Alderney Birds - Monthly Summaries
2026

These are records that have been entered by observers and it
should be noted that these have not necessarily been authenticated.


Spoonbill Longis Common: 1 on 25th (Ds/jh/apl/db); 3 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 3 on 25th Apr [High overhead heading east] (JH/DS/APL/DB); 1 on 25th Apr [High overhead headed east in evening ] (JH/DS/APL/DB); 1 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); 3 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB);
Black Kite Giffoine: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 1 on 25th Apr [Over cliffs and Garden Rocks, then east] (JH/DS/APL/DB);
Red Kite Braye Bay: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 1 on 25th Apr [East] (JH/DS/APL/DB);
Osprey Braye Harbour: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 1 on 25th Apr [Headed east late afternoon ] (JH/DS/APL/DB);
Merlin Braye Bay: 1 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); Saye Farm (Campsite), Alderney: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 1 on 25th Apr [Female eastwards] (JH/DS/APL/DB); 1 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB);
Hobby Braye Bay: 1 on 24th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); 1 on 24th Apr [Heading east] (JH/DS/APL/DB); 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Grey Plover Platte Saline: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Sanderling Platte Saline: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Common Gull Longis Bay: 2 on 24th Apr (JH/DS/APL/DB); 2 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Common Tern Braye Bay: 1 on 24th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); Braye Harbour: 1 on 24th Apr [On buoy] (JH/DS/APL/DB); 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Razorbill Giffoine: 2 on 24th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); 2 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Puffin Giffoine: 40 on 24th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); 40 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Skylark Giffoine: 1 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB);
Tree Pipit Barrackmaster's Lane: 2 on 24th Apr (JH/DS/APL/DB); 2 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Reed Warbler Longis Pond: 4 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Dartford Warbler Mannez Quarry: 2 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db); 1 on 25th Apr (APL/JH/DS/DB); 1 on 25th Apr [On Odeon scrub] (JH/DS/APL/DB);
Lesser Whitethroat Mannez Quarry: 1 on 26th Apr (Ds/Jh/Db); 1 on 26th Apr [Singing] (JH/DS/DB);
Wood Warbler Barrackmaster's Lane: 1 on 25th Apr (Ds/jh/apl/db);
Lesser Redpoll Mannez Quarry: 13 on 26th Apr (Ds/Jh/Db); 13 on 26th Apr [Lingering in area] (JH/DS/DB);