Jersey Birds

07.05.2026 Whitethroats are on the Island in good numbers at the moment. This male is holding territory very vocally, near the Scrape MD A dry but cold-feeling day in a fresh easterly wind. 2 Spoonbills flew over the Pond and Scrape mid-morning, but have not been relocated since. In the Scrape area were 4 Whimbrels , the Shelduck pair, a male Shoveler , 3 Swift , 20 Swallows , 25 Sand Martins , 3 Lapwings , a pair of Oystercatchers , a Whitethroat and plenty of Reed Warblers . The Green Sandpiper of recent days has not be reported today. A Sedge Warbler was singing on the East side of the Pond. Seen early morning at Sorel were 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Whitethroats , 12 Linnets , a male Stonechat , a Dartford Warbler in song and 2 Peregrines hunting together. At Plemont were 6 Razorbills , 3 Swifts , 8 Swallows , a Dartford Warbler , a Swallowtail butterfy and good numbers of Painted Lady butterflies too. At La Rosiere were a singing Whitethroat , 2 Choughs and another Swallowtail plus 20 Painted Ladies . 3 Tufted Duck were at the millpond in St Peter, while at the Jersey Cider Orchard in trinity were a singing Garden Warbler and 2 Bullfinches . Another Garden Warbler was in song along Route d'Ebenezer and Long-tailed Tits were being fed by adults on Rue du Moulin de Bas in Grouville. A Pied Wagtail was seen in New Street, St Helier.

06.05.2026 The Green Sandpiper at St Ouen's Pond Scrape this morning. MD A mainly cloudy to overcast day, dry but feeling cold in a moderate northeasterly wind. In Grouville Marsh this morning were a Cuckoo , 8 Sedge Warblers , 15 Reed Warblers , 10 Chiffchaffs , one wearing a Spanish ring, and a Grey Heron . The Hoopoe was still near la Route des Augerez and was heard singing at one point, and a Puffin was seen at Plemont. On the Scrape were a Green Sandpiper , 4 Lapwings , the pair of Oystercatcher , a pair of Shelduck , a male Shoveler , 2 Chough , and 2 singing Whitethroats plus good numbers of Reed Warblers , while flying over were a Black-headed Gull , 5 Yellow Wagtails , 50+ Swallows , 25 Sand Martins , 8 Swifts and a Peregrine with prey, probably a pigeon sp. At the Wetland Centre were a (the?) Green Sandpiper and 3 Stonechats . At the Kempt Tower pools were 2 Tufted Duck , 10+ Reed Warblers, 2 Swifts , and a Blackcap . At Noirmont were a Wheatear , 2 singing Whitethroats and 2 Dartford Warblers and a quiet morning at Corbiere saw just 4 Guillemots , a Fulmar , another pair of Shelduck , 16 Gannets , and 4 Cormorants plus 15 Bottle-nosed Dolphins , in one hour. A third pair of Shelduck , a Grey Heron and a Curlew were in Petit Port Bay. Extra reports from yesterday included a Hobby over Mont les Vaux, 3 Curlews at Lady's Rock, the Hoopoe at Route des Augerez, and a Blackcap , a Chiffchaff and a Greenfinch at Jardin d'Olivet. On Portelet Common were a Redstart , a Goldcrest , a Mistle Thrush and 40 Crows near to La Cotte.

05.05.2026 It's that time of year! A male Stonechat feeding a hungry mouth at the Wetland Centre this morning MD. Rain lurked South and East of the Island all day, but very little actually fell in Jersey. Cloudy conditions made it a cold-feeling day in a moderate northeast wind. Passing Grosnez in the early overcast were a Great Northern Diver , 5 Gannets , 18 Fulmars , 4 Cormorants , 65 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 35 Great Black-backed Gulls , 19 Swifts , 14 Swallows , 4 Linnets , 2 Peregrines , 3 Buzzards and a Raven . At Le Pulec were a Whimbrel a pair of Shelduck and 3 Little Egrets . In St Ouen's Bay, at Kempt Tower ponds, were a drake Shoveler , 2 pairs of Tufted Duck , 2 singing Little Grebes , and a singing Sedge Warbler . On Les Mielles de Morville were 2 singing Whitethroats and a Cetti's Warbler . At St Ouen's Pond were 5 Swifts , 100+ Swallows , 20 Sand Martins , 10 House Martins , 2 male Shovelers , 4 Tufted Ducks , several singing Reed Warblers and a family of 4 Stonechat . A Green Sandpiper , a pair of Shelduck , a male Shoveler , Oystercatchers on eggs, a Lapwing and 3 Choughs .

04.05.2025 . This fine Melodious Warbler was ringed and released at Grouville Marsh this morning, image courtesy of David Buxton A fair to cloudy day in a light northerly wind, Also at Grouville Marsh this morning was a Garden Warbler, and 2 Swifts were over Gorey Village and a further 3 Swifts were at Elizabeth Harbour with 110 Oystercatchers at Elizabeth Castle. Odds and ends seen passing Corbiere included 2 Manx Shearwaters , 6 Guillemots , 2 Razorbills , 3 Fulmars , 18 Gannets , a flock of 10 Black-headed Gulls , 33 Shags , 43 Great Black-backed Gulls , 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a Marsh Harrier , a Curlew , 5 Swallows and a Grey Seal , with a Sedge Warbler in song there near the lower car park. In Petit Port Bay were two pairs of Shelduck at war with each other, 5 Whimbrels and a Grey Heron . On La Rosiere common were 42 Crows , 8 Jackdaws , a Raven , 2 Swallows and 2 Whitethroats , also a Painted Lady butterfly. Around St Ouen's Pond were a pair of Shelduck , 3 Grey Herons - one a possible juvenile bird, 4 Shoveler , 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Swifts , a Water Pipit , a Stonechat , and Reed Warblers and on the Scrape were a pair of Shelduck , 2 Whimbrels , 4 Lapwings and 2 Oystercatchers . At Kempt Tower pools were 2 Little Grebes, a Stonechat , a Greenfinch , a Reed Warble r and a Chiffchaff. Around Noirmont were a Whitethroat , a Dartford Warbler , and a Wheatear . 2 Swallowtail butterflies were on Portelet Common. At Plemont were 5 Razorbills , 13 Fulmars , 2 Ravens , 3 Swallows and c20 Linnets feeding. In St Catherine's Woods were a Redstart , a Song Thrush , a Blackcap , a Firecrest , a Greenfinch , a Swallow and a further 2 Painted Ladies .

03.05.2026 A Purple Sandpiper roosting at Corbiere. RdC Mainly cloudy this morning, but sunny this afternoon, light westerly winds. A ringing session early this morning at St Ouen's Pond found 20 Sedge and 25 Reed Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Wheatears, 30 Swallows, 10 Sand Martins, 8 House Martins, 2 Grey Herons, a drake Wigeon, 2 drake Shovelers and 6 Tufted Ducks. Late morning 6 Buzzards were overhead and a Common Sandpiper was seen. At the Scrape, a Golden Plover, 5 Whimbrels, a pair of Oystercatchers, 4 Lapwings and a pair of Shelduck. A Common Sandpiper was at Le Pulec. At Petit Port, 3 Whimbrels and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits. Roosting at Corbiere were 8 Purple Sandpipers and 6 Turnstones. At Noirmont this morning, a Cuckoo, 2 male Whitethroats holding territory, and a Swallowtail Butterfly. On the north coast at Plemont, 3 Puffins, 6 Razorbills, 5 Swifts, 120 Swallows over and a Peregrine Falcon. A Cettis's Warbler was singing on Mont Matthieu and at Handois 4 Tufted Ducks and a singing Firecrest. Yesterday evening at St Ouen's Pond, 2 Water Rails, a Wheatear and a singing Reed Bunting.

02.05.2026 A handsome Lesser Black-backed Gull on the southwest coast RdC Seen on the Scrape this morning were a Golden Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, 4 Swift, 11 Swallow, a Whinchat and 3 Reed Warbler. At Le Pulec were a Shelduck, 2 Little Egret and 28 Oystercatcher with 37 Swallow at L'Etacq and 15 Swallow near Grosnez. Up at Plemont were 2 Razorbill, a Peregrine, 5 Swift, 17 Swallow, 8 Fulmar and 2 Raven while at Sorel were 2 Whitethroat, 25 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin and 2 Marsh Harrier. Seen at Grouville Marsh were 6 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 3 bullfinch, 4 House Martin and 8 Swallow.

01.05.2026 Garden Warblers are being seen moving through the Island now with the first having been seen and in song in Samares Manor grounds on the 27th April. Image: MD A Hoopoe was a welcome visitor to a garden off Route des Augerez in St Peter and 2 Yellow Wagtails were in a horsefield at Grantez. Reported from the north side of St Ouen's Pond from first light were 5 Sedge Warblers , 15 Reed Warblers , 2 Blackcaps , a singing Reed Bunting , a Wheatear , a Shoveler and a Peregrine , also 15 Painted Lady butterflies. On and around the Scrape were 3 Shelduck , a pair of Coot with 4 young, a Black-headed Gull , a Caspian Gull , 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 6 Whimbrels , 2 Wheatears , 3 Swallows , a male Shoveler , a pair of Oystercatcher , a Sedge Warbler , several Reed Warblers , a Peregrine and a Marsh Harrier which took a Lapwing chick. On the Sand dunes were 2 Garden Warblers and in the Sandpits were good numbers of Sand Martins , a Shelduck , 6 Oystercatchers and an alba Wagtail . At Le Pulec were 4 Little Egrets and 3 Cormorants . In Grouville Bay were 2 Shelduck and 3 Whitethroats were singing at Sorel. A further 2 Whitethroats were at Noirmont also a Chiffchaff and Greenfinch , plus another 16 Painted Ladies . 5 Buzzards were seen in flight over Mont Felard in St Lawrence. One extra for yesterday was a Greenland Wheatear on Grouville Common

30.04.2026 female Shelduck at the Scrape today. A decreasing easterly wind and feeling warm this afternoon. Waders in St Ouen's Bay this morning included, 33 Ringed Plovers, 15 Sanderling and 5 Dunlin at Le Port. Nine Whimbrels flew into the Scrape, also seen there was a drake Shoveler, a Shelduck, 2 Lapwings with 2 chicks, 4 Yellow Wagtails and 3 Wheatears. At Les Landes 5 Wheatears and a pair of Stonechats. North of the Airport a Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, a Sparrowhawk and singing Skylarks. Up at Victoria Tower 5 Swifts and a Sparrowhawk. In Grouville Bay 6 Bar-tailed Godwits. Yesterday evening a Teal was still on the Scrape and 4 Common Sandpipers were at Sands Slip, St Ouen's Bay.

29.04.2026. A nice image of a Rock Pipit at La Corbiere. RdC A strong easterly wind, cloudy with a few brighter spells. The weather kept passerine sightings to a minimum, but there were a few waders around today. In Grouville Bay a Whimbrel, 2 Sanderlings and a Common Sandpiper. In St Ouen's Bay at Sands Slip, 123 Bar-tailed Godwits flew in from the north, 20 Ringed Plovers, 6 Dunlin and 2 Sanderlings. At Le Braye Sandpit, 2 Grey Herons, 10Swifts, a Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, c80 Sand Martins, and a Cetti's Warbler. Four Whimbrels landed on Les Mielles Golf Course. Over St Ouen's Pond at least 50 House Martins and 10 Swifts.