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Red-crested Pochard at Fairlands Valley Park on 4th January 2026 © Andy Day

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What to look for in......JANUARY

Herts Bird Club | What to look for in ... January

_{Yellow-browed Warbler at Verulamium Park 11-Jan-2025 © Simon West}

_{Short-eared Owl at Holwell nr Hitchin 12-Jan-2025 © Richard Best}

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Broadwater Lake SSSI Under Threat

Broadwater Lake, Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is under threat again by Hillingdon Council's Watersports Development.

Find out more here >> Broadwater Lake

Submit objections and comments by Friday 9th January 2026 here >> Planning Application Hillingdon

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Herts Christmas Bird Count 2025

Total Species : 118 records as at 1200 1-Jan-2026

Wow! What a Christmas Count that turned out to be!

The period got off to a strong start on Christmas Day with a Marsh Harrier over Wilstone Reservoir, along with a Great White Egret and a Yellow-legged Gull. And the first of six Firecrest found during the count was at Northchurch.

Things really gathered pace on Boxing Day. At Wilstone Reservoir, a drake Smew was located early in the morning, followed later by

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Winter Bird Survey WINBS

The BTO is running a Winter Bird Survey aimed at collecting important information on the numbers and distribution of the UK’s wintering birds, information which will help to inform land management approaches so they better benefit birds.

Though the dates for the first site visit are past, there is still an opportunity to take part in December through February.

Interested?
Contact martinketcher@gmail.com or sign up directly with BTO here > Winter Bird Survey | BTO

For more information on this survey plus others you can get involved in go to Herts Bird Club | Surveys and Projects

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Latest Hertfordshire Bird Report

The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2024

The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2024 was published and circulated to members in November 2025. (Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society Vol 57 (2) pp. 89-168 ISSN 0375 3409)

Contents

Editorial (Clifford Smout)

Guidelines for observers - a checklist of the birds of Hertfordshire

Review of the year (Clifford Smout)

Beetles of Hertfordshire

Herts Invertebrate Project

Read here about how to join this new recording initiative.

Herts Atlas of Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles

Please submit sightings and field signs of mammals, amphibians and reptiles to our countywide survey, full details at the Herts MARA website.

Hertfordshire Bird Atlas

All the results from the most recent Atlas (2007-12) and both previous atlas surveys available here.

Bird records

Please send us your Herts bird sightings through the records submission page. Use the Breeding status dropdown where applicable and Comment field to add notes of interest.

Latest sightings of interest are published on the right hand side of this page, once they have been checked by a moderator. Search for older published records by month/site/species in Sightings Archive.

See details of some great places to visit in Hertfordshire at this time of year.

Take part in our projects and surveys.

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The success of the site depends on you, the users, entering your records and sending in interesting information, not only sightings which can be entered online but also reports on trips and additional site guides. We also welcome feedback on what you would like to see on the site: email birdweb@hnhs.org

Injured or orphan birds ? advice here.

The Herts Bird Club is part of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and our websites are integrated. We hope this will encourage those of you who have not investigated other aspects of wildlife in Hertfordshire to have a look around the HNHS website, discover what is available. Please submit your records of other wildlife, including mammals, amphibians, reptiles and dragonflies through the HNHS website.

Who's who in the Herts Bird Club.

Taken a good photograph?

Please send us your Herts bird photos for display on the website, email them to the Bird Club photos team at Herts Bird Photos. with a note of where and when they were taken. A selection will be displayed on this page, added to the photo gallery and/or chosen to illustrate the annual Hertfordshire Bird Report.

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Fairlands Valley Park on 4th January 2026 © Andy Day

Yellow-browed Warbler at Verulamium Park on 2nd January 2026 © Paul Ward

Firecrest at Verulamium Park on 2nd January 2026 © Paul Ward

Kingfisher at Verulamium Park on 2nd January 2026 © Andy Day

Pied Wagtail at a Barkway garden on 3rd January 2026 © Jan Brown

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Tringford on 2nd January 2026 © Ian Williams

Yellow-browed Warbler at Verulamium Park on 2nd January 2026 © Paul Ward

Yellow-browed Warbler at Verulamium Park on 2nd January 2026 © Chris Sharp

Tundra Bean Geese at Tring on 2nd January 2026 © Andy Day

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Recent Bird Sightings

Interesting recent records submitted through the website are listed here, older records are in the sightings archive.

National & Local Description Species are highlighted in red and shown in capitals. Other selected species are highlighted in red.

Sat 17 Jan Broxbourne GP - Admiral's Walk Lake [TL377082], 1 Goldeneye, One female towards the northern end of the lake, 08:30. (Phil Butson )
Harpenden, 1 Stonechat, On trees on Beeson End Lane (Robin Hilton)
Highfield Farm nr Tyttenhanger [TL185054], 1 Woodcock, In Knight's Wood (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061], 100+ Fieldfare, Large flock moving SW over garden first thing this morning. (Rupert Evershed)

Fri 16 Jan Baldock [TL264344], 10 Fieldfare, Feeding on hawthorn berries. (Ian Hall)
Colney Heath (village) [TL207060], 2 Stonechat (Simon Errington)
Colney Heath (village) [TL204065], 30+ Redwing (Simon Errington)
Colney Heath (village) [TL206062], 50+ Linnet (Simon Errington)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 9 Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Great Black-backed Gull, adult French-ringed bird on sheep field with gull flock - last seen at Coursers GPs on 28th Dec 26. (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 50+ Lapwing (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Yellow-legged Gull, first winter bird (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3+ Crossbill, on edge of Symondshyde Great Wood - viewed from track (Rupert Evershed)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086094], 40+ Fieldfare (Kim Hammond)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL347140], 1 Kingfisher, A kingfisher seen fishing along the ditch a few times. Female bird. (Callum Peel)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove [TL229229], 1 Marsh Tit (Alan Ford)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL138002], 2 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ128991], 5 Common Snipe (Alan Gardiner)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ127995], c.25 Redwing (Alan Gardiner)
Northchurch Common, 2 Marsh Tit, Norcott Court Area
Northchurch Common, 30+ Fieldfare, Over Northchurch Common
Redbourn [TL118105], c.50 Lapwing, flock circling over the Ver valley as I drove past at c2pm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn [TL090134], 250+ Fieldfare, A large flock moving between hedgerow trees and field edge at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Sandon, 1 Short-eared Owl, Seen briefly 4.45pm at Roe Green rewilding site (Helen Lumley)
St Albans [TL160061], 1+ Blackcap, In garden this morning (Rupert Evershed)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 1 Great White Egret, seen in several different spots around the South lake. (Kate Towler)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 1 Great White Egret
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free )
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 2 Smew, Redheads (Jane Free )
Tewin, c.60+ Fieldfare, Flew out of woods around 1pm heading West (Dean Ballard)
Tewin, 4 Stonechat (Dean Ballard)
Tewin, 40+ Redwing (Dean Ballard)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 2 Goldeneye, Male and female (Jim Hudson)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Chiffchaff (Jim Hudson)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 2 Red-crested Pochard, male and female (Jim Hudson)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard not seen (Jim Hudson)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Great White Egret, opposite hide (Jim Hudson)
Welwyn Garden City - The Commons LNR, 40+ Redwing (Keith Smith)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl (Geoff Young)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Stonechat, pair along hedgerow just beyond the Black Barn (Geoff Young)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 10 Meadow Pipit (Geoff Young)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 6 Red Kite (Geoff Young)

Thu 15 Jan Broxbourne [TL373068], 1 Kingfisher, at the Lee Valley Boat Centre (Paul Gymer)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 1 Jack Snipe (Chris Sharp)
Letchworth [TL233322], 1 Brambling, Male with small Chaffinch flock along alleyway behind schoolfields/quinn way ///fallen.insist.spends (Simon Crockford )
Northchurch, 1 Grey Wagtail, Feeding in river Bulbourne

Wed 14 Jan Berkhamsted, 1 Little Egret, In river Bulbourne and later Preening in Tree with full sunshine on it very near to Waitrose
Bozen Green nr Braughing, c.350 Fieldfare, 2 large flocks along Bozen Green Lane: 150 at the bottom feeding on hedgerow and 200 at the top feeding in the field (Paula Moore)
Bramfield village, 1 Hawfinch, a single very elusive female in the Churchyard very occasionally visiting the pollarded Limes to drink. No obvious berries on the favoured Yew trees (Lee Evans)
Bramfield village, 3 Fieldfare (Lee Evans)
Bramfield village, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Lee Evans)
Bramfield Woods, 12 Redwing (Lee Evans)
Broxbourne GP [TL377073 ], c.150 Redwing (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL377073 ], 1 Fieldfare (David Carr)
Broxbourne Woods (exact wood name not specified) [TL328073], 14 Crossbill, 13 together at 51.749365, -0.077083 & a single at 51.755359, -0.070403 (Adam Wilson)
Broxbourne Woods (exact wood name not specified) [TL336074], 1 Hawfinch, in flight, calling, at 51.750208, -0.065459 (Adam Wilson)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212109], 10 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212109], 2 Stonechat, A pair. (Steven Pearce)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285206], 4 Common Snipe (Alan Ford)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Jack Snipe, Very active and showing well, close to first hide. (Steven Barrett)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail, Just beyond second bridge. (Steven Barrett)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Green Sandpiper (Steven Barrett)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steven Barrett)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Barrett)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Little Egret (Steven Barrett)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.30 Siskin (Steve Carter )
Redbournbury [TL132114], 98 Golden Plover, circling overhead at dusk (John Pritchard)
Sandon, 3 Short-eared Owl, brief views at Roe Green rewilding site in near darkness with thermal (Ray Hooper)
Sandon, 4 Woodcock, at Roe green rewilding site in near darkness with thermal (Ray Hooper)
St Albans, 2 Peregrine Falcon, pair at the Cathedral (Lee Evans)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 4 Redpoll, Lesser Redpolls visiting the feeders but no sign of any Bullfinches (Lee Evans)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL191050], 8 Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196051], 1 Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 1 Goosander, Female this afternoon until 3.15pm when it flew high and north (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 1 Cetti's Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 2+ Water Rail (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL187045], 14 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL186045], 1 Stonechat (Alan Gardiner)
Verulamium Park, 1 Kingfisher (Lee Evans)
Verulamium Park, 1 Mediterranean Gull, The regular 2w showing very well on the smaller lake by the bridge (Lee Evans)
Weston [TL257308], 6 Grey Partridge, Seen from the road (Ian Hall)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl, Showing well by its nestbox (Lee Evans)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 9 Redwing (Lee Evans)

Tue 13 Jan Baldock to Wallington Road, 150+ Lapwing (Andrew coates)
Braughing Bone, 300+ Fieldfare, large numbers on trees, in hedgerows and on fields, heading north (Andrew Forbes)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL203115], 10 Crossbill, Flew over towards Titnol's Wood (Rupert Evershed)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL130163], 13 Fieldfare (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL126157], 1 Blackcap, male perched up at corner of Ambrose and Cooters End Lanes (Clifford Smout)
Cromer Hyde nr Lemsford [TL207118], 2 Stonechat, Pair by mulch piles (Rupert Evershed)
Cromer Hyde nr Lemsford [TL205125], 220 Lapwing, In large arable field bordering Cromer Hyde Lane (Rupert Evershed)
East Hyde [TL135163], 1 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Great Offley [TL148257], 1 Barn Owl (Martin Ketcher)
Great Offley [TL140273], 1 Raven, sitting on telecommunications mast (Martin Ketcher)
Harpenden [TL135153], 5 Redwing, on lawn, unusually. (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden [TL145145], 20+ Redpoll, Flock of 20+ this morning feeding on the seeds in our Silver Birches (Roger & Lynn Payne)
Hemel Hempstead [TL085092], 25+ Redwing, Berry feeding in hawthorn bushes along the road (kim hammond-kosack)
Hitchin [TL182291], c.150 Redwing, Estimated count, unusually high numbers from ~230 nocturnal flight calls between 6 pm and 7 am with peak passage around 6 am. (Dean Cornish)
King's Walden [TL160242], 1 Raven, flying over (Martin Ketcher)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 4 Green Sandpiper (Roger Payne)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Water Rail (Roger Payne)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 4 Common Snipe (Roger Payne)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Jack Snipe (Roger Payne)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 7 Little Egret, 2 on the cress beds & 5 on the adjoining meadow (Roger Payne)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Roger Payne)
Northchurch, c.200 Redwing, Overhead and in trees around Northchurch/Dudswell this afternoon flocks passing through
Redbourn [TL090130], c.200 Redwing, a large flock along with a number of Starlings and a few Fieldfares moving between hedges and winter wheat field at Nicholls Farm. There are still plenty of Hawthorn berries along the hedgerows to get through. (Peter Tallantire)
Sandon, 4 Short-eared Owl, In rewilding field at Roe green (bins & thermal) (Ray Hooper)
Sandon, 2 Woodcock, In rewilding field at Roe green (bins & thermal) (Ray Hooper)
Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified [TL201118], 1 Raven, In Long Grove Plantation (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Kingfisher (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 6 Red-crested Pochard (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Little Egret (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP910131], 1 Great White Egret, Seen flying up from this corner of the reservoir (Callum Peel)

Mon 12 Jan Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL379127], 2 Smew, redheads from viewpoint (Nick Weston)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127], 1 Stonechat, female from viewpoint (Nick Weston)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377127], 2 Raven, Pair West towards railway line (Nick Weston)
Cheshunt [TL347015], 1 Tundra Bean Goose, St Mary's School playing field with a single Greylag. Viewed from New River. (Nick Weston)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213108], 7 Wigeon (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209105], 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111], 1 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102], 120 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Harpenden [TL152122], 50+ Yellowhammer, Between garden and cover crop for most of winter (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL152122], 3 Redpoll (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL152122], 4+ Siskin, Feeding on alder tree in garden (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL154123], 1 Firecrest, In holly with goldcrests (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL154123], 1 Chiffchaff, Around garden pond (Jamie Brown)
Hemel Hempstead, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, on gardening feeders, Warners End (P Griffin)
Hitchin [TL186290], 1 Kingfisher, flew under bridge in front of St.Mary’s Church. Seen last year at the same time during cold weather. (Karen Wrigley)
Holwell nr Hitchin [TL168324], 2+ Yellowhammer, In the fields around Holwell Crematorium.
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 1 Grey Wagtail (Axel Kirby)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 6 Common Snipe (Axel Kirby)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 1 Jack Snipe (Axel Kirby)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 1 Redwing (Axel Kirby)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 2+ Green Sandpiper (Axel Kirby)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 1+ Redwing (Axel Kirby)
Puckeridge [TL390231], 13 Redpoll, feeding in Silver Birch in our back garden (Murray Orchard)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Redpoll (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Pynesfield North Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Grey Wagtail (William Atkinson)
Sandon [TL306341], 3 Short-eared Owl, Three again, at dusk (Martin Johnson)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063], 15+ Siskin (Axel Kirby)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063], 4+ Redwing (Axel Kirby)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063], 2 Red Kite (Axel Kirby)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063], 1 Kingfisher (Axel Kirby)
Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified [TL194105], 20+ Crossbill (Rupert Evershed)
Tewin [TL271141], c.55 Redwing (Alan Gardiner)
Tewin [TL271142], 2 Stonechat (Alan Gardiner)
Tewin [TL273141], 2 Stonechat, ass0ciating with the Dartford Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Tewin, 1 Dartford Warbler, eventually showed, associating with a pair of Stonechat (Stuart Fox)
Tewin, 1 Raven (Stuart Fox)
Tewin, 4 Stonechat (Stuart Fox)
Tewinbury Reserve [TL266139], 20+ Siskin, In Alders just downstream of the reserve (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP906129], 1 Great White Egret, Two little egrets also seen from the hide (Callum Peel)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Great White Egret (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Siskin (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Grey Wagtail (William Atkinson)
Verulamium Park [TL137070], 1 Firecrest, by channel near Boating Lake (seen by Dave Newbold and others) (Rose Newbold )
Verulamium Park [TL137070], 1 Kingfisher, seen briefly down steps along the Ver (Rose Newbold )
Verulamium Park [TL137070], 2 Chiffchaff, along boardwalk behind Boating Lake (Rose Newbold )

Sun 11 Jan Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew, Redhead from between viewpoint and hide (Richard Beesly)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Raven, Over the woods from viewpoint (Richard Beesly)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Goldeneye, Female from viewpoint (Richard Beesly)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 21 Siskin, 2 flocks around viewpoint (Richard Beesly)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Lapwing, On mounds from viewpoint (Richard Beesly)
Bramfield village, 1 Hawfinch, female (Stuart Fox)
Cheshunt [TL346014], 1 Tundra Bean Goose, Still on playing field at St Mary's School at 15.30 (Jenny Baker)
Grove Mill nr Watford, 1 Kingfisher, showing very well, Grand Union canal. (Geoff Young)
Lemsford Springs, 10+ Common Snipe, Common snipe seen throughout the reserve . All birds seen from 9.am - 10.30 good views (Chris squires)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Jack Snipe (Ray Hooper)
Northaw, 80+ Siskin, At least 80 sisking in alders round lake on Hook Lane. Could hear other flocks calling in addition (Sam Fuller)
Redbournbury [TL119108], 3 Fieldfare (Michael Robunson)
Redbournbury [TL118104], 20 Lapwing (Michael Robunson)
Redbournbury [TL132112], c.100 Golden Plover, Mobile (Michael Robunson)
Redbournbury [TL129114], 20 Linnet (Michael Robunson)
Sandon [TL306341], 2 Woodcock, Flew from Roe Wood at dusk (Dickie Greasby)
Stanborough Lakes nr WGC, 1 Goldeneye, Female on south lake (Allan Stewart)
Tewin, 1 Dartford Warbler, Showing well with 2 Stonechat (Allan Stewart)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940], 1 Kingfisher (Anna Marett)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940], 1 Great White Egret (Anna Marett)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940], 8 Mandarin (Anna Marett)
Tring Reservoirs (exact reservoir not specified), 1 Marsh Tit, Near entrance of sewage treatment plant. (Nick Sinden)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Inc. 3 drakes. (Nick Sinden)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL193049], 2 Firecrest, On edge of wood behind old hide (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 14 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 1 Great White Egret, Joined the Little Egrets by huts, but flew off after a couple of minutes. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050], 7 Little Egret, By huts. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 1 Garganey, Male with 10 Teal near site of main heronry. (Steven Pearce)
Watford [TQ096986], 2 Blackcap, male and female on bird feeder (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986], 10+ Redwing, feeding on holly berries (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986], 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, on bird feeder (Nick Harris)

Sat 10 Jan Bedmond [TL101049], 9 Common Crane, circling over fallow field to W of Potters Crouch Plantation at 13:25, then continuing approx SSW; not calling (Colin Everett)
Bedmond [TL103037], 60+ Redwing, loose flock centred on grid ref, feeding on berries of holly (mainly) and ivy (Colin Everett)
Bedmond [TL10080492], 35+ Yellowhammer, in fallow field at W edge of Potters Crouch Plantation (Colin Everett)
Bedmond [TL100047], 31 Linnet, in fallow field at W edge of Potters Crouch Plantation (Colin Everett)
Bedmond [TL103042], 1 Raven (Colin Everett)
Berkhamsted [SP994084], 2 Redpoll, male and female feeding high up in the Birch tree. Observed them both clearly at beginning and end of our walk in the fields. spotted in the car park of Kitcheners Bowls Club (Philippa Allom)
Bishop's Stortford, 1 Mandarin, Drake on River Stort by Canoe Club. (Chris Swan)
Bishop's Stortford, 20+ Siskin, In Alders by River Stort in town centre. (Chris Swan)
Blagrove Common nr Sandon [TL324337], 1 Bullfinch, Female. In Hazel tree on edge of the Common (Callum Peel)
Box Wood nr Stevenage [TL266262], 1 Firecrest (Tom Speller)
Box Wood nr Stevenage [TL266262], 1 Woodcock (Tom Speller)
Bramfield village, 1 Hawfinch, Very elusive. (Alan Reynolds)
Broxbourne GP [TL374070], 1 Water Rail, Was swimming on Old R Lea, then took off very steeply and flew south (Paul Gymer)
Bulbourne nr Tring [SP930135], 5 Tundra Bean Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Bulbourne nr Tring [SP930135], 2 White-fronted Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth [TQ053937], c.15 Red-crested Pochard (RSPB St Albans)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth [TQ053940], 2 Kingfisher (RSPB St Albans)
Cheshunt, 1 Tundra Bean Goose, St Mary's School playing field, best seen from the bridle path (Damian Coleby)
Cheshunt [TL346015], 1 Tundra Bean Goose, still (3.30 p.m) on St Mary’s School playing fields with Canada Goose flock. View from footpath at TL346014 (Simon West)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213113], c.90 Fieldfare, At dusk seen from green lane side (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Adult this pm (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Jack Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 Stonechat, Pair along track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Wigeon, Males (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Wigeon, males. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL204115], c.100 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Green End nr Sandon [TL325339], 10+ Red Kite, At least 10 seen at once at dusk. But likely lots more seen drifting over the Sandon Estate and surrounding villages (Callum Peel)
Hitchin [TL205284], c.100 Redwing, Tree / hedge line along railway line (Callum Peel)
Hitchin [TL205285], 20 Fieldfare, Fields near railway line (Callum Peel)
Hitchin [TL200285], 2 Little Egret, Along Ippollitts Brook (Callum Peel)
Hitchin [TL182292], 1+ Common Scoter, Nocturnal Flight Calls at 07:47 am https://xeno-canto.org/1072006. (Dean Cornish)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 1 Jack Snipe, To the right of the first hide, near the bank (Matt Allen)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], c.20 Siskin (Matt Allen)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], c.10 Redwing (Matt Allen)
Northchurch, 25+ Redwing, In area near Recreation ground
Northchurch, 1 Siskin, Male bathing in river bulbourne
Potters Crouch Plantation [TL10450468], 1 Redpoll, ssp cabaret feeding on birch seeds (Colin Everett)
Potters Crouch Plantation, 2+ Crossbill (Colin Everett)
Potters Crouch Plantation [TL10190530], 2 Firecrest, in hollies along NW edge (Colin Everett)
Rusling End nr Langley [TL210211], c.150 Fieldfare, A mixed flock of Fieldfare and some Redwing feeding on Hawthorn tree in corner of meadow. (julie wise)
Sandon [TL323339], 1 Barn Owl, Seen hunting grassland fields on the Sandon Estate at 16:35 (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL321337], 50+ Linnet, Lots in hedgerows on the Sandon Estate (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL315333], c.30 Yellowhammer, Good numbers in hedgerows across the Sandon Estate (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL315328], 2 Stonechat, Pair in field on the Sandon Estate (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL313331], c.35 Fieldfare, In trees around field edge on Sandon Estate (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL317332], 50+ Redwing, scattered in hedgerows across the Sandon Estate (Callum Peel)
Sandon [TL306341], 2 Short-eared Owl, didn't show until 4.30-4.35pm
Stocker's Lake [TQ046933], 1 Goldeneye, Female (RSPB St Albans)
Stocker's Lake [TQ047932], 40+ Siskin, Across the site (RSPB St Albans)
Stocker's Lake [TQ047932], 1 Redpoll (RSPB St Albans)
Stocker's Lake [TQ047933], 27 Lapwing (RSPB St Albans)
Tewin [TL273141], 1 Dartford Warbler, On back fields as before. With Stonechats (Dickie Greasby)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137], 1 Goosander, Redhead - eventually flew into Herts and towards Startops (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP919137], 1 Goldeneye, Female (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res [SP918131], 5 Red-crested Pochard, Three males (Clifford Smout)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL192042], 1 Little Owl (Rupert Evershed)

Fri 9 Jan Batford, 1 Fieldfare, seen with Redwing in weedy/ scrubby field by B653 and KW school. (Darin Stanley)
Bulbourne nr Tring, 5 Tundra Bean Goose, The family party still showing well in the winter wheat field directly opposite Tring Garden Centre (Lee Evans)
Bulbourne nr Tring, 2 White-fronted Goose, The 2 adult Russian individuals have now found the Tundra Beans and have spent the afternoon feeding with them (Lee Evans)
Chipperfield Common, 5 Firecrest, Frequenting the Holly covered ride near the burial chambers (Lee Evans)
Chipperfield Common, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Lee Evans)
Chipperfield Common, 50 Redwing, Large numbers in the wood feasting on the Holly berries (Lee Evans)
Hamels Meads nr Puckeridge [TL387243], 2 Little Egret, feeding around floodwater on the meadows opposite Pearce’s farm shop (Murray Orchard)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Little Egret, 1 feeding in the Water Gardens in the town centre (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 2 Jack Snipe (Brendon Fagan)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 7 Common Snipe (Brendon Fagan)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 8 Green Sandpiper (Brendon Fagan)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 5 Little Egret (Brendon Fagan)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 1 Jack Snipe, from the first hide this morning (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 6 Common Snipe (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 3 Green Sandpiper (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 1 Jack Snipe (Clifford Smout)
Maple Cross [TQ025924], 3+ Yellowhammer, In field hedge west of housing estate (Chris Bessant)
Rusling End nr Langley [TL210211], 2 Redpoll, Visiting seed feeder in garden (julie wise)
Sandon, 1 Short-eared Owl, flushed by Red kite in set aside at Roe Green (Ray Hooper)
Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL231104], c.15 Ring-necked Parakeet, Flying over in late afternoon (Callum Peel)
Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL231104], 1 Little Egret (Callum Peel)
Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL230104], 1 Water Rail, Heard calling in reedbed (Callum Peel)
Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL231104], 50+ Fieldfare, Flying north over with a few redwings (Callum Peel)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Goosander, Female early pm.
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Three pairs still present (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Great White Egret, One of the 2 wintering birds (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Grey Wagtail (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 1 Jack Snipe, In weeds in front of hide, RHS
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 2 Great White Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 2 Goldeneye, 2m
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 1 Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Jack Snipe, From hide (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Goldeneye (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Other, Bar-Headed Goose (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 White-fronted Goose (Phill Luckhurst)

Thu 8 Jan Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Goldeneye, female from viewpoint (Stuart Fox)
Batford, 1 Redpoll, seen feeding on silver birch in centre of weedy/ scrubby field by B653 and KW school. (Darin Stanley)
Batford, 1 Redwing, at Batford Springs (Francis Dowley)
Batford, 1 Blackcap, at Batford Springs (Francis Dowley)
Broxbourne [TL362082], 2 Jack Snipe, Feeding in Spittal Brook, Barclay Park, Hoddesdon (Peter Shellard)
Chipperfield Common, 1 Firecrest, Holly by Apostles pond (James Reader)
Hilfield Park Reservoir [TQ154957], 1 Common Snipe, Edge of Hilfield Park Reservoir (Callum Peel)
Hilfield Park Reservoir [TQ154959], 1 Grey Wagtail (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Jack Snipe, At 1.30pm 2 in front of main hide and 1 from In Focus Hide on a quick visit, so at least 3 present but potentially more. (Anthony Dorman)
Lemsford Springs, 2+ Common Snipe (Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Little Egret (Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Grey Wagtail (Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Jack Snipe, in front of main hide, afternoon (Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper (Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 2+ Jack Snipe, 2 maybe 3 from in focus hide,none seen from main hide, certainly not 7 this morning (James Reader )
Sandon, 3 Short-eared Owl, 3 appeared from their grassland roost site and went off to hunt 1627-1640 hours (Lee Evans)
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Jack Snipe, Seen at rest close up direct flight no call (Steve Carter )
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 6 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Water Rail, Heard (Steve Carter )
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 1 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Scotsbridge Mill Watercress Beds nr Rickmansworth, 12 Redwing (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 4 Goldeneye, 4 females (Ed Griffiths )
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs (Ed Griffiths )

Wed 7 Jan Aldbury nr Tring [SP950138], 5 Raven, Over Aldbury Nowers (north) nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Aldbury nr Tring [SP950139], 1 Bullfinch, Heard calling in Aldbury Nowers (north) nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 30+ Siskin (Allan Stewart)
Batford, 4 Siskin, feeding in larches by bridge on Batford Springs NR. (Darin Stanley)
Bovingdon [TL022047], 1+ Firecrest, foraging in Ramacre Wood next to path near golf course access road; id'd by several birders on RSPB walk (Axel Kirby)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Little Egret (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, c.50 Siskin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, c.20 Redwing (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Kingfisher (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Mandarin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Chipperfield Common, c.3 Firecrest, near the pond (Dave Bowyer)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110], 4 Stonechat, pair by kink in track, two others on rough ground by lagoon. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108], 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212110], 33 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL125160], 70+ Lapwing (Jamie Brown)
Dudswell nr Berkhamsted [SP967096], 1 Water Rail, In reeds at side of Grand Union Canal, south of lock 48
East Hyde [TL129171], 1 Little Egret, In ditch (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL129171], 1 Common Snipe, In ditch (David Lyons)
Elstree, 4 Red Kite (Allan Stewart)
Elstree, 10 Redwing (Allan Stewart)
Elstree, 1 Fieldfare (Allan Stewart)
Haberdashers' Girls' School nr Elstree, 2 Egyptian Goose (Allan Stewart)
Lemsford Springs, c.40 Fieldfare (Allan Stewart)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail (Allan Stewart)
Lemsford Springs, 7 Jack Snipe, at least, on the cress beds some affording fantastic views from the hide. (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 11 Green Sandpiper (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 5 Little Egret (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 14 Common Snipe (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 5 Siskin (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Redpoll (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Kingfisher (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Lee Evans)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Jack Snipe, Three birds present around 11.00, but later news reported possibly five present. (Stuart Fox)
Scales Park nr Nuthampstead [TL416334], 8+ Crossbill, Small flocks roaming widely: 8 seen, but probably many more present (Martin Johnson)
Scales Park nr Nuthampstead [TL416334], 1 Raven, Seen in flight (Martin Johnson)
Standon [TL387215], 15+ Redpoll, In trees alongside farm track going from Barwick Road to Dowsetts Lane (Toby Spencer)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 6 Red-crested Pochard
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 1 Goosander, Female
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 2+ Goldeneye
Wickham Hall nr Bishop's Stortford [TL474227], 7 Grey Partridge, a covey of 7 late morning. (Laurence Drummond)