Sun 31 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Smew, Ian Bennell / Lee Evans (1 male and 4 female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 238 Lapwing, Lee Evans
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Bittern, Lee Evans / Ian Bennell / Graham Knight (two of which showing well before flying to roost)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 17 Goldeneye, Lee Evans
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Snipe, Lee Evans
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Lee Evans / Ian Bennell (1-2 by watchpoint quite vocal)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Glaucous Gull, Lee Evans / Ian Bennell / Graham Knight (juvenile present until dusk on main lake - found by Mike Ilett; 28+ observers)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Water Rail, Lee Evans
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Lee Evans (two females)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Egret, Lee Evans
Aston End, 20 Fieldfare, Phil Bishop
Aston End, 12 Yellowhammer, Phil Bishop
Aston End, 2 Grey Partridge, Phil Bishop
Barley, 4 Marsh Tit, Linda Smith (at Shaftenhoe End)
Box Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Marsh Tit, Ray Hooper
Box Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Treecreeper, Ray Hooper
Brocket Park, 1 Woodcock, Anthony Dorman
Brocket Park, 2 Kingfisher, Anthony Dorman
Bulbourne nr Tring, 1 Kingfisher, Peter Lyons
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 1 Kingfisher, Joan Thompson
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (close to a potential nest site)
Hertford, 1 Blackcap, Dave Cook (female in garden)
Hertford, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dave Cook (daily since mid December at garden pond)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 11 Lesser Redpoll, Jack Fearnside/Bob Cripps (feeding in Alders on south bank)
Hinxworth, 7 Grey Partridge, Steve Austin
Hinxworth, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Austin (immature female feeding in field then having aerial spat with a Raven)
Hinxworth, 1 Raven, Steve Austin (showed a bit of interest in what Peregrine was feeding on and the two birds had aerial spat)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 12 Common Snipe, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead 8 day-feeding East pool 3 Little Mead 1)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Simon Knott (New River)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Pair)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail, Drew Lyness
Lemsford Springs, 2 Little Egret, Drew Lyness (Of 4 resident)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper, Drew Lyness (Of 3 present)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail, Steve Carter
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, Steve Carter
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Red Kite, Steve Carter (over Denham Way)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Egyptian Goose, Steve Carter (on Lynsters Farm)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Marsh Tit, Steve Carter (on feeders)
Oxhey, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (max seen this month in Oxhey Hall garden on 29th, present all month)
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Firecrest, G Harris (Watched from 08:30 - 09:15)
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Firecrest, Lee Evans (male showing very well in Holly clumps 30-80 yards from third entrance along Gresley Way - 1430-1500)
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 2 Marsh Tit, Paul Lawrence
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Treecreeper, Paul Lawrence
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Firecrest, Paul Lawrence (In Holly bush thicket at 15:40. Very low in the same area but elusive and not showing as well as previous two days.)
Redbourn, 1 Peregrine Falcon, A P Jeffery (Flying at speed over Church End)
Redbourn, 50+ Redwing, Peter Tallantire (Foraging in paddock at Nicholls Fm)
Redbourn, 1 Brambling, Peter Tallantire (Landed in hedgrow at Nicholls Fm close to a flock of Redwings before flying on.)
Redbourn, 1 Red Kite, Peter Tallantire (Low over the House at Nicholls Farm before landing in a tree in the woods behind)
Redbourn, 20 Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (Foraging in paddock at Nicholls Fm)
Royston, 1 Blackcap, A Beale
Rusling End nr Langley, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Clifford Smout
Rusling End nr Langley, 3 Siskin, Clifford Smout
Rusling End nr Langley, 1 Red Kite, Clifford Smout (tagged bird - looked to be from East Midland population (white tag on left wing) but poor view)
Rusling End nr Langley, 2 Marsh Tit, Julie Wise (daily visitors to garden feeders)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Paul Thrush (male in garden)
St Albans - Jersey Farm, 3 Blackcap, Wendy Hatton (adult male, 1st winter male & female in garden)
Stanborough Reedmarsh, 1 Water Rail, Keith Smith,
Stanborough Reedmarsh, 2 Treecreeper, Keith Smith,
Stocker's Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (Pair)
Stocker's Lake, 13 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 4 males)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (males , Lake 95% frozen)
Stocker's Lake, 15 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, G Lapworth (females)
Tring, 30 Skylark, Peter Lyons
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 3 Shelduck, Lee Evans (drake and two females)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Shelduck, Darrel Bryant
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Darrel Bryant
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 2 Tree Sparrow, Darrel Bryant
Waterford Marsh, 1 Little Egret, Nigel Hiley
Sat 30 Jan 2010 Aston End, 4 Grey Partridge, Alan Ford (Near River Beane)
Broxbourne Woods - Bramble's Wood, 4 Lesser Redpoll, Laurence Drummond
Broxbourne Woods - Bramble's Wood, 6 Crossbill, Laurence Drummond (briefly on larch, then in flight)
Broxbourne Woods - Cowheath Wood, 1 Woodcock, Laurence Drummond (One flushed of the side of the bridleway into Cowheath Wood.)
Essendon, 2 Lesser Redpoll, David Carter
Harpenden, 2 Blackcap, Robin Pearson (pair on feeders)
Hertford, 1 Blackcap, Stuart Fox (male in garden)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Little Egret, Barry Trevis
Lemsford Springs, 5 Green Sandpiper, Barry Trevis
Oxhey, 1 Little Owl, Joan Thompson (Brightwells Farm)
Panshanger Park, 1 Water Rail, Drew Lyness (along stream)
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Marsh Tit, Alan Ford
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Firecrest, Paul Lawrence (western fringes of Pryors Wood, holly shrubs near signed entrance from Gresley Way)
Redbourn, 1 Barn Owl, A P Jeffery (perched on dog waste bin on Redbourn common)
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (calling at Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 50+ Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (paddocks at Nicholls Farm with smaller number of Redwings)
Reed, 50+ Yellowhammer, Martin Johnson (at Hatchpen Farm, feeding on stubble)
Reed, 7 Corn Bunting, Martin Johnson (at Hatchpen Farm, feeding on stubble but no sign of Tree Sparrows)
Reed, 20+ Linnet, Martin Johnson (at Hatchpen Farm, feeding on stubble)
Royston, 1 Blackcap, Martin Johnson (female in back garden, seen whilst doing the "Big Garden Birdwatch")
St Albans, 2 Siskin, Mike Davies (male and female in garden)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Little Egret, Drew Lyness
Tewinbury Reserve, 40+ Yellowhammer, Drew Lyness (also possible Woodcock flushed)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Steve Rodwell (Second-winter)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Barn Owl, Steve Rodwell (seen with Roy Hargreaves)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 2 Siskin, Steve Rodwell
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Rodwell (seen with Roy Hargreaves)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Blake (pylon right of hide)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Water Rail, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 4 Common Snipe, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Shelduck, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 3 Tree Sparrow, Steve Blake
Welwyn Garden City, 5 Lesser Redpoll, A Cooper (in garden)
Welwyn Garden City, 1 Fieldfare, Mike France
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 60 Linnet, Paul Lewis
Fri 29 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 100 Siskin, Clive Harding (feeding in alder trees)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Smew, Clive Harding (2 redheads)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Clive Harding (seen flying from viewpoint)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Kingfisher, Geoff Young (fishing lake)
Cheshunt GPs (exact water not specified), 12 Goosander, David Booth (5 males and 7 females on Ashley Pit. Present since 24 Jan per RBA)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, John Whitehead (channel near bridge)
East Hyde, 1 Little Egret, John Whitehead (north of bridge)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Simon Knott (pair feeding by cattle)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Pintail, Simon Knott (East pool pair & female briefly present from 8:30am)
Pryors Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Firecrest, Paul Lawrence (western fringes next to Gresley Way, 13:45-14:45)
Radwell nr Baldock, 11 Little Egret, Darrel Bryant
St Albans, 20+ Siskin, Jeff Bailey
St Albans, 1 Brambling, Jeff Bailey (Male)
St Albans, 20+ Redwing, Jeff Bailey
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Shelduck, Steve Blake
Thu 28 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, John Whitehead (cut out, left of White Hide)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, John Whitehead (females)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 1 Treecreeper, Nicola Knott
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 3 Smew, John Whitehead (males, far end of lake)
Cassiobury Park, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson
Cassiobury Park, 1 Little Egret, Joan Thompson
Oxhey, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Joan Thompson (Oxhey Hall garden)
Oxhey, 2 Siskin, Joan Thompson (Oxhey Hall garden)
Puckeridge, 2 Red Kite, Nicola Knott (Puckeridge junction of A10)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 2 Little Egret, M Walker (Birds favouring the brook area alongside Tennyson Ave)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
St Albans - Bernards Heath, 1 Red Kite, David Waters (over Beech Bottom)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Goosander, G Lapworth (Inc 2 Males)
Stocker's Lake, 22 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 7 Males)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (Pair)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Little Egret, Keith Smith
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Steve Rodwell (second-winter in the roost)
Wed 27 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Treecreeper, Murray Orchard (between navigation and the railway)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Smew, Murray Orchard (2 male 2 female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Goldeneye, Murray Orchard (2 males)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 23 Common Snipe, Murray Orchard (island in front of White Hide)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Murray Orchard (reeds near White Hide, seen from viewing ramp)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Murray Orchard (females)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Smew, Murray Orchard (total of 5 for Amwell overall)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Ian Williams (female roosted again on old BT building at 4.35pm)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove, 3 Marsh Tit, Darrel Bryant
OTHER (give details in comments box), 1 Woodcock, M Toogood (Flushed out of Cleveland Wood nr Gt Ashby, Stevenage)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Little Egret, M Walker (seen in the fishery area)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
South Mimms, 1 Barn Owl, Paul Lawrence (close to M25 / A1(M) junction)
St Albans, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Wendy Hatton (Watercress Wildlife Association LNR, in alders)
St Albans, 1 Brambling, Wendy Hatton (Watercress Wildlife Association LNR, at feeding station)
St Albans, 1 Water Rail, Wendy Hatton (Watercress Wildlife Association LNR, under feeding station)
Stevenage, 1 Barn Owl, Paul Lawrence (close to A1(M) junction 8)
Stocker's Lake, 50 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 16 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 7 males)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Goosander, G Lapworth (2 pairs)
Tue 26 Jan 2010 Aldbury nr Tring, 1 Woodcock, Paul Thrush (flushed from coppice area in southern part of reserve)
Birch Wood nr St Albans, 2 Red Kite, John Whitehead (circling above A414 (old M10))
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Red Kite, Nick Goss (over Warners End)
Hertford, 250 Fieldfare, Alan Reynolds (field west of Morgans Walk)
Hertford, 30 Redwing, Alan Reynolds (field west of Morgans Walk)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Hertford Cut calling)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Little Egret, Simon Knott (7:35am flying west)
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Chris Bessant (female in garden)
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth, 1 Red Kite, Anna Marett
Potters Bar, 1 Siskin, Anders Gray (flew over garden)
Rusling End nr Langley, 3 Red Kite, Julie Wise (low over Rusling End Meadow)
Sacombe Park, 2 Marsh Tit, Ken and Linda Smith
Sacombe Park, 1 Little Owl, Ken and Linda Smith
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 2 Red Kite, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 1 Common Snipe, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 2 Water Rail, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 1 Green Sandpiper, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 3 Little Egret, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Mill, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
St Albans - Bernards Heath, 1 Red Kite, David Waters (Being harassed by single corvid)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Goosander, Anna Marett (Male)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 54 Corn Bunting, Lee Evans (54 roosting)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Mediterranean Gull, Lee Evans (3 roosted - an adult winter and two second-winters)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Goldeneye, Lee Evans (3 drakes)
Welwyn Garden City, 1 Red Kite, Mike France (over Digswell Road)
Mon 25 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Jack Snipe, Craig Messenger
East Hyde, 1 Grey Wagtail, John Whitehead (North of bridge)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Jeff Bailey (came in to roost at 16.40 on telephone exchange)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Joan Thompson (roosting on building in morning)
Hertford, 1 Tawny Owl, Simon Knott (7:00am. Male calling.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
Stocker's Lake, 30 Siskin, Andrew Steele (near woodland hide)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Goosander, Andrew Steele (2 Females and 2 males.)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Little Egret, Joan Thompson
Stocker's Lake, 13 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (heading Harefield way)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, David Booth (at pumping station)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Peregrine Falcon, David Booth (on pylon to right of hide, 1:45 to 2:00)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Brambling, David Booth (female)
Sun 24 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Bittern, Jim Farr (3 visible at one time left of White Hide from viewpoint late pm. Several observers. Probable 4th Bittern present.)
Baldock, 1 Merlin, Alan Reynolds (female/juv sitting preening for 20 minutes on top of flat hedge east of Quail watchpoint along Baldock-Wallington road.)
Brocket Park, 1 Kingfisher, Murray Brown
Cromer nr Walkern, 1 Rough-legged Buzzard, J Horton (seen close to Cromer windmill, resting in hedgerow. White rump and dark tail end clearly seen as it flew away. Other field marks obvious, and am familiar with species from Sweden)
Hemel Hempstead, 3 Raven, Dan Forder (3 tumbling/rolling, 1 of which calling over Gadebridge Park at 15.10. 2 headed for Piccotts End & 1 towards town centre.)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Dan Forder (Roosting on building in town)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Lee Evans (The female was roosting and in view at 2000 hours - it can easily be seen in the hours of darkness)
Hertford, 1 Blackcap, Simon Knott (male in garden)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 10 Lesser Redpoll, Jack Fearnside/Emma Inzani (Feeding in Alders on the south bank)
Hitchin, 1 Kingfisher, Chris Mackley (on river at Walsworth Common)
Ickleford, 2 Little Egret, Chris Mackley (flying over)
Ickleford, 1 Kingfisher, Chris Mackley
Ickleford, 1 Grey Wagtail, Chris Mackley
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Little Egret, Simon Knott (7:30am flying west)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Simon Knott (New River)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret, Murray Brown
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail, Murray Brown (probably 2)
Lemsford Springs, ? Siskin, Murray Brown (several feeding high in alders by site entrance.)
Northchurch, 3 Blackcap, Peter Medcalf (2 males + 1 female on feeders in back garden)
Redbourn, 1 Red Kite, Peter Tallantire (landed in trees behind house at Nicholls Fm)
Redbourn, 150+ Linnet, Peter Tallantire (large flock (though slightly smaller than over the New Year period) on usual winter wheat field at Nicholls Fm)
Reed, 3 Tree Sparrow, Martin Shepherd (At Hatchpen Farm at 12.00 - foraging along the hedgerow fronting the house)
Rye Meads, 2 Water Rail, Daryl Walter
Rye Meads, 1 Bittern, Daryl Walter
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, mo
Stocker's Lake, 14 Goldeneye, mo
Therfield Heath, 60 Linnet, Tony Cobb (flock of 50-60 seen on wires in first field at the top of the Heath through kissing gate)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Bittern, Ian Williams (showing well in reedbed mid afternoon)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Bittern, Steve Rodwell (showed well before dusk. Seen by a number of observers.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Ian Williams (2nd winter in roost)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Steve Rodwell (second-winter in roost. Seen with Dave Bilcock and Ian Williams.)
Welwyn, 1 Little Egret, Tony Wileman (On River Mimram)
Sat 23 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 1 Bittern, Dave Jordan (flew across pool at 11am)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Egyptian Goose, Alan Reynolds
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Dave Jordan (viewed from White Hide fishing in reeds (caught 3 fish in 10 mins) 12.10pm)
Batford, 2 Little Egret, Mike Russell (Along stream between swings, slides and allotments)
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead, 1 Kingfisher, Tony Blake (from Fishery Inn car park)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 1 Green Sandpiper, Ian Williams (Chess Valley cress farm)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Ian Williams (male at Frogmore reserve late morning)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 2 Water Rail, Ian Williams (just north of Sarratt Mill showing well on flood)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 12+ Little Egret, Ian Williams (between Sarratt Mill and Latimer)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 7 Little Egret, Lee Evans
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 1 Raven, Lee Evans
Cole Green Tip (disused), 20+ Yellowhammer, Kevin Hornby
East Hyde, 1 Water Rail, Janet and Francis Dowley (By the side of the stream)
East Hyde, 1 Little Owl, Mike Russell
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Robin Pearson (little stream on Herts side)
Frithsden Beeches, 1 Woodcock, Mike Spittles
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 1 Common Snipe, Joan Thompson (at Moor Park)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 75 Fieldfare, Joan Thompson
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 1 Goosander, Joan Thompson (Drake)
Harpenden, 3 Blackcap, Janet and Francis Dowley (2 Males in garden on feeder, and one female)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Brendan Glynne (came in at 4:32 to BT building near Magic Roundabout)
Hertford, 1 Blackcap, Alan Reynolds (female in garden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 90 Redwing, Simon Knott (Park Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 12 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Egyptian Goose, Simon Knott (8:15am flying west low over the pools)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Two pairs)
Northchurch, 6 Redpoll sp., Peter Medcalf (on feeders in my back garden - 1 very pale (possible Arctic?))
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (Spent most of the day roosting on the front ledge of an Owl box and late afternoon/dusk calling from various trees around Nicholls Fm)
Sarratt Mill, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson
Sarratt Mill, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Lee Evans
Sarratt Mill, 1 Water Rail, Lee Evans (1 by bridge)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Little Egret, G Lapworth / Joan Thompson / Lee Evans
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Owl, Joan Thompson / Lee Evans (calling)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 62 Lapwing, Joan Thompson / Lee Evans (flew north)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Lee Evans
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 8 Water Rail, Lee Evans (8 in total, mainly in the ditches)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, Lee Evans (Female)
St Albans - Marshalswick, 1 Whooper Swan, Luke Massey (Over house calling 8.55 heading towards Verulamium.)
Stocker's Lake, 22 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 7 males)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, G Lapworth (pair)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Goosander, Ian Williams (drake until 8.10am only when flew NW)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Steve Rodwell (Adult in roost. Seen with Dave Bilcock)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher/Simon West
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 2 Brambling, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher/Simon West (Tree Sparrow Hedge)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, c150 Linnet, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher/Simon West
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 100 Redwing, G Lapworth
Fri 22 Jan 2010 Maple Lodge NR (members only), 6 Lesser Redpoll, Joan Thompson
Rye Meads, 1 Bittern, Vicky Buckel
Rye Meads, 1 Common Redpoll, Vicky Buckel
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 1 Green Sandpiper, Jeff Bailey (in watercress beds)
Sarratt Bottom (Herts/Bucks), 2 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey
Sarratt Mill, 1 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Thu 21 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Goldeneye, Luke Massey (male)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Bittern, Luke Massey (separate cuts then one fishing in the reeds next to the new hide)
Batford, 1 Little Egret, Robin Pearson (Batford Springs LNR, dead tree near footbridge)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Little Egret, Clive Fennell and Sue Thompson (On river)
Cherry Green nr Buntingford, 1 Little Owl, Martin Shepherd (seen near track to Whatbarns Farm)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 1 Great White Egret, Lee Evans (The Chess Valley GWE reappeared in the Herts section of the Chess today, fishing in deep water close to the Water Vole watchpoint. Interestingly, it has a small metal ring on its left leg but no colour rings. It also has very black legs)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 2 Raven, Lee Evans (resident pair showing well today, male in full display)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 1 Green Sandpiper, Lee Evans
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 3 Little Egret, Lee Evans
Hertford, 1 Mandarin, John Hawkins (Male, Castle grounds)
Hertford, 1 Little Egret, John Hawkins (River Beane, Hartham Commom)
King's Walden, 1 Mandarin, David Booth (female. In deer park.)
Knebworth, 1 Merlin, Chris Bessant (Whilst driving up A1 at 9am saw Merlin crossing from west to east, flying fast and low.)
Maple Cross, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Nick Bessant (flying north)
Rickmansworth, 1 Woodcock, Joan Thompson (Withy Beds LNR)
Rickmansworth, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson (Withy Beds LNR)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Green Sandpiper, Tim Hill (Also 12 Teal)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Water Rail, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 65+ Linnet, Steve Blake (pumpkin field)
Welwyn Garden City, 30+ Yellowhammer, Keith Smith (Commons LNR)
Welwyn Garden City, 50+ Linnet, Keith Smith (Commons LNR)
Wed 20 Jan 2010 Batford, 1 Red Kite, Darin Stanley
Berkhamsted, 1 Red Kite, Michael Anderson
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead, 1 Little Egret, Dan Forder (Opposite gas tower frame at 14:25.)
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead, 1 Green Sandpiper, Lee Evans (1 on river by Fishery Inn, where a Black-bellied Dipper was reported on both 1 and 17 January)
Chess Valley N (NW of M25), 3 Little Egret, Lee Evans
Garston nr Watford, 8 Lesser Redpoll, Andy Bright (feeding on nijer in garden. Effectively resident for last 3 weeks)
Hemel Hempstead, 2 Red Kite, Lee Evans (2 circling Junction 8 of M1)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Lee Evans (Adult female still present in town centre with jokers throwing things at it)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead feeding/New River. Roosting with Lapwing.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead feeding/New River, roosting with Lapwing)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Bird Mead feeding openly)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 12 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
Long Marston, 1 Common Snipe, Dave Jenkinson (disturbed from fiel at Boars Croft Farm)
Long Marston, 30 Fieldfare, Dave Jenkinson (at Boars Croft Farm)
Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, Steve Carter/Brendan Glynn (over house Denham Way)
Panshanger Aerodrome, 14 Siskin, Kevin Hornby (in Dalewood on garden feeder)
Radwell nr Baldock, 12 Little Egret, Lee Evans (12 at roost)
Rye Meads, 1 Bittern, Vicky Buckel
Rye Meads, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Vicky Buckel
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 8 Little Egret, Lee Evans (8 roosting on southern island of North Lake at dusk)
Stocker's Lake, 100 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, G Lapworth (Pair)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (Pair)
Stocker's Lake, 14 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 5 males)
Tue 19 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3 Red-crested Pochard, Keith Smith (Females)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Kingfisher, Keith Smith (watervole watchpoint)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Bittern, Keith Smith (A short flight from one reedbed to another. At the water vole watchpoint.)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Brent Goose, Alan Reynolds (Dark-bellied, found by Jim Rudland)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Little Owl, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 14 Ring-necked Parakeet, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 50+ Siskin, Ian Bennell (by fishing lakes)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Lee Evans (adult roosting in town centre,showing exceptionally well)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Little Egret, Simon Knott (8:10am flying west)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Simon Knott (New River)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 6 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Stonechat, Simon Knott (2 pairs)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Water Rail, Jeff Bailey
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper, Jeff Bailey
Lemsford Springs, 1 Grey Wagtail, Jeff Bailey
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey
Maple Cross, 100 Skylark, Chris Bessant (On field between Hornhill Rd and Chalfont lane)
Maple Cross, 200 Fieldfare, Chris Bessant (On field between Hornhill Rd and Chalfont lane)
Redbournbury, 1 Little Egret, Nick Goss (Single feeding in river Ver)
Rye Meads, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Craig Messenger (on top of pylon next to A414 Stanstead Abbotts bypass)
Rye Meads, 1 Woodcock, Vicky Buckel
Rye Meads, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Vicky Buckel
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Goldeneye, Lee Evans (2 drakes, 3 females)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Redshank, Lee Evans (standing on ice)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff, Lee Evans (roosting on ice)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 45 Lapwing, Lee Evans
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 12 Chiffchaff, Steve Carter Brendan Glynn (At least present)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Steve Carter Brendan Glynn
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 6 Goosander, Steve Carter Brendan Glynn (On river)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Blake/David Booth (on pylon right of hide)
Mon 18 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 2 Bittern, Nicola Knott
Cassiobury Park, 1 Little Egret, Michael Lyons
Cheshunt GPs - Bowyers Water, 2 Smew, Mike Oakland (2 redhead, with another redhead and female Pintail on nearby Friday Lake (Essex))
Colney Heath (village), 70+ Siskin, Steve Blake
Kimpton, 2 Red Kite, Robin Pearson (over Blue Cross animal centre)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Skylark, Lee Evans (flew north)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Lee Evans/Simon Knott
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Lee Evans (pair in North Fields)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Lee Evans
King's Meads nr Hertford, 100 Lapwing, Lee Evans
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Lee Evans / Simon Knott (adult with Lapwing on Stockade Mead - damaged left leg)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 10 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead, view from New River)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 1 Barn Owl, Peter Cutler (junction of Watery Lane and Pepperstock Road)
Northchurch, 1 Raven, Nick Goss (flying south towards Shootersway area croaking in flight, 3 45 approx)
Potters Bar, 1 Brambling, Ian Stewart (female in garden)
Reed, 5 Corn Bunting, Martin Johnson (Hatchpen Farm)
Rye Meads, 1 Bittern, Vicky Buckel (from Moorhen hide)
Rye Meads, 1 Green Sandpiper, Vicky Buckel
Rye Meads, 3 Common Snipe, Vicky Buckel
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, Roger Dewey/G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, Roger Dewey/G Lapworth
St Albans - Marshalswick, 6 Redpoll sp., Luke Massey (Been feeding in silver birch since 10.45, in garden first for 18 years at least!!)
Stocker's Lake, 50 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (Males)
Stocker's Lake, 13 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 5 Males.)
Therfield nr Royston, 37 Grey Partridge, Martin Johnson (between Therfield and Royston in pairs or small coveys)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Water Rail, Steve Blake (River Colne)
Watford, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (at Brightwells Farm)
Watford, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (over Lairage LNR)
Welwyn Garden City, 3 Tawny Owl, Keith Smith, J Robinson, Pete (Commons LNR.)
Sun 17 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Smew, Ray Hooper (1 male 4 female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Goldeneye, Ray Hooper (minimum)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Ray Hooper (From viewpoint in opposite reedbed nr hide.)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Ray Hooper
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead, 1 Red Kite, Stuart Harrison
East Hyde, 1 Little Egret, Paul Unwin (flying up river)
Frithsden Beeches, 1 Brambling, Mike Spittles (male)
Frithsden Beeches, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Mike Spittles
Hatfield, 70 Redwing, Rupert Pyrah
Hatfield, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Rupert Pyrah
Hertford, 1 Red Kite, Nicola Knott (south side of town 11.40am)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Simon Knott (New River)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (West pool roosting on the ice with 112 Lapwing)
Latchford nr Standon, 120 Linnet, Chris Dee
Latchford nr Standon, 50 Fieldfare, Chris Dee
Leasey Bridge nr Wheathampstead, 3 Goosander, Paul Unwin (flying up river)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Jack Snipe, Ben Andrew (bobbing constantly from main hide, tricky to see at times)
Maple Cross, 100 Fieldfare, Chris Bessant
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant (male in garden)
Old Knebworth, 1 Marsh Tit, Alan Ford (Hitchin Lane)
Redbourn, 47 Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (feeding on grass field with starlings, Blackbirds and other thrushes)
Redbourn, 250+ Linnet, Peter Tallantire (large flock foraging on winter wheat at Nicholls Farm (same field regularly since October). Flock usually includes a few Greenfinches)
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (in hay barn, Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 16 Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (horse paddocks, Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 12 Yellowhammer, Peter Tallantire (In garden (after chicken feed) at Nicholls Fm.)
Redbourn, 32 Redwing, Peter Tallantire (horse paddocks, Nicholls Farm)
Rye Meads, 1 Bittern, Louise Moss (showing well from Moorhen Hide - first record this winter
)
St Albans, 2 Redpoll sp., Alison Hill (feeding on nyjer in garden)
Stocker's Lake, 8 Little Egret, Joan Thompson (Flying over Stockers towards Springwell to roost. 4:15-5pm)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson (By Causeway noticeboard)
Stocker's Lake, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (Flock of 12 and 3 flying towards Harefield roosting time.)
Stocker's Lake, 20 Siskin, Steve Kitchen (alders before Kingfisher hide, also Water Rail showing well, Long-tailed Tit flock, Ring-necked Parakeet (2), Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch.)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Goosander, Nick and Chris Bessant (On gravel pit lake between Pynesfield and Troy Mill.)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Common Snipe, Drew Lyness
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 15 Lapwing, Drew Lyness
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Water Rail, Drew Lyness
Sat 16 Jan 2010 Archer's Green nr Tewin, 1 Little Egret, Keith Smith (Up from Archers Green by the bridge)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 4 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (2 pairs)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 9 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (incl 4 males)
Cold Christmas nr Ware, 1 Red Kite, Martin Sharp
Harpenden, 2 Blackcap, Roger Payne (male & female in garden)
Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 15-20 Siskin, John Moss (flock at 16.25 settling into roost in planted tree in Business Park (T-mobile carpark))
Hertford - Bengeo, 2 Blackcap, Hazel Makepeace (male and female in garden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 6 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant (male in garden)
Maple Cross, 1 Brambling, Nick Bessant (female in garden)
Oxhey, 1 Blackcap, Jack Fearnside (male on fatballs in garden)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Kingfisher, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 50 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 9 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 2 males)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Smew, G Lapworth (incl 2 males)
Tewin Water, 1 Red Kite, Jon Whitbread (Being chased by mob of crows towards Welwyn North railway station.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 10 Redwing, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Goldeneye, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 20 Fieldfare, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Pintail, Lee Evans (female)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Green Sandpiper, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Common Snipe, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Shelduck, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Kittiwake, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher (1st winter found recently killed)
Fri 15 Jan 2010 Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 2 Water Rail, Steve Carter Paul Lewis
Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 9 Common Snipe, Steve Carter/Paul Lewis
Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 1 Little Egret, Steve Carter Paul Lewis
Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 3 Jack Snipe, Steve Carter Paul Lewis
Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Steve Carter/Paul Lewis
Chess Valley S (SE of M25), 1 Grey Wagtail, Steve Carter Paul Lewis
Harpenden, 2 Blackcap, Robin Pearson (male joined on feeders by female)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Simon Knott (New River)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Chadwell Spring/ East pool Male with white noseband feeding until 8:30am but then elusive)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Broad Mead. Calling.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Pair by cattle)
Redbournbury, 1 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey
Sauncy Wood nr Harpenden, 1 Woodcock, Terry Edwards (in garden, frequent visitor since New Year.)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 5 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Kingfisher, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 1 Smew, G Lapworth (female)
Verulamium Park, 1 Goosander, Richard Geary (Single male feeding on river Ver.)
Thu 14 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 20+ Siskin, Wendy Hatton (In alders by canal)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Wendy Hatton (Seen from watchpoint, landing on ice then walking alongside reeds near White Hide)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Smew, Wendy Hatton (1 Drake & 3 Redheads)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 9 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 3 males)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 12 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (6 pairs)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 1 Smew, G Lapworth (female)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Kingfisher, Jeff Bailey
Cassiobury Park, 2 Water Rail, Jeff Bailey
Cassiobury Park, 40+ Siskin, Jeff Bailey
Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 1 Common Snipe, Joan Thompson (site is Moor Park)
Helicon Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Goosander, Joan Thompson (Redheads)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Amy Knott (1 male, 1 female - in reeds under viaduct on the Hertford side.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 6 Common Snipe, Andy Brown (Mostly on the bank of the new river by the banjo - start of the new river)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Andy Brown (seen in stream that comes off new river by white house.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Common Snipe, Nicola Knott
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, Amy Knott
Maple Cross, 1 Brambling, Joan Thompson
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick Bessant (Male feeding on bird table in garden)
Rickmansworth, 1 Water Rail, Anna Marett (Withey Beds LNR)
Royston, 1 Blackcap, Martyn Gadd (Male visiting private garden.)
Rusling End nr Langley, 1 Red Kite, Julie Wise (feeding on Pheasant carcass in Rustling End Meadow)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Stevenage, 20+ Redwing, S Kershaw (In bushes around Silkin Court and Sainsburys car park at Magpie Crescent)
Stevenage, 50+ Fieldfare, S Kershaw (In fruit trees and berry bushes near Sainsburys Magpie Crescent.)
Stocker's Lake, 7 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 1 male)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (males)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Egret, Joan Thompson (Flying over)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 3 Goosander, Joan Thompson (Including 2 drakes flying over from Broadwater)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Chiffchaff, Joan Thompson
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 1 Green Sandpiper, Steve Blake (On River Colne)
Watford, 25+ Fieldfare, Ian Bennell (In Vicarage Road cemetary)
Watford, 20+ Redwing, Ian Bennell (In vicarage road cemetary)
Wed 13 Jan 2010 Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 2 Smew, Clive Fennell and Sue Thompson (1 male and 1 female near cafe)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Common Snipe, Nicola Knott
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Broad Mead feeding well away from water in great willowherb)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Chadwell Spring)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 37 Common Snipe, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead 27 Park Mead 2 East pool 8)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Common Snipe, Ben Andrew
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret, Ben Andrew
Lemsford Springs, 1 Fieldfare, Ben Andrew
Lemsford Springs, 2 Water Rail, Ben Andrew
Lemsford Springs, 1 Green Sandpiper, Ben Andrew
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant (male in garden)
Maple Cross, 1 Brambling, Paul Lewis (Male. Present at bird table feeding on sun flower seeds in my back garden.)
Northchurch, 1 Lapwing, Nick Goss (Single Lapwing feeding at river bulbourne)
River Lee at Ware, 8 Siskin, Simon Knott (nr large overhead footbridge in mixed flock with Goldfinch)
St Albans - Marshalswick, 1 Grey Wagtail, Luke Massey (at Sandringham School today)
Stevenage, 1 Blackcap, Mike King (Male seen at bottom of Sish Lane near dusk.)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park - exact location not specified, 14 Siskin, Mike King (Flock seen in Alder tree near boating lake)
Tue 12 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2+ Lesser Redpoll, Anders Gray (In woods with Siskin flock)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 4 Smew, Anders Gray (1 drake 3 redheads)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2+ Water Rail, Anders Gray
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 40+ Siskin, Anders Gray (In woods)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Bittern, Anders Gray (from view point, on the ice left of the hide, showing well)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Red-crested Pochard, Murray Orchard (Female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7 Little Egret, Murray Orchard (In to roost)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Goldeneye, Murray Orchard (2 drakes)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Water Rail, Murray Orchard
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 5 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 1 Male)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 16 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (8 pairs)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 3 Smew, G Lapworth (Incl 2 Males)
Cassiobury Park, 8 Fieldfare, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 1 Grey Wagtail, Ian Bennell (On cress beds)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Treecreeper, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 3 Water Rail, Ian Bennell (At far end of the meadow on river by sluice)
Cassiobury Park, 60+ Siskin, Ian Bennell (Along canal path)
Harpenden, 10 Redwing, John Whitehead (Feeding on berries in back garden.)
Harpenden, 1 Red Kite, John Whitehead (Spent 10 mins flying up and down gardens at back of house. Mobbed by crows and magpies. Very low at times.)
Harpenden, 10 Fieldfare, John Whitehead (In mixed flock with Redwing. Over last two weeks numbers have been building. Now feeding all day on bushes.)
Harpenden, 1 Blackcap, Robin Pearson (male in garden)
Hatfield Garden Village, 5+ Redwing, John Moss (Feeding on Cotoneaster berries in tree in my garden this morning. They have been back & forth for several days.)
Hertford, 1 Chiffchaff, Paul Howard (in a Thornton Street garden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 6 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead 4 Queens Spinney 2)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Chadwell Spring/East pool. Feeding on spring bank with Snipe)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Stonechat, Simon Knott (2 pairs)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Little Egret, Simon Knott (16:20 flying east)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Jack Snipe, Robin Pearson
Lemsford Springs, 1 Green Sandpiper, Robin Pearson
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret, Robin Pearson
Maple Cross, 2 Red Kite, Chris Bessant
Mimms Woods - Redwell Wood, 1 Brambling, Jim Terry (Single male together with Chaffinch Yellowhammer and Tree Sparrow)
Northchurch, 1 Stonechat, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (In field next to Northchurch sports ground this afternoon)
OTHER (give details in comments box), 1 Blackcap, M Toogood (male in garden, Great Ashby (Stevenage))
Redbourn, 50+ Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (at Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 20+ Redwing, Peter Tallantire (at Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (calling from trees at Nicholls Farm)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes (Male in garden)
St Albans - Jersey Farm, 6 Siskin, Alan Gardiner (Adjacent to Jersey Farm woodland park)
Stevenage - Broadwater, 1 Little Egret, Graham Knight (on Stevenage Brook west of Ashdown Road)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, G Lapworth (Males)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (Pair)
Stocker's Lake, 10 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 4 Males)
Stocker's Lake, 50 Siskin, G Lapworth
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 1 Goosander, Steve Blake (Male)
Mon 11 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Smew, David Booth (1 male, 3 redheads)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Shelduck, David Booth
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, David Booth (from viewpoint, to left of hide)
Borehamwood, 4 Lesser Redpoll, Jim Terry (Feeding on Birch at least one flammea others Siskin Goldfinch 25-30 House Sparrow. No Greenfinch - Fieldfare and Blackbird on apples)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 16 Red-crested Pochard, Joan Thompson (incl 8 drakes)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 3 Smew, Joan Thompson (incl 2 drakes)
Colney Heath (village), c40 Siskin, Steve Blake
East Hyde, 1 Jack Snipe, Tim Clark (Showing down to 30 feet in watercress bed, also 1 Common Snipe. (Thanks for directions Geoff and friend).)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 2 Common Snipe, Joan Thompson (site is Moor Park)
Kimpton Mill, 2 Water Rail, Robin Smith (feeding on Mimram east of the road)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Hertford Cut, swimming)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Siskin, Simon Knott (Little Mead)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Ruff, Simon Knott (Chadwell Spring bank. Male feeding in snow-free zone. Noticeably larger than 2 Snipe feeding alongside.)
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant (male in garden)
OTHER (give details in comments box), 5 Common Snipe, Chris Beach (feeding along brooks, The Commons LNR, Welwyn Garden City)
OTHER (give details in comments box), 50+ Linnet, Chris Beach (with other finches at The Commons LNR, Welwyn Garden City)
Park Street nr St Albans, 1 Water Rail, Jeff Bailey (bird was in the old watercress beds viewed from bridge over river ver in burydell lane)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
St Albans - Marshalswick, 1 Blackcap, Luke Massey (Male in garden)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Common Snipe, Joan Thompson
Stocker's Lake, 1 Goosander, Joan Thompson (redhead)
Stocker's Lake, 16 Red-crested Pochard, Lee Evans (8 pairs)
Stocker's Lake, 31 Siskin, Lee Evans
Stocker's Lake, 3 Smew, Lee Evans (2 drakes)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, Lee Evans (Pair)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 3 Goosander, Lee Evans (On River Colne)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 10 Chiffchaff, Lee Evans
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Common Snipe, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 8 Yellowhammer, Lee Evans
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Tree Sparrow, Lee Evans
Waterford, 1 Barnacle Goose, Rob Egan (Amongst flock of approx 30 Canada Geese adjacent to River Beane on Goldings Estate. Seen from queue of traffic on A119 at 09.45.)
Sun 10 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Bittern, A Cooper (Flying in large loop near viewpoint being chased by Crow @ 11:35am)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Treecreeper, A Cooper (in trees to the right before railway crossing heading back to parking area.)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 40 Siskin, Alan Reynolds (Alders by railway)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 4 Redpoll sp., Alan Reynolds (Lessers, Alders by railway)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Bittern, Alan Reynolds (Together on ice left of White Hide from viewpoint)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Smew, Alan Reynolds (Male and 3 Females)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Alan Reynolds
Astonbury Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Marsh Tit, Alan Ford
Batford, 2 Common Snipe, Paul Unwin (Flying down river)
Buntingford, 1 Brambling, Chris Beach (female still present)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 12 Red-crested Pochard, Geoff Young (Including 5 males.)
Croxley Green, 15 Redwing, John Mynett
Croxley Green, 2 Blackcap, John Mynett (1 male 1 female)
East Hyde, 2 Egyptian Goose, David Booth
East Hyde, 2 Jack Snipe, David Booth
East Hyde, 1 Jack Snipe, Paul Unwin (Showing very well in the water cress bed at 10:30)
Helicon Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Goosander, Andrew Moon (Female. (damaged left wing))
Hertford, 1 Little Owl, Graham Knight (opposite Riverside Garden Centre)
Hertford, 1 Water Rail, John Hawkins (On ice in mill stream below pumping station, Molewood Road)
Hertford - Hartham, 2 Siskin, Graham Knight
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Stonechat, Graham Knight (male on Park Mead)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Common Snipe, John Hawkins (On waters edge in river Beane behind tennis courts)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Pair)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Siskin, Simon Knott (Lady Mead/River Lee Navigation)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 18 Common Snipe, Simon Knott (New River 11 West pool 2 East pool 2 Park Mead 3)
Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, G Lapworth
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant (Male feeding on old apples and bird table in garden for at least the third day in a row.)
Maple Cross, 1 Brambling, Nick and Chris Bessant (Female in hedgerow behind houses at north end of estate.)
Maple Cross, 2 Red Kite, Nick and Chris Bessant (over the field between the estate and the M25)
Maple Cross, 2 Blackcap, Nick and Chris Bessant and Steve Pash (males in garden)
Maple Cross, 2 Red Kite, Steve Pash
Mimmshall Brook, 1 Water Rail, Rupert Pyrah
Northchurch, 1 Lapwing, Nick Goss (Feeding on edge of River Bulbourne)
Oxhey, 2 Mandarin, Joan Thompson (Pair in low flight over Brightwells Fm near Oxhey Hall)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Little Egret, M Walker (Now seen daily)
Redbournbury, 1 Little Egret, Paul Unwin (Perched in tree)
Sarratt Mill, 2 Little Owl, Jeff Bailey (in trees by pumping station)
Sarratt Mill, 1 Stonechat, Jeff Bailey (male between mill and watercress beds where bridge crosses river)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, Geoff Young (Drake & Female near to reeds from viewpoint.)
Stocker's Lake, 40 Siskin, Geoff Young (Feeding in Alders near Shoveler Hide.)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Goosander, Geoff Young (Both males from Kingfisher Hide.)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Water Rail, Geoff Young (In stream between reserve path & canal towpath.)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, Geoff Young (Flying over)
Stocker's Lake, 14 Red-crested Pochard, Lee Evans (7 pairs on Bury Lake)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Smew, Lee Evans ((2 drakes) on Bury Lake)
Stocker's Lake, 7 Goldeneye, Lee Evans
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher, Lee Evans
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Common Snipe, Keith Smith
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Water Rail, Keith Smith
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Goosander, Andrew Moon (Female)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Chiffchaff, Andrew Moon
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Common Snipe, Andrew Moon
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Water Rail, Andrew Moon
Welwyn, 1 Little Owl, William Bishop (near Ryefield Farm)
Welwyn Garden City, 1 Little Egret, Pete the warden, Jeff, (Commons LNR)
Welwyn Garden City, 18 Common Snipe, Pete, Jeff (Commons LNR)
Sat 9 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Smew, Eddie M (1 male 3 redheads from watchpoint)
Buntingford, 1 Brambling, Chris Beach (female, with chaffinch in a private garden)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 12 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (incl 5 males)
Cheshunt, 1 Blackcap, Gary Gardiner (Male on garden feeders)
East Hyde, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mike Russell
East Hyde, 1 Water Rail, Mike Russell
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Mike Russell
East Hyde, 3 Common Snipe, Tony Blake
East Hyde, 3 Jack Snipe, Tony Blake (showing well between 2.20 and 3.30pm)
Garston nr Watford, 7 Bewick's Swan, Brendan Glynn (Could be Whooper as well so either Whooper/Bewick)
Harpenden, 1 Blackcap, Janet and Francis Dowley (male in garden)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Red Kite, Stuart Harrison (Gliding over Gadebridge/Warners End)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Little Egret, Simon Knott (7:45am. Flying West.)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Water Rail, Simon Knott (Hertford Cut)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Grey Wagtail, Simon Knott (On its usual spot on the White House sluice.)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Green Sandpiper, Darrel Bryant
Lemsford Springs, 2 Grey Wagtail, Darrel Bryant
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail, Darrel Bryant
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret, Darrel Bryant
Lemsford Springs, 2 Jack Snipe, Darrel Bryant
Lemsford Springs, 7 Common Snipe, Darrel Bryant
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick Bessant (male in garden)
Northchurch, 1 Water Rail, Peter Medcalf (by waters edge at recreation ground)
Northchurch, 2 Red Kite, Nick Goss Ian Putman
Northchurch, 1 Stonechat, Nick Goss Ian Putman
Northchurch, 2 Water Rail, Nick Goss Ian Putman (2 birds feeding together in River Bulbourne)
Northchurch, 1 Stonechat, Peter Medcalf (in field beside recreation ground)
Northchurch, 1 Red Kite, Peter Medcalf
Redbourn, 1 Redshank, A P Jeffery (Disturbed from the River Red by the common)
Redbournbury, 11 Common Snipe, A P Jeffery
Rusling End nr Langley, 3 Red Kite, Julie Wise (Flying off from oak trees in Rustling End Meadow)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Water Rail, G Lapworth
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
St Albans, 3 Fieldfare, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 7 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 1 male)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Smew, G Lapworth (female)
Stocker's Lake, 15 Siskin, G Lapworth
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 1 Kingfisher, Steve Blake (River Colne)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Common Snipe, Steve Blake (On River Colne)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Tree Sparrow, Steve Blake (On feeder)
Walkern, 2 Common Snipe, John Pearson (north of Walkern church by River Beane)
Ware, 1 Grey Wagtail, Ian Edwards (A new garden tick right by the back door, driven in by the cold weather)
Welwyn, 1 Raven, William Bishop (over heading towards Codicote)
Welwyn Garden City, 2 Blackcap, Roger Jones (Male Blackcaps feeding on insects in my back garden - greenfly, etc in leaves of evergreen clematis)
Fri 8 Jan 2010 Brocket Park, 1 Kingfisher, Murray Brown
Chorleywood, 1 Little Egret, Nick Bessant (Flying northwards over M25 at 10.20am)
East Hyde, 4 Common Snipe, Derek Girvan
East Hyde, 4 Jack Snipe, Derek Girvan (Quite active feeding. Often one Jack Snipe keeping close to one Common Snipe)
Garston nr Watford, 1 Grey Wagtail, Ian Bennell (on shed roof in back garden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Treecreeper, Simon Knott (Queens Spinney)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Pair with cattle & male)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Jack Snipe, Barry Trevis (View from Hides only.)
Lemsford Springs, min15 Common Snipe, Barry Trevis (View from Hides only. Circular path closed to avoid disturbance to feeding birds in freezing conditions.)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper, Barry Trevis (View from Hides only. Circular path closed to avoid disurbance to feeding birds in freezing conditions)
Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap, Nick Bessant (Male searching for food on shrub in garden in morning.)
Northchurch, 1 Tawny Owl, Nick Goss (male early am)
Northchurch, 1 Blackcap, Nick Goss (male in garden)
Panshanger Aerodrome, 1 Little Owl, Kevin Hornby
Panshanger Aerodrome, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Kevin Hornby
Park Street nr St Albans, 1 Grey Wagtail, Jeff Bailey
Park Street nr St Albans, 1 Jack Snipe, Jeff Bailey (In the old watercress beds viewed from bridge over river Ver in Burydell Lane)
Redbourn, 5 Common Snipe, Ernest Leahy (4 near Chequers PH & 1 on the River Red -Redbourn Common)
Redbourn, 1 Little Egret, Ernest Leahy (On the River Red , Redbourn Common)
St Albans, 2 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner (near King Harry PH)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
St Albans, 1 Water Rail, H. Artiss (Watercress Wildlife Association LNR)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Water Rail, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Golden Plover, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Goldeneye, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 339 Lapwing, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Tree Sparrow, Steve Blake
Walkern, 3 Common Snipe, John Pearson (north of Walkern church by River Beane)
Waterford Marsh, 1 Goosander, John Hawkins (12.40. Male flew towards Goldings)
Welwyn Garden City, 32 Redwing, Chris Beach (Feeding in Cotoneaster bush next to Counil Offices.)
Welwyn Garden City, 2 Fieldfare, Chris Beach (With Redwings.)
Thu 7 Jan 2010 Astonbury Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Marsh Tit, Alan Ford
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 10 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (5 pairs)
Colliers End nr Standon, 1 Common Snipe, Chris Beach (Flew low across A10, early morning.)
East Hyde, 5 Jack Snipe, Robin Smith (At 3.45 this afternoon. Also one common Snipe. All on side channel)
East Hyde, 4/5 Jack Snipe, Simon West (4 possibly 5 feeding with 2 Common Snipe in channel to right of the river.)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Simon West (Feeding in channel to right of river.)
Hertford, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Alan Reynolds (Male on feeders in garden)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 12 Common Snipe, Simon Knott (East pool 10 Park Mead 2 birds now only able to feed in few remaining wet zones)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Little Egret, Simon Knott (8:00am flock of 3 flying west 8:45am single)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (East pool disturbed by walker and flew off calling with 4 Snipe at 8:05am)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Golden Plover, Simon Knott (West pool again roosting on the ice with 140 Lapwing)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Green Sandpiper, Drew Lyness
Lemsford Springs, 1 Woodcock, Drew Lyness
Lemsford Springs, 20 Common Snipe, Drew Lyness
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail, Drew Lyness
Lemsford Springs, 4 Little Egret, Drew Lyness
Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, Nick Bessant (Flying low over estate searching for food at 2.00pm)
Northchurch, 1 Lapwing, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (1 Lapwing)
Northchurch, 1 Stonechat, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (1 very confiding bird in Dudswell field)
Northchurch, 1 Stonechat, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (1 very confiding bird in Dudswell field)
Panshanger Aerodrome, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Kevin Hornby (Seen in Dalewood garden on nyger seed feeder.)
Redbourn, 1 Woodcock, Ernest Leahy (Flew out of paddock next to Chequers Pub at 1;45pm)
Redbourn, 2 Common Snipe, Ernest Leahy (On river Red ? Redbourn Common)
Redbournbury, 1 Treecreeper, Ernest Leahy (Behind the Farm)
Redbournbury, 2 Little Egret, Ernest Leahy (On the Ver at Redbournbury Farm)
Redbournbury, 26 Common Snipe, Ernest Leahy (on the River Ver)
Redbournbury, 2 Kingfisher, Ernest Leahy
Redbournbury, 2 Red Kite, Ernest Leahy
Rusling End nr Langley, 2 Red Kite, Julie Wise (Feeding on pheasant carcass in Rusling End Meadow)
Rusling End nr Langley, 1 Red Kite, Julie Wise (circling overhead Graffidge Wood)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Sherrardspark Wood nr WGC, 1 Marsh Tit, Murray Brown (With mixed tit flock)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, G Lapworth (pair)
Stocker's Lake, 12 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 5 males)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 3 Tree Sparrow, Jeff Bailey
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 8 Fieldfare, Jeff Bailey
Watford, 1 Woodcock, Helen Harding (In garden for half an hour foraging under laurel hedge at the edge of the snow. A photo (not good quality but good enough, I believe, for a record shot) is available for confirmation.)
Willowmead nr Hertford, 1 Woodcock, Andy Brown (flushed from beside the river in the middle of Willowmead nature reserve)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, Steve Carter
Wed 6 Jan 2010 Cassiobury Park, 40+ Siskin, Ian Bennell (along canal path)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Ian Bennell
Cassiobury Park, 1 Kingfisher, Ian Bennell (showing well in willow viewed from rustic bridge)
East Hyde, 3 Common Snipe, Darin Stanley
East Hyde, 3 Jack Snipe, Darin Stanley
Hatfield Garden Village, c40 Fieldfare, John Moss (flock foraging in gardens, including on cotoneater berries & apples on ground in mine)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Blackcap, Jeff Bailey (on feeder in my garden)
Hitchin, 5 Redwing, Ben Andrew (Eating mealworms from my garden feeder. Never seen here before...they must be hungry!)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Stonechat, Simon Knott
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Golden Plover, Simon Knott (West pool roosting on ice in flock of 142 Lapwing)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 37 Common Snipe, Simon Knott (Stockade Mead 21(day-feeding through snow) Park Mead 6 West pool 6 New River 4 birds are active on all meads)
Maple Cross, 1 Brambling, Chris Bessant (male in field hedge on north side of Maple Cross)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Marsh Tit, Steve Carter
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, Steve Carter
Northchurch, 1 Blackcap, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (Male showing well against snowy backdrop on our birdfeeder)
Old Knebworth, 40+ Fieldfare, Sue Wood (large flock feeding on fallen apples at The Green)
Oylers Farm nr Cheshunt, 42 Golden Plover, Mike Oakland (39 Golden Plover at 8.00am, 42 at 3.00pm)
Oylers Farm nr Cheshunt, 5 Mandarin, Mike Oakland (2m 3f on the New River near Oylers Farm)
Oylers Farm nr Cheshunt, 1 Red Kite, Mike Oakland (flying over heading N.)
Potters Bar, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Anders Gray (seen in front garden with c50 Goldfinches and 1 Greenfinch)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stevenage - Broadwater, 1 Little Egret, Terry Harman (Seen flying 2 days running at brook between Hertford Rd and Broadwater)
Stevenage - Broadwater, 1 Little Egret, Terry Harman
Verulamium Park, 1 Kingfisher, Andrew Steele (Seen flying off from the river Ver towards Heron island around 3pm)
Tue 5 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Goldeneye, Jeff Bailey (Two Males)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Water Rail, Jeff Bailey
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 30+ Siskin, Jeff Bailey
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Jeff Bailey (Showing well opposite viewpoint.)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Jeff Bailey (All females)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Smew, Jeff Bailey (one male)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Martin Johnson (At least one bird showing intermittently from viewpoint this afternoon in reedbed to left of hide)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Smew, Martin Johnson (Male and Female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Martin Johnson (Females)
Batchworth Lake nr Rickmansworth, 2 Egyptian Goose, G Lapworth (very little unfrozen water)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 11 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (incl 5 males)
Bushey, 1 Blackcap, Patty Briggs (Feeding on peanut cake with insects)
Chipping nr Buntingford, 4 Golden Plover, Martin Johnson (Flew across A10 and landed in field just to the north of the village)
Colney Heath (village), c40 Siskin, Steve Blake
East Hyde, 1 Water Rail, Darin Stanley (Further up the slip stream)
East Hyde, 3 Jack Snipe, Darin Stanley (same section of foliage as yesterday)
East Hyde, 1 Jack Snipe, Robin Pearson
East Hyde, 1 Water Rail, Robin Pearson
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Red Kite, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (1 late morning over M1 area nr leverstock Green)
Oxhey Park, 30+ Redwing, Ian Bennell (feeding in Cotoneaster at Bushey Arches entrance.)
Rusling End nr Langley, 2 Tawny Owl, Julie Wise (1 male and 1 female calling from woodland beyond Rustling End Cottage)
Rusling End nr Langley, 1 Red Kite, Julie Wise (Circling low over Rusling End Meadow)
Rye Meads, 1 Water Rail, Clive Harding (seen in pool opposite entrance to sewage works)
St Albans, 2 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 9 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 3 males)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Smew, G Lapworth (male)
Tring, 1 Red Kite, Nick Goss (over the Akeman Street industrial estate)
Tring, 2 Blackcap, Steve Rodwell (male and female in garden.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 64 Fieldfare, Steve Blake
Watford, 1+ Little Owl, Ian Bennell (1 probably 2 birds calling briefly at KGV Playing Fields.)
Watford, 30+ Siskin, Ian Bennell (flew over Premier Inn hotel on Water Lane at 3pm)
Mon 4 Jan 2010 Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 10 Siskin, Andrew Steele (Flock of 10 seen feeding on tree just ouside the James hide mixed in with fock of Blue and Great tits)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew, Andrew Steele (Female seen on the farside of lake)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Bittern, Andrew Steele (Showing well from viewpoint around 11am before 1 flew off)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Water Rail, David Booth
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Smew, David Booth (male and female)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, David Booth (sang briefly in front of viewpoint)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, David Booth (adult in roost)
Colney Heath (village), 5 Siskin, Steve Blake
East Hyde, 3 Jack Snipe, Darin Stanley (3 in slip stream in the cut reeds. all together bobbing)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 1 Little Owl, Tim Hill (In mature horse chestnut tree near Bluehouse Hill)
Hatfield Garden Village, 2 Blackcap, John Moss (Males eating berries on Cotoneaster tree in my garden)
Hatfield Garden Village, 2 + Fieldfare, John Moss (on cotoneaster in my garden, part of a mobile mixed flock with Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbirds)
Hatfield Garden Village, 3 + Redwing, John Moss (On Cotoneaster tree in my garden, part of a mobile mixed flock)
Hemel Hempstead, 3 Blackcap, W Weymouth (2 males 1 female)
Oylers Farm nr Cheshunt, 11 Mandarin, P Roper (on the new river between Oylers Farm and Theobalds 6 males and 5 females)
Oylers Farm nr Cheshunt, 35 Golden Plover, P Roper (flying over at 0750am)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 4 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Treecreeper, G Lapworth
South Mimms, 1 Barn Owl, Jane Robinson (flew over Blanche Lane at 6pm)
St Albans, 2 Siskin, Alan Gardiner (With Goldfinch along River Ver Sopwell Nunnery)
St Albans, 1 Treecreeper, Alan Gardiner (By River Ver Sopwell Nunnery)
St Albans, 2 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
St Albans, 2 Water Rail, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, 12 Redwing, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, c15 Siskin, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, 2 Kingfisher, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, 3 Fieldfare, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
St Albans, 1 Little Egret, Luke Massey (Watercress wildlife association LNR.)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Smew, G Lapworth (Male)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (2 pairs)
Stocker's Lake, 35 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 16 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (Incl 5 males)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood, 2 Woodcock, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, Steve Blake (Water Works entrance.)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Goldeneye, Steve Blake (Female)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 5 Common Snipe, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 3 Tree Sparrow, Steve Blake
Tyttenhanger Green nr St Albans, 1 Woodcock, Wendy Hatton (Hill End Farm nr The Barley Mow)
Tyttenhanger Green nr St Albans, 1 Little Owl, Wendy Hatton (Hill End Farm nr The Barley Mow)
Verulamium Park, 1 Kingfisher, Alan Gardiner (On River Ver)
Whitwell, 2 Little Egret, Terry Edwards (At Whitwell watercress farm late afternoon)
Sun 3 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Goosander, Alan Reynolds (Female between bridges on Lee Navigation until 12.00pm at least)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Murray Orchard (In reeds opposite viewpoint)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Water Rail, Murray Orchard
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew, Murray Orchard (Red-head)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Shelduck, Murray Orchard
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7 Little Egret, Murray Orchard (In to roost 16.25-16.40)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Goldeneye, Murray Orchard (Inc a drake)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Murray Orchard (Females)
East Hyde, 1 Jack Snipe, Derek Girvan
Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 1 Woodcock, Rupert Pyrah
Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 1 Crossbill, Rupert Pyrah
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Shelduck, Tony Blake
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Stonechat, Alan Reynolds
Lilley, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Tim Clark (Female in corner of Lilleypark wood at rear of cricket pitch)
Lilley, 1 Raven, Tim Clark (200 mtrs north of Lilley Arms PH flying west over John Bunyan trail into Beds.)
Northchurch, 1 Raven, Nick Goss (over Darrs Lane / Shootersway area being pursued closely by Carrion Crow)
Northchurch, 1 Tawny Owl, Nick Goss/Pete Metcalfe (1 male early am)
Northchurch, 1 Blackcap, Nick Goss (male feeding in garden)
Oxhey, 1 Blackcap, Joan Thompson (male in my Oxhey Hall garden)
Redbourn, 26 Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (feeding on winter wheat at Nicholls Farm)
Rye Meads, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Vicky Buckel
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 3 Water Rail, Steve Carter (on the colne side of lake)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Pintail, Steve Rodwell (Female, very tame (could possibly be of captive origin?))
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Redshank, Steve Rodwell
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Rail, Steve Rodwell
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Long-eared Owl, Stuart Wilson (Flushed from thicket near reed bed at dusk)
Wallington, 1 Merlin, Ray Hooper (Adult female, from Wallington road viewpoint)
Sat 2 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3 Red-crested Pochard, Ross Facer (3 females showing well on the lake by the otter view point and behind the new hide opposite the main view point).Walk N from the view point alongside R Lee for 200 yds, turn right at bridge that crosses river, then follow footpath to view.)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Water Rail, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Cetti's Warbler, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Shelduck, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3+ Common Snipe, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Lesser Redpoll, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3 Red-crested Pochard, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Smew, Rupert Pyrah
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3+ Smew, Ross Facer (Male and 2 redheads showing well from viewpoint.)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Ross Facer (One showing well from the main view point at 16h00 on the far bank - in the the furthest "bay" in the reeds to the left of the new main hide.)
Batford, 2 Siskin, Mike Russell
Batford, 1 Little Egret, Mike Russell (Again present along stream)
Batford, 1 Green Sandpiper, Mike Russell (Briefly on pond by swings and slides)
Berkhamsted, 1 Blackcap, Michael Spittles (Male,feeding on fat balls in garden)
Berkhamsted Common, 1 Raven, Michael Spittles (Displaying)
Cheshunt, 1 Blackcap, Ross Facer (Male for a second day in a West Cheshunt garden (adjecent to Cheshunt Park). Also Gtr Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk (female) and 10 Chaffinches.)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Lee Evans
East Hyde, 3 Common Snipe, Lee Evans
Garston nr Watford, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Andy Bright (2m/3f. 1f with brownish/copper crown)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 1 Little Owl, Joan Thompson (Site is Moor Park)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Water Rail, Barry Trevis (Viewable from Hides)
Northchurch, 1 Raven, Nick Goss (Raven seen flying over Darrs Lane Horse field and above spinney treetops, possibly 2 birds)
Park Street nr St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner (Gliding low over houses and fields)
Redbourn, 30+ Fieldfare, Peter Tallantire (Spread out across winter wheat and stubble fields at Nicholls fm)
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (Calling from hedgerow)
Redbourn, 20+ Redwing, Peter Tallantire (Spread out across winter wheat and stubble fields at Nicholls fm)
Rye Meads, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Vicky Buckel
Rye Meads, 2 Water Rail, Vicky Buckel (Feeding in front of the Gadwall hide.)
Rye Meads, 2 Common Snipe, Vicky Buckel (Showing well in front of the moorhen hide)
Sandon, 1 Red Kite, Ray Hooper (Top of Coombe Road near Sandon)
Sandon, 30 Golden Plover, Ray Hooper (Top of Coombe Road near Sandon.)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 3 Water Rail, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret, G Lapworth
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Common Snipe, G Lapworth
Sopwell nr St Albans, 1 Kingfisher, Alan Gardiner (On River Ver)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 36 Golden Plover, Rob Egan (flock feeding in field just to the east of Chells Manor estate.)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Little Owl, Joan Thompson/ Anna Marett
Stocker's Lake, 1 Tawny Owl, Joan Thompson/ Anna Marett (Heard presumably from wood by canal near Stockers Farm.)
Stocker's Lake, 22 Little Egret, Joan Thompson/ Anna Marett (10 entering roost and 12 heading towards Springwell to roost elsewhere)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson/ Anna Marett
Stocker's Lake, 1 Woodcock, Joan Thompson/ Anna Marett (Flying towards canal in front of viewpoint)
Stocker's Lake, 30 Siskin, G Lapworth
Stocker's Lake, 16 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (incl 5 males)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Smew, G Lapworth (incl 2 males)
Stocker's Lake, 15 Red-crested Pochard, G Lapworth (incl 7 males)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Bittern, Lee Evans (Appeared towards dusk when it showed well in reeds)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 105 Golden Plover, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3 Water Rail, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Lee Evans (in song)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 47 Corn Bunting, Lee Evans (47 in roost; worst showing ever this winter)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Bittern, Steve Rodwell (Seen between 16.20 and 16.30 with a number of other observers.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Goldeneye, Lee Evans (2 drakes)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 43 Lapwing, Lee Evans
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Pintail, Lee Evans (drake)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, Alan Reynolds (In tree by pumping station)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Water Rail, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Goldeneye, Steve Blake/Ricky Flesher.
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1-3 Tree Sparrow, Alan Reynolds (Singles seen on 3 occasions)
Wallington, 1 Merlin, Ray Hooper (Viewed from Wallington road watchpoint nr Deadmans Hill)
Whitwell, 1 Little Egret, Tim Wise (Seen wading in watercress beds at Sixsprings)
Fri 1 Jan 2010 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Lesser Redpoll, Tony Wileman
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 15+ Siskin, Tony Wileman
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Water Rail, Joan Thompson
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern, Joan Thompson (Probably 2nd bird as well. 2 sightings 1st bird flew towards Ware and 2nd bird seen just to right of hide from watchpoint a short while later)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Joan Thompson (Adults)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Egret, Joan Thompson (Seen entering roost)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew, Joan Thompson (Drake)
Batford, 1 Little Egret, mike russell (Along stream near playing fields)
East Hyde, 1 Little Egret, Roger Payne (flyover at c 15:45)
East Hyde, 1 Grey Wagtail, Roger Payne
East Hyde, 3 Green Sandpiper, Roger Payne
East Hyde, 2 Jack Snipe, Roger Payne (Showing on the left-hand side of the overflow
channel from c16:00)
Frithsden Beeches, 1 Woodcock, Mike Spittles
Hertford, 1 Barn Owl, Graham Knight (in fields opposite Riverside Garden Centre)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Stonechat, Simon Knott (Pair feeding on the ice amongst juncus)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Little Egret, Barry Trevis
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper, Barry Trevis
Lemsford Springs, 1 Woodcock, Barry Trevis
Lemsford Springs, 2 Water Rail, Murray Brown (showing well)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, Steve Carter
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail, Steve Carter
North Mymms Park, c45 Fieldfare, Daphne Dean
Redbourn, 25 Redwing, Peter Tallantire (feeding on grazing paddocks at Nicholls Farm)
Redbourn, 1 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (calling from tree at Nicholls Farm)
St Albans, 1 Brambling, Alan Gardiner (Watercress wildlife association LNR. Two Water Rails also present but not seen by me.)
St Albans, c30 Redwing, Alan Gardiner (Small groups along River Ver)
St Albans, c10 Siskin, Alan Gardiner (Along River Ver in Alders)
St Albans, 1 Kingfisher, Alan Gardiner (River Ver)
St Albans, 1 Blackcap, Glen Barnes
Stocker's Lake, 2 Smew, Andrew Moon (drakes (maybe 3) - Shoveler hide and Springwell end)
Stocker's Lake, 8 Red-crested Pochard, Andrew Moon ((2+ drakes))
Stocker's Lake, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Andrew Moon
Tewin, 1 Little Egret, Jane Robinson (at Tewin Bury)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood, 1 Chiffchaff, David Booth
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood, 1 Lesser Redpoll, Tony Wileman
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 50+ Fieldfare, David Booth (flock of 40 in field next to Garden Wood, plus a few small groups around main pit)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, David Booth (at pumping station)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 2 Tree Sparrow, David Booth
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Stonechat, Steve Pash (female at manure heap)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Red Kite, Steve Pash
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 68 Golden Plover, Steve Pash
