At least it was dry today and with a strong westerly blowing seawatching from Plemont (Grosnez closed for gunmen to practice) produced:

2 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Common Scoters, 37 Gannets, 50+ Fulmars,77 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common Terns, 2 Ravens, 3 Swallows and a Sand Martin, in three hours.

Plenty of Wheatears to be found today with totals of 26 in St Ouen's Bay, 34 at Noirmont and 2 at St Ouen's Village, plus a Yellow Wagtail at the Pond Scrape. In addition there was a report of a small gull hawking over Queen's Valley reservoir which is worth looking out for.

Having just returned from South Africa, today's galley image shows a Goliath Heron, pictured landing in Kruger NP. More pictures to follow in the gallery in the next few days.

Yesterday was a day of gale force southerly winds and heavy showers. 56 Sandwich Terns were sheltering at Petit Port and a further 31 were roosting on the beach at La Saline. Eight Common Sandpipers and a White Wagtail were at Le Pulec and 10 Wheatears were found in the west of the Island.

Slightly better weather today and despite the strong sw'ly wind there were a few Swallows moving at Noirmont and St Ouen's Pond, also two Sand Martins. Five Yellow Wagtails were at the scrape and 13 Wheatears on the ground at Noirmont.

Picture: A Wheatear at Elizabeth Marina taken by Sarah Scriven.

A fine start but rain late afternoon, but still a fresh south-westerly, so very few passerines about.

Roosting at Petit Port at high water, 190 Sandwich Terns, 260 Oystercatchers and 45 Curlew. The Black-necked Grebe is still on the sandpits and the female Red-crested Pochard has re-appeared. Only one Common Sandpiper was seen at Le Pulec today.

Only a few Wheatears reported, a couple at Sorel and Elizabeth Marina, with five Alba Wagtails here as well.

Picture: A Spotted Flycatcher in Pete Double's Garden, St Lawrence.

A fair day with a fresh sw'ly wind. Plenty of Wheatears around today with 23 found in the west of the Island. Also good numbers of Yellow Wagtails, with at least 50 at Noirmont and 40 at Goose Green Marsh. A single Whitethroat was also at Noirmont, where there was a steady trickle of Swallows moving, despite the wind.

At Sorel Point, 14 Meadow Pipits, probably migrants, two Stonechats, four Wheaears and a Wryneck. At Le Pulec 12 Common Sandpipers were feeding at high tide this morning. The Greenshank total at Queen's Valley remains at 31 and there were six Mandarin Ducks as well.

Picture: Sunday's Wryneck at Grouville Marsh, taken by Dave Buxton.

Over an inch of rain fell this morning until the cold front cleared all the weather away after lunchtime, leaving Jersey in a westerly force 5 to 6.

Two Arctic Skuas were seen passing Grosnez this afternoon but there was nothing else of note. Up to 20 Wheatears were found at various locations in the west of the island and there were 12 Yellow Wagtails at the scrape. A White Wagtail was seen near Kempt Tower and a Tree Pipit went in to roost at Le Catelet, St John this evening. A single Shelduck was reported near Mont a L'abbe.

A late record from yesterday of a Buzzard over Anne Port.

Picture: Les Minquiers, where a Wryneck, the second recorded last weekend, was present on saturday and sunday.

Some late reports from Les Ecrehous over the weekend. On Saturday a Great Skua and on sunday a Manx Shearwater, nine Grey Herons, 11 Little Egrets, 75 Sandwich Terns and a Wheatear.

Fine and sunny today with a fresh sw'ly wind and there appeared to be nothing of interest on the ground or in the air at Noirmont this morning. In Queen's Valley 33 Greenshanks and eight Mandarin Ducks. In Grouville Bay, one Great-crested Grebe was offshore with about 50 mainly Sandwich Terns. At Le Hurel Slip, 50+ Ringed Plovers and two Dunlins were the only waders seen along with a White Wagtail. Two Wheatears were in Robin Bay at La Rocque and there were 20 Yellow Wagtails and two Wheatears at Goose Green Marsh.

Picture: A Pied Flycatcher taken by Pete Double this morning in his Garden in St Lawrence.

A few more records from yesterday, four Ravens at Gorey Castle, a Tree Pipit over Noirmont and a Black Tern offshore south of St Helier.

Back to the gloom today with low cloud and south-west winds. At Noirmont early this morning a Barn Owl, still three Wheatears and a Redstart. 25 Yellow Wagtails were in with the cattle at the scrape near St Ouen's Pond, also 10 Lapwings here. 46 Sandwich Terns were roosting at Petit Port at high water this morning and eight Common Sandpipers were feeding at Le Pulec.

In the east of the Island, 27 Greenshanks roosted at Queen's Valley, a single Knot was on the beach at Le Hurel Slip in Grouville Bay, with 100+ Sandwich Terns along a few Little Terns offshore and a Spotted Flycatcher was in the garden at Le Hurel.

A sunny day with light winds and becoming very warm + 26c during the afternoon.

40+ birds were ringed at Grouville Marsh this morning including nine Blackcaps, one Garden Warbler, one Sedge Warbler, two Whitethroats, two very young just out of the nest Reed Warblers and a Wryneck. There were a few local Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler present and four Ravens flew over.

Three Honey Buzzards were seen over Beaumont Hill this lunchtime and late afternoon at Noirmont, two Whinchats, three Wheatears, one Redstart and a Whitethroat.

A Buzzard flew over Maufant late yesterday afternoon in the gloom.

Picture: Today's Wryneck at Grouville Marsh.

The fifth consecutive day of dull overcast weather, but with a different wind direction, from the east. However the sun did appear briefly this evening promising better things for tomorrow.

There was very little moving at Noirmont this morning, 75 Swallows, one Sand Martin and three Alba Wagtails were the only passing migrants in an hour and a half. On the gound were 25+ Chiffchaffs and a single Wheatear.

The winter plumaged Black-necked Grebe is still on the sandpits, a Wheatear was on the Blanches Banques and a Yellow Wagtail was at the scrape, near St Ouen's Pond. This afternoon four Little Terns were in Grouville Bay. There were several reports of Willow Warblers from around the island today and two Whitethroats were seen on the north coast.

Picture: A micro moth Pyrausta purpuralis a purple and gold pyralid, taken by Richard Perchard.

Another grey day and still very little to report. There were a few Wheatears at varoious locations today with three on Les Blanches Banques, three at St Ouen's Pond and a single at Noirmont, also about 50 Swallows leaving here this morning. A Common Sandpiper was on the sandpit.

In the south-east at high water this afternoon, 96 Curlews at Le Hocq, 40 Sandwich Terns, 10+ Common Terns, 53 Grey Plovers and 50 Turnstones all at La Rocque, with 15 Greenshanks roosting at Queen's Valley Reservoir.

Picture: Lesser Stag Beetle, one of a series of new insect pictures in the gallery taken Richard Perchard.