Jersey Birds

10.09.2025 A recently taken image of a juvenile Glossy Ibis in Grouville Bay, with thanks to Romano for the picture. RDC A poor day for weather, with rain through a good part of it, and a blustery southwest wind not helping. A few birds passing Corbiere before the rain set in, included 27 Balearic Shearwaters , 8 Manx Shearwaters , 17 Gannets , 87 Great Black-backed Gulls , 9 Mediterranean Gulls , 4 Black-headed Gulls , 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls . 16 Shags and 3 Sandwich Terns . 165 Oystercatchers were roosting on the north side of Petit Port Bay this morning over the high (11.5 metre) tide. Very little was moving past Noirmont, with just 4 Swallows , 6 House Martins and a juvenile Peregrine seen during a brief watch there. One House Martin nest was still active on a house in Rosedale Avenue at Beaumont, with adults seen feeding young there today. A Pied Flycatcher was present for a second day in a garden at Vallee des Vaux, another Pied Flycatcher was near Bayview Court on Mont Matthieu and a third was at Grouville Marsh, by the stream on the road to les Pres Manor. 17 Cattle Egrets were also in the same vicinity. This evening in Vallee des Vaux were 3 Firecrests , 2 Blackcaps , a Water Rail, also the Pied Flycatchers still present. A Kingfisher wa sat on a gate post at Green Island earlier and 2 Wigeon plus 3 Green Sandpipers were on the Scrape. At the Gunsite were 20 Sandwich Terns, 98 Black-headed Gulls and 4 White Wagtails . An update for yesterday at Noirmont was, on review of images taken, 2 Ospreys passed, not one as stated yesterday.

09.09.2025 A beautiful image of a juvenile Little Tern in Grouville Bay recently, image courtesy of Romano RDC. Todays threatened rain failed to materialise during daylight hours, leaving a pleasant day with high cloud and a fresh southerly wind. Another Osprey appeared at Noirmont this morning, being seen three times in an hour mid-morning, before it headed East over St Aubin's Bay. A quiet day for passage there saw 105 Swallows , 7 Sand Martins , 6 House Martins , 41 Yellow Wagtails , 8 Tree Pipits , a Meadow Pipit , 6 White Wagtails , 17 Wheatears , 5 Whinchats , a Redstart , 2 Stonechats , 3 Whitethroats , a Willow Warbler , 3 Chiffchaffs , 29 Linnets , 2 Grey Herons , a male Marsh Harrier , 6 Buzzards , 2 Sparrowhawks and 2 Peregrines there. Offshore were at least 35 Manx Shearwaters , 25 Balearic Shearwaters , 80 Sandwich Tern s, 17 Mediterranean Gulls , 24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 69 Gannets . At St Ouen's Pond and Scrape were an overflying Spotted Redshank, a Barn Owl, 20 Sedge Warblers , 12 Reed Warblers , a Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaffs , 15 Cetti's Warblers , 2 Blackcaps , a Sand Martin , 50 House Martins , 60 Swallows , 8 Yellow Wagtails , 2 Water Rails , 60 Goldfinches , a Snipe and a hunting Hobby . Seen at the Sandpits were 275 Coot , 4 Grey Herons , 23 Little Grebes and 3 male Pochard . In St Ouen's Bay were a Yellow- l egged Gull , 96 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 81 Great Black-backed Gulls , 48 Mediterranean Gulls, 31 Black-headed Gulls , 11 Sandwich Terns and 2 Wheatears . At Les Landes were 3 Wheatears , a Whinchat , a Willow Warbler , 8 Stonechats , 2 Dartford Warblers , 30 Linnets , 2 House Martins , 20 Swallows , a Ringed Plover and a Marsh Harrier . In Petit Port Bay were 69 Mediterranean Gulls and 3 Sandwich Terns . In Grouville Bay, as seen from Seymour, were 113 Sandwich Terns , 12 Little Egrets , 4 Mediterranean Gulls , an alba Wagtail , 8 Turnstones , 270 Oystercatchers , a Grey Plover, 2 Grey Herons , hundreds of Black-headed Gulls and 3 Swallows . 2 Wheatears were on the seawall at Fauvic. Near to the Co-op at Fauvic were 16 Cattle Egrets, a Yellow Wagtail and 30 Linnets . In Vallee des Vaux were a Pied Flycatcher and 3 Firecrests and at Bouley Bay were a Wheatear and 3 Buzzards . At Beaumont Marsh were 20 Yellow Wagtails and at St Aubin were 300 Black-headed Gulls .

08.09.2025 Green Sandpipers on the Scrape today. Image: MD A fair to fine day, with winds firmly back in the West It was a relatively quiet day, with an overnight departure of many of yesterday's birds not being replaced. On Les Landes were 2 Redstarts , 3 Wheatears , 8 Stonechats , 6 Dartford Warblers and a White Wagtail , with just a few Swallows and House Martins passing overhead. At Les Laveurs were 12 White Wagtails, a Wheatear , a Willow Warbler , a Cetti's Warbler and a Chiffchaff and at St Ouen's Pond were 8 Teal , 8 Tufted Duck , 2 Common Sandpipers , a Snipe , a Grey Heron , 5 Swallows and a Sand Martin while on the Scrape were 4 Green Sandpipers , a Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Grey Heron . On the beach in St Ouen's Bay were 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 84 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 102 Great Black-backed Gulls, 28 Mediterranean Gulls , 5 Common Terns , 52 Sandwich Terns , 2 Sanderlings and 20 Ringed Plovers . A short watch at Corbiere saw 11 Balearic Shearwaters , 5 Manx Shearwaters , a Razorbill , 17 Mediterranean Gulls , 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 22 Sandwich Terns, a Common Sandpiper , 8 Wheatears and 2 White Wagtails , with many more shearwaters , terns and gulls attending distant Tuna boils offshore. A Pied Flycatcher was a nice visitor to a garden on Mont Les Vaux in St Aubin, but very few birds were seen at Noirmont, with 22 Yellow Wagtails , a White Wagtail , and 7 Swallows seen during a brief watch there. A Honey Buzzard was another good sighting, this time circling over La Mare Vinyard with 2 Swallowtail butterflies also there. At La Haule Slip were 13 Sandwich Terns and at St Aubin were 80 Sandwich Terns and 2 Little Egrets . In Vallee des Vaux were 3 Spotted Flycatchers , 2 Blackcaps , 3 Chiffchaffs , 5 Firecrests , a Goldcrest , 3 Bullfinches and 8 Greenfinches . On Grouville Common were a Wheatear , 5 Cirl Buntings, a Blackcap , a Chiffchaff , 14 Linnets and a young Long-eared Owl . Around Les Platons on the North coast were up to 100 Goldfinches , a Dartford Warbler and a flock of 21 Ravens .

07.09.2025 Juvenile Osprey over Noirmont this morning. Image: MD A mainly dry but cloudy day, in a strong southerly wind. There were some quality migrants on offer today around the Island. At Noirmont, among eight species of raptor seen there were an Osprey , a Honey Buzzard , 2 Marsh Harriers , 3 Hobby , 2 Sparrowhawks , 4 Common Buzzards , an early morning Barn Owl and 2 Kestrels . An arrival of Whinchat totalled at least 28 birds and with them was an Ortolan Bunting . Also seen were 22 Swifts , 278 Swallows , 27 Sand Martins , 22 House Martins , 100 Yellow Wagtails , 3 White Wagtails , 3 Tree Pipits , 6 Wheatears , 2 Whitethroats , a Willow Warbler , 2 Stonechats , 202 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 21 Black-headed Gulls, 10+ Ravens , 2 Choughs and a Great Spotted Woodpecker . Offshore were 30 Sandwich Terns , a Mediterranean Gull and 13 Gannets . 5 Whinchats were at Beauport too. At Les Landes were a Tawny Pipit - a real rarity on the Island in recent years, a Wryneck , a Hobby , 7 Whinchats , 8 Wheatears , a Whitethroat , 5 White Wagtails , 2 Yellow Wagtails , 14 Stonechats and 75 Meadow Pipits . In St Ouen's Bay, on Les Blanches Banques were 3 Swifts , a Wryneck and 10 Wheatears and at Le Braye were 5 Sandwich Terns , 6 Ringed Plovers and a Sanderling . Roosting at Petit Port were 48 Mediterranean Gulls , 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits , 3 Common Sandpipers , a Redshank and a Willow Warbler . A second Osprey was seen at Greve de Lecq late morning and another Swift was over La Rocque. A second Honey Buzzard flew over Sandybrook around lunchtime. On the East side of the Island, 12 Grey Herons and a Cattle Egret were at La Sente and 4 Cattle Egrets were by Holmegrown. Late afternoon and evening update: at the Scrape was a ring-tailed Hen Harrier and in St Ouen's Bay were 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 87 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 58 Great Black-backed Gulls , 30 Mediterranean Gulls , 28 Sandwich Terns and 35 Ringed Plovers . At Gorselands were 3 Wheatears , 2 Yellow Wagtails , a Stonechat and 25 Swallows and at the Gunsite in St Aubin's Bay were 3 Curlews and 3 Bar - tailed Godwits . In Grouville Marsh were 17 Cattle Egrets and at La Rocque was a Kingfisher . Maize fields near Trinity Manor held a roost of 75 Swallows and at the Farmer's Cricket Ground in St Martin were 3 White Wagtails , a Willow Warbler and a Marsh Harrier . Below : Two distant images of a juvenile Honey Buzzard against a white sky at Noirmont today. Image: MD

06.09.2025 Two images of today's adult Hobby passing Noirmont. Images: MD A fine day with a fresh to strong southeast wind, warm at 22c Visible migration finally kicked in today, with good numbers of birds passing Noirmont. Seen through this morning there, were a Honey Buzzard , a Hobby , a juvenile Peregrine , 19 Swifts , 294 Swallows , 49 Sand Martins , 41 House Martins , 362 Yellow Wagtails , 11 White Wagtails , 31 Tree Pipits , 85 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 9 Black-headed Gulls , 5 Whimbrels , a Green Sandpiper, a Snipe, 2 Grey Herons, and on the ground were a Whinchat and 3 Wheatears. Local birds included 10 Ravens, a juvenile Marsh Harrier a nd 4 Buzzards . In Grouville Marsh this morning were a Barn Owl , a Garden Warbler , a Reed Warbler , a Whitethroat , 3 Willow Warblers , 15 Chiffchaffs , 8 Cetti's Warblers , 15 Blackcaps including recently fledged young, a Kingfisher , 2 Water Rails , 2 Marsh Harriers , 6 Buzzards , 2 Ravens and 18 Jackdaws . In Grouville Bay were 1000+ Sandwich Terns , 2 Knot , a Bar-tailed Godwit , 13 Grey Plovers , 7 Dunlin , 2 Greenshanks , 64 Ringed Plovers , 47 Turnstones , a Redshank , 11 Little Egrets , 51 Black-headed Gulls and 3 Wheatears . A Hen Harrier was at Les Landes again and on St Ouen's Pond Scrape were a Green Sandpiper , a Sparrowhawk and a singing Willow Warbler . In Beaumont Marsh were 8 Yellow Wagtails , 20 Swallows , 3 House Martins and 2 Ravens , with single Yellow Wagtails seen at Beauport and Gorselands. On the north coast, at White Rock were 6 Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Heron , 25 Swallows and 35 House Martins and at Rozel were 2 Common Sandpipers . A Kingfisher and a Grey Heron were seen at Grands Vaux reservoir. Some extras for yesterday: At St Aubin yesterday evening were 16 Redshanks and a Kingfisher and a Visit to Les Ecrehous found a Greenshank , 61 Turnstones , 4 Little Egrets , 4 Wheatears and a Willow Warbler present.

05.09.2025 Raven over Noirmont this morning. Image MD A fair day in a westerly wind. An Osprey was seen in flight over Grosnez Castle this afternoon, which is likely to roost somewhere on the Island overnight. Also seen at Les Landes were 6 Wheatears , 10 Stonechats , 6 Marsh Harriers , 7 Buzzards , 2 Kestrels , 25 Linnets and a Clouded Yellow butterfly . At Plemont were 4 Wheatears , 40+ Linnets and a Swallowtail butterfly. An overnight fall of warblers at St Ouen's Pond included 40 Sedge Warblers , 25 Reed Warblers , 6 Willow Warblers , 10 Chiffchaffs, 15 Cetti's Warblers , as well as a Glossy Ibis, 30 House Martins , 25 Swallows , a Grey Wagtail, 3 White Wagtails , a Whinchat , 2 Wheatears , 2 Stonechats , a Water Rail , 6 Tufted Ducks , 5 Shovelers , 4 Grey Herons , 3 Ravens , 4 Marsh Harriers , and a male Sparrowhawk. On the Scrape were a Greenshank , a Common Sandpiper , 3 Wheatears and 2 Willow Warblers and this afternoon, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 8 Great Black-backed Gulls , 150 Herring Gulls and 2 Willow Warblers. In the Sandpits were 300 Coot , 10 Little Grebes , 10 Tufted Ducks and a Kingfisher . Passage past Corbiere first thing included 42 Manx Shearwaters, 37 Balearic Shearwaters , 2 Fulmars , 16 Gannets , 21 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 15 Mediterranean Gulls, 11 Black-headed Gulls , 8 Sandwich Terns , 5 Wheatears , 3 Tree Pipits , 5 Yellow Wagtails and a Common Sandpiper , with 20 Curlews at Petit Port. At Noirmont this morning were 86 Swallows , 11 Sand Martins , a House Martin , a Whinchat , 15 Wheatears , a Whitethroat , a Blackcap , 2 Stonechats , 3 Willow Warblers , 2 Chiffchaffs , 2 Yellow Wagtails , 2 White Wagtails and another Swallowtail butterfly. 5 Ravens and 8 Buzzards were in flight there too. This afternoon, seen at sea to the south of Noirmont Point were hundreds of shearwater sp rafting on the sea, 2 Arctic Skuas , a single Storm Petrel , 100 Sandwich Terns , and a few Common Terns . At Beaumont were 7 Yellow Wagtails and at the Gunsite were 2 Wheatears and 2 Swallows and at Beauport this morning were a Whinchat , 4 Wheatears , 2 Redstarts , a Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Tree Pipits . In Grouville Marsh were 16 Cattle Egrets , a Whitethroat , 5 Blackcaps , 10 Chiffchaffs , 2 Ravens , a Sparrowhawk and a Water Rail and at Sorel were 2 Dartford Warblers , a Whitethroat , 3 Ravens and a Kestrel . Large numbers of Swallows were over La Rocque at lunchtime today. A late report for yesterday, at La Rocque involved 4 Wheatears , 2 White Wagtails , 8 Grey Plovers , 6 Turnstones , 45 Ringed Plovers , 350 Sandwich Terns , 11 Common Terns , 83 Black-headed Gulls , 9 Mediterranean Gulls , a Great Crested Grebe and a Grey Seal.

04.09.2025 A juvenile Mediterranean Gull in St Ouen's Bay, wearing an Hungarian colour ring, with thanks to Romano for the picture. RDC A mostly dry day in a strong southwest wind. A second juvenile Sabine's Gull passed offshore at Corbiere early morning and the shearwater count there today totalled 372 Manx Shearwaters and 252 Balearic Shearwaters , all moving West. Also seen were 30 Gannets , 4 Fulmars , 44 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 25 Mediterranean Gulls, 21 Sandwich Terns , as well as 2 Ravens , a Peregrine and a Wheatear ( same individual for it's fourth day). Petit Port counts included 30 Curlews , 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls In Grouville Bay were a Little Tern , 250+ Sandwich Terns , 3 Common Terns , 67 Ringed Plovers , 5 Greenshanks , 2 Redshanks , 10 Sanderlings , 12 Dunlin , 13 Grey Plovers and a Grey Seal . At Queen's Valley were 9 Tufted Duck , a Greenshank and a Great Crested Grebe . At St Ouens Pond Scrape were 2 Greenshanks and 2 Common Sandpipers while in the Sandpits were 2 Grey Herons , 12 Tufted Duck , 8 Little Grebes , a Great Crested Grebe , 4 Black-headed Gulls , a Common Sandpiper , 3 Ravens , 4 House Martins , a Stonechat a juvenile Marsh Harrier and 2 Barnacle Geese . 8 Balearic Shearwaters passed Noirmont, 170 Sandwich Terns were at St Aubin, a Common Sandpiper was at Elizabeth Castle and opposite the Union Inn were 28 Yellow Wagtails including a smart Blue-headed Wagtail .

03.09.2025 Adult Sandwich Tern , image courtesy of Romano. RDC A lively day of rain and heavy showers, dying out this afternoon, with winds strong and gusty from the southwest. There were plenty of birds to be seen around the Island today, despite the conditions. Off Corbiere through the morning were a juvenile Sabine's Gull moving west, 258 Manx Shearwaters , 163 Balearic Shearwaters , a Fulmar , 48 Gannets , 26 Sandwich Terns , a commic tern sp, a Guillemot , 14 Mediterranean Gulls , a Kittiwake , 24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 2 Curlews and on the headland again, a Wheatear. At Petit Port were 21 Curlews , a first winter Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 7 Great Black-backed Gulls and a Marsh Harrier . A Glossy Ibis flew in off the sea at Le Hurel this afternoon. Other birds seen in Grouville Bay included 700 Sandwich Terns, 500+ Black-headed Gulls , 2 Great Crested Grebes , 61 Ringed Plovers, 9 Grey Plovers , 56 Turnstones , 3 Redshanks , 5 Greenshanks , 22 Sanderlings , 16 Dunlin and a Wheatear . At La Sente were 12 Little Egrets , 8 Grey Herons and a Lesser Black-backed Gull . At Grouville Marsh were 19 Cattle Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 40 House Martins , 20 Swallows and a Grey Heron . On St Ouen's Pond Scrape was a Black-tailed Godwit and at Le Pulec was a Common Sandpiper . 4 Wheatears were seen at the Cutty Sark and at St Aubin were 145 Sandwich Terns and 16 Redshanks . Elsewhere, 30 Swallows were at La Blinerie, a Grey Heron was at Grans Vaux and the family of Firecrest were still in a Garden at Vallee des Vaux. Evening update: In Grouville Bay this evening were c1000 Sandwich Terns , 8 Common Terns, 13 Grey Plovers , 165 Turnstones , 5 Greenshanks , 2 Redshanks , 15 Mediterranean Gulls , 600+ Black-headed Gulls , 18 Little Egrets , 45 Ringed Plovers and 26 Curlews . Extras for yesterday were 2 Dunlin and 15 Ringed Plovers at La Saline in St Ouen's Bay and 4 Snipe plus a Greenshank at St Ouen's Pond.

02.09.2025 A Greenshank on the Scrape today. Image: MD A morning of heavy rain and a very strong southerly wind, with showers this afternoon and the wind then in the southwest Despite the poor conditions, a good list of birds from Les Landes included a Hen Harrier , a Wryneck , 16 Yellow Wagtails , 6 Whitethroats , a Chiffchaff , a Firecrest , 2 Whinchats , 7 Wheatears , 19 local Stonechats , 6 Dartford Warblers , 15 Meadow Pipits , 450 Linnets , a Raven , 3 Marsh Harriers , 3 Kestrels and 20 Swallows . On or near the Scrape were a Greenshank , 60 Swallows , a Willow Warbler which was singing, a Wheatear , 20 Meadow Pipits and 7 Black-headed Gulls . In the Sandpits were a male Pochard , 9 Little Grebes , 17 Mediterranean Gulls and a Common Sandpiper and on St Ouen's Beach were a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull , 25 Great Black-backed Grebes , 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Mediterranean Gulls and 4 Sanderlings . Fighting the elements off Corbiere this morning were 13 Manx Shearwaters , a Balearic Shearwater , 18 Gannets , a Fulmar , 12 Shags , 2 Sandwich Terns , a Mediterranean Gull , 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a Grey Heron and a Little Egret , with 2 Wheatears and 2 Ravens on the headland. 21 Curlews were in Petit Port Bay. In Grouville Bay, as viewed from Le Hurel were 150+ Sandwich Terns , a Fulmar close in, 44 Ringed Plovers , 11 Grey Plovers , 8 Sanderlings , a Common Sandpiper , 13 Little Egrets , 9 Turnstones and 7 Greenshanks . A Kingfisher was at Le Saie Harbour, 58 Sandwich Terns were at St Aubin and in Vallee des Vaux were a Spotted Flycatchers and 3 juvenile Firecrests with their parents.