Record selection
Records

Thu 30 Jun 2011 Aston, 1 Red Kite, Alan Ford

Chiswell Green nr St Albans, 1 Hobby, John Moss

Chiswell Green nr St Albans, 1 Red Kite, John Moss

Croxley Green, 2 Little Owl, G Lapworth (at Little Green)

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 3 Grey Partridge, Alan Ford

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Marsh Harrier, Alan Ford (Male)

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Corn Bunting, Alan Ford

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Red Kite, Alan Ford

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Quail, Alan Ford (very brief call heard)

Goffs Oak, 1 Red Kite, John Chapman (hunting bird heading east along Theobalds Brook)

Ickleford, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Martin Searle (3 juveniles in cereal crop at TL 170 315)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Redshank, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Oystercatcher, Simon Knott (New River flying)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

Rye Meads, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Vicky Buckel

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Little Egret, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Sandpiper, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Steve Rodwell

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mandarin, Steve Rodwell

Wed 29 Jun 2011 Broxbourne Woods - Bramble's Wood, 1 Woodcock, Simon West (male roding just before 10pm)

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Quail, Clive Harding

Hatfield, 1 Red Kite, Nicola Knott (over AM and PM)

High Wych nr Sawbridgeworth, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Steve Akrill (feeding from overhead wires)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Green Sandpiper, Simon Knott (West pool until 7:45am)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Simon Knott (West pool)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Lee Evans (2 pairs nesting, 1 with 2 chicks and the other with a single)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 6 Mandarin, Lee Evans

Royston, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Martin Johnson (Grange Bottom)

Standon Green End, 3 Tawny Owl, Martin Searle (Adult with 2 fledglings in trees by lane.)

Tewin, 1 Little Owl, Simon Stebbings (Archer Green Lane, 9.15pm)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby, Lee Evans

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Little Egret, Lee Evans (up to 4 present all month prior to this weekend)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Lee Evans (adult on spit)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, G Lapworth

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Little Owl, G Lapworth (2ads & 2juvs)

Tue 28 Jun 2011 Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, L. Flower (pair with 2 fledglings by Maynes Farm entrance. 1 Pair 100+ yards further along track.)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Hobby, Simon Knott (East pool)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 3 Ringed Plover, Steve Rodwell

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 5 Little Ringed Plover, Steve Rodwell

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Egret, S Richards

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Lapwing, S Richards

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby, S Richards

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin, Steve Rodwell

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Sandpiper, Steve Rodwell

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Steve Rodwell (adult)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Rodwell

Welwyn Garden City, 1 Hobby, A Cooper (flying Low Harwood Hill 6pm)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Little Owl, G Lapworth (adult & juv)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Yellowhammer, G Lapworth (males)

Mon 27 Jun 2011 Bishop's Stortford, 7 Crossbill, Chris Dee (flew west over Thorley Park 14:15)

Broxbourne Woods - Broxbourne Wood, 6 Crossbill, Simon West (flew along the main ride & over clearing into the Pine trees 1.15 p.m.)

Chiswell Green nr St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner

Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans, 1 Tawny Owl, Alan Winn

King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Redshank, Simon Knott (West pool)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 8 Little Ringed Plover, Simon Knott (West pool)

Langley nr Stevenage, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Alan Ford

Potters Bar, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Anders Gray (Pair in bean fields between Sunny Bank Road and Ashwood estate)

St Paul's Walden, 1 Red Kite, Alan Ford (Easthall Farm)

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, David Booth (juvenile, rear of pumping station)

Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 2 Oystercatcher, David Booth/Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Ringed Plover, David Booth/Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Greenshank, David Booth / Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Little Ringed Plover, David Booth/Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Egret, David Booth / Steve Blake (juvenile)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Red Kite, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Green Sandpiper, Steve Blake

Sun 26 Jun 2011 Colney Heath (village), 1 Red Kite, Steve Evans/Ann Lee (seen from our garden)

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 1 Cuckoo, David Wheatcroft (in flight)

Letchworth, 1 Red Kite, Steve Akrill (over Letchworth Gate roundabout)

Redbournbury, 2 Grey Wagtail, Alan Winn

Redbournbury, 3 Swift, Alan Winn

Redbournbury, 1 Red Kite, Alan Winn

Redbournbury, 12 Lapwing, Alan Winn

Stevenage - Pin Green, 2 Tawny Owl, Steve Akrill (Mossbury school playing field)

Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified, 10 Crossbill, Paul Moss (male and female, the others all appeared to be juveniles)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Ringed Plover, Jeff Bailey

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Ringed Plover, Jeff Bailey

Welwyn Garden City - Panshanger, 1 Red Kite, Lee Fitz (low over at 0840)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Yellowhammer, G Lapworth (males)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Little Owl, G Lapworth (2ads & 2juv)

Sat 25 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Curlew, Barry Reed, Bill Last, Jay Ward (west at 12.10)

Black Bridge Landfill site near Wheathampstead, 1 Hobby, Paul Unwin

Bower Heath nr Harpenden, 1 Hobby, Robin Pearson (chasing swifts.)

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Montagu's Harrier, Clive Harding (ring tailed harrier at 1430 briefly)

Deadman's Hill nr Sandon, 1 Quail, Clive Harding (singing this afternoon just of public footpath)

East Hyde, 2 Little Egret, Mike Russell (Pair summering around meadow.)

Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Paul Ward (showing well in garden of Maynes Farm)

Hertford, 1 Red Kite, Nicola Knott (over Balls Park, heading SW.)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Hobby, Simon Knott (Little Mead)

Park Street nr St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Alan Winn

Redbourn, 4 Little Owl, Chris Holtby (Nichols Farm. thanks Peter.)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Common Sandpiper, Andrew Miller

Watton at Stone, 1 Red Kite, Nigel Denison (over George and Dragon)

Wheathampstead, 1 Red Kite, David Wheatcroft

Fri 24 Jun 2011 Almshoe Bury nr Stevenage, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Phil Barron (in wheat fields south of Almshoe Bury farm)

Braughing, 3 Corn Bunting, Murray Orchard (singing males on wires over fields east of village)

Braughing, 16 Yellow Wagtail, Murray Orchard (4 adults and at least 12 fledged juvs present fields east of village)

Braughing, 38 Linnet, Murray Orchard (including juvs, around rape fields east of village)

Braughing, 4 Lapwing, Murray Orchard (Flying W)

Cassiobury Park, 1 Hobby, Alan Gardiner

Croxley Green, 1 Linnet, G Lapworth (male at Little Green)

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (at Little Green)

Potters Bar, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Anders Gray (in pea fields)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Red Kite, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Kingfisher, Jeff Bailey (in front of hide)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Common Sandpiper, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Blake (juvenile on pylon right of hide)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, G Lapworth

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Little Owl, G Lapworth (2 adults & 2 juv)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Yellowhammer, G Lapworth (males)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Hobby, G Lapworth

Thu 23 Jun 2011 Batch Wood nr St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner

Croxley Green, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Andrew Hodges (on branch of apple tree in back garden)

Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 2 Lapwing, Alan Gardiner (one small chick also there)

Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Alan Gardiner (Maynes Farm entrance)

Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Andrew Miller (1 pair entrance to farm another pair 150 yds further up drive in lime tree)

Hertford, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, L Neville (in tree overhanging Sele Farm garden)

Northchurch Common, 2 Marsh Tit, Nick Goss

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 2 Redshank, Steve Rodwell

Redbourn, 1 Red Kite, Peter Tallantire (over woods at Nicholls Farm)

Redbourn, 6 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (two adults and four young at Nichols Farm)

Shafford Farm nr St Albans, 3 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner

Stocker's Lake, 3 Little Egret, G Lapworth (adults)

Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Goldeneye, Steve Blake (fem)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Red Kite, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Little Egret, Steve Blake

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Little Owl, G Lapworth (adults)

Wed 22 Jun 2011 Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Hatfield, 1 Red Kite, Paula Moore (over Tescos)

South Oxhey, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson (over my Oxhey Hall garden)

Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 3 Little Owl, Steve Blake (inc one juv)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 9+ Swift, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Red Kite, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Hobby, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Ringed Plover, Steve Blake

Tue 21 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Little Egret, T Franklin

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Oystercatcher, T Franklin (viewed from White hide)

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5+ Redshank, T Franklin (parents and 3 young on 'spit')

Bozen Green nr Braughing, 1 Hen Harrier, Paula Moore (male attempted to alight on telegraph wire then flew off)

Cassiobury Park, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Ian Bennell (singing briefly near bowls club by fallen tree)

Graveley nr Stevenage, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Clive Brackenbury (in bean field)

St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Ian Duffield (soaring above city centre)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Red Kite, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Curlew, Steve Rodwell (over reservoir just before dark)

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner (seen twice)

Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 2 Oystercatcher, Alan Gardiner (flying to and from Coursers Road)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Yellowhammer, G Lapworth (male)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3 Little Owl, G Lapworth (adult & 2 young)

Mon 20 Jun 2011 Bramfield village, 1 Hobby, Ian Flack (flying high near swifts about 1 mile SE of Bramfield)

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Preston, 3 Red Kite, Julie Wise (low over School Lane at 9.30am)

St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Alan Gardiner

Stocker's Farm, 1 Little Egret, Joan Thompson (over pumping station towards Harefield early morning)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Red-crested Pochard, Joan Thompson

Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Rodwell

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Greenshank, Kevin Cheadle

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Redshank, Kevin Cheadle

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 5 Lapwing, Kevin Cheadle

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Ringed Plover, Kevin Cheadle

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Kevin Cheadle (on pylon right hand side of hide)

Welwyn Garden City, 1 Red Kite, Ian Flack (over Parkway)

Westmill nr Buntingford, 4 Corn Bunting, Murray Orchard (Two pairs in open arable fields E of village/A10 - one in wheat/beans, one in rape. A female seen carrying food for young.)

Westmill nr Buntingford, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Murray Orchard (About six pairs present in open arable fields E of village/A10, mostly in wheat. At least a couple of birds seen carrying food for young.)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3 Little Owl, G Lapworth (adult feeding 2 young)

Sun 19 Jun 2011 Ashwell, 1 Quail, David Booth (singing by Bygrave road just south of Ashwell opposite first lay-by on left)

Ashwell, 1 Turtle Dove, David Booth (flew across Ashwell to Bygrave road)

Bygrave, 2 Corn Bunting, David Booth (singing between Bygrave and Baldock)

East Hyde, 2 Little Egret, John Kendrick

East Hyde, 1 Little Owl, John Kendrick

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 2 Cuckoo, David Wheatcroft (calling Home Covert)

Hitchin, 1 Grey Wagtail, Robert Chapman (on the stream Portmill Lane/Hermitage Road)

Kings Langley, 3 Little Owl, Samuel Perfect (1 ad.,2 juv. in fields alongside Chipperfield Road)

Oughtonhead nr Hitchin, 1 Quail, Robert Chapman (heard singing between Hitchin Road and Westmill Lane at 51.960617-0.310568)

Picotts End nr Hemel Hempstead, 1+ Spotted Flycatcher, Dan Forder ( around green beside Gaddesden Hall)

Redbourn, 1 Red Kite, Peter Tallantire (over woods at Nicholls Farm)

Redbourn, 5 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (two adults and three young at Nicholls Farm)

Redbourn, 1 Hobby, Peter Tallantire (hawking after insects at Nicholls Farm)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Night Heron, Ian Bennell/Simon West (juvenile on island viewed from causeway and still present at 6pm.)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Red Kite, Ian Bennell (over causeway.)

Therfield nr Royston, 1 Red Kite, Mick Hutchings

Welwyn Garden City, 1 Hobby, H Cope

Sat 18 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Oystercatcher, Chris Holtby (from watch point)

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Egret, Chris Holtby (from watch point or from White hide.)

Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 1 Hobby, Chris Holtby (over the Dragonfly walk)

Barley, 1 Quail, Gareth Rees (male singing regularly after heavy rain shower, 15:50-15:55)

Croxley Common Moor, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, G Lapworth

Ickleford Cress Beds, 1 Hobby, Alistair Gammell

Redbournbury, 1 Little Egret, Kate Barrow

Sarratt, 1 Marsh Tit, G Lapworth (at Dawes Common)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher, Geoff Young (seen from Kingfisher Hide!)

Therfield nr Royston, 1 Red Kite, Steve Akrill (over Coombe Road at 1310)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Mike Collard

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Hobby, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Little Egret, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Kingfisher, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Ringed Plover, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Little Ringed Plover, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Little Owl, S Blake/R Flesher

Wormley Wood, 15+ Crossbill, Laurence Drummond (in the Derrys wood area 11.00)

Fri 17 Jun 2011 Batford, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Darin Stanley (in hedgerow at rear of weedy field)

Brocket Park, 1 Red Kite, Simon Stebbings (low above A1(M))

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Redbourn, 2 Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (adult and recently fledged young at Nicholls Farm)

Redbournbury, 1 Red Kite, Huw Lewis

Redbournbury, 1 Hobby, Huw Lewis (flying near Pre Wood)

Redbournbury, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Huw Lewis (male singing)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret, Steve Rodwell

Thu 16 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Alex Quig (reeling and showing very well from the viewing point at 10.15am)

Astonbury Wood nr Stevenage, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Clive Harding (singing in hedgerow by access road to Manor)

Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Owl, Ian Bennell

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (Little Green Lane)

Croxley Green, 1 Peregrine Falcon, G Lapworth (top end of Little Green Lane)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Oystercatcher, Simon Knott (Widows Mead flying south at 9am)

Moor Park nr Rickmansworth, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, Joan Thompson

St Albans, 1 Red Kite, Paul Lawrence (Victoria Street/over the town centre)

St Albans, 1 Swift, Paul Lawrence (nesting in Brick grill/hole over main door of shop)

Stocker's Farm, 1 Little Owl, Joan Thompson

Welwyn Garden City, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Chris Beach (The Commons LNR, called briefly in Blackfan Fen.)

Welwyn Garden City, 4 Grey Wagtail, Chris Beach (The Commons LNR, 1 brood of fledged young.)

Welwyn Garden City, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Chris Beach (the Commons LNR, singing, Commonswood.)

Wed 15 Jun 2011 Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Steve Rodwell

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Steve Rodwell (third-summer)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 2 Ringed Plover, Steve Rodwell

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 2 Shelduck, Steve Rodwell (Pair)

Rye Meads, 3+ Cetti's Warbler, Daphne Dean

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mandarin, Steve Rodwell (male)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Owl, Steve Blake

Welwyn Garden City - Panshanger, 1 Cuckoo, Roger Jones (singing/calling 7.30am)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Little Owl, G Lapworth

Tue 14 Jun 2011 Brookmans Park, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Andrew Miller

King's Meads nr Hertford, 4+ Grey Wagtail, Anders Gray (3 young birds.)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 10+ Lapwing, Anders Gray

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Redshank, Anders Gray

Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, David Booth/Terry Wood (male singing)

Verulamium Park, 1 Red Kite, Mark Housden

Welham Green, 1 Red Kite, Andrew Miller

Mon 13 Jun 2011 East Hyde, 1 Tawny Owl, David Lyons (flying)

East Hyde, 1 Red Kite, David Lyons

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 2 Cuckoo, Rupert Evershed

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 1 Hobby, Rupert Evershed (also single Muntjac with fawn)

King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Hobby, Simon Knott (Little Mead)

Redbourn, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, A P Jeffery

Sarratt, 1 Marsh Tit, G Lapworth (on Dawes Common)

Stocker's Lake, 2 Little Egret, Joan Thompson

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 2 Little Owl, Andrew Miller/Rupert Evershed (adult & Juv in hedge rear of train track)

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Tree Sparrow, Andrew Miller (On telegraph wires between farms)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Ringed Plover, Andrew Miller

Sun 12 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 700+ Other, Andrew Miller (mixed hirundines)

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 100+ Swift, Andrew Miller

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Redshank, Andrew Miller

Ayot St Lawrence, 1 Turtle Dove, Peter Wilkinson (purring)

East Hyde, 2 Red Kite, David Lyons (12.15pm)

Ickleford, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Kevin Hornby

Ickleford, 1 Quail, Kevin Hornby (heard briefly in poppy field.)

Ickleford, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Kevin Hornby

Ickleford, 2 Corn Bunting, Kevin Hornby (on over head power cables)

Lemsford Springs, 1 Mandarin, Daphne Dean (male)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 3 Redshank, Steve Rodwell

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 6 Mandarin, Steve Rodwell (female with 5 young still)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 1 Oystercatcher, Steve Rodwell

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, Alan Winn

Sat 11 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Bill Last/Jay Ward (from the view point, showing well)

Batford, 1 Red Kite, Mike Russell

Bovingdon, 1 Red Kite, rpyrah

Bovingdon, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, rpyrah

Cole Green area, 15+ Skylark, Keith Smith

Colney Heath (village), 1 Red Kite, Steve Evans/Ann Lee

Coopers Green GPs - Beech Farm GP, 1 Cuckoo, David Wheatcroft (calling)

Gosmore Hill nr Hitchin, 1 Barn Owl, Patty Briggs

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 1 Redshank, David Wheatcroft (brief call heard)

Knebworth House & Park, 1 Red Kite, Trevor Franklin

Mackerye End nr Harpenden, 1 Cuckoo, Mike Russell (calling near manor house.)

Northchurch, 1 Cuckoo, Nick Goss (male this morning)

Norton nr Letchworth, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Mark Reynolds (calling)

Preston, 8 Crossbill, Peter Wilkinson (flying north)

Reed, 6 Corn Bunting, Martin Johnson (at Hatchpen; including one recently-fledged Juvenile)

Reed, 1 Hobby, Martin Johnson (hawking insects over the village)

Royston, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Martin Johnson (Grange Bottom)

Royston, 1 Little Owl, Martin Johnson (Newsells Stud Farm)

South Mimms, 1 Red Kite, Robert Callf

Therfield nr Royston, 3 Red Kite, Martin Johnson

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Little Ringed Plover, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Cuckoo, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 1 Grey Wagtail, S Blake/R Flesher

Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 1 Red Kite, S Blake/R Flesher

Vanstones Park nr Codicote, 2 Tawny Owl, Steve Akrill (in woods between garden centre and the Node at 0100)

Verulamium Park, 1 Red Kite, Robin Pearson (over King Harry Lane)

Walkern, 3 Corn Bunting, Paul Lawrence (in field behind Hall Farm)

Walkern, 8 Grey Partridge, Paul Lawrence (2 adults + 6+ fledglings behind Hall Farm)

Walkern, 3 Corn Bunting, Paul Lawrence (In wheat field behind Hall Farm)

Wrotham Park nr Potters Bar, 1 Crossbill, rpyrah

Fri 10 Jun 2011 Aldwickbury Golf Course, 1 Cuckoo, Robin Pearson (calling at 4:50 am.)

Croxley Green, 7 Swift, G Lapworth

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Hertford - Hartham, 1 Little Egret, Stuart Moody (in riverside tree at Hartham Common)

Ickleford, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Andrew Miller

Ickleford, 1 Tree Sparrow, Andrew Miller (Icknield Way footpath)

Ickleford, 12 Corn Bunting, Andrew Miller (Icknield Way footpath)

Ickleford, 5 Yellowhammer, Andrew Miller

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret, Jeff Bailey

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Hobby, Jeff Bailey

Thu 9 Jun 2011 Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

East End Green, 1 Wheatear, Graham Knight

Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove, 2 Marsh Tit, Alan Ford

Loudwater nr Rickmansworth, 2 Kingfisher, Joan Thompson

Rye Meads, 1 Hobby, Alan Winn

Rye Meads, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Alan Winn

Rye Meads, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Alan Winn

Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 1 Red Kite, Lesley Bodman

Watton at Stone, 1 Red Kite, Ray Hooper (over bypass)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Red Kite, G Lapworth

Wed 8 Jun 2011 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Red Kite, Darren

Berkhamsted, 5 Red Kite, Nick Goss (over recycling centre)

Charlton nr Hitchin, 7 Corn Bunting, Michael Hooper (between Charlton and Offley Holes via Temple End)

Holwell nr Hitchin, 5 Linnet, Lee G R Evans (family group at New Wrights farm)

Holwell nr Hitchin, 1 Corn Bunting, Lee G R Evans (singing male at New Wrights farm kennels at TL 155327)

Hunsdon Meads, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Luke Shenton (along Stort Towpath)

Hunsdon Meads, 2 Egyptian Goose, Luke Shenton (in field over otherside of canal to towpath)

Hunsdon Meads, 1 Grey Wagtail, Luke Shenton (Stort canal)

Ickleford, 14 Skylark, Lee G R Evans (at least 7 nesting pairs in cornfields)

Ickleford, 6 Swift, Lee G R Evans (over fields SW of Pound Farm)

Ickleford, 1 Quail, Lee G R Evans (male still calling from barley field SW of the Icknield Way Path at TL171314)

Ickleford, 8 Corn Bunting, Lee G R Evans (Pound Farm area adjacent to Icknield Way Path)

Redbourn, 2+ Little Owl, Peter Tallantire (pair with young in nest)

Sarratt, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Joan Thompson

South Oxhey, 1 Red Kite, Joan Thompson (over Oxhey Hall estate)

Stanborough Reedmarsh, 1 Hobby, Anthony Dorman

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Dunlin, David Booth

Waterford Heath GP, 1 Hobby, Alan Ford

Waterford Heath GP, 1 Red Kite, Alan Ford

Woodside nr Watford, 1 Hobby, Ian Bennell (over Cobb Green at 5.25pm)

Tue 7 Jun 2011 Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans, 2 Grey Wagtail, Alan Winn

Ickleford, 2+ Corn Bunting, Chris Beach (singing from wires near Quail)

Ickleford, 2 Quail, Ellie Beach (calling from barley fields adjacent to bridleway 21 towards Pirton at 1300hrs TL1713 3142 and again at 1700hrs)

Rye Meads, 1 Green Sandpiper, Craig Messenger

Rye Meads, 1 Grey Wagtail, Craig Messenger

Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 1 Red Kite, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 1 Hobby, Steve Blake

Watton at Stone, 1 Red Kite, Simon Odell

Mon 6 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Ringed Plover, Nigel Agar

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Oystercatcher, Nigel Agar

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Redshank, Nigel Agar

Berkhamsted, 1 Swift, Nick Goss (entering house in Charles Street)

Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Owl, Helen Griffith

Shenley, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Keith Smith,

Sun 5 Jun 2011 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Egret, Jay Ward

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Oystercatcher, Jay Ward

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Jay Ward

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Hobby, Jay Ward

East Hyde, 2 Swift, David Lyons (Thrales End Lane)

Essendon, 1 Hobby, Kevin Hornby

Hertford, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, John Hawkins (14.00 over Hertford Castle grounds)

Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Spoonbill, Matthew Rossor/Richard Melzack/Jack Fearnside (an adult flew across the reservoir from east to west at 0645hrs)

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Rodwell

Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 4 Redshank, Steve Rodwell

Redbourn, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Errnest Leahy (singing in scrub behind Fire Station)

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Red Kite, David Wheatcroft

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, David Wheatcroft (pumping station)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 2 Ringed Plover, David Wheatcroft

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Little Ringed Plover, David Wheatcroft

Ware, 1 Red Kite, Derrick Ling (over Westmill pits at 3pm)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Red Kite, G Lapworth/P Frost/T Hulls

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth/P Frost/T Hulls

Sat 4 Jun 2011 Croxley Common Moor, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, G Lapworth

Croxley Common Moor, 1 Hobby, Nick Prentice (in trees on far side of river)

East Hyde, 1 Little Egret, Mike Russell

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 12 Skylark, Drew Lyness

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 5 Cuckoo, Drew Lyness (4 male, 1 female)

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 8 Lapwing, Drew Lyness

Lemsford Springs, 2 Mandarin, Drew Lyness (pair)

Lemsford Springs, 8 Grey Wagtail, Drew Lyness

Long Marston, 4 Tree Sparrow, Dave Jenkinson (a pair fledged 2 young from nest box, Brandon Court, Boars Croft Farm)

Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park - exact location not specified, 1 Red Kite, Christopher Hughes (over Collenswood at 4:45)

Stocker's Farm, 1 Grey Wagtail, G Lapworth (male by lock)

Stocker's Farm, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth

Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher, G Lapworth (along river)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Goldeneye, G Lapworth (fem)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 42 Swift, Lee Evans

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Tern, Lee Evans (adult present from early afternoon until dusk, constantly active and searching for food)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Egret, Lee Evans

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 1 Little Owl, David Booth (rear of pumping station)

Fri 3 Jun 2011 Ayot St Lawrence, 1 Turtle Dove, Andrew miller

Berkhamsted, 2 Red Kite, Ian Bennell (NE over Princes Close at 12.30pm)

Croxley Common Moor, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, G Lapworth

Croxley Common Moor, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, G Lapworth (heard only)

Hatfield, 1 Red Kite, Lesley Bodman

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 12 Skylark, Drew Lyness

Hatfield Aerodrome (disused), 2 Cuckoo, Drew Lyness (juvenile seen, an adult heard)

Tewin, 1 Cuckoo, Georgie Brace (calling south of Upper Green)

Tewin, 3 Skylark, Georgie Brace (east of Upper Green Road)

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 2 Ringed Plover, Lee G R Evans

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 2 Greenshank, Lee G R Evans

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 2 Tree Sparrow, Lee G R Evans

Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 21 Lapwing, Lee G R Evans

Thu 2 Jun 2011 Bygrave, 1 Hobby, Ian Bennell (south over A505 at 8.45pm)

Croxley Green, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth (by Little Green Lane)

Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans, 7 Swift, Alan Winn

Redbournbury, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Errnest Leahy (Redbournbury Farm)

Redbournbury, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Errnest Leahy (on Ver N of Shafford)

Royston, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Martin Johnson (near the hospital)

Tewin, 1 Lapwing, Georgie Brace

Tewin, 16+ Yellowhammer, Georgie Brace

Tring Reservoirs (exact reservoir not specified), 3 Red Kite, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Mandarin, Steve Blake (male)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Egret, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cuckoo, Steve Blake

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby, Steve Blake

Tyttenhanger GPs - Tyttenhanger Farm, 4+ Tree Sparrow, P.Delaloye (family party with at least 2 juveniles at Warren Farm end of track from Tyttenhangar Farm)

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3 Skylark, G Lapworth

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl, G Lapworth

Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Yellowhammer, G Lapworth (pair)

Wed 1 Jun 2011 Cassiobury Park, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Ian Bennell (nearly fledged juv seen at nest hole. 1st confirmed breeding in the park)

Cassiobury Park, 1 Red Kite, Ian Bennell (flew west at 11.45am)

Croxley Common Moor, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, G Lapworth (singing & showing well at 8.15am)

Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans, 1 Grey Wagtail, Alan Winn

Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans, 1 Cuckoo, Alan Winn

Maple Cross, 2 Oystercatcher, Paul Lewis (display flight above Maple Lodge Close)

Redbournbury, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Ernest Leahy (reeling 400m approx N of Shaffords at 8 PM)

Rickmansworth, 1 Osprey, Andrew Moon (flew low due north over Highfield Way at 18.49)

Rickmansworth, 1 Osprey, Paul Ward (flying west over Waitrose car park 18.45)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Hobby, Gordon Cox

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, Gordon Cox (front of hide)