, 53 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Snipe, a Grey Heron, and a Mediterranean Gull, while in the Sandpits were 14 Tufted Duck, 14 Pochard, 5 Little Grebes, 3 Grey Herons and a Great Crested Grebe. A Peregrine and a Purple Sandpiper were at Rocco Tower.
At La Sente were 350 Brent Geese, a Barnacle Goose, a Common Gull, 3 Gadwall, 18 Redshanks, 5 Greenshanks, a Curlew, 22 Grey Herons and 12 Little Egrets. 31 Cattle Egrets were at Rue Parcq and no less than 650 Crows were at Le Catillon.
Seabirds passing La Coupe this morning included 6 Great Northern Divers, 2 Black-throated Divers, 70 Red-throated Divers, a Common Scoter, 39 Razorbills, 3 Guillemots, 11 Brent Geese, 170 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 10 Common Gulls, 3 Kittiwakes, also a Merlin, a Peregrine, 2 Redwings, a Chiffchaff, 14 Chaffinches, a Curlew, 4 Stock Doves and a Buzzard.
Beaumont Marsh held 135 Brent Geese, a Cattle Egret and a Curlew, with 25 Brent Geese and 5 Curlews at the Gunsite , 400 Brent Geese at Rue des Hetres and 3 behind Les Mielles Apartments.
Elsewhere, 300 Chaffinches were at Plemont, 8 Cattle Egrets were at Maufant and 12 Tufted Duck plus a Grey Heron were at Grands Vaux.
Woodcock located yesterday evening included 8 at Mont Mado, St John, 2 north of St Ouen's Pond and 7 at Grantez.
Below, a short but interesting video involving the Pink-footed Goose in St Ouen's Bay, courtesy of Jo Bramley.
27.09.2026 Sandwich Tern by John Ovenden. A fair but wind start to the day, with rain arriving through the morning, drying up later this afternoon, in a gusty southerly wind. Passing Noirmont offshore, were 242 Balearic Shearwaters , 23 Manx Shearwaters , a Sooty Shearwater , 4 Mediterranean Gulls , 3 Black-headed Gulls , 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 28 Great Black-backed Gulls , and 3 Gannets . It was too windy for most visible migrants there, with 98 Swallows , 16 House Martins , a Sand Martin , 3 Yellow Wagtails , 2 Grey Wagtails , an alba Wagtail , 221 Meadow Pipits , and a Chaffinch , while on the ground there, were 6 Wheatears , 2 Stonechats and 2 Chiffchaffs , plus 3 Ravens and 2 Choughs . Passing Corbiere were 103 Balearic Shearwaters , 3 Manx Shearwaters , 85 Mediterranean Gulls , 70 Black-headed Gulls, 19 Turnstones and, at Petit Port were 108 Mediterranean Gulls and a Common Sandpiper . At Grouville Marsh from Dawn were 30 Swallows and 90 Jackdaws out of a roost, 5 Water Rails , 2 Teal , a Sedge Warbler , a Whitethroat , 15 Blackcaps , 20 Chiffchaffs , a Firecrest , 12 Cetti's Warblers , 3 Sparrowhawks , 2 Kestrels , 6 Buzzards including one pale-phased bird, 38 Ravens and flying over, a Grey Wagtail and 40 Meadow Pipits . On Grands Vaux reservoir were a Grey Wagtail , a Common Sandpiper and a Tufted Duck . In St Ouen's Bay this afternoon were 2 first winter Caspian Gulls , 4 Yellow-legged Gulls , 49 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 88 Great Black-backed Gulls , 2 Sandwich Terns , 63 Mediterranean Gulls , 90 Black-headed Gulls and 12 Ringed Plovers .
26.09.2026 A nice image of a Whinchat , taken by Tony Paintin at Beauport . TP High cloud was the order of the day, becoming warm (22c) in a light northerly wind. It was a gentle day at Noirmont, with a good list of species by the end of the morning. This included a Wheatear , 2 Whinchats , 7 Stonechats , 8+ Robins , 2 Whitethroats , 6 Chiffchaffs , 2 Jays , 41 Crows and 5 Ravens on the ground, while visible migrants overhead included a Skylark , 262 Swallows , 6 House Martins , 13 alba Wagtails , 286 Meadow Pipits , 56 Linnets , a Greenfinch , 11 Chaffinches and 7 Goldfinches . Offshore were a Grey Heron , 3 Balearic Shearwaters , 20 Gannets , 30 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Mediterranean Gulls , 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 4 Sandwich Terns , with a Marsh Harrier , a Sparrowhawk , 7 Buzzards , a Kestrel and 2 Clouded Yellow butterflies also seen. On Beauport Common were 2 Stonechats , a Whinchat , 40+ Linnets and a Great Spotted Woodpecker, also 10 House Martins in flight. Seen in St Ouen's Bay through the day were 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , a Caspian Gull , 59 Great Black-backed Gulls , 18 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 273 Black-headed Gulls, 97 Mediterranean Gulls , and 16 Sandwich Terns . At Petit Port were 274 Oystercatchers, 31 Curlews and a Common Sandpiper . A flock of 50 Linnets flew over a garden at St Ouen. On the East of the Island, at Grouville Marsh, were 9 Cattle Egrets , at Grands Vaux reservoir were 7 Teal , a Common Sandpiper and a Grey Wagtail while on Queen's Valley reservoir were 2 Teal , a Grey Heron , 15 Tufted Ducks and a Kingfisher . An extra for yesterday, was a flock of 5 Turnstones at St Aubin.
25.09.2026 Today's Short-eared Owl over Noirmont MD Hill fog spoiled the visibility this morning, slowly clearing to fair by the afternoon, winds moving to the north-west. Fog delayed today's visible migration until late morning. Seen around the north side of St Ouen's Pond from Dawn were 300 Swallows , 4 Sand Martins , 30 Goldfinches , 15 Linnets , 25 Meadow Pipits , 2 Sedge Warblers , 2 Reed Warblers , a Willow Warbler , 12 Chiffchaffs , 15 Cetti's Warblers , 3 Water Rails , 2 Stonechats , a Wheatear , 3 Teal , 6 Shovelers , 2 Grey Herons , a pale-phased Buzzard , 8 Marsh Harriers and a Sparrowhawk , while passing overhead there were 8 Yellow Wagtails , 5 alba Wagtails and 5 Snipe . On Mont Matthieu were a Tree Pipit , 70 Meadow Pipit s, 80 Linnets and 2 Marsh Harriers . In St Ouen's Bay were 24 Ringed Plovers , 347 Great Black-backed Gulls , 125 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , c 350 Black-headed Gulls , 12 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Sandwich Terns . A Barn Owl was seen at St John's Maor. Seen at Noirmont were a Short-eared Owl, a Snipe , 2 Whinchats , 2 Wheatears , 4 Stonechats , 4 Robins , a party of birds which included 21 Long-tailed Tits , 10 Blue Tits , 3 Great Tits and 2 Chiffchaffs , also 4 Dartford Warblers , a Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard . Flying over as conditions improved were 70 Swallows , a House Martin , 153 Meadow Pipits , an alba Wagtail and 2 Goldfinches , while offshore were a Great Skua , 19 Gannets , 21 Great Black-backed Gulls , 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 4 Mediterranean Gulls , 12 Black-headed Gulls and 14 Sandwich Terns . At Beauport were 3 Stonechats , a Whinchat , a Common Redstart , 2 Yellow Wagtails and a passage of Swallows passing over post 11:00. At St Aubin's Harbour were 14 Redshanks and 2 Little Egrets , while at St Aubin's Fort were 2 Grey Herons , 2 Little Egrets , 6 Linnets , 2 Great Black-backed Gulls and a Sandwich Tern . At Seymour Slip on the rising tide were 2 Bar-tailed Godwits , a Curlew and 13 Little Egrets . Evening update: At Petit Port were 2 Common Sandpipers and in St Helier Marina were a Kingfisher and another Common Sandpiper .
24.09.2026 Yellow Wagtail at Noirmont this morning MD A mainly fine day, becoming warm at 23c in a south-east wind. Pick of the migrants seen at Noirmont this morning was a fine male Ring Ouzel , the first of this Autumn. Others seen there included 535+ Swallows ( with passage continuing strongly after the end of the count), 5 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins, a Skylark, 3 alba Wagtails, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 561 Meadow Pipits , 91 Linnets , 6 Greenfinches , a Chaffinch , a Goldfinch , a Willow Warbler , 4 Chiffchaffs , 4 Wheatears , 5 Robins , 5 Stonechats , 3 Grey Herons and offshore, 82 Balearic Shearwaters , 23 Gannets , 30 Sandwich Terns , 11 Mediterranean Gulls , 13 Black-headed Gulls and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls . Also seen were 6 Dartford Warblers , a Marsh Harrier , a pale-phased Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk . 22 Brent Geese were in St Aubin's Bay and an earlier report of 20 Brent Geese was from Les Pres in Grouville last Sunday. In St Ouen's Bay today were 3 Yellow-legged Gulls , 55 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 211 Great Black-backed Gulls , 44 Mediterranean Gulls , 384 Black - headed Gulls and 11 Sandwich Terns . On Beauport Common this morning were 40+ Linnets , 3 Stonechats , a Whinchat , 2 Blackcaps , a Yellow Wagtail and 4 Dartford Warblers . A Caspian Gull was at Petit Port this afternoon and at St Aubin were 16 Redshanks and a Turnstone . On Queen's Valley reservoir were a Kingfisher , a Grey Wagtail and a Cetti's Warbler and in or over Vallee des Vaux were 56 Swallows and 6 Meadow Pipits . Yesterday evening, a trip to Les Ecrehous saw 6 Grey Herons , 8 Little Egrets , c100 Oystercatchers , 57 Turnstones , 30 Grey Plovers , 33 Ringed Plovers , a Wheatear , a Chiffchaff , a Whitethroat , a Wren and 10 Swallows flying at sea after sunset. A Barn Owl was on Rozel Hill. Also yesterday evening, there was a steady stream of Swallows moving over Grantez, with c 700 an hour counted there late in the day.
23.09.2026 Willow Warbler at Noirmont this morning MD Another fine day with some high cloud and warm at 22c in a light west-northwest. The first Brent Geese of the Autumn were seen this morning with a single in Grouville Bay and a flock of 8 passing Noirmont. Good passage at Noirmont this morning also included a juvenile Hen Harrier , 2,314 Swallows , 123 House Martins , a Yellow Wagtail , 3 Tree Pipits , 131 Meadow Pipits , 123 Linnets , 2 Goldfinches , 4 Greenfinches , while offshore were 336 Balearic Shearwaters , 2 Common Scoters , 5 Grey Herons , 35 Sandwich Terns , a Mediterranean Gull, 5 Black-headed Gulls, 26 Gannets and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. On the ground there, were 6 Robins, a Stonechat, a Willow Warbler , a Blackcap , 3 Dartford Warblers , and 2 Chiffchaffs . Local birds there included 6 Buzzards , 2 Marsh Harriers, a Sparrowhawk , 2 Kestrels and 2 Ravens . At Beauport were 40+ Linnets , 2 Whinchats , 4 Stonechats and 3 Yellow Wagtails . A Grey Wagtail was in Winston Churchill Park in St Brelade. Seen at St Ouen's Pond this morning were 2 Reed Warblers, a Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 10 Chiffchaffs, 15 Cetti's Warblers, a Firecrest, 3 Wheatears, 4 Water Rails, a Snipe, 4 Grey Herons, 2 Teal , 3 Little Grebes , a Peregrine , 6 Marsh Harriers and, flying over, 2 Grey Wagtails , a Yellow Wagtail , 6 Chaffinches , 25 Meadow Pipits and 10 Swallows . 18 Sandwich Terns were near to Sands. A stream of Swallows was passing over Mont Matthieu this morning, also 10 House Martins and 2 Yellow Wagtails . Later today, at Petit Port, were a juvenile Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 46 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 47 Sandwich Terns , 23 Mediterranean Gulls , 21 Curlews and a Common Sandpiper . At Grands Vaux reservoir were 2 Teal , 8 Swallows and 6 Meadow Pipits . Swallows were also passing over St Helier in good numbers, with 200 seen in 40 minutes. Early on in the day, a Barn Owl was at the top of Mont Matthieu.
22.09.2026 One of the recent Bar-tailed Godwit in Grouville Bay, thanks to Mike Holt for the photo. Passing Noirmont this morning were 10 Grey Heron , 18 Raven , 20 Swallow , 3 House Martin , 9 Meadow Pipit , 6 Chaffinch , 54 Linnet , a Skylark , a Yellow Wagtail , a Whinchat , 2 Wheatear , 2 Chiffchaff and the resident 6 Dartford Warbler . Roosting at Petit Port were 98 Sandwich Tern , 31 Mediterranean Gull , 11 Great Black-backed Gull and 26 Curlew . Seen at Grouville Marsh were 40 Blackcap , 35 Chiffchaff , 10 Cetti's Warbler , 15 Robin , 3 Bullfinch , a Song Thrush , 2 Water Rail , 3 Cattle Egret , 2 Grey Wagtail , a Sparrowhawk and 2 Marsh Harrier while at Grands Vaux were a Kingfisher and a Common Sandpiper . In La Blinerie were a Grasshopper Warbler , 2 Cetti's Warbler , 4 Chiffchaff , 3 Reed Warbler , 2 Stonechat , 2 Water Rail and 3 Jay . A White Wagtail was seen in Garden Lane and a Little Egret was in the old Harbour.
21.09.2026 A second year Caspian Gull taking flight from St Ouen's Bay RdC Seen at Noirmont this morning were 105 Swallow , 62 Meadow Pipit , a Tree Pipit , 53 Linnet , 11 Chaffinch , a Skylark , 2 Yellow Wagtail , 5 Wheatear , 2 Stonechat , a Peregrine and 2 Buzzard . A Wheatear was at Beauport. Around St Ouen's Pond were 135 Swallow , 2 Sand Martin , a House Martin , 4 Reed Warbler , a Whitethroat , 3 Blackcap , 6 Chiffchaff , a Willow Warbler , 15 Cetti's Warbler , 2 Stonechat , 5 Water Rail , 2 Grey Heron , a Snipe , a pale Buzzard , 5 Shoveler , 6 Teal , a Little Grebe , 30 Goldfinch , 2 Chough , 3 Jackdaw , 8 Yellow Wagtail , a Grey Wagtail , 6 Chaffinch , 5 Linnet , 3 Skylark and 70 Meadow Pipit . In St Ouen's Bay this evening were 2 Yellow-legged Gull , 28 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 116 Great Black-backed Gull , 56 Mediterranean Gull , 64 Black-headed Gull , 26 Sandwich Tern , 7 Ringed Plover and 2 Sanderling . Up at Les Landes were 10 Stonechat and 2 Wheatear. At La Rocque were 32 Sandwich Tern , 7 Grey Plover , 5 Redshank , 6 Greenshank , 10 Turnstone , 124 Oystercatcher , 6 Little Egret , 100 Swallow and 40 House Martin while at Seymour were 4 Bar-tailed Godwit , a Redshank , a Mediterranean Gull and 67 Black-headed Gull . 3 Wheatear were at La Hocq. A Kingfisher was at Queen's Valley, 11 Cattle Egret were at Cowley Farm and up at Les Platons were 26 Raven and a Dartford Warbler.
20.09.2026 This juvenile Yellow-legged Gull , seen in St Ouen's Bay in early August was ringed as a chick in the Camargue in May RdC Passing Corbiere this morning were an Arctic Skua , 482 Balearic Shearwater , 2 Manx Shearwater , 2 Guillemot , 220 Sandwich Tern , 55 Mediterranean Gull , 70 Black-headed Gull and 30 Gannet while roosting at Petit Port were a Yellow-legged Gull , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 28 Great Black-backed Gull , 9 Mediterranean Gull , 19 Sandwich Tern and 35 Curlew . In St Ouen's Bay were a Yellow-legged Gull , 38 Great Black-backed Gull , 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 28 Mediterranean Gull , 17 Sandwich Tern and 9 Ringed Plover . At Noirmont were 6 Swallow , 2 Meadow Pipit , 2 Dartford Warbler , 5 Stonechat and offshore, 27 Balearic Shearwater , a Sandwich Tern and 6 Gannet . Seen at La Rocque were 4 Greenshank , 4 Redshank , 200 Oystercatcher , 11 Turnstone , 17 Little Egret , 12 Sandwich Tern and 9 Swallow . At Grands Vaux were 3 Teal and at Farmers Cricket field were a Yellow Wagtail and 13 White Wagtail . Up at Sorel were a Wheatear , 45 Meadow Pipit , 2 Stonechat , 20 Linnet , a Swallow , a Peregrine and 2 Raven with another 26 Raven at Les Platons.
19.09.2026 Two Yellow-legged Gulls at Petit Port this morning. MD A cool feeling cloudy morning, clearing this afternoon but remaining cool in a fresh west-southwest wind Off Noirmont this morning, were 124 Balearic Shearwaters , a Manx Shearwater, 55 Gannets , 85 Sandwich Terns , 7 Mediterranean Gulls , a Black - headed Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , and 13 Great Black-backed Gulls. Very little was moving overhead at Noirmont, with 26 Swallows and 14 Meadow Pipits the most of it. At Petit Port on the neap tide were 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls , 11 Mediterranean Gulls , 6 Great Black-backed Gulls , 11 Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper , 2 Turnstones and 2 Curlews . 8 Choughs flew overhead there too. At St Aubin were 13 Sandwich Terns and 22 Black-headed Gulls and elsewhere, 8 Cattle Egrets were at Fauvic, a single Wheatear was at Sorel. On and over Beauport Common were 30 Swallows , 3 House Martins , 19 Yellow Wagtails , 5 Stonechats , a Dartford Warbler and a singing Chiffchaff . Also seen at Beauport two days ago, was a newly fledged Collared Dove . In St Ouen's Bay late this afternoon were 13 Sandwich Terns, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 60 Great Black-backed Gulls , 6 Mediterranean Gulls and 9 Ringed Plovers.
18.09.2026 Linnets are starting to migrate through the Island now, this one being pictured near Kempt Tower recently. Image: MD A mainly cloudy day, feeling much cooler in a fresh Westerly wind. Large numbers of seabirds were feeding close in off of Corbiere Lighthouse this morning, including 640 Balearic Shearwaters , 16 Manx Shearwaters , an Arctic Skua , 120 Mediterranean Gulls and hundreds of large gulls, with a Purple Sandpiper and 5 Turnstones also seen. At Petit Port were 29 Sandwich Terns , 32 Curlews , 8 Mediterranean Gulls and 10 Little Egrets . At St Ouen's Pond through the day were 15 Sedge Warblers , 6 Reed Warblers , 20 Cetti's Warblers , a Willow Warbler , 15 Chiffchaffs , a Blackcap , a Water Rail , 11 Teal , 16 Shovelers , a Pochard , a Little Grebe , a Sparrowhawk , a Hobby hunting over the reedbed, a pale-phased Buzzard , 6 Marsh Harriers and a Kingfisher . Flying over were 3 Yellow Wagtails , an alba Wagtail , 16 Meadow Pipits , 8 Linnets , 2 House Martins and 15 Swallows . In St Ouen's Bay were 62 Great Black-backed Gulls , 18 Sandwich Terns , 53 Black-headed Gulls and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , with 43 Ringed Plovers near the Cutty Sark and at Le Pulec were 12 Curlew , 130 Oystercatchers , 12 Little Egrets , 28 Shags , 6 Cormorants and 10 Rock Pipits . On Mont Matthieu were 220 Linnets , 25 Swallows and 30 Meadow Pipits . At Noirmont this morning were a Spotted Flycatcher ( probably the same bird which has been present for a week), a Wheatear , 4 Stonechats , a Whitethroat , a Chiffchaff , 104 Swallows , 19 House Martins, a Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtails , 4 alba Wagtails , 130 Meadow Pipits , 65 Linnets , 4 Chaffinches , a Jay, 2 Ravens , a Grey Heron , 2 Ravens , 8 Black-headed Gulls , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 7 Great Black-backed Gulls and 7 Gannets . At Les Landes were 2 Kestrels , a Buzzard , a Marsh Harrier , a Peregrine , 12 Meadow Pipits , a Chiffchaff and a Wheatear . A Cattle Egret was in a field with horses nearby. At the Windmill in St Mary were 20 House Martins and at Grands Vaux were 2 Teal , a Common Sandpiper and a Grey Heron . Around La Rocque were 23 Sandwich Terns, 6 Curlews , 10 Turnstones , 3 Grey Plovers , a Wheatear and a Grey Seal . A Clouded Yellow butterfly was seen in Millennium Park
