The Herts County Bird List published on website!

Have you ever wondered how many species of bird have been seen in Hertfordshire and what they are?  Well, the list published annually in the Herts Bird Report can now be found on the website.

Click on The Herts List in the main menu.

The list will be updated annually to include new confirmed additions to the list and any taxonomic changes.  National and County Rarities are highlighted along with birds that are considered scarce in the County.  You can also see how many previous records there have been of rarities and when and where the last record was.

Full details of all birds seen in Herts each year will continue to be published in the annual Herts Bird Report but this online list is intended to give a quick overview of the 314 species seen in Hertfordshire up to the end of 2023.  The list is also available in downloadable form enabling you to create your own Herts Checklist.

New species maps for 2023

UPDATED with new maps and an interactive county map here. Where were the most birds found in 2023? We have updated our data page here with some new maps created by Dean Cornish. These maps use data from the bird club database for 2023 and show records at a 1km square level, including this map showing species totals around the county.

The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2023

The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2023 was published and circulated to HNHS/Herts Bird Club members in November 2024.

The report includes an account of every species seen in Hertfordshire in 2023, fascinating articles on Herts Green Sandpipers and Peregrines, and much much more. The report is decorated throughout with beautiful images of our birds taken by our many talented photographers.

For more details go to The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2023

 

New Facebook page!

Herts Bird Club has a new Facebook page – you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/hertsbirds

We'll be using the page to share relevant news and photos and keep you informed about upcoming events and meetings.  It’s also a great place to ask us anything about the county’s birds.

We’ve also created a brand new logo for Facebook which we hope you like – it features our County bird: the Hawfinch.

Of course, please continue to submit your sightings via our Records Submission form on this website and send your photos to birdphotos@hnhs.org and we hope some of these will feature on our new Facebook page in due course.

You can Like and Follow our page to stay up-to-date with new content and please share with others you think will be interested too!

Hertfordshire Swift Nests 2024 - end of season update

Update 28th August - we now have records of a fantastic 780 Swift nests in Hertfordshire this year! The highest numbers are from the East Herts area where 353 have been found.  If you have Swifts nesting, please don't assume that we have the record and do get in touch

Swifts have returned and the Herts Bird Club and Hertfordshire Swift groups are asking for all nest records to be submitted in order to better understand the population of this species in the county. 

In 2023 just under 400 nests were found, including 23 in Swift boxes. This year we hope to improve on this figure and find as many nests as possible.

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