Guernsey Bird Race - 6 May
2001
The Sultans of String:
Mark Guppy, Mark Lawlor, Chris Mourant, Wayne Turner
Weather: cold light to moderate NE wind,
cloudy with little sun, good visibility.
Number
|
Time |
Species |
Locations |
1
|
0442
|
Oystercatcher
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
2
|
-
|
Turnstone
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
3
|
-
|
Carrion Crow
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
4
|
-
|
Blackbird
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
5
|
-
|
Mallard
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
6
|
-
|
Herring Gull
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
7
|
-
|
Wheatear
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
8
|
0500
|
Wren
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
9
|
-
|
Robin
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
10
|
-
|
Chiffchaff
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
11
|
-
|
Lesser B-B Gull
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
12
|
-
|
Magpie
|
Torteval Shopper (and elsewhere)
|
13
|
-
|
Chaffinch
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
14
|
-
|
Great Tit
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
15
|
-
|
Blue Tit
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
16
|
-
|
Song Thrush
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
17
|
-
|
Blackcap
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
18
|
-
|
Woodpigeon
|
Petit Bot (and elsewhere)
|
19
|
-
|
Bullfinch
|
Petit Bot and Pleinmont
|
20
|
-
|
House Sparrow
|
near 'The Mallard' (and elsewhere)
|
21
|
-
|
Starling
|
near 'The Mallard' (and elsewhere)
|
22
|
0600
|
Whitethroat
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
23
|
-
|
Linnet
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
24
|
-
|
Kestrel
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
25
|
-
|
Meadow Pipit
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
26
|
-
|
Fulmar
|
Pleinmont, Jethou
|
27
|
-
|
Shag
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
28
|
-
|
Gannet
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
29
|
-
|
Dunnock
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
30
|
-
|
Swallow
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
31
|
-
|
Tree Pipit
|
4, Pleinmont - 1, Herm
|
32
|
-
|
Short-eared Owl
|
1 in off sea, Pleinmont
|
33
|
-
|
Yellow Wagtail
|
2+, Pleinmont
|
34
|
-
|
Whimbrel
|
1, Pleinmont, plus many on beaches
|
35
|
-
|
Stonechat
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
36
|
-
|
Great B-B Gull
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
37
|
-
|
Swift
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
38
|
-
|
Willow Warbler
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
39
|
0700
|
Lesser Whitethroat
|
1 singing, Pleinmont
|
40
|
-
|
Whinchat
|
1 male, Pleinmont
|
41
|
-
|
Collared Dove
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
42
|
-
|
Greenfinch
|
Pleinmont (and elsewhere)
|
43
|
-
|
Turtle Dove
|
1, Pleinmont
|
44
|
-
|
Stock Dove
|
2, Pleinmont - 2, Les Tielles
|
45
|
-
|
Rock Pipit
|
Fort Grey (and elsewhere)
|
46
|
-
|
Common Sandpiper
|
1, Rocquaine - 1, Vale Pond - 1, Reservoir
|
47
|
-
|
White Wagtail
|
Rocquaine (and elsewhere)
|
48
|
-
|
Goldfinch
|
Rocquaine (and elsewhere)
|
49
|
-
|
Ringed Plover
|
L'Eree (and elsewhere)
|
50
|
0800
|
Curlew
|
Old Aerodrome (and elsewhere)
|
51
|
-
|
Black-headed Gull
|
1, Old Aerodrome
|
52
|
-
|
Marsh Harrier
|
2, Claire Mare, then off North
|
53
|
-
|
Coot
|
Claire Mare (and elsewhere)
|
54
|
-
|
Reed Warbler
|
Claire Mare - Vale Pond
|
55
|
-
|
Moorhen
|
Claire Mare (and elsewhere)
|
56
|
-
|
Brent Goose
|
2, Perelle - 40+, Herm
|
57
|
-
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
|
Fort le Crocq (and elsewhere)
|
58
|
-
|
Dunlin
|
Vazon (and elsewhere)
|
59
|
-
|
Sanderling
|
4, Vazon
|
60
|
-
|
Sandwich Tern
|
2, Vazon
|
61
|
-
|
Hobby
|
1 adult North, Vazon
|
62
|
0900
|
House Martin
|
Grand Mare (and elsewhere)
|
63
|
0903
|
Sand Martin
|
3+, Grand Mare
|
64
|
0912
|
Garden Warbler
|
1, Grand Mare - 1, Herm
|
65
|
0928
|
Sparrowhawk
|
2, Fauxquets Valley - 1, Jethou - 1, Shingle Bank
|
66
|
0945
|
Feral Pigeon
|
Town Harbour (and elsewhere)
|
67
|
1039
|
Guillemot
|
2, Little Russel - 2+, Jethou
|
68
|
1049
|
Cormorant
|
Little Russel (and elsewhere)
|
69
|
1056
|
Razorbill
|
3+, Jethou
|
70
|
1105
|
Puffin
|
2+, Jethou
|
71
|
1120
|
Pheasant
|
Herm
|
72
|
1123
|
Raven
|
1, Herm - 5, Les Tielles
|
73
|
1133
|
Goldcrest
|
1, Herm
|
74
|
1134
|
Spotted Flycatcher
|
6+, Herm - 1, Trinity Cottages - 1, Valniquets
|
75
|
1148
|
Cuckoo
|
1 calling, Herm
|
76
|
1158
|
Pied Flycatcher
|
1 male, Herm
|
77
|
1202
|
Wood Warbler
|
1, Herm
|
78
|
1216
|
Ring Ouzel
|
1, Herm
|
79
|
1341
|
Tufted Duck
|
1 male, Saumarez Park - a pair, Reservoir
|
80
|
1341
|
Short-toed Treecreeper
|
2+, Saumarez Park - 1, Reservoir
|
81
|
1402
|
Long-tailed Tit
|
Saumarez Park - Pleinmont
|
82
|
1407
|
Grey Heron
|
1, Vale Pond - 1, Reservoir
|
83
|
1430
|
Sedge Warbler
|
1, Vale Pond
|
84
|
1443
|
Skylark
|
1, L'Ancresse G.C.
|
85
|
1524
|
Little Egret
|
1, Baie des Pecqueries
|
86
|
1631
|
Mistle Thrush
|
1, Fauxquets Valley
|
87
|
1703
|
Peregrine
|
1, Les Sommeilleuses
|
88
|
1753
|
Jackdaw
|
1, Mont Herault
|
89
|
1827
|
Dartford Warbler
|
1 male, Pleinmont
|
90
|
2010
|
Grey Plover
|
1, Baie des Pecqueries
|
|