The highlight of the month and without doubt the whole year was the trapping of an Eastern Crowned Warbler at Hilfield Park reservoir on the 30th of October during one of the regular ringing exercises; this is the second record for the British Isles. The first record was of a bird seen near South Shields in late October 2009.
Click on the title to read the full report.
 Our latest report was published on 12 November.
The report is free to members of Herts Bird Club.
Click the link for full details and to find out how to buy a copy.
The highlight of the month was the appearance of a Pectoral Sandpiper at Wilstone reservoir on the 7th; this bird was only present for a few days. This was the first recorded visit to the county for 22 years and there is little doubt that the very low water levels at Wilstone were a significant factor.
Click on the title for the full summary for September.
The most notable feature of the month was the attractiveness of Wilstone reservoir to waders as a consequence of the exceptionally low water levels, they were similar to this in 1973. There were no exceptionally are bird seen but the variety was excellent and included species such as Grey Plover, Sanderling and Ruff. The records show that Red Kites and Little Egrets are expanding their numbers quite quickly, however it is clear that other species such as Turtle Dove have only a tenuous hold now in Hertfordshire. Click on the title to read the full summary.
|
We also raised our target of £500 for this year's sponsorship of the Hawfinch in the BTO Atlas 2007-11