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Meadow Pipit at Ashwell on 31st March 2026 © Andy Day

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LOCAL PATCH BIG WEEKEND 2026

SAT 25TH & SUN 26TH APRIL 2026

Back by popular demand, the Local Patch Big Weekend 2026 offers a weekend of local patch birding – the perfect excuse to get out in your local area and find as many different birds as you can! Not only that, but the weekend of 25th & 26th April is typically one of the best weekends in the year to encounter the greatest variety of birds with Saturday sometimes being dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ for its history of turning up good birds.

Read more about LOCAL PATCH BIG WEEKEND 2026

New UK-wide survey - Birds in Greenspaces

This new BTO citizen science survey, will run from April to June 2026, is open to all, and aims to find out just how important public-access greenspaces are for UK birds.

Go to Bird in Greenspaces to learn more including how to take part

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2026 Rookery Survey

Rooks are busy nest building at this time of year and the Herts Bird Club is once again asking submission of Rookery nest counts in Hertfordshire in 2026.

In 2025, 228 Rookeries with 4338 nests were found, a big increase on the 2024 totals as a result of better observer coverage. Rooks have been surveyed for a long period in Hertfordshire going back to a complete survey in 1960/61 where 521 Rookeries with 15739 nests were found (Sage & Nau, 1963). Numbers declined until the 1990's, but appear to be stable since, with a loss of Rookeries in the south of the county and trend towards more but smaller Rookeries (Knight, Herts Bird Report 2021).

Read more about 2026 Rookery Survey

House Martin Conservation – Call for records

House Martin Conservation is an independent charity that aims to increase knowledge of the house martin and create a channel for support throughout the UK and Ireland. The 2026 season sees the charity make a renewed call for all nesting records of this declining species.

In partnership with Coreo,

Read more about House Martin Conservation – Call for records

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.

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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.

Swallow at Stanborough Lakes on 30th March 2026 © Anthony Dorman

Cetti's Warbler at Stanborough Lakes on 2nd April 2026 © Anthony Dorman

Wheatear at Baldock on 28th March 2026 © Roger Buxton

Little Ringed Plover at Stocker's Farm on 29th March 2026 © Chris Sharp

Wheatear at Baldock on 28th March 2026 © Andy Day

Chiffchaff at Stocker's Lake on 26th March 2026 © Dale Ayres

Ring-necked Parakeet at Fairlands Valley Park on 30th March 2026 © Andy Day

Wheatear at Baldock on 28th March 2026 © Stuart Fox

Wheatear at Baldock on 26th March 2026 © Alan Reynolds

Kingfisher at Rye Meads on 25th March 2026 © Stuart Fox

Great Crested Grebe at Amwell NR on 23rd March 2026 © Stuart Fox

Song Thrush at Amwell NR on 23rd March 2026 © Stuart Fox

Firecrest at Harpenden on 22nd March 2026 © Jacqui Ansell

Little Ringed Plover at Stanborough GPs on 22nd March 2026 © Rupert Evershed

Great Crested Grebe at Fairlands Valley Park on 20th March 2026 © Andy Day

For more photographs, visit the gallery.

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.

Thu 9 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL379125], 1 Sedge Warbler, From viewpoint to the left by brambles (Ian Edwards )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL379125], 3 Little Ringed Plover, Infront of viewpoint (Ian Edwards )
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL370137], 1 Cuckoo (Micky Orme)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Whitethroat, along hedgerow opposite Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 4 Grey Partridge, in fields opposite Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Whitethroat, at Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, at Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Swallow, over Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)
Croxley Common Moor, 6 Whitethroat (Chris Sharp)
Croxley Common Moor [TQ077945], 2 Oystercatcher, in flight over the moor heading towards Tolpits Lake (Chris Sharp)
Croxley Common Moor [TQ078949], 3 Cetti's Warbler (Chris Sharp)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Ring Ouzel, Male feeding along eastern edge of site (Darrel Bryant)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Wheatear, On flood field 1140 (Jeremy Shindler )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 0830 (Jeremy Shindler )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Sedge Warbler, reeds between lake and river by Gull colony (Jeremy Shindler )

Wed 8 Apr Abbots Langley [TL091022], 3 House Martin, over abbots road this afternoon (Chris Sharp)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 10+ Blackcap, Singing loudly across the reserve. (James Russell)
Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 1 Reed Warbler, reeling (James Russell)
Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 1 Reed Warbler, one clearly heard at the back of the Bittern Pool just after 2pm (Mary Young)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Garden Warbler (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free)
Baldock, 3 Wheatear, males on NLMFC airfield (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 8 Corn Bunting, along Warren Lane (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 1 Grey Partridge, along Warren Lane (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 1 Sedge Warbler, singing deep in scrub at Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)
Batford [TL146150], 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only (Clifford Smout)
Bramfield village [TL286154], 1 Garden Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Bramfield village [TL286154], 4 Blackcap (Dean Ballard)
Bramfield village [TL286154], 2 Mandarin (Dean Ballard)
Bramfield village [TL348185], 2+ Chiffchaff (Dean Ballard)
Bury Green [TL457210], 1 Chiffchaff, calling in Stocking Wood. (Richard Melarange)
Bury Green [TL457210], 1 Blackcap, singing from hornbeam in Stocking Wood. (Richard Melarange)
Bury Green [TL452209], 2 Grey Wagtail, noted near pond opposite Lower Farm. (Richard Melarange)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Willow Warbler, in hedgerow opposite Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Fieldfare, over fields between Bush Wood and Weston Hills (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 9 Yellowhammer, in fields between Bush Wood and Weston Hills (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 3 Corn Bunting, In fields between Bush Wood and Weston Hills (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 3 Grey Partridge, over fields between Bush Wood and Weston Hills (Jonathan Nasir)
Bush Wood nr Weston, 1 Raven, over fields between Bush Wood and Weston Hills (Jonathan Nasir)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Wheatear, Male still (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 4+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Flamstead village [TL074145], 1 Swallow (David McGrath)
Hilfield Park Reservoir [TQ156960], 1 Slavonian Grebe (Steve Murray)
Hunsdonbury [TL416132], 2 Swallow, two sitting on wire next to road late this afternoon (Mary Young)
Ickleford [TL183317], 1 Whitethroat (R Ambrose )
Ickleford [TL183317], 1 Swallow (R Ambrose )
Ickleford Common [TL185335], 1 Blackcap, first one singing this year. (R Ambrose )
Leasey Bridge nr Wheathampstead [TL160146], 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only (Clifford Smout)
Leasey Bridge nr Wheathampstead [TL166139], 1 Wheatear, Male on fence post at location marked (Clifford Smout)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Ring Ouzel, Male (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Wheatear, Male (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Whitethroat (Darrel Bryant)
Preston [TL186243], 1 Raven (Lucy Alexander)
Preston [TL187243], 1 Blackcap, Singing for several hours in hedgerow opposite Ladygrove Mews (Lucy Alexander)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093], 1 Whitethroat (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093], 1 Willow Warbler (John Pritchard)
Standon Lordship, 1+ Willow Warbler, at least two singing males just north of Standon Lordship this morning (Mary Young)
Stevenage [TL256254], 1 Willow Warbler, singing in park off Drake's Drive (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254], 1 Swallow, over Drake's Drive (Andy Day)
Stocker's Farm, 4 Meadow Pipit, on dry "flooded field" (John Newson)
Stocker's Farm, 7 Swallow, around farm buildings (john newson)
Tewin [TL277152], 1 Ring Ouzel (Dean Ballard)
Tewin [TL275152], 4 Yellowhammer (Dean Ballard)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 2 Willow Warbler, In scrub alongside River Colne (Bob Newman)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake, 1 Oystercatcher, Lakeside around 09:30 (Bob Newman)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL189053], 1 Willow Warbler, singing male near Deep Pit track. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Bob Newman)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 6+ Whitethroat, Around main pit (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 3+ Reed Warbler, Singing from reedbed (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 40+ Sand Martin, Drifting high over site (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 4 Cetti's Warbler, Appear to be 4 singing males on site: Scrape, 2 below High Viewpoint (regularly singing on each side of the lower wooden platform) and to right of the Container. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 1+ Whitethroat, one, possibly two, singing by track leading to Church Lane (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 1 Redpoll (Steven Pearce)
Watford, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Brambles by Colne,outside entrance to Tesco superstore (David Denham )
Whempstead, 1 Willow Warbler, Coombes Wood (Clive Harding )
Whempstead, 3 Chiffchaff, Coombes Wood (Clive Harding )

Tue 7 Apr Batford, 1 Black Redstart, Female seen along fence line by Telecom tower in paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Yellow Wagtail, Flew into pit briefly (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 White Wagtail, In newly tilled field with Pied Wags (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Wheatear, Male (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 5 Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 6 Swallow, Near farm (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 18 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206109], 1+ Yellow Wagtail, on newly tilled field by open paddock at Symondshyde Farm end of site; it flew off so one seen shortly after by track opposite Middle Pool might have been same bird. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109], 15 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109], 14 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108], 4 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Flamstead village [TL078140], 1 Swallow (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL078140], 3 Linnet (David McGrath)
Gaddesden Row [TL035137], 1 Redstart, Male (George moreton )
Gaddesden Row [TL035137], 2 Bullfinch (George moreton )
Harpenden [TL135153], 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Over Westfield Avenue - one of the few locations round here where they are uncommon (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen from 14.50 onward in usual location Getting quite tricky to find. (Darin Stanley)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL181121], 1 Ring Ouzel, in hedge then flew to private garden (Alban House). Calling quite a bit. (Rupert Evershed )
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093], 2 Linnet (Kim Hammond)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093], 1 Blackcap, Male (Kim Hammond)
Hertford - Bengeo [TL318136], 1 Willow Warbler (Simon Knott)
King's Walden [TL162235], 1 Raven (Martin Ketcher)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Little Ringed Plover, in same place as on 2/4 (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher, long-staying pair (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Swallow, through (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 ringed, 1 unringed (Andy Day)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 6 Common Snipe, main lagoon (Andy Day)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 2 Grey Wagtail (Andy Day)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL132006], 1 Firecrest, Good views of singing bird in woods at top of School Lane driveway to house (Alan Winn)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL141017], c.4 Swallow, At Little Munden Farm where they usually nest (Alan Winn)
Park Street nr St Albans [TL152030], 1 House Martin, At the Frogmore colony which is a couple of weeks earlier than usual (Alan Winn)
Preston [TL186243], 3 House Martin, Likely arrived to nest at Ladygrove Farm Stables (Lucy Alexandef)
Stevenage [TL256254], 2 Raven, flying West (Andy Day)
Watford [TQ110953], 1 Whitethroat, singing male (Ian Bennell)

Mon 6 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Oystercatcher (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377127], 13 Common Snipe (Paul Gymer)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377127], 3 Cetti's Warbler (Paul Gymer)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261416], 1 Wheatear, female at 2nd muck heap (Andy Day)
Balls Wood nr Hertford Heath [TL347105], 1 Willow Warbler (Tracey Burrows)
Bayfordbury [TL320101], 1 Firecrest (Dean Cornish)
Bullsmill nr Waterford [TL319174], 3 Yellowhammer, 3 flying between the hedges and down onto the track. (Wendy Cobb )
Chorleywood Common, 1 Willow Warbler, heard (Simon Jones)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 5 Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 Sand Martin, Flew through (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Willow Warbler, First at site this year (Rupert Evershed)
East Hyde [TL137161], 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only: and only 4-5 bursts of song over a long period. By R Lea at Harpenden end of walk from East Hyde (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden [TL134155], 1 Chiffchaff, In Westfield Wood (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen from 16.00 onward in usual location by Harpenden STW. (Darin Stanley)
Hitchin [TL184298], 2+ Curlew, Approximately 16 nocturnal flight calls at 00:23 am: https://xeno-canto.org/1094282 (Dean Cornish)
Kings Langley Lake, 2 Kingfisher, One on main lake and one flying north along the canal. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, In trees along the towpath on smaller section of the lake. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake, 1 Willow Warbler, In trees along towpath on smaller section of the lake. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake, 1 Whitethroat, Not seen. Song identified by Merlin app at 8:30 this morning. Main section of the lake by the towpath. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake, 1 Blackcap (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake, c.3 Chiffchaff (J.Brady)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL110161], 1 Blackcap, Male seen in woods on common. (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL110161], 2+ Chiffchaff, Heard in woods on common. (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Little Ringed Plover (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Exotic/escape, Maned duck (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Northaw, 1 Swallow, Bird circling round the village most of the day so might be one of the annual breeders back (Sam Fuller)
Panshanger Park [TL302123], 2 Water Rail (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285123], 3 Little Ringed Plover (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285123], 2 Common Snipe (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285123], 14+ Lapwing (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285123], 1 Raven (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park, 6+ Cetti's Warbler (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park, 3 Blackcap (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285123], 7 Egyptian Goose, 2 adults, 5 goslings (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park, 1 Mandarin (Dean Ballard)
Preston [TL195242], c.50 Linnet (Martin Ketcher)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093], 1 House Martin, first one back to the local colony (John Pritchard)
Spellbrook, 2 Linnet, singing males along Stort (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 2+ Cetti's Warbler (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 6+ Chiffchaff (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 3+ Blackcap (James Russell)
Tring, 1 Wheatear, A handsome male, first of the Spring, Park Hill Farm paddocks (Bill Pegram)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Curlew, over jetty at 9.40, flew NE (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Rail, flew from centre bank to reed bed (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Goldeneye, 2 pairs (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8+ Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 2 House Martin, over at approx midday (James Russell)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], c.30 Sand Martin, Around quarry & digging holes in fresh sand cliffs (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 2 Swallow, Flew through (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 6+ Little Ringed Plover, Around quarry site (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 3 Wheatear, 2 males & 1 female (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 1 Jack Snipe, Flushed from workings (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 10+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 1 Common Sandpiper, On pools in workings (Rupert Evershed)
Welwyn Garden City [TL247109], 8 Red Kite, 4 lower down swooping and diving and 4 catching the thermals (Wendy Cobb )
West End nr Essendon [TL265095], 1 Lapwing, Favouring recently ploughed field near Hillend Farm. (Mark Smith)

Sun 5 Apr Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, c.40 Sand Martin (Peter Eyres)
Breachwood Green [TL141237], 2 Lapwing (Martin Ketcher)
Breachwood Green [TL143230], 1 Lapwing (Martin Ketcher)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL190323], 1+ Swallow (R Ambrose )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 5 Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 White Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 7+ Swallow, Feeding over freshly tilled fields (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107], 1 Wheatear, Wheatear in posts and in scrub along track. (Sam Fuller)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208104], 2 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Easneye Wood [TL379137], 2 Kingfisher, Territorial disagreement on the River Ash (Peter Eyres)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL126084], 1 Wheatear, male on posts/drain covers in field opposite the pool (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL126084], 5 Swallow, group through NW (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128085], 1 Willow Warbler, singing and feeding in large fallen willow over River Ver (John Pritchard)
Kings Langley [TL077023], 100+ Swallow, large vismig of swallows over Roman Gardens today. Impossible to count numbers. As soon as the skies quieten down another large chattering group appear. All heading north. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley [TL077023], 1+ Willow Warbler, song picked up by Merlin from Roman Gardens at 14:10. (J.Brady)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL113159], 1 Chiffchaff, Between estate and common (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL113159], 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, Near Kinsbourne Close (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Exotic/escape, Female Maned (=Australian Wood) Duck still (Clifford Smout)
Little Hadham [TL441217], 1 Chiffchaff, calling from ash tree. (Richard Melarange)
Little Hadham [TL437211], 1 Chiffchaff, in hedgrow oak. (Richard Melarange)
Maple Cross [TQ024924], 5+ Yellowhammer, In hedgerows to South, east and west of arable field (Chris Bessant)
Micklefield Green nr Sarratt [TQ044984], 2 Swallow, Feeding low over field (Stephen Middleton)
Shenley [TL1917600340], 1 Willow Warbler, Feeding in Genista (David Woodhead)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Willow Warbler (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Little Egret (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 2 Kingfisher (Jane Free)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 3 Sand Martin, over main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252240], 2 Willow Warbler, Singing males at main & environmental lakes (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 1 Osprey, Flew low north over Millenium Lake at 0914 (Philip Bishop)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Ringed Plover (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Brambling, calling left of hide mid morning before flying towards reed bed (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Curlew, west over hide calling mid morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Goldeneye, 2 drake (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Willow Warbler, early morning only right of hide, moving behind the hide, singing (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Sedge Warbler (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6+ Little Egret, including colour-ringed bird (black "P" on orange (left), white "B" on black (right) (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.25 Sand Martin (Lynne Lambert )
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201041], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201040], 1 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 1 Swallow (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 2+ Sand Martin (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 1 House Martin, Mid-afternoon (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 3 Swallow, Mid-afternoon (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 6+ Sand Martin, Mid-afternoon (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195051], 20+ Sand Martin (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196052], 1 Water Rail (Andrew Steele)

Sat 4 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376128], 2 Little Ringed Plover (Phil Blatcher)
Bovingdon [TL006026], 1 Bullfinch, Male, brickworks (James Reader)
Bovingdon [TL006026], 3 Chiffchaff, Brickworks (James Reader)
Bovingdon [TL006026], 1 Blackcap, Male, brickworks (James Reader)
Caddington Hall nr Markyate [TL068174], 1 Firecrest, Singing male beside Caddington Water Tower. (Dean Cornish)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 4 Corn Bunting, At least 4 singing males around cockhampstead also good numbers of skylark and yellowhammers (Paula moore)
Harpenden [TL113157], 2 Redpoll, Still coming to garden feeders. Different 2 to yesterdays ones. (David Lyons)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen almost immediately in usual area from 16.15 onward by Harpenden STW. (Darin Stanley)
Hitch Wood nr St Paul's Walden [TL186234], 3 Chiffchaff, 3 heard on walk through St Paul's Walden Bury Estate (Callum Peel)
Maple Cross [TQ024925], 1 Lapwing, Flying southeast over arable field (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ024924], 1 Blackcap (Chris Bessant)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Panshanger Park [TL285124], 1 Mandarin (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285124], 2 Little Ringed Plover (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285124], 7 Egyptian Goose, 2 adults, 5 goslings (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285124], 1 Common Snipe (Dean Ballard)
Preston [TL180243], 1 Blackcap (Callum Peel)
Rye Meads, 9 Common Snipe, 5 from Gadwall hide, 4 from Draper (Allan Meadows )
Rye Meads, 1 Little Ringed Plover, From Draper (Allan Meadows )
Rye Meads, 1 Green Sandpiper, From Draper (Allan Meadows )
Rye Meads, 1 Sedge Warbler, Singing intermittently from left of Warbler Hide (Allan Meadows )
Rye Meads, 2 Shelduck (Matt Allen)
Rye Meads, 1 Common Snipe (Matt Allen)
Rye Meads, 1 Kingfisher (Matt Allen)
Stagenhoe nr Whitwell [TL184228], 1 Raven, St Paul's Warden Bury Estate (Callum Peel)
Stocker's Farm, 4 Swallow (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Sand Martin (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Egyptian Goose (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Swallow (Simon Jones)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Males (Simon Jones)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cattle Egret, on the spit for an hour before flying high east (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Mandarin, 2 drake (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Sedge Warbler, singing from reed bed between 8 and 9am (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 males chasing for over 20 minutes and a female (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Tern (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Ringed Plover (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Goldeneye (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Swallow (Sean Moore)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 3 Cetti's Warbler, Two singing at same time in reedbed, one singing by causeway (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 2 Water Rail, 2 squealing in reedbed (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 3 Blackcap, 3 singing males aroung main pit and path to model railway (David Booth)
Wildhill nr Hatfield, 2 Blackcap (keith smith)
Wildhill nr Hatfield, 2 Sand Martin (keith smith)

Fri 3 Apr Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 4 Blackcap, 3 singing males, one male feeding (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3+ Chiffchaff, singing males (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Little Ringed Plover, Hardmead Lake (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Oystercatcher, Hardmead Lake - seen mating (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 4 Lapwing, Hardmead Lake (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 12 Common Snipe, Hardmead Lake (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Swallow, Tumbling Bay (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 6+ Sand Martin, Tumbling Bay (Murray Orchard)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1+ Ring-necked Parakeet, heard flying over (Murray Orchard)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 White Stork, Flew NE over site at 11.45am and circled high over Stanborough Lakes (viewed from the track). Probably following the line of the A1 (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 6+ Little Ringed Plover, 3 pairs & possibly an additional bird (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Peregrine Falcon, Hunted over the site for a while (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 3 Mandarin, Pair & male on workings (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Green Sandpiper, On workings (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 18 Egyptian Goose, At first light (Rupert Evershed)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen in usual area at 16.15 by Harpenden STW. (Darin Stanley)
Kings Langley [TL077023], 10+ Swallow, Swallows seen above Roman Gardens all day. Mainly in groups of 2 or 3. A group of at least 10 were hunting overhead at around 6pm. (J. Brady)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Sand Martin (Steve Carter )
Rickmansworth, 2 Mandarin, a pair on the G.U. canal by the Tesco store. (Geoff Young)
Stanstead Abbotts Lakes (N or S not specified), 2 Grey Wagtail (Jane Free )
Stevenage [TL215243], 1 Corn Bunting, Potters Spring (Alan Ford)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Goldeneye, 2 drake (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Raven (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Egyptian Goose (Ian Williams)

Thu 2 Apr Ayot St Lawrence [TL196163], c.60 Linnet, On telephone wire (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL197162], 1 Siskin, Flight call (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL196164], 1 Yellowhammer, Male in hedgerow near linnets (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL202154], 1 Blackcap, Singing in bramble in Stocking Springs Wood (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL203153], 1 Chiffchaff, Singing in private woods on Ayot estate near Stocking Springs Wood (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL199169], 2 Raven, Eating road kill (Gary Mason)
Broxbourne GP [TL376075], 4 Chiffchaff (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL376075], 1 Blackcap (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL376075], 1 Cetti's Warbler (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL375070], 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing (Paul Gymer)
Broxbourne GP [TL375070], 1 Little Egret (Paul Gymer)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen immediately from 13.20 onward in usual location by Harpenden STW. (Darin Stanley)
Ickleford, 1 Raven, Flying over Arlesey Road at 16.30pm (R Ambrose )
King's Walden [TL147254], 1 Yellowhammer, female (Martin Ketcher)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Exotic/escape, Maned Duck (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Little Ringed Plover, On bank in near corner of pit (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL222121], 2 Green Sandpiper, On watercress bed (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120], 2 Common Snipe, On watercress bed (Callum Peel)
Panshanger Park, 1 Wheatear (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Dean Ballard)
Puckeridge, 1 Little Owl, awoken at 04.00 by one singing loudly close to the house, probably on our garage roof. Local birds disappeared some 20 years ago, so very surprised. (Murray Orchard )
Sandon [TL324328], 1 Hen Harrier (Casey)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL199270], 1 Raven (Michael Hooper)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP919138], 3 Swallow (Simon West)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Little Gull, Adult (Steve Rodwell)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Adult (Steve Rodwell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 2 Little Ringed Plover, Viewed on the spit in front of the hide. (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 3 Goldeneye (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130], 2 Oystercatcher, In front of the Hide (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP919138], c.16 Sand Martin (Simon West)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP919138], 4 Swallow (Simon West)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Kittiwake, Adult (Steve Rodwell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 45 Golden Plover, Flying over (Steve Rodwell)

Wed 1 Apr Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Other, 1 Bar-headed goose seen from Gladwin hide this morning with two Canada geese that then swam round the back of the island out of sight. (Bekah W)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376128], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 on islands. 1 displaying over islands (Callum Peel)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 1 Little Ringed Plover (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Oystercatcher (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Jack Snipe, Still in gap from James Hide (Ron Cousins)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Osprey, North over viewpoint at 5.30pm (Ron Cousins)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 1 White Stork, Drifted over Tumbling Bay heading South at 15.30pm (Ron Cousins)
Ashwell to Newnham Road (Newnham Way) [TL239365], 1 Corn Bunting, singing male in the roadside hedges.
Bishop's Stortford, 1 White Stork, circling high over the town as I walked along Southmill Rd at about 4:20pm. (James Russell)
Cold Christmas nr Ware [TL380178], c.44 Fieldfare (Martin Ketcher)
Cold Christmas nr Ware [TL380178], 2 Mandarin, pair, flying over (Martin Ketcher)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111], 2 Mandarin, pair on pond (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107], 3 Little Ringed Plover, all flying around calling (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110], 1 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107], 6 Meadow Pipit (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107], 15+ Linnet (Alan Gardiner)
Flamstead village [TL075141], 1 Chiffchaff (David McGrath)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], 20+ Redpoll (S W)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], 2 Redwing (S W)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL129082], 1 Bullfinch (Jamie Brown)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL129084], 1 Kingfisher (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, with a goldcrest in usual location at 25 yds west of the bridge opposite the harpenden STW at 13.00 onward. (Darin Stanley)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 3 Swallow (Mark Smith)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, c.5 Sand Martin, Over reservoir but very high mid afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only from public viewing platform. (Mark Smith)
Hitchin - Westmill [TL177308], 3 Redpoll, feeding on the catkins in a garden beside the Oughtonhead Common.
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 5 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 7 Common Snipe (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Water Rail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122], 1 Kingfisher (Rose Newbold)
Maple Cross [TQ024925], 5+ Yellowhammer, In hedgerows around arable field (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ024925], c.8 Linnet, Flock flying above arable field (Chris Bessant)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ137997], 2 Mandarin (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ135996], 1 Firecrest (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL139004], 11 Fieldfare (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL132005], 2 Mandarin (Andrew Steele)
Nash Mills nr Hemel Hempstead [TL069043], 3 Kingfisher, 3 birds appeared to be chasing each other in the Gade stream area just north of the canal bridge. (J.Brady)
Otterspool nr Aldenham [TQ128994], 2 Water Rail (Andrew Steele)
Otterspool nr Aldenham [TQ133995], 4 Mandarin (Andrew Steele)
Otterspool nr Aldenham [TQ129995], 3+ Lapwing, Maybe 4 1 bird at least was on nest (Andrew Steele)
Otterspool nr Aldenham [TQ127992], 3 Common Snipe (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122101], 4 Common Snipe (Jamie Brown)
Redbournbury [TL122101], 5 Meadow Pipit (Jamie Brown)
Redbournbury [TL125098], 4 Lapwing (Jamie Brown)
Redbournbury [TL125098], 7 Linnet (Jamie Brown)
Rye Meads [TL389102], 1 White Stork, Flying over, circling in the thermals going from north to the south. Over the sewage treatment works (Chris Parker)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 5 Common Snipe, Four at Gadwall and one at Draper (Clifford Smout)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 1 Green Sandpiper, Draper (Clifford Smout)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 1 Little Ringed Plover, Draper (Clifford Smout)
Rye Meads [TL386102], 2 Lapwing, At Gadwall Hide (Clifford Smout)
Standon Lordship [TL392216], 1 Chiffchaff, calling in hawthorn hedge by river. (Richard Melarange)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 White Stork, Drifting south at 15:30 (Jane Free)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903130], 1 Avocet, in front of hide until 11:30 am then flew towards Marsworth (Chris Sharp)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903130], 3 Little Ringed Plover (Chris Sharp)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903130], 2 Oystercatcher (Chris Sharp)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043], 1 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL188045], 2 Oystercatcher (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL188045], 3 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 2 Cetti's Warbler, One singing below high viewpoint, one singing by scrape. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 5 Redpoll, Flew into trees by high viewpoint. (Steven Pearce)
Watford, 2 Grey Wagtail, Same nest site as last year under Colne bridge,Water Lane (David Denham )
Whitwell [TL183207], 2 Corn Bunting, one singing (Lucy Alexander)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Stonechat, Male (Steve Carter )

Tue 31 Mar Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128], 1 Jack Snipe, From James Hide (Alan Ford)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128], 1 Little Ringed Plover, From White Hide (Alan Ford)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128], c.10 Common Snipe (Alan Ford)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261416], 1 Wheatear, male on 2nd dung heap along Eyeworth Rd (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL266343], 25 Fieldfare, single flock in hedge next to Wallington Rd (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL270343], 50+ Corn Bunting, perched on overhead cables (Andy Day)
Bury Green [TL448217], 2 Yellowhammer, in hedge along Millfield Lane. (Richard Melarange)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 Raven, Soaring high with Buzzards (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Stonechat, Singing male still (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Little Owl, Hooting (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 30+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Jack Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 pairs (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 6 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 1 Great White Egret (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110], 2 Sand Martin, First for site this year (Rupert Evershed)
Flamstead village [TL071142], 1+ Stonechat, Male perched on prominent shoot in set-aside (Andrew Harris)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], 20+ Redpoll (S W)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], c.3 Willow Warbler, Singing (S W)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], 2 Siskin (S W)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150033], 4 Redwing (S W)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068061], 1 Meadow Pipit, Flew north at 4pm (Ian Bennell)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068060], 4 Meadow Pipit, Flew N/NW between 4-4.15pm (Ian Bennell)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Exotic/escape, Maned Duck (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Lapwing (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 8+ Fieldfare, Probably many more but view tricky (Clifford Smout)
Panshanger Park [TL285122], 3 Little Ringed Plover (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285122], 7 Egyptian Goose, 6 goslings (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285122], 6 Common Snipe (Dean Ballard)
Panshanger Park [TL285122], 10+ Lapwing (Dean Ballard)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Whimbrel, Low fly over calling as it went through (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Oystercatcher (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Wigeon, pair (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3+ Goldeneye, female (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Egret (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Rail (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 26 Meadow Pipit (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Grey Wagtail (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin, pair (Dan Forder)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Graham C.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Graham C.)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Ringed Plover, From hide pointed out to me by other birders present (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper, From hide pointed out by other birders present (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Snipe, From hide still. (phill luckhurst)
West End nr Essendon [TL265095], c.200 Fieldfare, Favouring the recently ploughed fields near Hillend Farm, though mobile. (Mark Smith)
West End nr Essendon [TL265095], 1 Lapwing, In recently ploughed field. (Mark Smith)
Whitwell [TL182204], c.4 Corn Bunting (Rachel Keen)

Mon 30 Mar Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Jack Snipe (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Little Ringed Plover (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7 Sand Martin (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Swallow (Jane Free )
Batford [TL150146], 1 Firecrest, Mobile but showing well west of the bridge seemed to be trying to pair up with a goldcrest (Mr Andrew Steele)
Bury Green [TL452209], 1 Grey Wagtail, near pond at Lower Farm. (Richard Melarange)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 2 Cetti's Warbler (Mr Andrew Steele)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 1 Sand Martin, Over main lake (S W )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 1 Swallow, Over Horse Paddocks (S W )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 3 Willow Warbler, At least three singing birds (S W )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 2 Cetti's Warbler (S W )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 6 Redpoll (S W )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL149032], 5 Blackcap (S W )
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL124081], 1 Wheatear, male still present, though distant. (John Pritchard)
Harpenden [TL135153], 1 Redpoll, A rather dull Lesser - first for a fortnight (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden [TL113157], 4 Redpoll, Garden (David Lyons)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, Seen immediately in same place as usual by bridge, with goldcrest, at 12.45 onward. 2 other birders were there. (Darin Stanley)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Wheatear, Male in first paddock (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1 Redwing, With Song Thrush on island (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL100163], 1 Wheatear, C. 4.30pm (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL100163], 27 Fieldfare (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 2 Oystercatcher (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161], 1+ Little Ringed Plover, At least 1 (but sounded like 2 birds) heard alarming calling but not seen mid morning (sound recorded) (Mr Andrew Steele)
Quinbury Farm nr Braughing, 2 Grey Partridge, Two accidentally flushed from edge of rape crop field east of Quinbury farmhouse. Next to old horse gallops (Steve Hughes)
Rothamsted Experimental Station [TL119141], 1 Yellowhammer, Male (Clifford Smout)
Rothamsted Experimental Station [TL119141], 2 Linnet (Clifford Smout)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253239], 1 Swallow, Main lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253239], 5 Chiffchaff, singing males at various locations around park (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253239], 2 Blackcap, singing males (Andy Day)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Grey Wagtail, River Colne (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Chiffchaff (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Blackcap (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Geoff Young)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Ringed Plover, on split
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Snipe, right of hide
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Mandarin, male
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.1 Swallow, with sand martins right of hide high above trees
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.6 Sand Martin, right of hide high above trees
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Red Kite, around area
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.5 Goldeneye
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.4 Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Marsh Harrier, Female (Steve Rodwell)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL187045], 4 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 3 Chiffchaff, singing (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052], 2 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Watford [TQ096986], 1+ Firecrest, one bird active in Cheslyn Gardens, but possibly still two in the area (Nick Harris)