The tables below give the status of records submitted to the Herts Rare Birds Panel that are being or have been assessed. Where records are indicated as not proven, the Panel felt that for most cases the species was probably the one claimed but that insufficient evidence was available to be 100 per cent sure of the identification and only occasionally that a misidentification had been made.

The species on the Hertfordshire list needing descriptions are shown here and should be reported using the Herts rarity description form.

Last updated on 18th October 2024

Information about the current panel members can be viewed here.

Key: C = record in circulation, A = record accepted, NP = record not proven.

2023

Species Date Location Status Observer Comment
Pink-footed Goose 11th Dec Amwell NR A Andy Day, Chris Gibson  
American Wigeon 17th Nov Wilstone Res A Sally Douglas, Colin Strudwick  
Ring-necked Duck 9th Feb Marsworth Res NP    
Long-tailed Duck 2nd Apr Hilfield Res A Jack Fearnside to 3rd Apr
Long-tailed Duck 20th Dec Tringford Res A Phill Luckhurst  
Great Northern Diver 13th Nov Stanstead Innings A Barry Reed to 23rd Dec
Red-necked Grebe 6th Jul Hilfield Res A Steve Murray  
Slavonian Grebe (2) 8th Jan Rye Meads NP   no description submitted
White Stork 23rd Mar Stanstead Abbotts A Steve Clark  
White Stork 7th Apr Fairlands Valley A Phil Bishop, Tom Speller, Mike Ilett and 16th Apr
White Stork 13th Apr Rye Meads NP   no description submitted
White Stork 16th Apr Rye Meads A Rye Meads Partnership  
White Stork 19th Apr Bengeo NP   no description submitted
White Stork 28th May Wilstone Res A Brendan Wade, Paul East, James Reader  
Glossy Ibis 7th Oct Rye Meads and Stanstead Abbotts A Rye Meads Partnership, Jane Free to 21st Oct
Spoonbill 1st Jun King's Meads A Stuart Fox, Barry Reed  
Spoonbill (8) 29th Sep Wilstone Res A Graeme Hart, Ian Williams  
Night Heron 21st May Hilfield Res A Jack Fearnside, Matthew Rossor and 22nd May
Cattle Egret 5th Jan Water End, Great Gaddesden NP   no description submitted
Cattle Egret (max 7) 11th Apr Wilstone Res A Ian Williams, Lee Evans, James Reader until June
Cattle Egret 24th Apr Stocker's Farm A Graham Clark, Paul Frost and 25th Apr
Cattle Egret 26th Apr Amwell NR A Phil Ball  
Cattle Egret (2) 11th May London Colney A Brendon Fagan  
Cattle Egret (max 8) 13th Aug Wilstone Res A Ian Williams to 1st Oct
Cattle Egret 12th Nov Rye Meads A Alan Harris  
Goshawk 25th Mar Rye Meads A Alan Harris, Vicky Buckel  
Goshawk 27th Mar Harpenden Common NP    
Goshawk 8th Apr Rye Meads NP   no description submitted
Goshawk 9th Apr Therfield Heath NP    
Goshawk 4th Jul Heartwood Forest NP    
Goshawk 7th Sep Barkway NP   no description submitted
Goshawk 11th Nov Beech Farm GP NP   no description submitted
Harrier sp 1st Aug Baldock to Wallington Road A Duncan Coates, Ray Hooper, Rob Martin to 8th Aug
White-tailed Eagle 8th Apr Wilstone Res A Ian Williams  
White-tailed Eagle 3rd Jun Hitch Wood NP    
Common Crane 12th Feb Heartwood Forest NP   no description submitted
Common Crane 17th Mar Hemel Hempstead NP    
Dotterel 6th May Ashwell to Eyeworth Road A Mike Ilett  
Iceland Gull 10th Jan Reed A Martin Johnson  
Iceland Gull 8th Mar Tyttenhanger GP and Courser's Farm A Rupert Evershed, Steven Pearce intermittently to 18th Mar and on 14 Apr
Arctic Skua 9th May Wilstone Res NP   no description submitted
Nightjar 17th Aug Berkhamsted A Ben Miller  
Alpine Swift 23rd Mar Amwell NR A Phil Ball  
Alpine Swift  24th Mar Cheshunt Lake A Simon West  
Alpine Swift 1st Apr Amwell NR NP   no description submitted
Alpine Swift  8th Apr Hemel Hempstead A Ian Bennell  
Bee-eater 21st Jun Welwyn NP   no description submitted
Hoopoe 15th May Croxley Green A Lee Gerrard  
Red-footed Falcon 30th Apr Tyttenhanger GP NP    
Red-backed Shrike 25th Aug Reed NP    
Penduline Tit 4th Apr Rye Meads A Vicky Buckel  
Penduline Tit 10th Nov Rye Meads A Rye Meads Partnership and 11th Nov
Woodlark 10th Feb Quickswood Farm A Barry Reed  
Woodlark 12th Nov Hemel Hempstead NP    
Wood Warbler 13th Aug Wilstone Res A Johne Taylor  
Yellow-browed Warbler 25th Sep Braughing NP    
Yellow-browed Warbler 19th Oct Berkhamsted A Judith Honour and 20th Oct
Twite (12) 22nd Jan Wilstone Res NP   no description submitted
Little Bunting 21st Feb Stanborough Reedmarsh A Keith Dean until 25th Mar
Little Bunting 9th Mar Amwell NR A Barry Reed  

 

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