Jan
27TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Little Egret (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Goldeneye (Jane Free)
Batford, Little Egret, perched on tree in the reserve (Darin Stanley)
Batford, Siskin, behind Batford Mill (Darin Stanley)
Braughing, Hen Harrier, female at Braughing Friars (Paula Moore)
Broxbourne Woods - Hoddesdon Park Wood, 50+ Redwing (Ken and Linda Smith)
Broxbourne Woods - Hoddesdon Park Wood, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, calling (Ken and Linda Smith)
Chiswell Green nr St Albans, Little Owl, Noke Lane (Steve Kitchen)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 3 Lesser Redpoll (Steve Blake)
Maple Cross, Red Kite, over farmland (Steve Carter)
Maple Lodge, Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter)
Maple Lodge, Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter)
Maple Lodge, 30 Siskin, in Alders (steve carter)
Panshanger Aerodrome, Red Kite, 11 15 (Lee Fitz)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, in NW corner below steps (Lee G R Evans)
Tring, 3 Red Kite, over Station Road together (Lee G R Evans)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 6 Tree Sparrow (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Shelduck (Steve Blake)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Red Kite (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 50 Linnet (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, very mobile (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goldeneye, drake (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 38 Fieldfare (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 35 Lapwing (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Wormley Wood, 50+ Redwing (Ken and Linda Smith)
Wormley Wood, Woodcock (Ken and Linda Smith)
26TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Cetti's Warbler, in reed bed (Ade Hall)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 30 Siskin (Ade Hall)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Smew, male (Ade Hall)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Goldeneye, male (Ade Hall)
Bayfordbury, 2 Little Owl, males calling, 1 seen other heard (Shaun Dowman)
Brookmans Park, 2 Red Kite (A Cooper)
Cole Green area, 100 Golden Plover, in a field to the north of A414 west of the travellers site. (Tim Hill)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, 25 Siskin, in Alder trees nr to school.
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Shand)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), c15 Lesser Redpoll (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Hatfield, Red Kite, over de Havilland Campus
Hitchin, c10 Siskin (Chris Woodham)
Lynsters Lake nr Maple Cross, 5 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter)
Maple Cross, c40 Golden Plover, over the fields behind the estate (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Maple Cross, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Maple Cross, c20 Redwing (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Maple Lodge, 2 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter)
Maple Lodge, 2 Kingfisher (Steve Carter)
Maple Lodge, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter)
Therfield Heath, 30 Golden Plover, between Duckpuddle Bush and Icknield Way path (Steve Akrill)
Therfield Heath, 2 Grey Partridge, close to Icknield Way path (Steve Akrill)
Tring, c400 Fieldfare (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), C20 Lapwing (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), Shelduck (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose (Steve Blake)
25TH JAN: Bricket Wood Common, c40 Lesser Redpoll (Pete Waldron)
East Hyde, Kingfisher, on south bank of side channel (Alan Jackson)
East Hyde, Little Egret, in side channel (Alan Jackson)
East Hyde, Grey Wagtail, flew upstream (Alan Jackson)
Great Munden nr Puckeridge, Great Grey Shrike, looking bedraggled in a bush: Google earth: 51 deg 53'47.65N, 0 deg 0.01'12.54W (Jono Forgham)
Hemel Hempstead, 3 Goosander, high E over canal at Corner Hall then returning W five mins later (Dan Forder)
King's Meads nr Hertford, Kingfisher, New River (Simon Knott)
Lynsters Farm nr Maple Cross, 7 Egyptian Goose (G Lapworth)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), c40 Corn Bunting (John Fisher)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (John Fisher)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Joan Thompson)
Stocker's Lake, Goosander, male, 4 more on Inns Lake (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, 11 Goldeneye, inc 4 males (G Lapworth)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Tree Sparrow (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Shelduck (Steve Blake)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male (John Fisher)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 200 Fieldfare (G Lapworth)
24TH JAN: Batford, Water Rail (Jason Chapman)
Batford, 2 Kingfisher (Jason Chapman)
Cassiobury Park, Mandarin, female on canal (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Egret (Ian Bennell)
Hitchin, Kingfisher, along river beside Sainsburys (Callum Peel/Chris Woodham)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, in nw corner (Jeff Bailey)
Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Goosander, male on large fishing lake 3.20pm (Steve Veal)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 3 Goldeneye, 1 male (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Grey Wagtail (Jeff Bailey)
23RD JAN: Batch Wood nr St Albans, Red Kite, over Batchwood Drive (David Waters)
Bayfordbury, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Shaun Dowman)
Broadwater (Stevenage), Grey Wagtail, Marymead shops (mick caton)
Cassiobury Park, Mandarin, female above waterfall (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, Little Egret (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, Kingfisher, by fishing pit. (Ian Bennell)
Dane End, 14 Red Kite,
(Kevin Ling)
Flamstead village, 170 Golden Plover, in fields behind Watling Street service station (Peter Cutler)
Lemsford Springs, 6 Little Egret, including 4 flying north over the Reserve at 07:50, presumably from Stanboro' Lakes roost (Barry Trevis)
Picotts End nr Hemel Hempstead, Red Kite (Stuart Harrison)
Picotts End nr Hemel Hempstead, 2 Little Egret, Piccotts End pools (Stuart Harrison)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Barn Owl (Vicky Buckel)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 29 Little Egret, all at roost on North Lake island by 5pm (Barry Trevis)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Mike Wallen)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, males, 5 more on Inns Lake (G Lapworth)
Therfield Heath, 17 Grey Partridge (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, 4 Raven, together at 10.30-10.45am (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier, ringtail (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, 96 Fieldfare (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 12+ Yellowhammer (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Shelduck (Steve Blake)
22ND JAN: Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 4 Mandarin
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 2 Smew, 1 male (Mike Ilett)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Red-crested Pochard (Mike Ilett)
Berkhamsted, 2 Red Kite, from station
Broxbourne Woods (exact wood name not specified), Crossbill, at least 1 (heard) (Barry Reed)
Datchworth, Red Kite (Nigel Denison.)
East Hyde, Little Egret (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 2 Little Egret (David Lyons)
Kimpton Mill, 2 Egyptian Goose (Alan Ford)
Kimpton Mill, Water Rail (Alan Ford)
Kimpton Mill, Little Egret (Alan Ford)
Knebworth House & Park, c10 Fieldfare (Robert Chapman)
Maple Cross, c40 Golden Plover, over (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Maple Cross, c40 Redwing, over (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Maple Cross, Red Kite, low over garden (Chris and Nick Bessant)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, in woods near Munden Farm
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 3 Red Kite (David Emery)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), 2 Little Egret, flying west (Roger Jones)
Redbourn, Red Kite, Nicholls Fm (Peter Tallantire)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin, Red Kite, over St Ibbs Park (Callum Peel)
Stanstead Abbotts, c100 Fieldfare, Little Briggens Farm (Jane Free)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, in NW corner, showing well (Tony Birch)
Stocker's Lake, 6 Goosander, inc 4 males (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, 21 Goldeneye, inc 7 males (G Lapworth)
Welwyn, Red Kite, over Wagonners pub (Roger Jones)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Little Egret (Tony Birch)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 3 Red Kite (Tony Birch)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 30+ Linnet (Tony Birch)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 3 Goldeneye (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, still with other geese in field behind jetty (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male - also Water Pipit and a male Pintail. (Alex Lewis)
21ST JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7 Goldeneye (Oliver Marshall)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Peregrine Falcon, over the pit (Jay Ward/Bill Last)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Yellow-legged Gull (Jay Ward)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Golden Plover, One flying with Lapwings briefly, then flew south (Jay Ward)
Baldwin's Wood/Flaunden Grove, 2 Raven (Joan Thompson)
Bernards Heath (St Albans), Red Kite (David Waters)
Chiswell Green nr St Albans, Red Kite (Steve Kitchen)
East Hyde, 3 Little Egret (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 2 Red Kite (Mike Russell)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Little Egret
Hamels Meads nr Puckeridge, 2 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Hitchin, Red Kite (Chris Woodham)
King's Meads nr Hertford, Peregrine Falcon, Queens Spinney at 9:35am then flew over Ware (Simon Knott)
King's Meads nr Hertford, Little Egret, Mill Mead flying west (Simon Knott)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Redwing (Mick Caton)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper (Barry Trevis)
Maple Cross, 11 Golden Plover, over M25 south of junction 17 (Ian Bennell)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), Red Kite (Lee Fitz)
Redbourn, 12 Golden Plover, wheat field Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn, 6 Skylark, Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn, Little Owl, at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn, 150+ Linnet, wheat field Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
St Albans, Red Kite, over St Peter's Church
Stagenhoe nr Whitwell, 8 Red Kite, all flying in area to west of Staganhoe Nr Frogmore (Gordon de Sousa)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male (Steve Rodwell)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Little Egret (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Little Owl (Steve Blake)
Watery Grove (Knebworth Woods), Marsh Tit (Clive Harding)
Watford, 10 Lesser Redpoll, in garden (B Norcott)
Watton at Stone, Red Kite (Nigel Denison)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 3 Little Egret (Steve Rodwell)
20TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Goldeneye, males
East Hyde, Little Egret (Peter Cutler)
East Hyde, Green Sandpiper (Peter Cutler)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, c6 Siskin
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, Red Kite (Ian Duffield)
Hatfield Park, Red Kite, over park eastwards (Lee Girdlestone)
Hemel Hempstead, Red Kite, over the Chaulden area (Stuart Harrison)
London Colney, Red Kite, Cotlandswick (Alan Gardiner)
Marshalswick (St Albans), Lesser Redpoll, in garden (Ian Duffield)
Panshanger Aerodrome, Red Kite (Lee Fitz)
Park Wood nr St Albans, Red Kite (Steve Kitchen)
Park Wood nr St Albans, 15 Fieldfare (Steve Kitchen)
Potten End, Red Kite, over village at 1530 (Stuart Harrison)
St Albans, Red Kite, over Belmont Hill this morning
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, 1st win. male, NW bank (Samuel Perfect)
Stevenage, Kingfisher, in Stevenage Brook (David McCarthy)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose (Tony Clarke & Derek Turner)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit (Tony Clarke & Derek Turner)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Little Egret (Tony Clarke & Derek Turner)
19TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Bittern (Simon Knott)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 3 Smew, 2drakes+redhead (Simon Knott)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Red-crested Pochard (Simon Knott)
Bullen's Green (South Hatfield), 70+ Fieldfare (Kevin Cheadle)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Lemsford Springs, Water Rail (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Lemsford Springs, Little Egret (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Lemsford Springs, c20 Siskin (John Fisher / Ernie Leahy)
Marshalswick (St Albans), 2 Lesser Redpoll, on nyjer seed (Ian Duffield)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, in usual area near mobile home site (Tony Clarke/Derek Turner)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Red Kite (Tony Clarke/Derek Turner)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, c60 Skylark (Tony Clarke/Derek Turner)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 50+ Fieldfare (Tony Clarke/Derek Turner)
Potters Bar, 30+ Fieldfare (Anders Gray)
Puckeridge, 3 Little Egret, by River Rib (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge, 27 Fieldfare (Murray Orchard)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, 2 Barn Owl (Vicky Buckel)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Bittern (Vicky Buckel)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Martin Johnson)
Stevenage, Red Kite, low over Lingfield Road (Gary Sanderson)
Stocker's Lake, 12 Siskin, feeding on Alders (Phil Harrison)
Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs), Redpoll sp. (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Red Kite (Geoff Young)
Watton at Stone, Red Kite, Over A602 (Steve Akrill)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose (Steve Blake)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Peregrine Falcon (Steve Blake)
18TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Little Egret, in roost (Jane Free)
Batford, 3 Little Egret, together above B653 in Batford at 0800 (Darin Stanley)
Hertford, c150 Redwing, flock in field opposite Burnside 11am (Barrie Stockwell)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, showing well on waste ground behind travellers site (Jeff Bailey)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 100 Fieldfare (Jeff Bailey)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Peregrine Falcon (Vicky Buckel)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, 50 Fieldfare (Vicky Buckel)
Sandridge nr St Albans, 11 Lesser Redpoll, in garden close to Jersey Farm woodland park (Peter Thornley)
St Albans, Red Kite, St. Stephens (Alan Gardiner)
Watford, 3 Lesser Redpoll, on niger seed (B Norcott)
17TH JAN: Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs (G Lapworth)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 8 Goldeneye, inc 3 males (G Lapworth)
Hatfield Garden Village, 60+ Golden Plover, feeding on farmland N of Garden Village 12.30hrs (John Moss)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, showing very well in bushes by gypsy camp (Darrel Bryant)
Reed, 4 Tree Sparrow, at Hatchpen (Martin Johnson)
Reed, 5 Corn Bunting (Martin Johnson)
St Albans, Waxwing, single Waxwing in back garden in Sandfield Rd for 10 minutes. (Ben Sandford Smith)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, in n.w corner (Jeff Bailey)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male (Jeff Bailey)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Goosander, males (G Lapworth)
Therfield Heath, 190 Linnet (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston, 42 Golden Plover (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston, 36 Grey Partridge, pairs and small coveys off the Icknield Way (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston, Hen Harrier, Ringtail (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Green Sandpiper (K Cheadle/S Blake)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goldeneye, male (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Common Snipe (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit, 50yds right of steps to carpark (Jeff Bailey)
16TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Smew, drake and redhead (Derek Girvan)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Bittern, flew 4 times in an hour in late afternoon (Derek Girvan)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Common Snipe, in front of the big hide (Derek Girvan)
Berkhamsted Common, 60 Golden Plover (Michael Anderson)
Brookmans Park, Lesser Redpoll, over station
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, Smew, female (Mike Johnson)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 11 Goldeneye, 5m+6f (Mike Johnson)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 2 Red-crested Pochard, pair (G Lapworth)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, Short-eared Owl (Martin Johnson)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Little Egret, in river between small lakes and mobile homes
Green End nr Braughing, Hen Harrier, male on fence along sheepfield at end of Hull Lane (Paula Moore)
Hitchin, 2 Tawny Owl,
(Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Green Sandpiper (Barry Trevis)
Lemsford Springs, Kingfisher (Barry Trevis)
Northchurch nr Berkhamsted, Water Rail, seen at Dudswell Canal (Nick Goss/Ian Putman)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, showing well, quite active across site. (Mike King)
Norton nr Letchworth, Red Kite (Karl Toombs)
Norton nr Letchworth, 20 Fieldfare (Karl Toombs)
Norton nr Letchworth, 12 Yellowhammer (Karl Toombs)
Puckeridge, 350 Fieldfare (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge, 7 Linnet (Murray Orchard)
Royston, 150+ Corn Bunting, Icknield Way (A.Beale)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Barn Owl (Vicky Buckel)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Bittern (Vicky Buckel)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Common Snipe (Vicky Buckel)
Standon Lordship, 3 Little Egret (Suzanne Ibbotson)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Goosander, 3m+1f (Mike Johnson)
Stocker's Lake, Smew, fem (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Kingfisher (Keith Messenger)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goldeneye, females (Keith Messenger)
Stocker's Lake, 5 Linnet (Keith Messenger)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 5 Tree Sparrow (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Common Snipe (Steve Blake)
Welham Green, Ring-necked Parakeet
15TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 8 Little Egret, in the roost at 7.40am (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Goldeneye (Oliver Marshall)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Bittern, at dusk in reedbed (Tony Wileman)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Smew, drake (Jay Ward)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Mediterranean Gull, adult 1pm (Jay Ward)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Smew, red head (Jay Ward)
Berkhamsted Common, 50+ Golden Plover, adjacent to Common (Mike Spittles)
Brookmans Park, Brambling, female in garden
Broxbourne Woods - Broxbourne Wood, 3 Crossbill, footpath about 400m north of east car park. (David Lewis)
Buntingford, 20+ Corn Bunting, in fields around old Sainsbury's Depot (Tony Wileman)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs (Paul Lewis)
Childwick Bury nr St Albans, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Wendy Hatton)
Chiswell Green nr St Albans, Little Egret, over Watford Road 08:30 (Alan Gardiner)
Colney Heath, 40+ Fieldfare (Kevin Cheadle)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 6 Red Kite, from Green Gate (Richard Pople)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 2 Merlin, from the usual obs point (Green Gate) 12.30p.m. - 1.00p.m. (Richard Pople)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, Hen Harrier, ringtail seen battling over prey with a Common Buzzard (Richard Pople)
East Hyde, Little Egret (John Kendrick)
Fairlands Valley Park (Stevenage), Brent Goose, on main lake, still at 4.15pm (Mike King / Ray Hooper)
Helicon Lake nr Maple Cross, Goosander, male (Paul Lewis)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, Peregrine Falcon, terrorising gulls and ducks over the reservoir between 10.30 and 11am, resting between attacks on the pylon at south end of reservoir dam. (Tony Blake)
Langley nr Stevenage, 2 Red Kite (Alan Ford)
Norton nr Letchworth, 20 Fieldfare (Karl Toombs)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), 2 Lesser Redpoll, on nyger feeder in garden (Kevin Hornby)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, Little Egret (C Woodham/C Peel)
Redbourn, 73 Golden Plover, Nicholls Farm (Peter tallantire)
Redbourn, Little Owl, at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn, Grey Wagtail, at Nicholls Fm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbournbury, Little Egret, east of Dolittle (Errnest Leahy)
Redbournbury, Grey Wagtail, east of Dolittle (Errnest Leahy)
Ridge, 2 Red Kite (Kevin Cheadle)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Bittern (Vicky Buckel)
Stanstead Abbotts, 46 Golden Plover, Finlays Farm (Jane Free)
Stocker's Lake, Smew, immature male (Paul Lewis)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Egyptian Goose (Paul Lewis)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Goosander, males (G Lapworth)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, from Icknield Way (Tony Wileman)
Therfield Heath, 6+ Grey Partridge (Tony Wileman)
Waterford, Little Egret (Christopher Hughes)
Waterford, Red Kite (Christopher Hughes)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Mediterranean Gull, adult in roost (Steve Rodwell)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male (Steve Rodwell)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit (Steve Rodwell)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Goldeneye (Steve Rodwell)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose,
(Steve Rodwell)
14TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Yellow-legged Gull, adult in the roost this afternoon (Laurence Drummond)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, c20 Siskin, by river (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Bittern (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Water Rail, James Hide (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Mediterranean Gull, adult in the roost (Jay Ward)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Goldeneye (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 2 Smew, 1 male (Jay Ward)
Bozen Green nr Braughing, 100 Golden Plover (Paula Moore)
Brookmans Park, Brambling, fem
Cassiobury Park, Mandarin (B Norcott)
Cassiobury Park, 20 Ring-necked Parakeet (B Norcott)
East Hyde, Little Egret (David Lyons)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 8 Lesser Redpoll (Steve Blake)
Hitchin, 3 Red Kite (Chris Woodham)
Hitchin, Tawny Owl, good views in roost (Chris Woodham)
Letty Green, 4 Lesser Redpoll (Oliver Marshall)
Newgate Street nr Cuffley, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, calling at New Park Farm
Northaw, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet
Northchurch nr Berkhamsted, Kingfisher, Dudswell Canal (Nick Goss/Ian Putman)
Puckeridge, Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge, 100 Fieldfare (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge, 145 Redwing, flying in to roost (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge, Marsh Tit, coming to seed feeder (Murray Orchard)
Redbourn, 6 Lesser Redpoll, paddock opposite Data Logic Offices (John Fisher)
Redbourn, Little Owl, at Nicholls Fm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn, 23 Golden Plover, on fields around Nicholls and Flamsteadbury Farms (Peter Tallantire)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Water Rail, on HMWT site, close to the Toll Road and Sewage works (Jane Free)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, Barn Owl (Vicky Buckel)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Common Snipe (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Water Rail (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 5 Golden Plover (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Shelduck (Steve Blake)
Watford, 3 Lesser Redpoll, incl 1 male on niger seed (B Norcott)
Watton at Stone, Raven, in flight near Watton Green (Mark Mead)
13TH JAN: Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), Marsh Tit (Karl Toombs)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 2 Smew, pair (Simon Knott)
Archer's Green nr Tewin, Red Kite (David Wheatcroft)
Batford, Water Rail, reed bed opposite the childrens play area, Batford NR (Darin Stanley)
Buntingford, 85 Corn Bunting, in small weedy/fallow fields near the old Sainsbury's depot (Murray Orchard)
Buntingford, 100 Yellowhammer, feeding with Corn Buntings in fields by depot (Murray Orchard)
Buntingford, 13 Grey Partridge, covey flushed from "bunting field" (Murray Orchard)
Dassels nr Buntingford, 80 Fieldfare (Murray Orchard)
Dassels nr Buntingford, Marsh Tit, in Room Wood (Murray Orchard)
Dassels nr Buntingford, 16 Golden Plover (Murray Orchard)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 3 Grey Partridge (Alan Ford)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, Kingfisher (D Norcott)
Hertford, 10 Lesser Redpoll, feeding on nyjer (Simon Knott)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, Little Egret (Derek Turner)
Hitchin, 2 Tawny Owl, seen on edge of tree hole (Callum Peel)
Kelshall nr Royston, 9 Grey Partridge (Alan Ford)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 131 Corn Bunting, a drop in temperature looks to have increased the size of the roost flock (Lynne Lambert)
Park Wood nr St Albans, Lesser Redpoll (Steve Kitchen)
Poplars Green nr Tewin, 2 Little Egret (David Wheatcroft)
Poplars Green nr Tewin, Grey Wagtail (David Wheatcroft)
Potters Crouch nr St Albans, 50+ Yellowhammer, a large flock by Blunts Lane, at least 50 birds (Steve Kitchen)
Redbournbury, Little Egret (J Fisher/E Leahy)
Redbournbury, Red Kite (J Fisher/E Leahy)
Redbournbury, Kingfisher, male just downstream of the mill wheel (J Fisher/E Leahy)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Mike Wallen)
Tewinbury Reserve, Green Sandpiper, by Mimram (David Wheatcroft)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, in hedge north of "standard" one - ie closer to Greys than Duckpuddle 13.45 (Clifford Smout)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Little Owl (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Tree Sparrow (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Shelduck (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 30+ Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Watford, 2 Lesser Redpoll, on Niger seed (D Norcott)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 30 Linnet (Jeff Bailey)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, 1st wint still, in field behind jetty with Greylags. (Mike Wallen)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit, near jetty (Jeff Bailey)
12TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Shelduck (Simon Knott)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Smew, drake (Simon Knott)
Black Bridge Landfill site near Wheathampstead, Woodcock (Darin Stanley)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Raven, flew over mobile home site SE over Poplar wood 'croncking' at 08:30
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, c5 Siskin
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Tawny Owl, calling this evening
Harpenden, Barn Owl, North Knott Wood on Nickey Line 7:45pm (John Whitehead)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), 2 Red Kite,
(Lee Fitz)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, Kingfisher, at the boarded walk. (Karl Toombs)
Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon, 10 Lesser Redpoll (Derek A Girvan)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans, Tawny Owl, flew across access road from conifers at 17.00 (J Fisher/E Leahy)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Steve Blake)
Stevenage, Red Kite, over Ashtree Wood (Alan Ford)
Watford, Lesser Redpoll, on Niger seed (D Norcott)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Goosander, male from top of steps (Clifford Smout)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose (Steve Blake)
11TH JAN: Batford, Water Rail (Jason Chapman)
Braughing, Kingfisher, along River Quin north of village (Murray Orchard)
Braughing, Little Owl, heard calling (Murray Orchard)
Broxbourne Woods - Danemead Wood, Raven, probable, at Martin's Lane Car Park, Danemead. Deep call and bigger than Crow which flew out of the same tree. (Alan Ford)
Hemel Hempstead, 2 Red Kite, over Gadebridge Park (Stuart Harrison)
Hitchin, Peregrine Falcon, over houses being mobbed by crows, it was carrying a crow (Chris Woodham/Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper (Barry Trevis)
Lemsford Springs, Water Rail (Barry Trevis)
Redbourn, 2 Little Egret, East of Doolittle Mill (John Fisher)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans, 2 Red Kite (John Fisher)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans, Raven, Distant with kestrel - not 100% but likely (John Fisher)
St Albans, 5+ Lesser Redpoll, Watercress WA LNR (L. Flower)
St Albans, 7+ Siskin, Watercress WA LNR (L. Flower)
St Albans, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, Watercress WA LNR (L. Flower)
St Albans, 12 Redwing, Watercress WA LNR (L. Flower)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Ian Howarth)
Stocker's Lake, Goosander, Male (Mike Johnson)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, Smew, drake (Steve Veal et.al.)
Wigginton, Marsh Tit (Don Stone)
Wigginton, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Don Stone)
10TH JAN: Cassiobury Park, 20+ Siskin, by the hide (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Egret (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, Kingfisher, over meadow towards canal (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, Egyptian Goose, flew north over the meadow at 10.40 (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park, Lesser Redpoll (Ian Bennell)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 10 Lesser Redpoll (S Blake/T Smith)
Hatfield, 2 Red Kite, over town centre (Kevin Cheadle)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 3 Siskin (Derek Turner)
Puckeridge, Little Egret, roosting in bushes along River Rib (Murray Orchard)
St Albans, Firecrest, one in trees on SW side of the Quality Hotel off London Road at around 2.30pm frequently for about 5 mins. No sign on 12th (Ian Ellis)
St Albans, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, at Watercressbed LNR (Andrew Steele)
St Albans, 20+ Siskin, at Watercressbed LNR (Andrew Steele)
Stocker's Lake, 11 Red-crested Pochard (Tony Hulls)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, showing well on wires near the green gate at TL348395 (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, Red Kite (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, 16 Grey Partridge (Martin Johnson)
Therfield Heath, 53 Corn Bunting (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Tree Sparrow (S Blake/T Smith)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 5 Yellowhammer (S Blake/T Smith)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Little Egret (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, in East Fields (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 6 Goldeneye, incl 1 adult drake (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Grey Wagtail (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit, in cemetery corner and jetty area (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 54 Linnet (Lee G R Evans)
9TH JAN: Balls Wood nr Hertford Heath, Woodcock (Andy Brown)
Batch Wood nr St Albans, Red Kite (David Waters)
Cuffley, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, reported by Brian Warren from Tolmers Park TL 303042 (Ken and Linda Smith)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 8 Lesser Redpoll (Kevin Cheadle)
Hatfield Garden Village, 4 Lesser Redpoll (John Moss)
Hitchin, Kingfisher, low over HBS school buildings (Chris Woodham)
Marshalswick (St Albans), 2 Lesser Redpoll (Ian Duffield)
Norton nr Letchworth, Short-eared Owl, Norton Lane at 3:30pm (Karl Toombs)
St Paul's Walden, 2 Red Kite, next to Hitchwood (Gordon de Sousa)
Stocker's Lake, Goosander, male (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, 20 Goldeneye, incl 6 males (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, Little Egret (G Lapworth)
Watton at Stone, Red Kite (Tony Barrett)
8TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Caspian Gull, adult in the roost this evening (Laurence Drummond)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, 40+ Fieldfare
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Kingfisher, Island lake
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 50 Fieldfare (B Norcott)
Heartwood Forest - Langley Wood, 2 Short-eared Owl, over setaside west & NW of Langley Wood 3.20pm onwards (Wendy Hatton)
Hitchin, Tawny Owl, roosting in regular tree hole (Callum Peel)
Maple Cross, c30 Redwing (Nick Bessant)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Barn Owl, low over reedbed. (Lynne Lambert)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (L. Flower/S. Mclaggan)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Rail (Lynne Lambert)
Moor Mill nr Radlett, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Alan Gardiner)
Northchurch nr Berkhamsted, Kingfisher, Dudswell canal (Nick Goss)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, c30 Siskin (Robert Chapman)
Redbournbury, Green Sandpiper, east of bridge at Dolittle (Errnest Leahy)
Rusling End nr Langley, 165 Fieldfare, to roost Warren Wood (Julie Wise)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans, 2 Raven, feeding on rabbit carcass with Buzzard and red kite. From 10am, still present at 1pm. (John Pritchard)
St Albans, Raven, Marshalswick area - over in flight flying SW mobbed by Carrion Crows (David Wheatcroft)
Stanstead Abbotts, c50 Fieldfare, Finlays Farm (Jane Free)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Andrew Steele)
Stocker's Lake, 49 Little Egret, roosted tonight, but this is probably a minimum total (Andrew Moon)
Stocker's Lake, Red-crested Pochard, drake (Andrew Moon)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, (1 drake) (Andrew Moon)
Stocker's Lake, 8 Goldeneye, 2 male, 6 female (Dave Morris)
Stocker's Lake, 383 Fieldfare, roosted (Andrew Moon)
Stocker's Lake, Kingfisher, river Colne (Dave Morris)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, top of hedge on south side of Duckpuddle Bush
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier (Oliver Marshall)
Therfield nr Royston, Hen Harrier, juvenile hunting near Greys Farm late afternoon. (D Jordan & B Bishop)
Therfield nr Royston, 2 Short-eared Owl, in fields to east of Icknield Way late afternoon. (D Jordan & B Bishop)
Wallington, Short-eared Owl, hunting at side of Baldock Road at dusk (Martin Johnson)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 6 Goldeneye, adult drake and 5 females (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 66 Lapwing (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, in east field (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Red Kite (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit, Near jetty; Brent Goose still (Mike Wilkinson)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 54 Linnet (Lee G R Evans)
7TH JAN: Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Mediterranean Gull, adult in roost (Alan Harris)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Goosander, pair flying north (Simon Knott)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Bittern (Simon Knott)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, Red Kite (Simon Knott)
East Hyde, 2 Egyptian Goose (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, Little Egret (Mike Russell)
Essendon, 5 Crossbill, golf course
Essendon, Kingfisher, golf course
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 3 Red Kite (Alan Gardiner)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651, Short-eared Owl, Flying low over grassy meadows at 4pm (Chris Bowden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, Peregrine Falcon, Broad Meads North male at 11:00am (Simon Knott)
Letchworth, Mediterranean Gull, adult (Steve Austin)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Jack Snipe, on far side of reservoir; very well hidden near fallen tree root (Rose Collard)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), Red Kite (Lee Fitz)
Potters Crouch nr St Albans, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Appspond Cottage (Alan Gardiner)
Redbourn, 10 Lesser Redpoll, In birch trees near Bylands House (John Fisher)
Redbourn, Red Kite, over Bylands House (John Fisher)
South Oxhey, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, Oxhey Hall garden (Joan Thompson)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Mediterranean Gull, adult (Steve Rodwell)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, still present (Ian Howarth)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Mediterranean Gull, 2nd-winter (Ian Howarth)
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier, Greys Farm (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston, Great Grey Shrike, in usual hedge 9.30am. Also 2 Grey Partridge from Icknield Way (Rupert Evershed)
Watton at Stone, Red Kite, over Heathmount School (Nigel Denison)
6TH JAN: Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, Red-crested Pochard, male (Derek Turner)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 6 Mandarin (Lee G R Evans)
Bayfordbury, Raven, over Hooks Grove (Shaun Dowman)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, Little Egret (G Lapworth)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 20+ Lesser Redpoll (Steve Blake)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, Little Egret, alongside Bluehouse Hill. (Ian Duffield)
Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), Common Snipe (David Wheacroft)
Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), c60 Fieldfare (David Wheacroft)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, Little Gull, 1st winter (Derek Turner)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 2 Goldeneye, pair until 11:20 only. (Derek Turner)
Marshalswick (St Albans), Red Kite (Ian Duffield)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Jack Snipe, in SE corner by reed beds (Peter Griffin)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 3 Common Snipe, in SE corner (Peter Griffin)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Rail, in SE corner (Peter Griffin)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, Showing well from 1.30pm (Gary Samderson /Colin Peat)
Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City), Red Kite (Lee Fitz)
Redbournbury, Little Egret, Flew into tree alongside the old A5. (Ian Duffield)
Reed, 65 Fieldfare (M. Higgs)
Reed, 36 Lapwing (M. Higgs)
Sopwell nr St Albans, Little Egret, by mill (Alan Gardiner)
Stapleford, Red Kite (Tony Barrett)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (B Norcott)
Stocker's Lake, 17 Goldeneye, incl 7 males (G Lapworth)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Goosander, incl 2 males (G Lapworth)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, same hedge as yesterday but very distant from Therfield to Royston road. (Tony Clarke)
Therfield Heath, 10 Grey Partridge (Tony Clarke)
Therfield Heath, Red Kite (Tony Clarke)
Therfield nr Royston, 58 Corn Bunting, around game crop/set-aside near Icknield Way (Murray Orchard)
Therfield nr Royston, 6 Yellowhammer (Murray Orchard)
Therfield nr Royston, 350 Golden Plover, in flight over arable fields near Duckpuddle Bush (Murray Orchard)
Therfield nr Royston, 150 Lapwing (Murray Orchard)
Therfield nr Royston, c750 Linnet, on wires over game crops near Icknield Way (Murray Orchard)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 4 Yellowhammer (Lee G R Evans)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 128 Lapwing (Lee G R Evans)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Peregrine Falcon (Steve Blake)
Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area), Red Kite (T.Wood)
5TH JAN: Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 10 Fieldfare (Tony Clarke)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, Little Gull, 1st winter (Tony Clarke)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 3 Mandarin, 2 drakes (Tony Clarke)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet (Tony Clarke)
Cheshunt Park, Redwing
East Hyde, Grey Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
East Hyde, 2 Egyptian Goose (Andrew Steele)
Elstree Aerodrome, 8 Fieldfare (Tony Clarke)
Lemsford Springs, Siskin (C Harding)
Lemsford Springs, Water Rail (Clive Harding)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper (Clive Harding)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Little Egret (Clive Harding)
Norton Common (Letchworth), Grey Wagtail, On the Pix Brook in the wood (Nigel Agar)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike (C Harding/M Hooper)
Park Wood nr St Albans, Red Kite (Steve Kitchen)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, still showing well in nw corner in herts (Jeff Bailey)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Red-crested Pochard, female (Jeff Bailey)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, distantly from the therfield to royston rd from duckpuddle bush (Mike Ilett)
Welwyn Garden City, Crossbill, female at end of conifer block in larch tree in Birchall wood. Seen on garden feeder previous day. (Clive Harding/Keith cherry)
Whitwell, 3 Little Egret, on Whitwell cressbeds (Mike Ilett)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Pintail, male (Steve Rodwell)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Mediterranean Gull, adult in roost (Steve Rodwell)
4TH JAN: Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 6 Mandarin, including 4 drakes (Lee G R Evans)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 adult drakes (Lee G R Evans)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, Siskin (Lee G R Evans)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Lee G R Evans)
Aldenham Reservoir & Country Park, 5 Redwing (Lee G R Evans)
Frithsden Beeches, 150 Redwing (Lee G R Evans)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 20 Lesser Redpoll, in silver birch alongside main path (T.Wood)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 2 Goosander, males (D Norcott)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, Ringed Plover (D Norcott)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 30 Fieldfare (D Norcott)
Heartwood Forest - exact location not specified, Short-eared Owl, robbed of its by kestrel (Ian Flack)
Kings Langley, 30+ Skylark (Ephraim Perfect)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 9 Corn Bunting, in to roost 1500-1600 (Lee G R Evans)
Northaw Great Wood, 4 Marsh Tit, including a pair. (Robert Callf)
Northaw Great Wood, 36 Lesser Redpoll, feeding in Birches. (Robert Callf)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, showing this morning near the gypsy camp (M Ilett/G Sanderson/D Bryant)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting, in vicinity of steps in NW corner (Lee G R Evans)
Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs), Grey Wagtail (Lee G R Evans)
Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs), 35 Fieldfare (Lee G R Evans)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 2 Tree Sparrow (Steve Blake)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, in usual field (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Goldeneye, females (Lee G R Evans)
3RD JAN: East Hyde, 2 Egyptian Goose, by River Lea (Lee G R Evans)
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, 3 Little Egret, roosting on island lake
Frogmore Lakes nr Radlett, Kingfisher
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 2 Goosander, males flew off from bottom lake (D Norcott)
Hemel Hempstead, Peregrine Falcon, adult female roosting in town centre (Lee G R Evans)
Hitchin, 50+ Linnet, roost in bushes beside Ashbrook Farm (Callum Peel/Chris Woodham)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper, both unringed birds (Lee G R Evans)
Lemsford Springs, Little Egret (Lee G R Evans)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (Lee Batten)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike, still present this morning in the centre of Norton Green towards the gypsy camp end (Mike Ilett/Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 48 Skylark, In stubble field (Lee G R Evans)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, Kingfisher (Callum Peel/Chris Woodham)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, Little Egret, over reserve (Callum Peel/Chris Woodham)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, males seen from 'Shoveler' hide (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 20 Siskin, in Alders near to causeway (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 6 Little Egret, flying in to roost 4pm. (Geoff Young)
Therfield Heath, 21 Grey Partridge (Andrew Miller)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, from 1.30-3.00 (Andrew Miller)
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier (Andrew Miller)
Therfield Heath, 140 + Golden Plover (Andrew Miller)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Grey Wagtail (Lee Batten)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 50 Golden Plover (Paul Lewis)
2ND JAN: Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Smew, drake (William Bishop)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, Red-crested Pochard (William Bishop)
Baldock, 14 Grey Partridge, In two coveys of 6 & 8 birds (Lee G R Evans)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, Kingfisher (Wes Butler)
Chapmore End nr Ware, 8 Red Kite, looking north (M Mead)
Digswell Meadow, Little Egret (David Booth)
East Hyde, Little Egret (David Lyons)
East Hyde, Red Kite (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 30+ Fieldfare (David Lyons)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 15 Lesser Redpoll, on edge near hide (Alan Gardiner)
Great Offley, 10 Red Kite, seen from Harris Lane footpath (Callum Peel)
Heartwood Forest - Langley Wood, 10 Yellowhammer (Andrew Steele)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, Little Gull, 1st winter (Derek Turner)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Common Snipe (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Kingfisher (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Grey Wagtail (Mike and Ted Wallen)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Jack Snipe, in SE corner in reed beds (Ephraim Perfect)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, Great Grey Shrike (David Booth)
Park Wood nr St Albans, Siskin (Steve Kitchen)
Park Wood nr St Albans, Lesser Redpoll (Steve Kitchen)
Redbournbury, Grey Wagtail (John Fisher)
Redbournbury, Little Egret (John Fisher)
Sherrardspark Wood nr WGC, Marsh Tit (Ivan Judd)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 19 Little Egret, In to roost on southernmost island - 1700 hours (Lee G R Evans)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Mike and Ted Wallen / Mike Ilett)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Pipit (Tony Wileman)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Mike Ilett)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, including 1 drake (Lee G R Evans)
Stocker's Lake, 13 Goldeneye, including 4 adult drakes (Lee G R Evans)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, Regular adult drake in SE corner and adult female on main lake (Lee G R Evans)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Siskin (Lee G R Evans)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Lee G R Evans)
Stocker's Lake, Kingfisher, on the adjacent Colne (Lee G R Evans)
Therfield Heath, 434 Linnet, click-counted together on wires but numbers in area very likely over 500 (Lee G R Evans)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, 10am (Robert Chapman / Mike Ilett)
Therfield Heath, Yellowhammer (Jane Free)
Therfield Heath, Merlin, on hedge between icknield way and greys farm (Ray Hooper)
Therfield Heath, Peregrine Falcon, juvenile (Mike Ilett)
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier (Mike Ilett)
Therfield Heath, 21 Golden Plover (Lee G R Evans)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, Grey Wagtail (Lee G R Evans)
Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger area), 6 Yellowhammer (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, c140 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Wallington, Short-eared Owl, on road between Wallington and A505 near radio station at 2.50pm (Mark Reynolds)
Watton at Stone, 2 Red Kite, Over Gregory's Farm , off High Elms Lane (Nigel Denison)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Peregrine Falcon, juvenile at approx 08:30 seen from hide. Rested on rocky spit behind tern island for about ten minutes.
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Goldeneye, females (Tony Wileman)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Golden Plover (Tony Wileman)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose (Mike Ilett)
1ST JAN: Bozen Green nr Braughing, 2 Marsh Tit (Graham Knight)
Bozen Green nr Braughing, 2 Grey Partridge (Graham Knight)
Chipperfield, Marsh Tit, in Scatterdells Woods (Chris Woodham)
Colney Heath, c50 Siskin (David Booth)
Colney Heath, 2 Tree Sparrow (David Booth)
Coopers Green Lane nr St Albans, Green Sandpiper, Sutton Farm GP (David Booth)
East End Green, 60 Lapwing, roosting on landfill (Ken and Linda Smith)
Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area), 15 Lesser Redpoll (David Booth)
Hemel Hempstead, c30 Linnet, Westwick Row (Alan Gardiner)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, Peregrine Falcon (Derek Turner)
Little Hadham, Woodcock, over calling at 8.30pm (Jono Forgham)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Grey Wagtail (Lee G R Evans)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Jack Snipe, SE corner (Andrew Miller)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), 4 Common Snipe (Andrew Miller)
Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs), Water Rail (Andrew Miller)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, Kingfisher (Callum Peel)
Redbourn, Grey Wagtail, Ver at Doolittle (Alan Gardiner)
Redbournbury, Grey Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Redbournbury, Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Royston, Red Kite, Icknield Way (A. Beale)
St Albans, Red Kite, Marshalwick area (David Wheatcroft)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 females (Lee G R Evans)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Mediterranean Gull, adult 0930-1030 then flew west (Lee G R Evans)
Startop's End Res (Tring Reservoirs), Snow Bunting (Andrew Miller)
Stocker's Farm, Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Kitchen)
Therfield Heath, Great Grey Shrike, along hedgerow running from Icknield way to Duckpuddle Bush (Mike Ilett/A Beale)
Therfield Heath, Hen Harrier, juvenile (Mike Ilett/A Beale)
Waterford Heath GP, 40 Lesser Redpoll, South Heath (Alan Reynolds)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Brent Goose, first-winter in fields east of the reservoir (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 7 Goldeneye, 2 adult drakes (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), Little Egret (Lee G R Evans)
Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs), 54 Linnet (Lee G R Evans)
Withey Beds LNR, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, please note the boardwalk is "temporarily" closed for safety reasons. (Steve Kitchen)
Withey Beds LNR, 5 Redwing (Steve Kitchen)
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