Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, can occur in numbers if drifted in by easterly winds, with smaller numbers of other warblers and Spotted and Pied Flycatchers. The visitor to Alderney should, with luck, find one or two rarities. The large numbers of migrants, passing through or visiting the island during September, October and into November, invariably include less common species. What these might be is impossible to predict. Because Alderney is only 11 miles from the French coast, many rarities are continental rather than British.
Ravens remain throughout the year, are best seen at the south-western end of the island.
Resident Stonechats are easily seen in many places, Dartford Warblers can be seen on clear, sunny days. Both species are concentrated to the areas of gorse along the southern and western edges of the island. The visitor has a variety of habitats to explore. Although the island is only three and a half miles long, it is very varied, with sandy bays, rugged cliffs, islets and reefs, heathland, a mixture of arable land and wooded valleys. The sandy bays are always a must, first of these being Longis Bay, in the east of the island, followed by the eastern end of Braye Bay and by Clonque Bay.