Herts Bird Club

Fri 1 May Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Sandpiper (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Wood Sandpiper (Jane Free)
Briggens nr Roydon [TL410110], 1 Hoopoe, on lawn at Briggens (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 6 Wood Sandpiper, still on flood (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 1 Cuckoo, Park mead (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 2 Stonechat, m & f (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253240], 2 Common Sandpiper (Tom Speller)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 2 Whitethroat, 2 singing males (Tom Speller)

Thu 30 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Common Sandpiper (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 2 Wood Sandpiper, Seen at noon. Others saw 3. (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Shelduck, Noon (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover, on islands and spit opposite viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Wood Sandpiper, two feeding on right of spit opposite viewpoint, two others on island. Still present at 18.15 (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Common Snipe (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Lapwing, one bird sitting (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Egyptian Goose (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1+ Common Sandpiper, at least one mobile bird (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Common Tern (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Shelduck, roosting on spit (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 20 Sand Martin (Murray Orchard)
Bishop's Stortford, 5 Swift (Andrew coates)
Briggens nr Roydon [TL410111], 1 Hoopoe, Still feeding on lawn of Stanstead Lodge near Briggens House (Rupert Evershed)
Briggens nr Roydon [TL410111], 2 Hobby, Flew over Stanstead Lodge (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Beech Farm GP [TL190091], 1+ Lapwing, Heard over fields beside Beech Farm (Callum Peel)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210108], 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110], 5+ Yellow Wagtail, Along track. At least two males holding territory. (Steven Pearce)
Hatfield Garden Village [TL219094], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing male in bushy area between shops and A1(M). (Steven Pearce)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136], 8 Wood Sandpiper, All feeding together (Rupert Evershed)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Reeling from marsh to the east of New River (Rupert Evershed)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1 Raven, Flew over (Rupert Evershed)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136], 8 Wood Sandpiper (Simon Knott)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Simon Knott)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Goosander, female flew over Park Mead (probably the same bird that has been present all Winter). (Stuart Fox)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Cuckoo (Stuart Fox)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL105159], 1 Linnet, In estate (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 1 Lapwing (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 1 Swallow (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 2 Swift (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Common Sandpiper (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Lapwing (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Yellow Wagtail (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Maple Cross [TQ025924], 4 Swift, 12 noon, screaming (Chris Bessant)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Egyptian Goose (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Reed Warbler (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Garden Warbler (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Blackcap (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve carter )
Oxhey Park, 2 Firecrest, One still in The Dell and another singing at Deacons Hill end (Ian Bennell)
St Albans [TL140070], 1 Common Sandpiper, Have photos (Alison Debenham)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Grey Wagtail (Dean Ballard)
Tewinbury Reserve, 2 Reed Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Bullfinch (Dean Ballard)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Kingfisher (Dean Ballard)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL481183], 2 Greenshank, 2 at Thorley reservoir early afternon (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL481183], 1 Redshank, One in full breeding plumage at Thorley reservoir early afternoon (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL481183], 1 Common Sandpiper, One at Thorley reservoir early afternoon (Laurence Drummond)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP918137], 1 Lesser Scaup, Flew back into Herts sector (relatively close to road) at 9.00 (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129], 1 Common Sandpiper, By hide (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cuckoo (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mandarin (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Hobby (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Hobby (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Cuckoo, 1m 1f (phill luckhurst)
Ware [TL364149], 1 Swift, One low in a known breeding area. (Ian Edwards )
Welwyn [TL225158], 2 Swift (Alex Trollope)

Wed 29 Apr Baldock to Wallington Road [TL270344], 1 Lapwing (Ian Hall)
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead, 1 Little Egret, Close encounter on the water meadows within 12 feet of me , then flew off (Jonathan Hunt )
Braughing, 3+ Yellow Wagtail, In bean crop fields to the north of Friars Road and west of Cockhamstead Road. (Steve Hughes)
Cassiobury Park [TQ102965], 1 Firecrest, heard singing in conifers at the Rickmansworth Road end of the park (Nick Harris)
Hatfield [TL227079], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing male in hedgerow along footpath linking Stream Woods to Woods Avenue. (Steven Pearce)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 5 Wood Sandpiper, on Park Mead (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 1 Reed Warbler, Park Mead (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339134], 1 Garden Warbler, singing male near railway (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 1 Common Snipe, Park Mead (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135], 2 Lapwing, Park Mead (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340134], 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing near railway (Murray Orchard)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339135], 6 Wood Sandpiper (Stuart Fox)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339134], 1 Garden Warbler (Stuart Fox)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Stuart Fox)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136], 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Heard reeling around 06:30 (Stuart Fox)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 10 Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Swift, Plus house martins and swallows. (David Lyons)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 1 Common Sandpiper (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 2 Lapwing (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 1 Little Ringed Plover (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 2 Shelduck (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 3 Common Snipe (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL390100], 2 Wood Sandpiper (David Pausey)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 1 Wood Sandpiper, , seen from Draper hide. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 1 Common Tern, , seen from Draper hide. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL386105], 1 Hobby, , seen from Warber hide. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL386105], 2 Swallow, , seen from Warber hide. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL384106], 1 Garden Warbler, , heard in tree along path by Tollhouse stream to Warber hide. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL386101], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, , heard near head of seasonal path. (Steven Barrett)
Rye Meads [TL386101], 1 Sedge Warbler, , heard part way along seasonal path. (Steven Barrett)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Hobby (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Lesser Scaup (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Common Sandpiper (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Arctic Tern, flew through 07:25, lingering briefly (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Arctic Tern (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.30 Swift (Phill Luckhurst)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 4 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL191053], 1 Common Tern, Perched by island (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL191053], 4 Sand Martin (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], c.12+ Swallow (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 4 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 2 Garden Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Ware [TL363147], 2 Swift, First two Swifts over Trinity Road (Ian Edwards )
Watford [TQ096986], 1+ Firecrest, still showing well at Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ033932], 2 Swift, At 4pm, screaming. (Chris Bessant)

Tue 28 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 2 Little Ringed Plover (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Common Sandpiper (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Common Snipe (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL368137], 1 Cuckoo, Distant - heard from Hollycross (Clifford Smout)
Ayot St Peter, 4 Mandarin, males present on the pool in front of Ternex wood yard. Pair present previously. (John Yates)
Baldock, 1 Wheatear, On model airfield (Ray Hooper)
Codicote, 2 Grey Wagtail, A pair spotted on the River Mimram close to Kimpton Mill (Jonathan Hunt )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209106], 1 Ruff, not present when I arrived but seen when about to leave at 15:30, rather flighty (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110], 2 Yellow Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106], 2 Little Ringed Plover (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 8 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202110], 5 Ringed Plover, Flew through site going east about 11.30am (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202109], 4 Whimbrel, Four on arable field between model airplane lawn and the open paddock at Symondshyde Farm from at least 10:45, flying north at about 11:20. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109], 2 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109], 8+ Yellow Wagtail, Including group of 6 on model airplane lawn, plus at least two males holding territory along track. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102], 3 Little Ringed Plover, Included two birds giving territorial flights. (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde [TL133166], 1 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL133166], 3 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
Flamstead village [TL073143], 2 Whitethroat (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL075145], 2 Swallow (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL075145], 2 Blackcap (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL075145], 1 Garden Warbler (David McGrath)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 2 Egyptian Goose, feeding on golf course opposite Aldwickbury pond. (Darin Stanley)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL179124], 2 Wheatear (Luke Shenton)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136], 5 Wood Sandpiper (Adam Wilson)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136], 2 Little Ringed Plover (Adam Wilson)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136], 1 Goosander, first-summer male (Adam Wilson)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Swift, first of year (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3+ Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 5+ House Martin (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher, Still a pair here (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 5+ Swallow (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 5+ House Martin (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Swift (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 7+ Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.6 Sand Martin (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.6 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.6 House Martin (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Garden Warbler (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Reed Warbler (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs (exact reservoir not specified), 2 Whitethroat, Dry canal area (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Lesser Scaup (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, c.3 Grey Wagtail (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 27+ Swift, Passing (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, c.13 Swallow, Around and passing (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 11+ House Martin, Over & passing (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, c.4 Sand Martin (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Lesser Scaup (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Arctic Tern, Flew in 09:10, stayed for an hour. Photographed. With Steve Rodwell. (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher, At 16:00 on split (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Ringed Plover, At 16:00 on split (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Hobby, Sometimes very close to the hide (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 59+ Swift, Many passing through (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard from path towards bird hide (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4+ Blackcap, Many (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Chiffchaff, Various areas (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.2 Little Egret (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 33+ House Martin, Many passing (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3+ Blackcap, Various areas (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Lapwing, On split from hide (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Hobby (Nick Sinden)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 2 Dunlin, Adults in summer plumage (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 1 Common Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)

Mon 27 Apr Aldenham Reservoir, 4 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Broxbourne GP [TL378076], 1 Cuckoo (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL375072], 1 Garden Warbler (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL375072], 2 Whitethroat (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL375072], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (David Carr)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110], 1 Wheatear (Ben Sandford Smith)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Ben Sandford Smith)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210108], 1 Wheatear, Male. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210108], 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4m, 1f. At least 2m holding territory. (Steven Pearce)
Croxley Common Moor, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Paul Frost)
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Paul Frost)
Elstree, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Allan Stewart)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL180112], 1 Garden Warbler (Ben Sandford Smith)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL180112], 2+ Willow Warbler (Ben Sandford Smith)
Hunsdonbury [TL418120], 1 Hoopoe, 1 individual seen in flight from a gateway with concrete blocks. Flew from hedgerow next to Church road and headed west towards mature trees further down the same field. Flew out of sight and wasn’t seen again after this
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Lapwing, Pair plus single (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 2 Common Snipe, from In Focus Hide (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Little Gaddesden [TL002115], 3 Willow Warbler, A pair plus a second singing male. (Graeme Bowd)
Little Gaddesden [TL002115], 1 Garden Warbler, Singing male (Graeme Bowd)
Little Gaddesden [TL002113], 2 Meadow Pipit (Graeme Bowd)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181094], 1 Grasshopper Warbler, heard only (Ben Sandford Smith)
Oxhey Park [TQ117954], 1 Firecrest, Singing male at c.11am (Ian Bennell)
Peters Green nr Harpenden [TL152198], 2 Grey Partridge, - a pair this evening. (Tim Hill)
Rickmansworth [TQ045953], 2 Swift, Flying low, fast and direct in an Easterly direction at around 8am (Simon Jones)
Sandridge nr St Albans [TL173111], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, bottom of Coleman's Green Lane (Ben Sandford Smith)
Smallford nr St Albans [TL192066], 1 Cuckoo, Heard around 11.00am just south of the pond on Smallford Common (Simon Errington)
Standon [TL396221], 2 Swift, Over the top of Papermill Lane (Toby Spencer)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL255241], 3 Swift, main lake ahead of rain front (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL255241], 2 Swallow, Main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL255241], 4 Grey Wagtail, collecting food at main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Garden Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Sedge Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Reed Warbler (Steve Carter )
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford [TL490181], 1 Cuckoo, calling as it flew into marsh area. (Paul Melarange)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cuckoo, Behind hide (phill luckhurst)
Waterford Heath GP [TL318147], 1 Cuckoo, Male calling repeatedly from the west bank of the north pit. (Laurence Drummond)

Sun 26 Apr Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL373131], 1 Nightingale, Calling at around 8:30 (Andrew Steele)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL373131], 3 Hobby, 3 flew over at dusk (Andrew Steele)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover, around islands opposite viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Oystercatcher, pair opposite viewpoint then flew off together to south island (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2+ Common Snipe, spit/islands opposite viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Lapwing, spit/islands opposite viewpoint, one in display flight. (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Whitethroat (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Reed Warbler (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1+ Sedge Warbler (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Common Tern, 2 on island (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Grey Wagtail, male flew in and landed on bridge by viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 6 Egyptian Goose (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, pair flew past viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red Kite, one over lake, one flew into Easneye Wood (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 30+ Hirundines (mixed), Swallows and Sand Martins (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Swift (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Nightingale, singing well by the double bridges around 07.00 (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Cuckoo, singing male (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Raven, heard flying over (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1+ Ring-necked Parakeet, heard flying over (Murray Orchard)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261410], 2 Yellow Wagtail, on usual manure pile (Dickie Greasby)
Braughing Friars, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 bird in Ferricks Wood (Paula moore)
Bucks Hill nr Chipperfield [TL053005], 1 Firecrest, At Commonwood (Stephen Middleton)
Cheshunt [TL353031], 1 Cuckoo, A male briefly in full song at the end of my garden. The first one I’ve heard here for many years. (Bill Prior)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Mandarin, 2 male and a female (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 4 Yellow Wagtail (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Brendon Fagan)
Flamstead village [TL074143], 1 Corn Bunting (Connor McGrath)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL124081], 2 Fieldfare, feeding in meadow (John Pritchard)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL178116], 1 Cuckoo (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL181112], 1 Garden Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL181121], 8+ Redpoll (Andrew Steele)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068109], 1 Wheatear, Female still present in fields off Cupid Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Ickleford Common, 2 Yellow Wagtail (R Ambrose )
Ickleford Common, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (R Ambrose )
Kelshall nr Royston [TL322370], 1 Wheatear, Female in ploughed field edge on Kelshall Tops (Dickie Greasby)
Kings Langley [TL062020], 1 Yellowhammer, in fields north of Berrybush Farm (C Luckhurst)
Kings Langley Lake [TL077022], 5+ Swift, Group feeding over the lake this morning. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake [TL077022], 2 Swallow, Flew west across the lake. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake [TL077022], 1 Whitethroat, Singing from tree adjacent to the lake. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake [TL077022], 1 Kingfisher, Flew along the canal by Kings Langley lake (J.Brady)
Knebworth Woods - Pigeonswick [TL223229], 2 Mandarin, Flying over Oak Grove (Alan Ford)
Micklefield Green nr Sarratt [TQ051989], 2 Yellow Wagtail, Flew over footpath from Micklefield Green to Newhall Farm (Stephen Middleton)
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth [TQ065940], 1 Garden Warbler, Singing (Anna Marett)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL179099], 1 Reed Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181093], 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL182092], 1 Wheatear (Andrew Steele)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL180097], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Royston, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing from the railway line next to the allotment (Shaun Dowman)
St Albans - Marshalswick, 1 Redpoll, Single bird on feeder (Richard Geary)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Cuckoo (Jane Free )
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Little Owl (Jane Free )
Stevenage [TL236236], c.2 Sedge Warbler, 2 seen may be pair (Andrew Fry)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Common Sandpiper, Main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 6 Swallow, Main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Grey Wagtail, Main lake (Fairlands birders)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907132], 1 Ringed Plover, Bird flew over reservoir calling heading towards Cemetery at c.6.30am (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 30+ Swift, until cloud rolled away mid morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby, over jetty side late morning, drifted north (Ian Williams)
Watford [TQ096986], 3 Swift, over Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986], 1 Firecrest, at Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986], 2+ Blackcap (Nick Harris)
Watton at Stone [TL294206], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing in hedgerow along Walkern Road . (Nigel Denison)
West End nr Essendon [TL262084], 1 Cuckoo (Roger Buxton)
West End nr Essendon [TL263089], 3 Lapwing (Roger Buxton)
Wheathampstead [TL169151], 2 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Wheathampstead [TL166143], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Wheathampstead [TL168142], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Wheathampstead [TL166149], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)

Sat 25 Apr Aldwickbury Golf Course [TL155146], 1 Grey Wagtail, At pond (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127], 3 Common Snipe, from viewpoint (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL373131], 1 Nightingale, started singing from the usual place at 8.19 p.m. (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL372133], 1 Cuckoo (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL376127], 1 Little Ringed Plover, from viewpoint (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL373131], 4 Sand Martin, flew straight through at c8.00 p.m. (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL373132], 2 Kingfisher (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL372131], 1 Garden Warbler (Simon West)
Baldock, 1 Wheatear, Female on model airfield near buildings (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 3 Wheatear, In field opposite Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Batford [TL142158], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, calling in hedgerow on entrance to paddocks north of Batford (Darin Stanley)
Batford [TL148161], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, calling in hedge by entrance from common lane into paddocks north of Batford (Darin Stanley)
Batford, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Feeding amongst horses near building in paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Batford, 1 Cetti's Warbler, In song showing well at Springs NR (Mike Russell)
Blagrove Common nr Sandon [TL323336], 1 Reed Warbler, Singing bird, showed on occasion. In the Sandon Manor rewilding area just adjacent to the common. (Dickie Greasby)
Brocket Park [TL210123], 1 Firecrest (Andrew Steele)
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 8+ Blackcap, 6 male 2 Female (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 8 Chiffchaff (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 1 Garden Warbler (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 1 Grey Wagtail, Female (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040], 14 Whitethroat (David Pausey )
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL194092], 2 Lapwing (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197092], 4+ Reed Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL196091], 1 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Ringed Plover (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Little Ringed Plover (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 Yellow Wagtail (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Sutton Farm GP [TL197103], c.3 Redpoll (Andrew Steele)
Cromer Hyde nr Lemsford [TL205123], 1 Raven (Andrew Steele)
Cromer Hyde nr Lemsford [TL204122], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Cromer Hyde nr Lemsford [TL200122], c.1 Yellowhammer (Andrew Steele)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Along stream from Thrales End Lane (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Little Egret (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Mike Russell)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL193085], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Matt Allen)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 4 Swallow (Matt Allen)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093], 5 Swallow (Kim Hammond)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093], 3 Linnet (Kim Hammond)
Hunton Bridge nr Watford [TL086000], 1 Garden Warbler, Along Gypsy Lane whilst conducting Breeding Bird Survey (Chris Bessant)
Hunton Bridge nr Watford [TL086000], 3 Whitethroat, Along Gypsy Lane during BBS (Chris Bessant)
Hunton Bridge nr Watford [TL086000], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Along Gypsy Lane during BBS (Chris Bessant)
Hunton Bridge nr Watford [TL081005], 1 Mandarin, Male during BBS (Chris Bessant)
Kings Langley [TL077022], c.3 Swift, First swifts I’ve seen this year. Hunting over Gaywoods Lake and the Grand Union canal. (J.Brady)
Maple Cross [TQ023925], 2 Yellowhammer (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ023925], 2 Blackcap, In hedgerows to east and west of field (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ023925], 1 Chiffchaff (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ025924], 2 Whitethroat, In hedgerows to east and south of field (Chris Bessant)
Mill End, nr Sandon [TL330332], 2 Raven, Turned up when red kites were being fed (not by me) (Dickie Greasby)
Mill End, nr Sandon [TL322327], 2 Marsh Tit, Seen from public footpath through Friars Wood (Dickie Greasby)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Whimbrel, One bird dropped into same field as lapwings at apx 06-15, stayed a few minutes before flying off towards Aldenham golf course area. (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 3 Lapwing (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Barn Owl (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Whitethroat (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Little Owl (Tony Bates)
Panshanger Park, 6 Lapwing (Louise Turner)
Panshanger Park, 3 Whitethroat (Louise Turner)
Panshanger Park, 2 Reed Warbler (Louise Turner)
Panshanger Park, 1 Cuckoo (Louise Turner)
Panshanger Park, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Louise Turner)
St Albans [TL142074], 1 Swift, First one I’ve seen over the city this year (Bill Free)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC [TL227111], 150+ Ring-necked Parakeet, At roost (Andrew Steele)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC [TL230104], 1 Common Snipe (Andrew Steele)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC [TL228110], 2+ Common Sandpiper (Andrew Steele)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC [TL230107], c.8 Reed Warbler, Across the SW side of the south lake (Andrew Steele)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC [TL230107], 2 Sedge Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Standon [TL401219], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing from hedge alongside Dark Hill (Toby Spencer)
Standon [TL401219], 1 Cuckoo, Heard calling from Dark Hill (Toby Spencer)
Standon [TL406222], 1 Common Sandpiper, Flew from edge of pond at Standon Friars (Toby Spencer)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183], 1 Whimbrel, One on mud briefly late morning ,at the reservoir.. (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183], 1 Common Sandpiper, One at the reservoir late morning. (Laurence Drummond)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP927135], 1 Marsh Harrier, Female flew east over canal towards Bulbourne (where Tundra Bean Geese were). (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Lesser Scaup, Male still between new outflow and in front of the hide (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 between hide and Rushy Meadow and one in hedgerow east of jetty (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby, Just to north of reservoir mid afternoon (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cuckoo, Singing bird near cemetery corner (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.10 Swift, South of hide (Ian Bennell)
Whippendell Wood nr Watford [TQ085973], 1 Firecrest, heard from the east-west footpath crossing West Herts golf course, in woodland about half way between Rousebarn Lane & Iron Bridge Lock on the Grand Union Canal (C Luckhurst)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Whitethroat, Singing (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Firecrest, Lady walk wood (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 5 Blackcap, Singing dawn chorus walk (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )

Fri 24 Apr Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Common Sandpiper (Allan Stewart)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Tern, Flew through south (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377128], 1 Common Sandpiper, On small island with iron post, opposite viewpoint. (William Bishop)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL373131], 1 Nightingale, Singing by the iron bridge 8.00 pm (Ian Edwards )
Batford, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Male seen feeding around horse in paddock nearest to building in paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Batford, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Heard then seen in hedge by Common lane in paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Bishop's Stortford, 2 Swift, over the Police Station. They’re back. (James Russell)
Colney Heath (village) [TL209062], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Simon Errington)
Colney Heath (village) [TL209062], 1 Whitethroat (Simon Errington)
Colney Heath (village) [TL209062], 1 Linnet (Simon Errington)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129162], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Seen briefly twice - singing (Clifford Smout)
Coursers Road nr Colney Heath, 2 White Stork, 2 unringed individuals feeding in cereal crop adjacent to Lawsons entrance road until 06:50 when flew south.1 bird then seen again in private workings until 07:40 when flew north towards Tyttenhanger. (Allan Stewart)
East Hyde [TL132169], 4 House Martin, Colony back but most birds in Beds (double-figures) (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL135163], 3 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL135163], 1 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL135163], 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL129171], 1 Lapwing, Briefly (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134165], 1 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Flamstead village [TL075145], 3 Swallow (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL073143], 4 Whitethroat (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL076141], 1 Chiffchaff (David McGrath)
Hemel Hempstead [TL087093], 4 Linnet (Kim Hammond)
Hertford - Bengeo, 2 Swift, First two over port vale (Louise Turner )
King's Walden [TL161243], 1 Hobby, Great views. (Martin Ketcher)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL104160], 1 Linnet, In estate (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 4 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 House Martin (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Clifford Smout)
Old Knebworth [TL230202], 4 House Martin, Returning to an historic breeding site (julie wise)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 2 Grey Wagtail, main lake (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Yellow Wagtail, flew from in front of cafe (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Common Sandpiper, main lake (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Sand Martin (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 3 Swallow (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 1 Whitethroat, main lake (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 10+ Blackcap, 7+ singing males (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 6+ Chiffchaff (Fairlands Birders)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 15 Swift, Through east, including birds from Wilstone earlier (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Reed Warbler (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Terry Edwards)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Arctic Tern (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 3 Common Tern (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ringed Plover, Flew in at 08:37, landed in the northern corner on the bank, and flew off west at 08:56 (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Swift, Through east (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Early morning (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Black Tern, Adults dropped in c.10am. None present early morning. (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Sandpiper (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 13 Common Tern (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Raven (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Egret (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Goldeneye, The pair still lingering (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Lapwing (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Oystercatcher (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Firecrest, near path to hide (P Griffin)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Black Tern (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.12 Common Tern (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Whitethroat, Singing (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Blackcap, Singing (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Lesser Scaup, With female tufted (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Willow Warbler, Singing (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Chiffchaff, Singing (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 3 Green Sandpiper, Flew off NE at dusk (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 6+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 6 Black Tern (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 2 Common Tern (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 1 Oystercatcher (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 1 Sedge Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL189046], 6 Black Tern, still present at 7.00 p.m. (Simon West)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL189046], 2 Common Tern (Simon West)
Wood End nr Buntingford, c.6 Lesser Whitethroat, At least 6 singing males around village. A very good year for them here (Mike Baverstock )
Wood End nr Buntingford, 12 Blackcap, More than usual around village, including mating pair in my garden. Plenty of chiffchaffs too (Mike Baverstock )

Thu 23 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Two adults still present from viewpoint (Ron Cousins)
Batford, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Heard then seen by entrance from Turners close into paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Bishop's Stortford [TL492217], 1 Firecrest, in pine tree in Castle Park by Link Road (James Russell)
Bishop's Stortford, 1 Mandarin, male still on the river but the Railway Station Car Park (James Russell)
Bishop's Stortford, 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing in the scrub along the river by the Station Car Park (James Russell)
Bishop's Stortford, 1 Whitethroat, singing in the scrub along the river by the Railway Station Car Park (James Russell)
Braughing, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing males along hull lane to hay lane footpath (Paula moore)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL128162], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Heard only (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL128162], 3 Whitethroat, Seen singing along road (Clifford Smout)
Cottered [TL335271], 2 Grey Partridge, pair flushed from winter wheat (Murray Orchard)
Cottered [TL332274], 8 Yellowhammer, total of 8 recorded during BBS survey of TL3327, including pair and singing male (Murray Orchard)
Cottered [TL330279], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, singing along hedgerow (Murray Orchard)
Dassels nr Buntingford, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing in hedge alongside Bridleway that runs off Bridleway 14 (Steve Hughes)
Datchworth [TL269184], 1 Cuckoo (Nigel Denison)
East Hyde [TL129171], 1 Sedge Warbler, Heard only (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL129171], 1 Common Snipe, In ditch - relatively distant (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL129171], 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134164], 4 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134164], 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only - Harpenden end of walk (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde, 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard only (Francis and Janet Dowley)
East Hyde, 1 Chiffchaff, heard only (Francis and Janet Dowley)
East Hyde, 1 Common Snipe (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Flamstead village [TL076141], 1 Chiffchaff (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL076141], 1 Blackcap (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL073142], 2 Whitethroat (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL074145], 1 Swallow (David McGrath)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285208], 2 Yellow Wagtail, In paddocks opposite pit (Alan Ford)
Garston nr Watford, 1 Swift, One swift seen at 07-05 over Garston Lane towards the park (Tony Bates)
Gustard Wood nr Wheathampstead, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Terry Edwards)
Gustard Wood nr Wheathampstead, 1 Whitethroat (Terry Edwards)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 5 Little Gull (Allan Stewart)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 6 Swift (Allan Stewart)
Moor Park nr Rickmansworth, 8 Blackcap, Singing bird survey (Steve Carter )
Moor Park nr Rickmansworth, 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Moor Park nr Rickmansworth, 7 Egyptian Goose, Pair displaying (Steve Carter )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 3 Chiffchaff (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 10 Whitethroat (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 4 Blackcap (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Garden Warbler (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 12 Linnet (Clive Harding )
Peters Green nr Harpenden [TL149192], 1 Wheatear, Male, seen at 18:00 (N Bristow)
Peters Green nr Harpenden [TL147197], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Heard and seen at 18:45 (N Bristow)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL254241], 1 Yellow Wagtail, in flight over the dam (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252239], 7 Swift, this evening (Tom Speller)
Tewinbury Reserve [TL266140], 2 Swallow (Wendy Cobb )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black Tern, Still 16:00 (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black Tern (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 23 Common Tern (phill luckhurst)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Swallow (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, c.2 Whitethroat, singing along Twyford Bury Lane (James Russell)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL190050], 2 White Stork, c4pm first bird circled back & forth over Tyttenhanger area before heading off high NE. Second bird rose up from Coursers GPs toured the Colney Heath area often at treetop height before returning to Coursers GPs to roost. Present until at least 8pm. (Rupert Evershed)
Welwyn Garden City, 1 Hobby, Woodland Rise, high over. (Murray Brown )

Wed 22 Apr Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Nightingale, Singing in thick scrub near metal bridge (Clive Harding )
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Swift, My first of the year (Louise Turner )
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Cuckoo (Louise Turner )
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Nightingale, Sung briefly at 8 (Louise Turner )
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Garden Warbler, By Hardmead lock (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127], 2 Mediterranean Gull, Adults from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Clive Harding )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Clive Harding )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Common Snipe (Clive Harding )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Tern (Clive Harding )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Sand Martin (Clive Harding )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Matt Allen)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Ruff, 2 female and 1 male in non breeding plumage. Stayed for about 30 minutes before departing (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, c.7 Swift (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Nightingale, Calling sporadically near metal bridge area (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 1 Cuckoo (Stuart Fox)
Ashwell, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Jonathan Hunt)
Ashwell, 1 Garden Warbler (Jonathan Hunt)
Ashwell, 1 Corn Bunting (Jonathan Hunt)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 6 Swift, Over fields this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3+ Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Peregrine Falcon (Rupert Evershed)
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Seen and heard from 0930 to 10:15 in scrub 50 metres back from the river. Reeling approx every 15 mins. (Andy Ryde)
Croxley Common Moor, 4 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Reeling in original area (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 3 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 3 Sedge Warbler (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 2 Reed Warbler (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 6 Whitethroat (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Stonechat (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 2 Garden Warbler (Steve Carter )
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Swallow (Steve Carter )
East Hyde [TL130170], 2 Little Egret (Roger & Lynn Payne)
East Hyde [TL130170], 2 Swallow (Roger & Lynn Payne)
East Hyde [TL130170], c.20 House Martin (Roger & Lynn Payne)
East Hyde [TL130170], 8 Red Kite (Roger & Lynn Payne)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285205], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Alan Ford)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Yellow Wagtail, Male (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], c.7 Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 6 Swallow (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 2 Grey Wagtail, Watercress lagoon (Callum Peel)
Lilley [TL110283], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Martin Ketcher)
Offley [TL152262], 2 Yellow Wagtail (Martin Ketcher)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL169302], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing (Helen Lumley)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL168303], 1 Cetti's Warbler (Phil Barron)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL168303], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Phil Barron)
Panshanger Park [TL286123], 8+ Lapwing (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL286123], 6 Egyptian Goose, 4 juveniles (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL286123], 4 Common Snipe (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL286123], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL286123], 1 Cuckoo (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL289125], 1 Garden Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL289125], 2+ Cetti's Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park, 6+ Whitethroat (Dean Ballard)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Whitethroat (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, c.4 Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 3+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 8 Swift (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Hobby (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Garden Warbler (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield South Lake nr Maple Cross, 5 Red-crested Pochard (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield South Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield South Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Reed Warbler (William Atkinson)
South Mimms, 1 Marsh Harrier, Flew north over M25 just ahead while driving, almost overhead, quite low. Male. Clear view from below. (Richard Broughton)
Therfield Heath [TL336401], 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Male bar-tailed godwit in summer plumage rose from longer grass around 9am. Spent 5 minutes on golf greens giving good views and then a red kite chased it off high to the NE hopefully back on migration (Nick Keep)
Watford, 1 Reed Warbler, Next to Cetti’sWarbler in reeds by Colne,Tesco. Superstore car park (David Denham )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2+ Blackcap (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3+ Chiffchaff (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Whitethroat (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Stonechat (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3 Swallow (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Linnet (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Raven (Pinner RSPB Group)

Tue 21 Apr Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261421], 1 Yellow Wagtail, One on dung heap. (Steve Clark)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261421], 2 White Wagtail, On dung heap with yellow wagtail. (Steve Clark)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261421], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing from hedge opposite dung heap. (Steve Clark)
Bygrave, 1 Corn Bunting (Jonathan Hunt)
Bygrave, c.2 Yellow Wagtail (Jonathan Hunt)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108], 3 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108], 6 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202110], 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202110], 3+ Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211106], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Steven Pearce)
Croxley Common Moor, 4 Mandarin, flew onto canal (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Cuckoo, flushed early am (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 1 Kingfisher (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 4+ Sedge Warbler (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor [TQ078946], 2 Grasshopper Warbler, one showed at the back of the moor, no longer near the river multiple times well and other reeling in the middle of the territory but not seen (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 1+ Chiffchaff (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 2+ Garden Warbler (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 2 Blackcap (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 9 Whitethroat (Shaan Purohit)
Ickleford [TL182326], 1 Yellow Wagtail, In field behind Glencoe Villa Snailswell Lane. (R Ambrose )
Ickleford [TL187310], 1 Little Egret, , in small lake, at Burymead springs end. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL186310], 3+ Chiffchaff, , Burymead springs area. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL186314], 4+ Blackcap, , seen and heard, Burymead springs area. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL187310], 2 Reed Warbler, , in reeds by small lake, at Burymead springs (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL186312], c.3 Whitethroat, , heard only, Burymead springs area. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL186311], 4+ Lesser Whitethroat, , seen and heard, Burymead springs area. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford Common [TL186329], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (R Ambrose )
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 6+ Blackcap, On short walk around Kinsbourne Green (including 4 in woods on the common). (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden, 6+ Chiffchaff, On short walk around Kinsbourne Green (including 3 in woods on the common) (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher, Still pair - increasingly difficult to see on island (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Lapwing (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 11+ Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 3 Linnet (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 7 Swallow (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Wheatear, In usual area: ie the tussocky vegetation to left of pit (as viewed from path ). (David Lyons)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Sedge Warbler (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.23 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Sand Martin (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Hobby, In flight towards Lynsters lake (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Swift (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 House Martin (Steve Carter )
Panshanger Park, 1 Wheatear, In the Forty Acre enclosure at 650pm (Ian Taylor )
Panshanger Park, 1 Yellow Wagtail, In the Forty Acre enclosure at 6:50pm (Ian Taylor )
Redbourn Golf Course [TL102144], 1 Whitethroat, Near Friars Wash; several heard between here and golf club (Clifford Smout)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL102144], 3 Linnet (Clifford Smout)
Rickmansworth, 1 Reed Warbler, Heard in reedbed by thurlows lake (Jonathan Hunt)
Royston [TL353396], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Two singing males, near the hospital (Martin Johnson)
Rusling End nr Langley [TL210211], 2 Swallow, Swallows have returned to nesting site in neighbouring barn (julie wise)
Rusling End nr Langley [TL210211], 2 Blackcap, 1 male and 1 female (julie wise)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth, 2 Little Egret (Shaan Purohit)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Kingfisher (Shaan Purohit)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth, 7 Egyptian Goose (Shaan Purohit)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Mandarin (Shaan Purohit)
Therfield nr Royston [TL346376], 45 Corn Bunting, Flock of around 40 still, in Rape field, and other singing males nearby (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Three singing males: one showing surprisingly well. (Martin Johnson)
Therfield nr Royston [TL337362], 2 Grey Partridge, pair flushed from crop (winter wheat) (Murray Orchard )
Therfield nr Royston [TL337365], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, singing along green lane (Murray Orchard )
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183], 1 Brent Goose, 0ne Dark bellied on the bank of Thorley reservoir this morning. (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183], c.5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 on the bank at Thorley reservoir this morning (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482198], c.40 Sand Martin, c.40 over Thorley resrevoir this morning (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183], 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing male at Thorley reservoir this morning. (Laurence Drummond)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Whimbrel, Flew over east, calling, at 07:30 (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Swift (Ben Miller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1+ Hobby, Seen from car park steps,bird first reported by John Pritchard who saw at least 2 birds. (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 20+ Common Tern (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129], 2+ Hobby, two, possibly three, hawking in front of the hide from 2pm for 90 minutes or so (John Pritchard)
Wymondley Substation [TL204269], 2 Bullfinch (Andy Day)
Wymondley Substation [TL204269], 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Andy Day)