Guernsey Birds - Monthly Summaries
2025

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


Great Northern Diver Grandes Havres: 1 on 14th (MAG);
Little Grebe Claire Mare: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 1 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 4 on 3rd Nov (DJC/LJC); 2 on 6th Nov [Feeding well.] (Rockdweller); 2 on 9th Nov (DE); Grande Mare: 2 on 1st Nov (DE); 2 on 2nd Nov (MCS/JPD); 2 on 4th Nov (MPL); Rue des Bergers: 3 on 9th Nov [New course lake] (DE); Vale Pond: 1 on 4th Nov (DJC);
Great Crested Grebe Reservoir: 2 on 1st Nov (DE); 2 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 1 on 11th Nov (Pjv/0);
Gannet Fort Doyle: 11 on 8th Nov (Pjv/0);
Cormorant Reservoir: 4 on 11th Nov (Pjv/0);
Little Egret Reservoir: 2 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 1 on 7th Nov (DJC);
Grey Heron Claire Mare: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); Reservoir: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 1 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 2 on 4th Nov (DJC); 1 on 7th Nov (DJC); 2 on 9th Nov (DE); 4 on 11th Nov (DJC);
Mute Swan Grande Mare: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 1 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 1 on 4th Nov (MPL); 1 on 14th Nov (MPL); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd Nov [new pond] (MCS/JPD); 1 on 9th Nov [New course lake] (DE);
Whooper Swan Grande Mare: 7 on 1st Nov (DE); 7 on 1st Nov [on SW pond by the public footpath] (DJC); 5 on 1st Nov [Seen from kings mills (Les Grands Moulins)] (EDA); 7 on 2nd Nov (MCS/JPD); 7 on 4th Nov (MPL);
Shelduck Claire Mare: 4 on 9th Nov (DE); Vale Pond: 1 on 9th Nov (DE);
Wigeon Grande Mare: 2 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); Rue des Bergers: 4 on 9th Nov [New course lake] (DE); Vale Pond: 1 on 4th Nov [Female] (DJC);
Teal Claire Mare: 20 on 1st Nov (DE); 5 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 16 on 9th Nov (DE); 22 on 10th Nov (Peter Howlett);
Red-breasted Merganser Fort Le Crocq: 1 on 13th Nov [Female type ] (MAG);
Marsh Harrier Pleinmont: 2 on 9th Nov (ADM/DS);
Hen Harrier Pleinmont: 1 on 14th Nov [Ringtail hunting over Societe fields.] (Rockdweller/Cindy Loaring);
Sparrowhawk Pleinmont: 1 on 9th Nov (ADM/DS); Vale Pond: 1 on 4th Nov (DJC); Vaux de Monel: 1 on 15th Nov (DJC);
Buzzard Jaonneuse: 2 on 9th Nov (DE); Reservoir: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 3 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); Rue des Bergers: 3 on 9th Nov (DE); Vaux de Monel: 1 on 15th Nov (Pjv/0);
Kestrel Pleinmont: 2 on 9th Nov (ADM/DS);
Merlin Vaux de Monel: 1 on 15th Nov [Shot through like a rocket] (DJC);
Water Rail Claire Mare: 1 on 6th Nov [Called then flew across pond.] (Rockdweller); Saumarez Nature Trail: 1 on 10th Nov [In water channel near Mare de Carteret School] (AJB); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 2 on 7th Nov (DJC); 1 on 10th Nov (DJC/KC); 1 on 14th Nov [In the open on lhs] (DJC);
Coot Reservoir: 3 on 1st Nov (DE); Vale Pond: 11 on 1st Nov (DE);
Oystercatcher La Capelle Dom Hue: c120 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD);
Jack Snipe Vale Pond: 1 on 4th Nov [Seen briefly in right hand reeds] (DJC); 1 on 6th Nov [Still present on rhs but difficult to see in reeds] (DJC/Et al); 1 on 6th Nov (Pjv/0); 1 on 7th Nov [video, feeding ] (DJC); 1 on 8th Nov (CAL/0); 1 on 10th Nov (KC); 1 on 10th Nov [spooked into the open by water rail] (DJC/KC); 1 on 11th Nov (DJC); 1 on 12th Nov [Still present On rhs] (DJC); 1 on 14th Nov [In reeds on rhs] (DJC);
Snipe Claire Mare: 3 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 2 on 9th Nov (DE); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 9 on 4th Nov (DJC); 20 on 9th Nov (DE); 20 on 10th Nov (DJC); 12 on 10th Nov (Peter Howlett); 14 on 11th Nov (DJC); 13 on 14th Nov (DJC);
Woodcock Pleinmont: 2 on 9th Nov (MPL); Vaux de Monel: 1 on 10th Nov (Pjv/0);
Curlew La Capelle Dom Hue: 11 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD);
Redshank Claire Mare: 13 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD); Vale Pond: 1 on 9th Nov (DE); 1 on 14th Nov (DJC);
Green Sandpiper Grande Mare: 2 on 8th Nov [In pond down the track] (APL/CAL); 1 on 9th Nov (JPD/JB);
Turnstone Jaonneuse: 18 on 9th Nov (DE); 11 on 9th Nov (MCS); L'Eree: 8 on 1st Nov (Pjv/0); La Capelle Dom Hue: c20 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD);
Mediterranean Gull Jaonneuse: 2 on 8th Nov (VF/KC); 3 on 8th Nov (KC); L'Eree: 82 on 10th Nov [Minimum count, birds feeding amongst rocks at low tide] (Peter Howlett); La Capelle Dom Hue: 3 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD);
Sabine's Gull Jaonneuse: 1 on 8th Nov [juv] (VF/KC); 1 on 8th Nov (KC);
Common Gull Rousse: 1 on 4th Nov [first-winter] (MPL);
Great Black-backed Gull Reservoir: 2 on 1st Nov (DE);
Kittiwake Fort Doyle: 64 on 8th Nov (Pjv/0); Jaonneuse: 300+ on 8th Nov (VF/KC); 200 on 8th Nov (KC);
Sandwich Tern Belle Greve Bay: 1 on 9th Nov (Peter Howlett); Bulwer Avenue: 2 on 11th Nov (DE); La Capelle Dom Hue: 7 on 9th Nov (MCS/JPD);
Razorbill Fort Doyle: 12 on 8th Nov (Pjv/0);
Barn Owl Portinfer Quarry: 2 on 6th Nov [Pers. comm. Both using box on private land as a roost.] (Section );
Kingfisher Claire Mare: 1 on 1st Nov (DE); 1 on 6th Nov [Male. Made several flights around pond.] (Rockdweller); Rousse: 1 on 14th Nov (MPL);
Skylark Pleinmont: 2 on 8th Nov (Pjv/Jev);
Swallow Jerbourg: 3 on 15th Nov [Flying south at 1500] (AndySmith); Reservoir: 3 on 11th Nov (Pjv/0); Rue des Bergers: 2 on 9th Nov (DE);
Meadow Pipit Claire Mare: 2 on 1st Nov (DE); Jaonneuse: 6 on 9th Nov (DE);
Grey Wagtail Pulias: 1 on 8th Nov (MPL); 1 on 14th Nov (KC); Rue des Reines, FOR: 1 on 13th Nov (AndySmith);
Pied/White Wagtail Vale Pond: 1 on 9th Nov (DE);
Black Redstart Perelle: 1 on 15th Nov (MAG); Pulias: 1 on 8th Nov (MPL); Vazon: 1 on 15th Nov (Pjv/Jev);
Stonechat Jaonneuse: 2 on 9th Nov (DE);
Wheatear Jaonneuse: 1 on 4th Nov [Late bird on beach.] (AJB/et al); 1 on 5th Nov [Still present on beach.] (AJB); 1 on 6th Nov [Still present.] (AJB);
Redwing Bulwer Avenue: 1 on 7th Nov [One heard overhead] (Peter Howlett);
Cetti's Warbler Claire Mare: 1 on 1st Nov [heard] (DE);
Pallas's Warbler Pleinmont: 1 on 9th Nov (MPL); Vaux de Monel: 1 on 9th Nov [Found by Mark Lawlor] (WRT/VEF/ASt et al); 1 on 9th Nov (VF/WRT/AS); 1 on 10th Nov [AM.With Goldcrests, Firecrest and Long-tailed Tits in car park area.] (AJB); 1 on 13th Nov (APL); 1 on 15th Nov [Fleeting sightings as bird fed with constantly moving mixed flock of Goldcrests, Firecrests & Long-tailed Tits.] (Rockdweller);
Chiffchaff Pleinmont: 5 on 9th Nov (MPL);
Goldcrest Vaux de Monel: c.6 on 10th Nov (AJB); C20 on 15th Nov (DJC); 8+ on 15th Nov (Pjv/0);
Firecrest Vaux de Monel: 1+ on 10th Nov (AJB); 1 on 15th Nov (Pjv/0);
Long-tailed Tit Rue des Bergers: 2 on 9th Nov (DE); Varde quarry n t: 1 on 4th Nov (Pjv/0); Vaux de Monel: c.4 on 10th Nov (AJB);
Blue Tit Vaux de Monel: 3 on 15th Nov (Pjv/0);
Great Tit Varde quarry n t: 4 on 4th Nov (Pjv/0);
Jackdaw Grande Mare: 1 on 2nd Nov [Being mobbed by crows] (DE/HE);
Carrion Crow Reservoir: 2 on 11th Nov (Pjv/0); Varde quarry n t: 3 on 4th Nov (Pjv/0);
Chaffinch Reservoir: 8 on 2nd Nov (DE/HE); 1 on 11th Nov (Pjv/0);
Brambling Pleinmont: 1 on 9th Nov (MPL); Rue des Corbinets, SPW: 1 on 13th Nov [With Chaffinches in field to south of road] (AndySmith);
Siskin Grands Marais/Pre: 1 on 8th Nov (CAL/0); Pleinmont: 1 on 9th Nov (MPL); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 9th Nov (DE);
Snow Bunting Rousse: 1 on 11th Nov (KC); 1 on 12th Nov [09:30am. Still present in car park.] (AJB); 1 on 14th Nov (MPL);
Reed Bunting Pleinmont: 1 on 9th Nov (MPL);
Unidentified auk Fort Doyle: 73 on 8th Nov (Pjv/0); Jaonneuse: 300+ on 8th Nov (VF/KC);