Jersey Birds

29.01.2026 A beautiful image of a Black-throated Diver at La Rocque, with thanks to photographer Dave Warncken An unpleasant day to follow yesterday's fine conditions, with an overcast morning and a wet afternoon and evening, feeling cold at 7c in an increasing southeast wind On St Ouen's Pond this morning were 2 Shelduck , 5 Wigeon , 19 Teal , 48 Shoveler , 5 Tufted Duck , a Little Grebe and a Grey Heron , while in the backfields were 107 Brent Geese , 35 Lapwings , 220 Stock Doves and 30+ Starlings . Little was moving past Corbiere first thing, with just 10 Gannets , a Fulmar , 2 Brent Geese , 3 Cormorants , 8 Shags and 21 Great Black-backed Gulls seen in one hour. At Petit Port later were 31 Mediterranean Gulls , a Common Gull , 32 Curlews , 14 Grey Plovers and 3 Purple Sandpipers plus the usual Oystercatchers . Around Goose Green / Beaumont Marsh were 56 Black-headed Gulls , 30 Redwings , 10 Siskins , 18 Meadow Pipits , a Pied Wagtail and 3 Little Egrets. Scattered reports from elsewhere included 5 Cattle Egrets in Rue des Alleurs, Grouville, 40 Redwings and a Song Thrush in Rue de la Clochette, St Martin and 1 Grey Wagtail and a Little Egret in Rozel. The result of the Wader Count , held on the 20th January are now available in the Resources Section of the website.

28.01.2026 A Short-toed Treecreeper at Pont Marquet today. Image: MD It was a respite day today, with clear skies, a moderate southerly breeze and a mild 10c A little early morning seabird passage past Corbiere soon petered out, but in ninety minutes, included 112 Gannets, 4 Fulmars , 2 Razorbills , 2 Guillemots , 3 auk sp , 145 Kittiwakes , 27 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a Common Gull and 9 Cormorants . In Petit Port Bay were 23 Brent Geese , 2 Shelduck , a Purple Sandpiper , 4 Curlews , 17 Grey Plovers , 9 Turnstones , a Yellow-legged Gull , 5 Great Black-backed Gulls , 4 Mediterranean Gulls , a Cormorant , a Shag , 8 Little Egrets and a Kingfisher . At La Rocque were 4 Red-breasted Mergansers and at Rue Parcq were 26 Cattle Egrets . On Grouville Common were a Water Rail, 11 Redwings , 3 Stonechats , 6 Chiffchaffs and 2 Blackcaps . In spring-like conditions, birds at Pont Marquet included 2 Buzzards , 20 Redwings , 8 Song Thrushes ( two in song), 10 Blackbirds , 12 Robins , 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers , 6 Short-toed Treecreepers , 5 Firecrests , a Goldcrest , a Blackcap , a Chiffchaff , 10+ Great Tits , 3 Blue Tits and 13 Chaffinches . At Noirmont was a Dartford Warbler and a Meadow Pipit , also a Peacock butterfly and another Peacock was in a garden, in St John.

27.01.2026 A Ringed Plover at roost, image with thanks to Romano RDC A cloudy day, but dry until this evening in an increasingly gusty southerly wind (10c) Not much is changing in terms of comings and goings at the moment. On St Ouen's Pond today were 2 Shelduck , 68 Teal , 51 Shoveler , 15 Pochard , a Tufted Duck , a Little Grebe , 180 Brent Geese for their morning wash, and 60 Lapwings . The Snow Bunting was at it's usual location near Kempt Tower along with 2 Stonechats . In a field on Mont Matthieu were c40 Black-headed Gulls and 20 Mediterranean Gulls . Passing Corbiere through the morning were a Great Northern Diver , a Red-throated Diver , 22 Guillemots , a Razorbill , 6 auk sp , 3 Fulmars , 68 Gannets , 36 Shags , 5 Cormorants , 80 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 16 Mediterranean Gulls and 23 Rock Pipits , with 6 Purple Sandpipers flying in towards Petit Port. At Petit Port were 23 Brent Geese, 11 Mediterranean Gulls , 5 Great Black-backed Gulls , 28 Curlews , 18 Grey Plovers , 22 Turnstones and 2 Purple Sandpipers . In La Sente were 577 Brent Geese , a Wigeon , 83 Redshanks , 7 Greenshanks , a Turnstone , 13 Curlews , 12 Grey Herons , 5 Little Egrets , 2 Cattle Egrets, 38 Redwings , a Song Thrush , c 200 Black-headed Gulls, 8 Common Gulls, 5 Mediterranean Gulls and 4 Ravens . At Holme Grown were a further 67 Cattle Egrets . In St Catherine's Woods were a Merlin , a Sparrowhawk , 2 Redwings , 3 Firecrests , a Bullfinch , a Short-toed Treecreeper, and a Grey Wagtail with a Peregrine seen near La Crete. Another Grey Wagtail visited it's regular garden at Greve de Lecq. At Beaumont today were c500 Brent Geese including 3 pale-bellied Brent , 90 Black-headed Gulls, 5 Mediterranean Gulls , a Grey Heron , 12 Redwings and a Pied Wagtail . On Millbrook Reservoir in Waterworks Valley were 5 Tufted Duck , a Little Grebe , 2 Grey Herons , 2 Cormorants and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, and at Dannemarche Reservoir was another Grey Heron.

26.01.2026 Purple Sandpiper at Corbiere this morning. Image: MD A dry morning in light southerly winds, with rain and increasing winds arriving this afternoon. (10c) Seawatching from Corbiere through the morning saw 2 Black-throated Divers, 7 Brent Geese , 3 Razorbills , a Guillemot , 7 distant auk sp , 4 Fulmars , 192 Gannets, a Great Crested Grebe , 79 Shags , 17 Cormorants , 3 Grey Herons , 79 Mediterranean Gulls , 15 Kittiwakes , 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 68 Great Black-backed Gulls , 2 Common Gulls , a Curlew , 10 Purple Sandpipers , 38 Rock Pipits and also, 2 Harbour Porpoise and a loose pod of 32 Bottle-nosed Dolphins . At Petit Port were 42 Mediterranean Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Grey Plovers , 3 Purple Sandpipers , 44 Turnstones and 38 Curlews . On the East coast, passing La Coupe were 4 Great Northern Divers , 2 Black-throated Divers , 8 Red-throated Divers, 6 Kittiwakes , 3 Common Gulls, 3 Mediterranean Gulls , a Black-headed Gull and 3 Gannets, and in St Catherine's Bay were 5 Brent Geese , 3 Great Crested Grebes and a Grey Wagtail . In St Catherine's Woods were a Firecrest , 2 Blackcaps , a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Buzzards . In Bouley Bay were 10 Fulmars , 2 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Peregrines . At La Sente were 350 Brent Geese , a Wigeon , 3 Grey Herons , 7 Little Egrets , 2 Cattle Egrets , 7 Greenshanks and 44 Redshanks . At Beaumont Marsh were 520 Brent Geese , 35 Redwings , 3 Pied Wagtails and a Marsh Harrier . Around St Ouen's Pond were 74 Brent Geese, 14 Pochard , 49 Shoveler , 2 Shelduck , 5 Wigeon , 4 Tufted Duck , 2 Little Grebes , a Grey Heron , 2 Snipe , 2 Stonechats and a Chiffchaff . On Sands Slip were 37 Ringed Plovers , 22 Dunlin , 22 Sanderling and 2 Oystercatchers .

25.01.2026 Great Crested Grebe stretching. Seymour today. Image: MD. Rain until late morning, becoming cloudy in a fresh south-southeast , becoming west wind. In or passing Grouville Bay, as viewed from Seymour Slip this morning, were 8 Great Northern Divers , a Black-throated Diver , a Red-throated Diver , 6 Great Crested Grebes , 3 Black-necked Grebes , 2 Slavonian Grebes , 22 Red-breasted Mergansers , 10 Cormorants , 17 Shags , 3 Gannets , a Mediterranean Gull and a Peregrine , which was disturbing waders from the rocks at La Rocque, which included 180 Grey Plovers , 20 Ringed Plovers , 17 Turnstones and a mixed flock of c200 Dunlin and Sanderling . Seen at La Rocque were a Great Crested Grebe , a Black-necked Grebe and 2 Slavonian Grebes . At La Sente were 380 Brent Geese , 150 Black-headed Gulls , a Teal , 68 Redshanks , 4 Greenshanks , a Common Gull, 4 Curlews and 23 Pied Wagtails . 3 Cattle Egrets were near to Holme Grown. 17 Cattle Egrets and a Grey Wagtail were at Cowley Farm and 30 Coot were in Grouville Marsh. The Snow Bunting was at Kempt Tower and in Petit Port Bay were 40 Mediterranean Gulls , 2 Shelduck , 2 Grey Herons , 25 Turnstones and a Kingfisher . At Chateau Clairval were 3 Teal , a Grey Heron , 4 Cattle Egrets and a Yellow-legged Gull, and 26 Redshanks were roosting at St Aubin. In fields by St John village were c 1000 Woodpigeons and 50 Stock Doves . The figures from the Brent Goose count , taken on 20th January, are now available on the Resources page. Below : Thanks go to Jo Bramley for this video of Bullfinches feeding in the Zoo. Strange noises in the background may refer to inmates!

24.01.2024 Male Marsh Harrier taking flight at the Wetland Centre. Image: MD Another wild day, mainly dry in a strong south-southwest wind, gusting to gale force at times. Seen from the shelter of the Wetland Centre this morning were 2 Shelduck , 57 Teal , 51 Shoveler , 14 Pochard , 3 Tufted Duck , a Snipe , a Little Grebe , 2 Grey Herons and 2 Stonechats while in the backfields were 250 Brent Geese , 43 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull and 70 Lapwings . On Kempt Tower pools were 6 Tufted Duck and in the car park, a male Stonechat. By La Tour Caree were 33 Ringed Plovers, 11 Dunlin and 4 Sanderlings . At Petit Port and Le Grouet were 51 Mediterranean Gulls , 9 Black-headed Gulls , a Great Black-backed Gull , 32 Turnstones , 3 Purple Sandpipers , 2 Grey Plovers , 38 Oystercatchers and 4 Shags . Seen earlier at Le Pulec were 12 Gannets , a Razorbill , 24 Shags , 4 Cormorants and 11 Great Black-backed Gulls , with c300 Oystercatchers roosting in Stinky Bay. At L'Etacq were 6 Curlews , 42 Oystercatchers , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 5 Great Black-backed Gulls and 5 Meadow Pipits . 13 Mediterranean Gulls and 7 Black-headed Gulls were roosting on the Airport football pitch and 450 Brent Geese plus a Curlew were in Beaumont Marsh. Seen between Beauport and Les Creux were a Redwing , a Firecrest , a Stonechat , 6 Ravens and 83 Herring Gulls were in a ploughed field there. Counts at La Sente included 280 Brent Geese, a Wigeon , 74 Redshanks , 4 Grey Herons , 3 Little Egrets , 14 Cattle Egrets , a Common Gull and a Mediterranean Gull . Below : Dramatic times at Le Pulec on this morning's high tide. Image: MD

23.01.2026 One of 160 Shag which passed Le Pulec this morning. Numbers of the species seem to be slowly improving locally, but are still a way down on what they were at the turn of this century. Image: MD A day of mixed fortunes on the weather front, mainly dry and often sunny this morning, but with more rain arriving in the afternoon, winds were south-southeasterly, fresh increasing to near gale by this evening. At La Sente this morning were 275 Brent Geese, 21 Grey Herons , 28 Cattle Egrets , 52 Redshanks , 2 Greenshanks , 3 Common Gulls and one Mediterranean Gull and at Cowley Farm were a further 10 Cattle Egrets . Early seabird movement through St Ouen's Bay, as viewed from Le Pulec, included 79 Gannets , 4 Fulmars , 5 Razorbills , 160 Shags , 12 Cormorants , 60 Great Black-backed Gulls , 2 Mediterranean Gulls , 15 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Kittiwakes and a Peregrine , while roosting in Stinky Bay were 301 Oystercatchers , 9 Little Egrets and 20+ Rock Pipits . 10 Pied Wagtails were in a ploughed field at La Saline and by Tour Carre in St Ouen's Bay were 17 Ringed Plovers and 7 Dunlin . In Petit Port Bay were 77 Mediterranean Gulls . At St Ouen's Pond were 26 Teal , 2 Wigeon , 34 Shoveler , 12 Pochard , 6 Tufted Duck , 11 Coot , a Snipe , 3 Grey Herons and a Stonechat , while in the backfields were 39 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 156 Brent Geese , 200+ Stock Doves and 35 Lapwings . Also seen were 10 Marsh Harriers and a Merlin . In the Sandpits were 40 Great Black-backed Gulls , 32 Tufted Duck and a Little Grebe . In Beaumont Marsh were 100 Black-headed Gulls , 5 Mediterranean Gulls , 330 Brent Geese , 3 Little Egrets , 6 Redwings and 8 Meadow Pipits .

22.01.2026 Adult Little Gull feeding outside Stinky Bay this morning. Image: MD Another rainy morning, with a drier afternoon. Winds started in the southeast before veering west-southwest late morning (10c) Passing Le Pulec this morning were a Great Northern Diver , 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Shelducks , 2 Red-breasted Mergansers , an adult Little Gull, 16 Black-headed Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, 18 Great Black-backed Gulls , 310 Herring Gulls , 47 Gannets , 85 Shags , 10 Cormorants and a Peregrine . Roosting in Stinky Bay over the morning's high tide were 51 Curlews , 286 Oystercatchers , 2 Turnstones , 12 Little Egrets and 45 Rock Pipits. On the Pond were 14 Pochard , 4 Tufted Duck , 41 Shoveler , 22 Teal , a Little Grebe and a Stonechat , and in the backfields were 177 Brent Geese (after the morning wash on the Pond!), 75 Lapwings and 30 Starlings . The Snow Bunting was at Kempt Tower and in St Ouen's Bay were 46 Great Black-backed Gulls and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls . In Petit Port Bay were 72 Mediterranean Gulls , 35 Turnstones and 11 Great Black-backed Gulls . 3 Stonechats were at Les Landes, also a Kestrel . Birds at La sente included 74 Redshanks , 5 Greenshanks , a Lapwing , 4 Curlews , a Snipe , a Wigeon , a Teal , 300 Brent Geese, 5 Common Gulls , 2 Mediterranean Gulls , 100 Black-headed Gulls , 45 Cattle Egrets , 18 Little Egrets , 6 Grey Herons and 10 Pied Wagtails . At Le Catillon were 2 Fieldfares , 6 Common Gulls and a displaying male Marsh Harrier . On Queen's Valley reservoir were 10 Tufted Duck and a Kingfisher . The White-fronted Goose remained at Grouville Marsh. In St Aubin's Bay, 13 pale-bellied Brent Geese were at La Haule, while at St Aubin were 32 Redshanks , 12 Turnstones , 2 Grey Herons , a Little Egret and a Great Crested Grebe . In Beaumont Marsh were 40 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Mediterranean Gulls , 4 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron . A nod to the future today was a Mallard chick at the Zoo

21.01.2026 Goldcrest at Pont Marquet. Image: MD Another morning of rain, heavy at times, in a strong to gale south-southeasterly wind. It was drier this afternoon but still windy. Viewed from the Wetland Centre this morning, on St Ouen's Pond were 6 Wigeon , 35 Shoveler , 15 Teal , 14 Pochard ( just one a female), 3 Tufted Duck , a Stonechat and a Chiffchaff , while in the backfields were 120 Brent Geese , 41 Great Black-backed Gulls , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , 55 Lapwings and 4 Black-headed Gulls . 3 Red-breasted Mergansers and a Curlew flew past Le Pulec. At Petit Port were a pair of Shelduck , 3 Mediterranean Gulls , 37 Curlews , 2 Purple Sandpipers , 20 Turnstones , a Sanderling and 2 Grey Plovers . At La Sente were 180 Brent Geese, one Teal , 11 Grey Herons , 8 Little Egrets , 44 Cattle Egrets , 275 Black-headed Gulls , 3 Mediterranean Gulls and 8 Common Gulls . A gathering of corvids in Rue des Chasses, St John included c200 Crows , 4 Jackdaws , 10 Ravens and 2 Jays , with 100 Chaffinches also in the same area.