This morning's early count at Queen's Valley Reservoir revealed 11 Greenshank and nine Cormorant. Short-toed Treecreeper were singing loudly at the Durrell site in Trinity.

Today's highlights were two Velvet Scoter and a single Common Sandpiper in Grouville Bay. Is the sandpiper Jersey's first spring migrant? Other than all those Lesser Black-backed Gulls anyway. Elsewhere in the Bay there were only 20 Great Crested Grebe and 10 Red-breasted Merganser. A Chiffchaff was singing at La Rocque where 300+ Linnet were still in the fields.

The Shore Lark is still by Cutty Sark and there were Stonechat at Corbiere, La Paulente, Les Landes and by Cutty Sark. There are still some thrushes about and a mixed flock near La Moye Prison held 30+ Redwing and four Mistle Thrush.

The photo shows another fine view of a Rock Pipit, this one ringed. Photo by Romano da Costa.

The Town Peregrine was at Byron Lane today and a flock of seven Jackdaw was doing the rounds of the SW coast having been seen in St Aubin's Bay and at Noirmont. Over 40 Great Crested Grebe were in Grouville Bay while a single Goosander was at Queen's Valley Reservoir.

At St Ouen's Pond there were 24 Shoveler, 10 Common Teal, six Gadwall, nine Common Pochard, eight Lapwing and two Bearded Tit.

Two Bittern were in the reed bed at St Ouen's Pond today with eight Gadwall, 11 Common Pochard, two Little Grebe and two Great Crested Grebe. The Shore Lark was still near Cutty Sark.

There are lots of Rock Pipit around our coast and we typically take them rather for granted. Le Pulec is currently a good place to see them with around 40 here most days and Romano da Costa has taken a couple of stunning photos of them.

The Water Pipit was still present near St Ouen's Pond. At least one Goosander is still visiting Queen's Valley Reservoir. A male Merlin was near Greve de Lecq yesterday and today and a Long-eared Owl was hunting in Beauport this evening.

A Hen Harrier was reported from St Martin earlier this week. This bird had been seen probably three times but a second bird may have been present too.

Today's count from Queen's Valley Reservoir revealed 11 Greenshank and the two Goosander.

The weather is once again getting colder and the wind reminds us what "wind chill" means! The thrushes are, however, definitely thinning out with even only a few Redwing about now. Three Fieldfare and two Siskin were in Vallee des Vaux. The fields near Rue des Pres held one Stonechat, 250+ Chaffinch and 25+ Reed Bunting while those near Le Hocq held 300+ Chaffinch and 300+ Linnet.

There were two Common Gull and 100+ Black-headed Gull at Le Hurel and 35 Common Snipe and four Jack Snipe at Fountain Lane. Lesser Black-backed Gull are returning to Jersey in increasing numbers as can be seen by their presence behind the plough in many parishes. There were 14 Greenshank and the two Goosander at Queen's Valley Reservoir. Coot that had their nest washed out in the rain last weekend have relaid at Grouville Marsh.

The Shore Lark remains in its new home and the two Red-breasted Goose were once again at (Red-breasted) Goose Green Marsh.

Nineteen Greenshank and the two Goosander at Queen's Valley Reservoir this morning.