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 Perelle: 1 on 10th [found by Bob Moore] (MCS); Rocquaine: 1 on 3rd May [Summer plumage] (MCS);
Little Grebe Claire Mare: 1 on 5th May (MCS); 1 on 9th May (MCS); 1 on 12th May (MCS);
Great Crested Grebe Reservoir: 3 on 6th May [1ad 2 young ] (Pjv/0);
Fulmar Herm: 4 on 1st May (PJW); 5 on 13th May [2 AOS] (JD);
Manx Shearwater Lihou Headland: c150 on 6th May (MCS); Lihou Island: 20+ on 1st May [Rafting just west of Lihou] (WRT); Pleinmont: 300+ on 2nd May [Total in two rafts offshore] (WRT);
Cormorant Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); Reservoir: 4 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Shag Herm: 30 on 1st May [Feeding just outside Belvoir Bay took off as past in boat.] (PJW); 15 on 13th May [3 AON] (JD);
Cattle Egret Rue des Bergers: 1 on 6th May (MCS); Vale Pond: 1 on 5th May (MCS); 1 on 9th May (MCS); 1 on 10th May [In field to south with cattle.] (AJB);
Little Egret Herm: 4 on 13th May (JD); Vale Pond: 1 on 6th May (Pjv/0); 3 on 9th May (MCS);
Grey Heron Claire Mare: 4 on 1st May (MCS); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 5th May (Pjv/0); Vale Pond: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 9th May [on Coot nest] (MCS);
White Stork Baubigny: 1 on 9th May [1105 (maybe 2) - flew W] (MPL); Grands Marais/Pre: 1 on 9th May (CAL/APL); Lancresse: 2 on 8th May [Rock Ballon going east noon] (VF/JF); Oatlands: 1 on 9th May [1600 - flew NE] (MPL); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 8th May (APL/JH/DS); Saltpans: 1 on 9th May [1320 - flew E] (MPL); Vale Pond: 1 on 9th May (PJW); 1 on 9th May [18:45hrs] (AJB/DC); 1 on 9th May [Has transmitter on back] (MCS);
Brent Goose Herm: 2 on 13th May [East coast] (JD);
Brent Goose (Dark-bellied) Richmond: 1 on 3rd May (MCS); 1 on 4th May (MCS); 1 on 6th May (MCS);
Shelduck Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); Lihou Island: 2 on 13th May (Pjv/0);
Marsh Harrier Colin Best NR: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); L'Eree: 1 on 9th May (MCS); Pleinmont: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd May (Pjv/0); 1 on 5th May (Pjv/0);
Sparrowhawk Vauvert: 1 on 2nd May (Pjv/0);
Buzzard Vauvert: 1 on 1st May (Pjv/Jev); 3 on 2nd May (Pjv/0); 2 on 11th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Kestrel L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ );
Hobby Grande Mare: 1 on 6th May (MPL); Les Grantez, CAT: 1 on 8th May (CAL/0);
Pheasant Le Gouffre West: 1 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 1 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Coot Reservoir: 4 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Oystercatcher Herm: 11 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 2 on 8th May (JD/ ); Rousse: 25 on 1st May (MCS);
Ringed Plover Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); L'Eree: 6 on 3rd May (Pjv/0); 1 on 10th May (MCS); 1 on 12th May (MCS); Richmond: ,4 on 11th May (MCS); 12 on 3rd May (MCS); Shingle Bank: 6 on 1st May (MCS); Vazon north: 13 on 11th May (MCS/JPD); Vazon: 10 on 4th May (MCS/JPD); Vazon north: 4 on 1st May (MCS);
Grey Plover Fort Hommet: 1 on 12th May (MPL); Shingle Bank: 1 on 1st May [Summer plumage] (MCS); Vazon north: 1 on 11th May [partial breeding plumage] (MCS/JPD);
Sanderling Herm: 17 on 13th May (JD); L'Eree: 3 on 12th May (MCS); Vazon north: 2 on 1st May (MCS);
Dunlin Herm: 4 on 13th May (JD); L'Eree: 3 on 3rd May (Pjv/0); 1 on 10th May (MCS); 9 on 12th May (MCS); Perelle: 4 on 1st May [summer] (VF); 1 on 10th May (MCS); Richmond: 3 on 11th May (MCS); 19 on 3rd May (MCS); Vazon north: 3 on 11th May (MCS/JPD); Vazon: 1 on 4th May (MCS/JPD); Vazon north: 4 on 1st May (MCS);
Bar-tailed Godwit L'Eree: 6 on 5th May (MCS); 1 on 9th May (MCS); 1 on 10th May (MCS); 1 on 11th May (MPL); Pecqueries: 2 on 1st May (MCS); Perelle: 4 on 5th May (MCS); Shingle Bank: 1 on 1st May (Pjv/0);
Whimbrel Fort Le Crocq: 3 on 2nd May (MCS); Grandes Havres: 2 on 1st May (MCS); Herm: 2 on 13th May (JD); Jaonneuse: 8 on 1st May (MCS); Lihou Island: 3 on 1st May (WRT); Pecqueries: 1 on 1st May (MCS); Perelle: 16 on 5th May (MCS); 3 on 10th May (MCS); Rousse: 1 on 1st May (MCS); Shingle Bank: 4 on 1st May (Pjv/0); 12 on 1st May (MCS); 10 on 2nd May (MCS); 26 on 3rd May (MCS); Vazon: 1 on 2nd May (MCS);
Redshank Perelle: 1 on 10th May (MCS); Vale Pond: 2 on 9th May (MPL); 3 on 10th May (AJB);
Greenshank L'Eree: 1 on 10th May (MCS); Vale Pond: 1 on 5th May (VF/JF); 1 on 6th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 7th May (AJB); 1 on 8th May (Ds/Jh/Apl); 1 on 9th May (MPL); 1 on 10th May (AJB);
Green Sandpiper Perelle: 1 on 1st May (VF);
Common Sandpiper Claire Mare: 1 on 1st May (MCS); 1 on 12th May (MCS); Fort Hommet: 2 on 1st May (MPL); Perelle: 2 on 1st May (VF); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st May (MCS);
Turnstone Vazon north: 6 on 11th May (MCS/JPD); 8 on 1st May (MCS);
Black-headed Gull Perelle: 1 on 2nd May [Adult in winter-plumage] (WRT); 4 on 10th May (MCS); Vale Pond: 3 on 1st May (MCS); 2 on 2nd May (MCS);
Lesser Black-backed Gull Herm: 13 on 13th May [3 AON] (JD); Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 1 on 9th May (JD);
Herring Gull Herm: 21 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 5 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 20 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 15 on 9th May (JD); Pleinmont: 56 on 1st May [28 pairs at nest sites on Gull Rock (co-ords:- 49.427734, -2.671694)] (WRT);
Great Black-backed Gull Herm: 5 on 13th May (JD); Reservoir: 5 on 2nd May [Roosting on west raft with Herring Gulls + Lesser Black-backed Gulls] (WRT);
Common Tern Herm: 1 on 1st May (PJW);
Guillemot Herm: 1 on 1st May (PJW);
Puffin Herm: 2 on 1st May (PJW); 15 on 13th May [Two rafts off Jethou and Putrainez] (JD);
Feral Pigeon L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ );
Stock Dove Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Woodpigeon Herm: 3 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 4 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 5 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 4 on 9th May (JD); Vauvert: 4 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 4 on 10th May (Pjv/0); 4 on 11th May (Pjv/0); 4 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Turtle Dove Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd May (MAG); Vazon: 1 on 6th May (MAG);
Cuckoo Claire Mare: 1 on 2nd May [Heard] (CAL/0);
Barn Owl Rue de la Vallee, T: 1 on 1st May [Screeching @10pm] (WRT);
Short-eared Owl Pleinmont: 1 on 10th May [In off the sea at 8.36am] (MAG);
Swift Deslisles: 8 on 9th May (MCS); Fort Doyle: 30+ on 9th May [heading NE] (MPL); Icart: 4 on 4th May (EDA); Rue de la Rocque: 3 on 9th May (MCS); Vauvert: 25 on 1st May (Pjv/Jev); 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 12+ on 10th May (Pjv/0); 6+ on 11th May (Pjv/0); 6 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Bee-eater Tielles: 1 on 10th May [In off the sea headed towards Torteval church at 9.22] (MAG);
Hoopoe Lihou Island: 1 on 1st May [Feeding on lawn of Lihou House + roosting in tamarisks] (WRT/IJH, AJB/JKT); 1 on 1st May [Found by Ian Hall 30 April] (AJB/IH/WRT);
Sand Martin Herm: 5 on 13th May (JD);
Swallow Claire Mare: 8 on 1st May (MCS); Herm: 6 on 13th May (JD); Le Gouffre East: 5 on 9th May (JD); Les Fauconnaires: 10 on 9th May (PJW);
House Martin Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Les Grantez, CAT: 5 on 9th May (EDA); Rue des Bergers: 35+ on 5th May (Pjv/0);
Tree Pipit Pleinmont: 2 on 1st May [Calling flyovers @08:15 + 08:30 hrs] (WRT);
Meadow Pipit Herm: 2 on 13th May (JD); Pleinmont: 2 on 1st May [1 at La Mare + 1 on cliff path] (WRT);
Rock Pipit Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD);
Yellow Wagtail Claire Mare: 3 on 2nd May (CAL/0); Lihou Island: 2 on 2nd May (VF/JF/WRT); Rue des Bergers(new pond): 2 on 5th May (MCS);
Yellow Wagtail (Blue-headed) Rue des Bergers (new pond): 2 on 5th May [also possible Grey-headed but flew before ID or photo] (MCS);
White Wagtail (alba) Rue des Bergers (new pond): 2 on 5th May (MCS);
Wren Claire Mare: 1 on 1st May (MCS); Herm: 17 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 5 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 5 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 4 on 9th May (JD);
Dunnock Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 2 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 2 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 1 on 9th May (JD); Vauvert: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 1 on 10th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Robin Herm: 5 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 2 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre West: 2 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Vauvert: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev);
Redstart Lihou Island: 1 on 1st May [Female feeding from Lihou House tamarisks] (WRT/IJH, AJB/JKT); 1 on 1st May (AJB/IH/WRT);
Whinchat BBC field, Pleinmont: 3 on 1st May (AS); Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (MAG); Pleinmont: 1 on 1st May (WRT);
Stonechat Fort Hommet: 3 on 1st May (MCS); 2 on 11th May (Pjv/0); L'Ancresse East: 6 on 8th May (JD/ ); Lihou Island: 2 on 1st May [Pair along spine] (WRT);
Wheatear Fort Doyle: 1 on 9th May (MPL); Lihou Island: 1 on 1st May (WRT); Pleinmont: 2 on 1st May [Long-stayng(?) pair in new vinery field] (WRT);
Wheatear (Greenland) Lihou Island: 1 on 1st May (WRT);
Blackbird Herm: 7 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 4 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 5 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 1 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Vauvert: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 2 on 10th May (Pjv/0); 2 on 11th May (Pjv/0); 2 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Song Thrush L'Ancresse East: 2 on 8th May (JD/ );
Cetti's Warbler Claire Mare: 1 on 1st May (MCS); Grands Marais/Pre: 1 on 2nd May (KC); 1 on 7th May [At hide pond] (DJC); Herm: 1 on 13th May [Near White House Hotel] (JD); Vale Pond: 1 on 1st May (MCS); 1 on 9th May (MCS);
Sedge Warbler Grands Marais/Pre: 1 on 7th May [At hide pond] (DJC);
Reed Warbler Fort Hommet: 1 on 13th May (MPL); Grands Marais/Pre: 2 on 2nd May (KC); 3 on 7th May [At hide pond] (DJC);
Lesser Whitethroat Scramble Track: 1 on 2nd May [Singing in blackthorn] (WRT);
Whitethroat Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (DJC/LJC); Herm: 8 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Pleinmont: 3 on 7th May (Pjv/0); 2 on 12th May (Pjv/0);
Blackcap Herm: 7 on 13th May (JD); Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 2 on 9th May (JD); Pleinmont: 1 on 12th May (Pjv/0); Reservoir: 3 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd May (Pjv/0);
Chiffchaff Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (Pjv/0); Herm: 6 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 4 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 2 on 9th May (JD); Pleinmont: 1 on 7th May (Pjv/0); 2 on 12th May (Pjv/0); Reservoir: 8 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd May (Pjv/0);
Willow Warbler Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (DJC/LJC); Lihou Island: 2 on 1st May [Feeding in Lihou House tamarisks] (WRT/IJH, AJB/JKT); 2 on 1st May (AJB/IH/WRT); Pleinmont: 1 on 11th May (MPL);
Firecrest Herm: 1 on 13th May (JD); Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Spotted Flycatcher Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (DJC/LJC); 2 on 1st May (VF); 1 on 1st May (Pjv/0); 3 on 1st May (MAG); 1 on 7th May (MPL); 1 on 12th May (MPL); Lihou Island: 1 on 1st May [Feeding from Lihou House tamarisks] (WRT/IJH, AJB/JKT); 1 on 1st May (AJB/IH/WRT); 1 on 13th May (Pjv/0); Rue des Bergers: 1 on 2nd May (Pjv/0);
Pied Flycatcher Fort Hommet: 1 on 1st May (MPL); Lihou Island: 2 on 1st May [Males feeding from Lihou House tamarisks] (WRT/IJH, AJB/JKT); 2 on 1st May (AJB/IH/WRT);
Long-tailed Tit Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Blue Tit Reservoir: 1 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Great Tit L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 4 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Vauvert: 1 on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 1 on 10th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 11th May (Pjv/0); 1 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Magpie L'Ancresse East: 1 on 8th May (JD/ ); Vauvert: 2 on 10th May (Pjv/0); 2 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Carrion Crow Herm: 6 on 13th May (JD); L'Ancresse East: 3 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 5 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 3 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 4 on 6th May (Pjv/0); Vauvert: 2 on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Raven Les Fauconnaires: 3 on 9th May (PJW);
Starling L'Ancresse East: 7 on 8th May (JD/ );
House Sparrow L'Ancresse East: 15 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 2 on 9th May (JD); Vauvert: 20+ on 4th May (Pjv/Jev); 20+ on 10th May (Pjv/0); 20+ on 11th May (Pjv/0); 20+ on 13th May (Pjv/Jev);
Chaffinch Herm: 4 on 13th May (JD); Le Gouffre East: 3 on 9th May (JD); Le Gouffre West: 1 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 20+ on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Greenfinch Claire Mare: 2 on 1st May (MCS); L'Ancresse East: 5 on 8th May (JD/ ); Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Goldfinch Fort Hommet: 10 on 1st May (MCS); 4 on 11th May (Pjv/0); Le Gouffre West: 3 on 9th May (JD); Reservoir: 2 on 6th May (Pjv/0);
Linnet Fort Hommet: 5 on 1st May (MCS); 6 on 11th May (Pjv/0); Herm: 4 on 13th May [Heathland Bird Survey] (JD); L'Ancresse East: 5 on 8th May (JD/ ); Le Gouffre East: 1 on 9th May (JD); Lihou Island: 6 on 13th May (Pjv/0);
Reed Bunting Fort Hommet: 1 on 11th May (Pjv/0);
Brown Argus Lihou Island: 1 on 2nd May (WRT/IJH);
Painted Lady Pleinmont: 1 on 2nd May (WRT);