11.12.2025 A first-winter Common Gull at Corbiere Image: MD
There was feel of Winter about today's weather, with overcast skies and some hill fog, feeling cooler in a fresh south-southest wind
Auks were seen in greater numbers than of late at Corbiere this morning, with 1,048 Razorbills
and 30 Guillemots
counted in three hours. Also passing Corbiere were a Great Northern Diver, a Red-throated Diver, a Fulmar, 45 Gannets, 4 Brent Geese, 81 Shags, 9 Cormorants, 171 Great Black-backed Gulls, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 61 Kittiwakes, 3 Common Gulls, 33 Mediterranean Gulls, 9 Black-headed Gulls
and 150 Herring Gulls.
At La Rocque were 2 Great Northern Divers, a Great Crested Grebe, 366 Dunlin, 260 Sanderlings, 159 Grey Plovers, 22 Ringed Plovers, a Bar-tailed
Godwit, 44 Redshanks, 84 Turnstones, a Red-breasted Merganser, a Sandwich Tern,
2 Mediterranean Gulls
and a Black Redstart. 32 Cattle Egrets
were by Holme Grown at Fauvic, 12 Grey Herons
were at La Sente and on Grouville Common were 45 Redwings, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests
and 3 Stonechats. A further 16 Cattle Egrets
were at Maufant while at Le Catillon were 36 Common Gulls
and one Mediterranean Gull.
In St Ouen's Bay, 50 Brent Geese, 53 Shovelers, a Wigeon, 2 Teal, a Little Grebe, 16 Lapwings, a Water Pipit
and a Chiffchaff
were seen from the Wetland Centre and 2 Bitterns
were reported from the Scrape. At Le Pulec were 11 Little Egrets, 250 Oystercatchers, 9 Curlews, 7 Great Black-backed
Gulls, 40 Cormorants
and 14 Shags.
In Beaumont Marsh were 320 Brent Geese,
a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, 3 Snipe, a Grey Wagtail
and 6 Meadow Pipits.
Elsewhere, 22 Fieldfares, 10 Redwings, 2 Woodcock, 2 Goldcrests
and a Chiffchaff
were at an orchard near to Trinity Church, a Bullfinch
visited a garden at Rue de Huquet in St Martin and in Rue des Jutize at Grouville were 250 Chaffinches, 14 Reed Buntings
and 60 Redwings. In Vallee des Vaux were 14 Redwings, 2 Goldcrests, a singing Song Thrush
and 2 Woodcock.
A late report for St Ouen's Pond yesterday evening with a roost of 24 Marsh Harriers
there, also 15 Reed Buntings, 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Stonechats, a Firecrest, a Snipe
and 6 Water Rails
seen and heard there.
Below: Thanks go to George Louis for this short video of Brent Geese
arriving into Goose Green ( Beaumont Marsh) today.
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
