Jersey Birds

14.01.2026 A spectacular looking Sparrowhawk in front of the Wetland Centre this morning. Image: MD A mixed day with low cloud, hill fog at times, and some sunny intervals. Mild at 11c in a southerly wind. There was a fresh arrival of birds at St Ouen's Pond, with counts of 68 Teal , 35 Shoveler , 5 Tufted Ducks , a Shelduck , 90 Brent Geese , 376 Lapwings , 3 Grey Herons , 16 Snipe , 2 Little Grebes and 30 Black-headed Gulls . Also seen were a Pink-footed Goose, a Barnacle Goose, a Sparrowhawk , 4 Marsh Harriers , 200 Stock Doves , a Water Pipit , 2 Stonechats and a Chiffchaff . By El Tico in St Ouen's Bay were 70 Great Black-backed Gulls and 14 Mediterranean Gulls and at La Saline were a Red-breasted Merganser and 25 Pied Wagtails . The Snow Bunting was by Kempt Tower again. Flying past Grosnez this morning were a Red-throated Diver , 119 Guillemots , 44 Razorbills , 38 auk sp , 31 Gannets , 78 Shags , 7 Cormorants , 42 Kittiwakes , a Common Gull , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 29 Great Black-backed Gulls . At Petit Port were 19 Grey Plovers , 22 Turnstones , 2 Purple Sandpipers , 6 Brent Geese and a Shelduck . In Grouville Marsh were a White-fronted Goose , 3 Common Gulls and 10 Redwings , and at La Sente were the Greylag Goose , 200 Brent Geese , 2 Teal , 19 Redshanks , 4 Common Gulls and 6 Grey Herons . At least 80 Cattle Egrets were seen between La Sente and Grouville Marsh and another 2 Cattle Egrets were on Mont a L'Abbe. A Grey Wagtail was seen in St Helier Harbour. Below : An unusual sight at St Ouen's Pond late this morning - blue sky! Image MD

13.01.2026 An adult Kittiwake on St Ouen's beach this week, image courtesy of Romano RDC. The mild conditions have returned, for now at least, with a fresh southerly wind and overcast skies plus rain on ad off today (11c) It seems that many of our recent hard weather visitors have headed off again now, notably the 1000+ Lapwings behind St Ouen's Pond with just 3 seen today! On St Ouen's Pond this morning were 20 Shovelers , a Gadwall , 9 Teal , 118 Mallard , 3 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Reed Buntings, a Chiffchaff and 2 Stonechats , with 120 Brent Geese and 220 Stock Doves in the fields behind the Pond. In the Sandpits were 33 Tufted Ducks , 11 Pochard , 4 Little Grebes , 27 Great Black-backed Gulls , 8 Mediterranean Gulls and 3 Oystercatchers . Passing Le Pulec this morning were 3 Common Scoters , 5 Guillemots , 3 Razorbills , 40 auk sp, 47 Gannets , 143 Shags , 10 Cormorants , 6 Kittiwakes , 4 Black-headed Gulls , 260 Herring Gulls , 35 Great Black-backed Gulls , 5 Curlews , 2 Turnstones . 5 Pied Wagtails and 60+ Rock Pipits were in the Stinky Bay area. In Petit Port Bay were 5 Curlews , 7 Brent Geese , a Shelduck and 5 Great Black-backed Gulls, and in St Brelade's Bay were 11 Ravens . In Waterworks Valley were 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, 2 Redwings and 2 Grey Wagtails , while at Dannemarche Reservoir were 10 Cormorants , a Kingfisher , and 3 Tufted Ducks . 12+ Redwings were in Rue de Bas. Further Grey Wagtails were seen ar Greve de Lecq and on Mont Rossignol and On Mont au Pretre were a Cattle Egret , 10 Redwings and a Raven .

12.01.2026 A Ringed Plover on Sand's slip, image courtesy of Romano. RDC Overcast skies and rain through the morning, with a fresh southwest wind, mild at 11c. Seen through the morning from the Wetland Centre, were a White-fronted Goose , a Shelduck , 7 Wigeon , c60 Shovelers , 19 Teal , 2 Tufted Ducks , 2 Little Grebes , the odd couple of Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose, 118 Brent Geese, a Water Rail , a Caspian Gull , 19 Black-headed Gulls , 13 Mediterranean Gulls , 9 Great Black-backed Gulls , c1000 Lapwings , a Water Pipit, 3 Stonechats and 3 Meadow Pipits . The Snow Bunting was seen again near Kempt Tower, with a Stonechat also there, and on Sand's Slipway were 62 Sanderlings , 44 Ringed Plovers and 25 Dunlin . Very little was moving off the West coast in the rain and seen from Le Pulec were 26 Gannets , 2 Brent Geese , 63 Shags , 9 Cormorants , 46 Great Black-backed Gulls , 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , a Mediterranean Gull , 23 Black-headed Gulls , 200+ Herring Gulls, 7 Curlews , a Turnstone , a Grey Wagtail , 2 Pied Wagtails and 40+ Rock Pipits . The Iceland Gull has not been seen today. In Beaumont Marsh were 490 Brent Geese , 55 Black-headed Gulls , 8 Redwings , 2 Pied Wagtails , 4 Little Egrets , Cattle Egret and a Grey Heron . 36 Redshanks were at St Aubin. In St Brelade's Bay at lunchtime were 11 Brent Geese , and at Petit Port were 25 Curlews , 8 Great Black-backed Gulls , 18 Turnstones and 8 Brent Geese . In La Sente today were a Greylag Goose , 275 Brent Geese , 8 Grey Herons , 17 Cattle Egrets , 44 Redshanks , 3 Greenshanks , 17 Curlews , 4 Snipe , 14 Pied Wagtails and 25 Chaffinches and at Le Catillon were 30 Common Gulls, a Fieldfare and 10 Redwings . Seen from La Rocque were 200 Oystercatchers , 8 Curlews , 6 Redshanks, a Grey Plover and 20 Turnstones . An oddity on the North coast was a Black-necked Grebe at White Rock.

11.01.2026 The first winter Iceland Gull from yesterday was keeping a low profile, but was seen briefly in Stinky Bay at Le Pulec around noon today, before flying off towards the Pinnacle. Thanks go to Stuart Matthews for this super image, taken there yesterday SM A cold day, but mainly dry in overcast conditions, with a fresh and gusty south-southeast wind (8c) Most eyes were trained on the northwest of the Island, despite the uncomfortable conditions. Seen from Le Pulec morning long were a Great Northern Diver , 3 Black-throated Divers , 7 Red-throated Divers , 3 unidentified diver sp , 5 Razorbills , 2 Guillemots , 26 auk sp, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers , 7 Brent Geese , 149 Shags , 15 Cormorants , 5 Little Egrets , 51 Curlews , 7 Golden Plovers , 4 Turnstones , a Dunlin , 61 Great Black-backed Gulls , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 25 Mediterranean Gulls , 96 Black-headed Gulls , 2 Common Gulls , 5 Kittiwakes and 3 Pied Wagtails . The Iceland Gull visited Stinky Bay briefly. Around St Ouen's Pond were a Bittern, a first winter Caspian Gull , 1,300+ Lapwings , a Golden Plover , the Pink-footed Goose , 3 Dunlin and a Water Pipit . In St Ouen's Bay were 340 Great Black-backed Gulls , 2 Yellow-legged Gulls , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 40 Mediterranean Gulls and 30 Sanderlings . On the Golf Course were 45 Mediterranean Gulls and in the Sandpits were 15 Pochard , 26 Tufted Duck , 3 Little Grebes , 5 Oystercatchers , 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 55 Great Black-backed Gulls . At Petit Port were a Shelduck , 27 Curlews , 11 Grey Plovers , 13 Turnstones , 5 Purple Sandpipers , 65 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Mediterranean Gull and a Kingfisher . In St Aubin's Harbour were 35 Redshanks and a Turnstone and at Beaumont Marsh were 480 Brent Geese . At La Sente were a Gadwall , a Teal , 11 Grey Herons , 2 Curlews , 2 Redshanks , 2 Mediterranean Gulls , 13 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Common Gulls and a Redwing . Grey Wagtails were seen in gardens in St Peter's Village and Old St John's Road, St Helier and at Cowley Farm were 4 Cattle Egrets and another Grey Wagtail . Below : The Iceland Gull taking a rest. Image courtesy of Stuart Matthews.

10.01.2026 An oiled Kittiwake passing Corbiere. Image: MD. A fair day in a moderate northwest wind, milder at 9c. A first winter Iceland Gull was found in Stinky Bay, at Le Pulec this morning, probably the individual seen passing Corbiere yesterday. Also there were 3 Yellow-legged Gulls , a Mediterranean Gull and 12 Little Egrets, and 6 Mediterranean Gulls were at La Saline. Also in St Ouen's Bay, 28 Ringed Plovers and 11 Dunlin were at La Tour Carre and 60 Sanderlings , 5 Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plovers and a Turnstone were at Sand's Slip. On St Ouen's Pond were 5 Tufted Ducks, 30+ Shovelers , a Little Grebe , 2 Grey Herons , 2 Water Pipits , a Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechats , 90 Brent Geese , and in the backfields were 100+ Lapwings and a large mixed flock of gulls . Another busy morning for seabirds passing Corbiere, included counts of a Red-necked Grebe in company with 2 Slavonian Grebes , a Great Northern Diver , a Brent Goose , a Common Scoter , 64 Gannets , 216 Razorbills , 147 Guillemots , 113 Shags , 25 Cormorants , 740 Kittiwakes , 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 121 Great Black-backed Gulls , 29 Mediterranean Gulls , 10 Common Gulls, 4 Black-headed Gulls , a Yellow-legged Gull and 7 Purple Sandpipers . In Petit port Bay were 40 Curlews , 2 Shelduck and 3 Little Egrets . At La Sente were 3 Little Egrets , 7 Cattle Egrets , 16 Grey Herons , a Greylag , 3 Common Gulls , 4 Meadow Pipits , 4 Teal , 242 Brent Geese and 6 Ravens . A White-fronted Goose was at Grouville Marsh again. A Peregrine was seen near La Crete. In Rozel Harbour were a Little Egret and a Grey Wagtail with another Grey Wagtail seen inflight over Red Houses this afternoon. At Beaumont Marsh were 435 Brent Geese, 2 Cattle Egrets , 2 Little Egrets , a Curlew and a Grey Heron . Evening update : The Snow Bunting was seen again near to Kempt Tower and in St Ouen's Bay this afternoon were 1000+ Lapwings , 100 Brent Geese , a Sparrowhawk , 3 Choughs and 2 Stonechats . 3 Red-breasted Mergansers were near Faulkner's Fisheries at Le'Etacq. A Wigeon was at La Sente and in Grouville Bay this afternoon were 340 Brent Geese, a Common Gull , 65 Sanderlings , 29 Black-headed Gulls , 17 Curlews , 2 Sandwich Terns and 7 Grey Plovers .

09.01.2026 Today's first winter Iceland Gull as it passes Corbiere. Image: MD Storm Goretti duly passed over the Island with wind gusts of up to 94 mph, which had dropped back to a west-northwest F7 by this morning. Seawatching was popular this morning and was rewarded by an Iceland Gull which passed Corbiere, but not ,so far, seen again. Maybe tomorrow? Among the many gulls passing there were a Caspian Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, 293 Great Black-backed Gulls , 21 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 25 Kittiwakes , a Mediterranean Gull, a Common Gull , 100+ Herring Gulls and 2 Black-headed Gulls . Also seen were 96 Gannets , 5 Fulmars , 133 Razorbills , 122 Guillemots , another 68 unidentified auks , a Brent Goose , 2 Lapwings , a Curlew , 158 Shags and 13 Cormorants . Roosting on the rocks were 9 Turnstones and a Purple Sandpiper . At Petit Port were 41 Curlews , 2 Shelduck and 5 Mediterranean Gulls . Seen from Le Pulec were 3 Yellow-legged Gulls , 320 Herring Gulls , a Mediterranean Gulls , 90 Black-headed Gulls and 12 Little Egrets . In St Ouen's Bay were another Yellow-legged Gull and 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls . At St Ouen's Pond were a Bittern and a Water Pipit , with 1000+ Lapwings and 4 Golden Plovers in the fields behind the Pond. In the Sandpits were a male Gadwall , 15 Pochard , a Greenshank , a Dunlin and a Yellow-legged Gull . At La Sente were 166 Brent Geese , the single Greylag , a Wigeon , a Teal , 21 Grey Herons, 10 Little Egrets , 12 Cattle Egrets , 11 Lapwings , 16 Redshanks , 17 Black-headed Gulls , 12 Common Gulls and a Buzzard . The White-fronted Goose remained at Grouville Marsh and 6 Redwings were seen over Vallee des Vaux. In Beaumont Marsh were 24 Brent Geese , 53 Black-headed Gulls , a Curlew , a Cattle Egret , 2 Little Egrets and 3 Snipe . The results of November's and December's counts of Brent Geese and Waders are now available on this website, and can be downloaded from the Resources page free of charge.

07.01.2026 A beautiful male Black Redstart which is currently resident in Robin Bay at La Rocque, with thanks to Romano for the fine image RDC A cold front moved over the Island during the night leaving a fair to cloudy day in a gusty northwest wind, bult milder at 9c. Jersey is still gaining the benefit of the cold weather to it's north, in birding terms. In St Ouen's Bay, over 1000 Lapwings were seen, some passing through, also 6 Golden Plovers , a wild type Greylag Goose and a buzzard sp , possibly a Rough-legged Buzzard, with is worth looking out for. Another busy morning for seabirds off Corbiere included an out of season Manx Shearwater, 2,354 Guillemots, 528 Razorbills , 3 Fulmars , 145 Gannets , a Great Northern Diver , a Common Scoter , 75 Shags , 5 Cormorants , 155 Kittiwakes , 301 Great Black-backed Gulls , 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 19 Mediterranean Gulls , 5 Black-headed Gulls and 3 Common Gulls . A small pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins moved south past the lighthouse too. In Petit Port Bay on the falling tide were 34 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , 3 Mediterranean Gulls and 10 Great Black-backed Gulls . At La Sente were a wild type Greylag Goose, 229 Brent Geese , a Wigeon , 17 Lapwings , a Cattle Egret , 5 Little Egrets , 19 Grey Herons , a Common Gull , 13 Snipe , 40 Starlings , 12 Redwings , 20 Chaffinches , 3 Pied Wagtails and 4 Ravens . On Queen's Valley reservoir were 18 Tufted Ducks , 4 Teal , a Kingfisher and a Grey Wagtail , while at Le Catillon were 27 Lapwings and 80 Starlings . A White-fronted Goose was still at Grouville Marsh and 13 Cattle Egrets were on Fauvic Marsh. 2 Black Redstarts were at La Rocque again, also 130 Oystercatchers were there. Another 60+ Lapwings were at Hautes Croix and in Beaumont Marsh were a Cattle Egret , a Little Egret , a Grey Heron , 16 Snipe , a Marsh Harrier and 2 Pied Wagtails . 33 Redshanks and 3 Turnstones roosted at St Aubin this morning, and a Common Sandpiper was in the St Helier Marina, near La Folie Inn site, also 4 Brent Geese .

08.01.2025 A White-fronted Goose in flight, image courtesy of Romano RDC A poor day for weather, with rain throughout, as Storm Goretti approached us. Storm force winds from the West and Northwest are forecast and a rare red 'danger to life' warning is in force for this evening and overnight for the Channel Islands. We will see what is left by tomorrow. Stay safe. Seen from the shelter of the Wetland Centre at St Ouen's Pond from first light were a Bittern , a White-fronted Goose , 62 Shoveler , 6 Teal , 2 Little Grebes , 165 Brent Geese , 26 Snipe , 6 Mediterranean Gulls, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Water Pipit and a Stonechat . A count of Lapwings in the fields behind St Ouen's Pond found 1,038 present, also 8 Golden Plovers , 220 Stock Doves and 25 Starlings . The Snow Bunting remained at Kempt Tower, with a Stonechat also there. On Sand's Slip on the rising tide were 76 Sanderlings and 3 Ringed Plovers while at the Cutty Sark were 35 Ringed Plovers , 21 Dunlin and a single Sanderling . At the bottom of Jubilee Hill were a first-winter Caspian Gull and a Common Gull . At Le Pulec and in Stinky Bay were 8 Gannets , a Guillemot , a Kittiwake , 4 Mediterranean Gulls , 70 Black-headed Gulls , a Pied Wagtail and the usual Rock Pipits . In Beaumont Marsh were a Cattle Egret , 2 Little Egrets , 11 Snipe and 110 Black-headed Gulls . On the East side of the Island, a Lapwing , 26 Common Gulls and 4 Mediterranean Gulls were at Le Catillon and in Grouville Marsh were 9 Lapwings and 100 Redwings . At La Sente were 8 Lapwings , 5 Teal , a Wigeon , a Greylag Goose , 28 Pied Wagtails , 45 Starlings and 60 Chaffinches and on Route des Cotils were 68 Cattle Egrets , 12 Mediterranean Gulls , 35 Common Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull and 150 Black-headed Gulls . In and over a Vallee des Vaux garden were 30 Redwings , a Siskin , 3 Blackcaps and 3 Ravens . Yesterday, 2 Cattle Egrets were by the Windmill in St Peter and another Cattle Egret was at Trinity Manor.

06.01.2026 with the current cold conditions to the north of us, Lapwings and Golden Plovers are starting to arrive on the Island in numbers now. These Lapwings were seen here dropping into the field at Le Catillon today. Image : MD A fair day with good sunny periods in a light northwest wind. Seen at La Rocque from first light were 4 Great Northern Divers, 46 Red-breasted Mergansers , 6 Pochard , 12 Gannets , 10 Slavonian Grebes , 3 Black-necked Grebes , 11 Lapwings , 8 Greenshanks , 70 Ringed Plovers , 90 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Mediterranean Gulls , 12 Grey Herons and 31 Little Egrets , also 2 male Black Redstarts . In Grouville Bay were another Great Northern Diver , 3 Black-necked Grebes , 5 Great Crested Grebes , 12 Teal , 623 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , a Knot , 455 Sanderlings , 300 Dunlin , 2 Bar-tailed Godwits , and another Black Redstart . Maximum numbers at Le Catillon were 330 Lapwings, 47 Golden Plovers, 30 Starlings and 15 Common Gulls . At La Sente were 103 Brent Geese, 9 Snipe , 23 Lapwings , 10 Redwings , 3 Song Thrushes and 2 Pied Wagtails . A White-fronted Goose was at Grouville Marsh again. Also seen there were 25 Reed Buntings , 12 Chiffchaffs , 5 Blackcaps , 3 Cett i's Warblers , 2 Bullfinches , 60 Redwings , 2 Song Thrushes , 6 Teal , 2 Woodcocks , a Snipe , 2 Marsh Harriers , a Sparrowhawk , 80 Jackdaws , a Barn Owl and 9 Cattle Egrets overflying. In St Ouen's Bay were a Caspian Gull , 2 Common Gulls , 12 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 12 Mediterranean Gulls and 20 Black-headed Gulls . 40 Shovelers were on St Ouen's Pond and in the fields behind St Ouen's Pond were 337 Lapwings, 200 Stock Doves and 106 Brent Geese . A Bittern was seen at the Scrape again. Up at Les Landes were 27 Golden Plovers , a Peregrine , 4 Stonechats , 2 Ravens and 4 Choughs . At Le Pulec were 125 Oystercatchers , 7 Little Egrets and 40 Rock Pipits . In Beaumont Marsh were 4 Snipe and 2 Pied Wagtails , in St Brelade's Bay were 3 Pied Wagtails and at Gorselands was a single Lapwing . At La Freminerie ( St Saviour) w ere 7 Lapwings , 22 Pied Wagtails , 55 Redwings and 40 Chaffinches . 3 Teal , 5 Tufted Ducks and a Chiffchaff were in Grands Vaux and in a field by Hautes Croix Stores in St John were a further 50 Lapwings .