Jersey Birds

16.03.2026 Gull numbers are declining rapidly now as they head off back to Europe for the breeding season, this Common Gull had taken a break in St Ouen's Bay, photo thanks to Stuart Matthews. Seen at St Ouen's Pond were 7 Wigeon , 40 Shoveler , 4 Tufted Duck , 23 Teal , a Snipe , a Little Grebe , 2 Stonechat and a Water Pipit while in the Sandpits were 25 Tufted Duck . At La Sente were 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , 20 Little Egret , 7 Common Gull , 6 Black-headed Gull , 22 Redshank , 6 Greenshank , 300 Brent Geese , 6 White Wagtail , 3 Pied Wagtail and 24 Cattle Egret near the Seymour Inn. A pair of Shelduck were at Pontac, likely to be the same as the La Sente pair. In Grouville Bay were 567 Brent Geese , 143 Oystercatcher , 63 Grey Plover , 93 Sanderling , 35 Dunlin , 12 Curlew , a Great Crested Grebe , 4 Red-breasted Merganser , 4 Common Gull and 4 Black-headed Gull . Up at Le Catillon were 2 Common Gull , 3 Black-headed Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 4 Cattle Egret while at Grands Vaux were 5 Black-headed Gull , 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Tufted Duck . Beaumont Marsh held 26 Brent Geese , 43 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 20 Meadow Pipit and a Little Egret . Up at Sorel were 2 Wheatear , 3 Buzzard were over Jardin D'Olivet and a Kingfisher was in the town Marina.

15.03.2026 After all the loses in recent weeks, it was great news to see a few of our breeding Puffins back along the North coast this morning RdC Seen from Plemont this morning were 3 Puffin and 29 Razorbill . On the Scrape were the White-fronted Goose , 13 Teal , 6 Lapwing and 2 Skylark with 2 Shelduck and 8 Little Egret at Le Pulec. In Grouville Bay were a Knot , 11 Grey Plover , 13 Dunlin , 9 Sanderling , 11 Curlew and 73 Brent Geese and at La Rocque on the incoming tide were 6 Greenshank , 4 Redshank , 17 Grey Plover , 11 Curlew , 15 Dunlin , 35 Sanderling , 63 Oystercatcher , 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 120 Brent Geese . At La Sente shortly after were 26 Little Egret , 14 Cattle Egret , 11 Black-headed Gull , 2 Common Gull , 11 Redshank , 4 Greenshank , 2 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck and 13 Pied Wagtail . At Ouaisne were 3 Snipe , 2 Teal , a Redwing , 2 Dartford Warbler , 5 Chiffchaff and 12 Pale-bellied Brent Geese while at Beaumont Marsh were 57 Brent Geese , 12 Snipe , 2 Little Egret , 3 Chiffchaff and a Firecrest with 39 Brent Geese and 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at West Park. Elsewhere, a Stonechat was at Noirmont, a Peregrine was on Elizabeth Castle and at Grands Vaux were 10 Tufted Duck , a Teal , 3 Chiffchaff and 2 Raven . Below, a short video of today's Knot feeding in Grouville Bay, thanks to Jo Bramley.

14.03.2026 A pair of Dutch colour-ringed Brent Geese that have spent the winter at La Rocque RdC Seen at Beaumont Marsh were 25 Brent Geese , 2 Little Egret and a Grey Heron with another 24 Brent Geese and 2 Chough in St Aubins Bay. On the Scrape were the White-fronted Goose and 23 Teal while a Wheatear was at Les Landes and 2 Peregrine at Grosnez. 10 Little Egret were at Le Pulec and at Petit Port were a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 6 Curlew and 7 Brent Geese . At La Sente were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 21 Cattle Egret , 24 Little Egret , 37 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull , 300 Brent Geese and 8 Pied Wagtail while at La Rocque were a Black-necked Grebe , a Common Gull , 26 Curlew , 2 Ringed Plover , 5 Greenshank and a Black Redstart . 26 Black-headed Gull and 2 Brent Geese were at St Catherine's and at Grouville Marsh were a Reed Bunting , 5 Cetti's Warbler , 3 Chiffchaff , 10 Water Rail , 4 Snipe , 2 Grey Heron , 78 Jackdaw and 95 Carrion Crow .

13.03.2026 A male Red-breasted Merganser at La Rocque recently RdC At La Sente this morning were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 5 Greenshank , 23 Redshank , 18 Little Egret , 6 Black-headed Gull , a Common Gull and 18 Pied Wagtail while near the Seymour Inn were 25 Cattle Egret and at Le Hurel 112 Oystercatcher. 38 Black-headed Gull were at Grouville Marsh. Seen at Petit Port were 9 Curlew , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull , a Red-breasted Merganser , 2 Shelduck and 9 Brent Geese with 15 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in St Brelades Bay and at St Ouens Pond were 28 Shoveler and a Snipe and on the Scrape 32 Brent Geese , 5 Lapwing , 12 Teal and a Water Rail . 44 Brent Geese were at Beaumont Marsh and 19 Black-headed Gull were at the Aeroclub.

12.03.2026 A fly past from a Cattle Egret MD Seen at La Sente today were 330 Brent Geese , 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 28 Little Egret , 22 Cattle Egret , 24 Redshank , 2 Greenshank , a Common Gull , 4 Black-headed Gull and a Cetti's Warbler . On the Scrape were 28 Brent Geese , 24 Teal , 4 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatcher while in the Sandpits were 22 Tufted Duck , 4 Oystercatcher , 4 Chough and a Cetti's Warbler . Roosting at Petit Port were 2 Shelduck and 8 Curlew and at St Aubins were 36 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 12 Redshank . 11 Tufted Duck were at Grands Vaux and a Siskin and 2 Blackcap were in Vallee des Vaux.

11.03.2026 This Little Egret , colour-ringed in Llanon, Wales back in April 2022, is now on its third visit to Jersey. Usually seen in the first week of May on its previous two visits, its a few weeks earlier this year and coincides with an increase of Little Egret numbers at La Sente RdC Seen at La Sente this morning were 52 Little Egret , 26 Cattle Egret , 5 Common Gull , 21 Black-headed Gull , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 60 Brent Geese , 6 Greenshank , 55 Redshank and 10 Pied Wagtail while at Queens Valley were a Little Grebe , a flyover Cattle Egret , a Kingfisher , a Grey Wagtail and 2 Teal . At St Aubins were a Great Crested Grebe , 5 Black-headed Gull and 31 Pale-bellied Brent Geese with another 12 in St Brelades Bay. Out west at St Ouens Pond were 30 Teal , a Pochard , 10 Shoveler , 5 Tufted Duck , 2 Little Grebe , 40 Brent Geese , 4 Lapwing and 3 Marsh Harrier while at Petit Port were 4 Brent Geese and 4 Curlew . Yesterday evening at La Haule were a Grey Plover , 180 Sanderling and 8 Dunlin .

10.03.2026 A handsome drake Shoveler at La Sente RdC Seen at La Rocque this morning were 2 Knot , 85 Grey Plover , 100 Oystercatcher , a Common Gull, 230 Brent Geese and a Black Redstart with 2 Wheatear at Le Bourg. In Grouville Bay later on were 54 Grey Plover , 27 Dunlin , 32 Sanderling , a Great Crested Grebe , 5 Black-headed Gull and 6 Raven . Around La Sente were 4 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 80 Brent Geese , 7 Greenshank , 28 Redshank , 19 Cattle Egret , 22 Little Egret , 2 Common Gull , a Black-headed Gull , 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 27 Pied Wagtail while a Mallard with 7 ducklings was seen at Grouville Marsh. At St Ouens Pond were 44 Shoveler , 8 Tufted Duck , 4 Teal , a Wigeon , a Little Grebe and a Snipe while 2 Stonechat were at Beauport. Elsewhere, 3 Fieldfare were in Trinity Cider Orchard, 16 Black-headed Gull and 2 Tufted Duck were at Grands Vaux, a Kingfisher was at Queen's Valley, a Grey Wagtail was on La Rue du Moulin de Bas and 2 Turnstone were in the Marina.

09.03.2026 One of three Knot that have spent the winter in Grouville Bay RdC At La Sente this morning were 36 Brent Geese , 2 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , the Wigeon , 10 Little Egret , a Cattle Egret , 36 Redshank , 4 Greenshank and 12 Black-headed Gull . In St Aubins were a Great Crested Grebe , 12 Redshank and 29 Pale-bellied Brent Geese while at Beaumont Marsh were 123 Brent Geese , 13 Pale-bellied Brent Geese , 30 Meadow Pipit and 3 Little Egret with another 10 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in St Brelades Bay. Along La Rue du Moulin de Bas were 13 Fieldfare , 5 Redwing , 2 Blackcap and a Firecrest while in the Trinity Cider Orchard were 5 Chiffchaff . A male Wheatear was at Sorel along with 3 Stonechat and 2 Song Thrush and at Les Platons were 4 Dartford Warbler . On the north side of St Ouens Pond were 3 Reed Bunting and 10 Chiffchaff with 32 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal , a Snipe and 2 Sand Martin on the Pond while at Kempt Tower were 2 Shoveler , 2 Little Grebe and 6 Raven . At Petit Port were 10 Mediterranean Gull . A Grey Wagtail was in St Peters Valley and a Siskin and 2 Blackcap were in Vallee des Vaux.

08.03.2026 A female Stonechat coming into land, brilliantly captured by Susan Renouf. Seen at La Sente this morning were 7 Common Gull , 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 2 Shelduck , 2 Shoveler , the Wigeon , 70 Brent Geese , 28 Cattle Egret , 9 Little Egret , 6 Greenshank , 50 Redshank , 2 Raven and 30 Pied Wagtail while nearby at La Rocque were a Great Northern Diver , a Black-necked Grebe and 2 Red-breasted Merganser . At Petit Port were 15 Mediterranean Gull , 11 Curlew , 85 Oystercatcher and 6 Brent Geese and a Puffin was seen from a boat five miles west of L'Etacq. On the Scrape were 21 Teal , 2 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatchers while a pair of Little Grebe were at Kempt Tower and 14 Pied Wagtail and 2 Skylark were by Cutty Sark. Beaumont Marsh held 190 Brent Geese , 27 Meadow Pipit , 3 Little Egret and a Grey Heron and at St Aubins were 13 Redshank and a Pied Wagtail .