: On 10 January 2026, Adrian Skerrett visited the Le Cheval site at Intendance. together with Steve Agricole. Due to heavy rain, they were confined to Adrian's car, but were able to record several vagrant species, namely six Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler and Cotton Pygmy Goose. With no sign of a break in the weather they left the site to check out Police Bay marsh. The rain petered out and they decided to have another shot at birding the Intendance wetland. This bird flew from water near the edge of the road almost as soon as we entered the hotel grounds. It is an adult non-breeding plumage Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus, one of the most remarkable vagrant sightings in Seychelles of all time. It is a first record for the western Indian Ocean.

 
:Adrian Skerrett, Lisa Wareing and James Wareing visited Intendance on 06 January 2026, There were 3 male and 3 female Northern Pintail Anas acuta present. Adrian had previously recorded a single male Northern Pintail on 20 December 2025. On the December dated a Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula and a Green-winged Teal Anas crecca    were also present while on the 6 January, a Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata was seen.

SBRC has previously recorded:

• 1 record of Cotton Pygmy Goose
• 2 records of Green-winged Teal
• 3 records of Tufted Duck
• 10 records of Northern Pintial
• 16 records of Northern Shoveler.

Below top left to bottom right: Male (at rear) and female Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Cotton Pygmy Goose and Tufted Duck (all photos: Adrian Skerrett)