Tue 27 Oct 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127] 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Adult to right of viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376128] 2 Jack Snipe, 1 on Island from viewpoint and 1 on small pool in front of viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Gustard Wood nr Wheathampstead, 2 Redwing, Feeding in holly bush in rear garden (Kate Aylett )
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth [TQ065940] 1 Fieldfare (Anna Marett)
Sandon, 1 Short-eared Owl, Probable seen with thermal hunting rewilding area at 17:40 (Ray Hooper)
Sandon, 1 Barn Owl (Ray Hooper)
St Albans [TL133053] 1 Bullfinch, female, just east of farmhouse at Westfields Farm (Chris Hocking)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Stonechat, Male and female (Brendon Fagan)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Pintail, 2 male and 2 female (Brendon Fagan)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 1 Arctic Tern, Down to 10-15ft past the jetty at 12.25pm (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 1 Swallow, Flew south past jetty at 12.28pm (Ian Bennell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP904134] 1 Arctic Tern, Adult still mid afternoon (James Reader)
Mon 26 Oct 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 13 Red-crested Pochard, 6m, 7f (Jane Free)
Harpenden, 2+ Redwing, In garden feeding on Portuguese Laurel fruits. (Albert Callewaert)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Arctic Tern, One on split then another appeared,likely a juvenile
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP904129] 1 Raven, flew over hide (Harshith Parthiban)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] 1 Pintail, fem. grazing in front of hide with wigeon and teal (Harshith Parthiban)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905134] 1 Goldeneye, female (Harshith Parthiban)
Sun 25 Oct 2026 Braughing, c.40 Yellowhammer, large flock feeding on ploughed field at top of Bone (paula moore)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Woodcock, A single bird flew over me at 05-55 (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Barn Owl (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Raven (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 4 Redwing (Tony Bates)
Redbournbury [TL122108] 1 Peregrine Falcon, drifting over Redbournbury heading west (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Kingfisher, at Shafford Mill pond (John Pritchard)
Stevenage [TL241266] c.2 Peregrine Falcon, Briefly circling low over the field around 9:40 before passing out of sight (Stevenage)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Egyptian Goose (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 177+ Wigeon, big increase since yesterday (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Goldeneye, female type of jetty (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Pintail, from hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Pipit, distant, in front of reed bed and along centre bank opposite hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Arctic Tern, Adult on split and in flight (Rose Collard)
Sat 24 Oct 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL203109] 300+ Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205109] 1 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 40+ Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL203109] 20+ Yellowhammer (Steven Pearce)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 1 Redpoll, Flew over Potwells this morning (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 39 Siskin, Flew over Potwells this morning (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 1 Brambling, Over Potwells this morning (Rupert Evershed)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL210029] 1 Stonechat, Female on paddock fence along track (Rupert Evershed)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 9 Wigeon (Jane Free )
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Chiffchaff (Jane Free )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, in teal flock from hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Pintail (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Pipit, from hide early morning in "ringers corner", mobile (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 12 Egyptian Goose (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 95+ Wigeon (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1+ Redpoll, over, calling (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Peregrine Falcon, through mid-morning (Ian Williams)
Fri 23 Oct 2026 Knebworth Woods - Graffridge Wood, 1 Woodcock, Found with thermal (Ray Hooper)
Knebworth Woods - Graffridge Wood, 2 Raven (Ray Hooper)
Mill End, nr Sandon [TL332331] 2 Fieldfare, On trees then flew south (Dickie Greasby)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Great White Egret, Unusually feeding in sheep fields at Potwells - a first for the site (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Egret (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 58 Wigeon (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Grey Wagtail (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ferruginous Duck, Long-staying bird still present plus leucistic Northern Pochard (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, Long staying juvenile drake still present, one of 2 different individuals this autumn (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Pintail (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Pipit, A winter plumaged bird with Pied Wagtails viewable from the hide but very mobile (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Green Sandpiper (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 208 Lapwing (Lee Evans)
Thu 22 Oct 2026 Harpenden [TL131150] 2 Blackcap, - male and female in garden. (Tim Hill)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Kingfisher, Flew over basin. (Matt Holmes)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Goosander, Male after all. Prob 2cy. (Matt Holmes)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 9 Great White Egret (Steve carter)
Stevenage [TL240265] 1 Stonechat, female/Immature perched on shrub
Stevenage [TL240265] c.16 Linnet, 14 flying around field, 2 flew overhead
Stevenage [TL240265] 1+ Meadow Pipit, heard only
Tewin [TL274145] c.6 Yellowhammer (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] 1 Stonechat, Male still in Tewin Fields, the weedy area south east of Tewin village. (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] 1 Siskin, Flew west over Tewin fields calling early afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Common Snipe (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Golden Plover (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 150+ Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Grey Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 50+ Wigeon (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Green Sandpiper, Viewed from Cemetery corner (Graham summerfield)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Little Egret (Graham summerfield)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Grey Wagtail (Graham summerfield)
Watton at Stone [TL299209] 5 Meadow Pipit, In the same area as the stonechat (Nigel Denison)
Watton at Stone [TL299209] 1 Stonechat, Along the ditch next to the footpath (Nigel Denison)
Wed 21 Oct 2026 Maple Lodge NR (members only), 11 Great White Egret, record numbers for this site. (Paul Lewis)
Stevenage, 1 Woodcock, In private garden near Old Town (Christopher Wright)
Tue 20 Oct 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 20 Lapwing (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Raven (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Great White Egret, Flew over south (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Egret (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 14 Common Snipe (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7 Wigeon (Mike Gray)
Reed [TL364380] 10 Corn Bunting, 10-15 including one very pale (leucistic?) individual. (Martin Johnson)
Reed [TL364380] 200 Linnet, Part of large, mixed flock of finches, buntings, skylarks, meadow pipits and pied wagtails around newly ploughed field at Hatchpen Farm. (Martin Johnson)
Reed [TL364380] 30 Yellowhammer, 30+ - conservative estimate. (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Great White Egret, Roosted in tree near high viewpoint this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 30 Lapwing (Rupert Evershed)
Mon 19 Oct 2026 Clothall Common [TL265335] 20 Meadow Pipit, Warren Lane (Andy Day)
Clothall Common [TL265335] 2 Stonechat, pair in field between Warren Lane & A505 (Andy Day)
Clothall Common [TL265335] 30 Redwing, flew over Warren Lane (Andy Day)
Clothall Common [TL265335] c.100 Linnet, feeding in set aside near dung heap Warren Lane (Andy Day)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 6 Siskin, Flew over towards Symondshyde Wood (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 3 Swallow, Flew through going southeast (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 1 Caspian Gull, Unringed first winter bird in arable field (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 1 Mediterranean Gull, First winter bird in arable field (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 1+ Stonechat, Along track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 1 Brambling, Female around kink in track (Rupert Evershed)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Common Snipe (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 3 Wigeon, on pool (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Stonechat (John Pritchard)
Harpenden, 1 Raven, Flew east over Lambourn Gardens at 14.10 cronking loudly (Alan Jackson)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove, 1 Marsh Tit (Darrel Bryant)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Common Snipe (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Great White Egret, landed briefly in lagoon (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 6 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TQ037925] 8 Great White Egret, from clubhouse hide. (Paul Ward)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, c.500 Linnet, Potters Spring West of Norton Green (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 3 Stonechat, At Potters Spring west of Norton Green male and 2 female (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Corn Bunting, At Potters Spring West of Norton Green (Darrel Bryant)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL101146] 1 Yellowhammer, in finch flock (Clifford Smout)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL101146] c.2+ Brambling, pair in field NE of Friars Wash (Clifford Smout)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL101146] 60+ Linnet, Probably twice this number, perhaps more (Clifford Smout)
Stevenage [TL240265] 1 Chiffchaff, calling from bush
Tewin [TL274145] 1 Short-eared Owl, Initially seen flying very high over Tewin Fields being mobbed by three crows. But flew north west towards Welwyn North at 2:35pm approx. (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] 1 Stonechat (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] c.60 Linnet (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] c.60 Meadow Pipit (Mark Smith)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP909132] 1 Garganey, in Cemetary Corner (Andy Bartlett)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907133] 1 Rock Pipit, 100 yards before Jetty before been disturbed by angler (Andy Bartlett)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL191051] 2 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195050] 1 Great White Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL187045] c.6 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Weston [TL255300] 46 Redwing, around & over fields (Andy Day)
Weston [TL255300] 1 Chiffchaff, Field behind Cricketers pub (Andy Day)
Weston [TL255300] 2 Fieldfare (Andy Day)
Sun 18 Oct 2026 Abbots Langley [TL106025] c.15 Yellowhammer (Mike Gray)
Abbots Langley [TL106025] 5+ Meadow Pipit (Mike Gray)
Abbots Langley [TL114026] c.150 Linnet (Mike Gray)
Abbots Langley [TL106025] 1 Stonechat, Male along hedgerow. (Mike Gray)
Abbots Langley, 30 Redwing (Mike Gray)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 6 Common Snipe (Alexander Trollope)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Raven, Flew north (Alexander Trollope)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Great White Egret, Flew in from the south (Alexander Trollope)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 15 Grey Partridge (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 4 Stonechat (Ray Hooper)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL195094] 1 Great White Egret (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL195094] 4 Little Egret (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 1 Raven (Clive Harding )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 2 Stonechat (Clive Harding )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 3 Brambling, In trees by ruins (Clive Harding )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 150+ Linnet (Clive Harding )
Drop Lane nr Bricket Wood [TL150019] 1+ Brambling, One or two birds calling from trees near footbridge (Alan Winn )
Ellenbrook Fields [TL207087] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields, 195+ Redwing, Flying through (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL194086] 1 Fieldfare (Andrew Steele)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL147028] 2 Fieldfare, Over
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL147028] 1 Hen Harrier, Flew through at 7.55 heading N
Green End nr Braughing, 10 Fieldfare, my first of the winter (Paula Moore)
Rye Meads, 1 Gannet, juv flew N at 1047 (Alan Harris)
Rye Meads, 4 Great White Egret, flew N at 1040 (Alan Harris)
Rye Meads, 6 Whooper Swan, Two adults and four juvs flew N at 1133 (Alan Harris)
Stevenage [TL233257] 30+ Redwing, Flying South
Tring Reservoirs (exact reservoir not specified), 4 Whooper Swan, the four birds at College Lake (adult = 3 juvenile) were seen to fly into Herts airspace towards Marsworth at 12.47 (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Pintail, from hide, including 3 that were constantly diving! (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, drake still in Cemetery Corner (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ferruginous Duck, drake present again mid morning. Must have been hiding in bushes as appeared when walkers along reedbed flushed everything. Showed well off NE bank (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1+ Rock Pipit, one over jetty early morning before flying towards Startops, one on top of bank north corner (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Egyptian Goose (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 15+ Redwing (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Raven (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Common Snipe, viewed from hide (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper, managed to evade a hunting sparrowhawk (Nick Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Grey Wagtail (Nick Harris)
Sat 17 Oct 2026 Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274343] 7 Grey Partridge, Nr Bygrave footpath (Mike Ilett )
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274343] 2 Stonechat, Opposite Bygrave footpath (Mike Ilett )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Little Offley [TL140279] 1 Raven (Callum Peel)
St Albans [TL160061] 3 Siskin (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 570+ Redwing, Moving west over my garden between 7.45-10.45am (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 1+ Fieldfare, At least one picked up with Redwing flocks moving west over garden between 7.45-10.45am (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 3+ Brambling, With 85+ Chaffinches moving west over my garden between 7.45-10.45am (Rupert Evershed)
Standalone Farm nr Letchworth, 3 Raven (Alexander Trollope)
Stevenage [TL256254] 1 Fieldfare, over garden heading west (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 15 Redwing (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, c.4 Egyptian Goose, Feeding beside the sailing lake
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper, From hide (Josh Hedley)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, Cemetery Corner (Josh Hedley)
Wallington [TL292340] 5 Egyptian Goose, Flew over village (Mike Ilett )
Fri 16 Oct 2026 Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Stonechat (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Marsh Harrier (Ray Hooper)
Bishop's Stortford [TL496225] 2 Raven, Pair along edge of Birchanger Wood and field behind The Range, being mobbed by jackdaws and magpies before flying westwards (Mark Coleman)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Caspian Gull, First winter bird in workings - possibly Tyttenhanger bird (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 15 Stonechat, Across whole site (Rupert Evershed)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 6 Stonechat, 2 males and 4 others in same area as yesterday near to properties in scrub area. (Darin Stanley)
Hitchin [TL194297] 1 Raven, Flying over Hitchin train station (Callum Peel)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL196254] 5 Grey Partridge (Martin Ketcher)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL199255] 3 Corn Bunting (Martin Ketcher)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL196254] c.100 Linnet (Martin Ketcher)
Preston [TL177237] 4 Raven, with 13 Red Kite and 3 Buzzard, all interacting swooping down on to something on the ground (Martin Ketcher)
Preston [TL182238] 1 Bullfinch (Martin Ketcher)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063] 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard (Alan Gardiner)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Stonechat, Male next to the canal (Matthew Rossor)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 6 Common Snipe
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Swooped low over reservoir 11:34
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Green Sandpiper
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 10 Egyptian Goose
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Pintail, In front of hide
Wallington, 6 Golden Plover (Ray Hooper)
Thu 15 Oct 2026 Breachwood Green [TL151224] 25 Red Kite, At 11 am, 7 on the ground, resting, 9 circling overhead and another 9 in the air, more distant, in all directions. (Martin Ketcher)
Breachwood Green [TL144234] 6 Lapwing, flew off to the south (Martin Ketcher)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 6 Stonechat, 2 males and 4 others in scrub area generally by Cooters End Lane. (Darin Stanley)
Harpenden [TL131150] 1 Blackcap, - female in garden. (Tim Hill)
Linces Farm nr Welwyn [TL221163] 2 Raven, Pair in oak tree by footpath. (Also a deceased red kite reported to RSPB) (Alexander Trollope)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, c.3 Chiffchaff, With tit flock (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Stonechat, Near otterspool. (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Raven (Mike Gray)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL204290] 1 Kingfisher, Calling along brook next to Purwell Ninesprings nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 1 Meadow Pipit, Calling over nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206293] 1 Water Rail, Heard squealing call in nature reserve (Callum Peel)
St Albans [TL160061] 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, Calling from neighbouring garden this morning about 8.15am. Seemed to be moving through with Long-tailed Tit flock but not seen. (Rupert Evershed)
Stevenage, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Flew North West over Headingly Close at 8:10
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Caspian Gull, First winter bird (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3+ Chiffchaff (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Welwyn Garden City [TL240133] 1 Grey Wagtail, In car park (Alexander Trollope)
Willian nr Letchworth, 1 Grey Wagtail, Flew north over William Pond
Wed 14 Oct 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 3 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202111] 1 Chiffchaff (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 4 Stonechat, 1 male with others in scrubby area feeding from fencing into ploughed field and bushes. (Darin Stanley)
Garston nr Watford, 1 Peregrine Falcon, soaring high up above the Avenues at lunchtime (Tony Bates)
Oxhey, 12 Redwing, Paddock Road allotments. (Geoff Young)
Standon [TL386224] 1 Barn Owl, 10.30 eve flew across Standon hill south to north (Neale Hider)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 7 Wigeon (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Great White Egret (Jane Free)
Tewin [TL274145] c.30 Redwing, Circled Tewin fields, early evening and settled in trees south of Archers Green Road. (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] c.25 Meadow Pipit (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] 4 Stonechat, In weedy field SE of Tewin village. (Mark Smith)
Tewin [TL274145] c.60 Linnet (Mark Smith)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Green Sandpiper, on central bank from the jetty.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5+ Egyptian Goose, near the old overflow.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Pintail, from hide.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Grey Wagtail, by jetty.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1+ Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Peregrine Falcon, saw one which came in from the tringford direction. Another arrived from the cemetery corner woods area. They had a slight tussle and both flew off towards Wilstone village.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 White Wagtail, near jetty area
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, near cemetery corner.
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 2 Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 5+ Common Snipe, 5 in front of hide 09:30, 3 E side of bund viewed from cemetery corner 10:30-12:00
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Wilbury Hill nr Letchworth [TL198332] 1 Great White Egret, Flying south towards Hitchin.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127] 2 Stonechat, from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL380130] 1 Raven, from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376128] 5 Wigeon, including 2 drakes from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL381122] 1 Bittern, at South end of Lake from Gladwin Hide (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377126] 1 Goldeneye, female from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Colney Heath (common) [TL199052] 1 Redwing, Flew over Church Lane along River Colne at dusk. (Mark Smith)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209107] 1 Wheatear, This evening by blue pipes along track (Rupert Evershed)
Hertford [TL329125] 1 Peregrine Falcon, The resident bird on All Saints Church chased a Red Kite (Paul Gymer)
Letchworth, 6+ Redwing, Flew South over Fouracres street
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only from lower viewpoint, early evening (Mark Smith)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Water Rail, Heard only from lower viewpoint, early evening. (Mark Smith)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Hobby, Hunting dragonflies over main pit late afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Mon 12 Oct 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL381123] 1 Bittern, South end lake but viewable from lookout (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Ruff, Circled the viewpoint and flew south (Jane Free )
Benington, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, Adult bird caught and ringed.
Broxbourne GP [TL376073] 1 Chiffchaff (David Carr)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 120+ Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205110] 10 Yellowhammer, Parties of 6 and 4. (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 4 Stonechat, 1 male with 3 juvs/ females in scrub area near properties on fencing and scrub feeding in ploughed field adjacent. (Darin Stanley)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068104] 2 Stonechat, male and female (Chris Sharp)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339137] 2 Stonechat, on Park Mead (Andy Bartlett)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135] 1 Great White Egret, briefly on pools on Park Mead (Andy Bartlett)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL195268] 1 Mandarin, Male on St Ibbs Park lake (Michael Hooper)
Standon [TL406205] 1+ Golden Plover, Heard from the fields south of the farm but not seen. Presumably several birds. (Toby Spencer)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Common Snipe
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Garganey, Eclipse male in cemetery corner
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Green Sandpiper
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 5 Egyptian Goose
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 80 Golden Plover, Circled mid morning off and on for about 30 mins
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Pintail
Sun 11 Oct 2026 Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL260416] 1 Wheatear, Still on second manure heap from Ashwell (Dickie Greasby)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL189322] 1 Wheatear, at Hitchin Lavender (James Walsh)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL189322] 2 Stonechat, at Hitchin Lavender (James Walsh)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL195094] 5 Little Egret (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL195094] 1 Great White Egret (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL196094] 1 Green Sandpiper (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 4+ Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 1 Raven (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 50+ Linnet (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 3+ Stonechat (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 1 Yellowhammer (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 1 Wheatear (Clive Harding )
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL128162] 3+ Stonechat, At triangle (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 4 Stonechat, 4 were seen in scrub area by fencing in cooters end lane today at 16.30. (Darin Stanley)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL198086] 1 House Martin (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL166107] c.60 Linnet (Andrew Steele)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068104] 2 Stonechat, 1m 1f (Jenny Baker)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068104] 1 Black Redstart, In the field and hedge line, at the corner of Dodds Lane and Cupid Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Hillend Farm nr Hatfield [TL261095] c.10 Yellowhammer, Single group , favouring hedge along central track, mid afternoon. (Mark Smith)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Barn Owl, just before Sunrise on Park Mead (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Kingfisher (Peter Eyres)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] c.90 Linnet, Feeding on horse paddock (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 2 Egyptian Goose (David Lyons)
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth [TQ065941] 2 Raven (Anna Marett)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 1 Little Egret, On wet meadow (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL201298] 1 Water Rail, Heard calling from reedbed by the closed off boardwalk
Redbourn Golf Course [TL108140] 3 Stonechat, On scrub near River Ver (across road from golf course) (David Lyons)
Standon [TL405206] 1 Raven, At Standon Lodge, calling overhead. (Toby Spencer)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Stonechat, juvenile female. (Johne Taylor)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL194052] 2+ Cetti's Warbler, singing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 4 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL194052] 1 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL194052] 1 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL186046] 53 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Sat 10 Oct 2026 Ayot St Peter [TL215151] 1 Peregrine Falcon, seen on arable field initially, then flew around giving good views. (Mike King)
Hillend Farm nr Hatfield, c.30 Redwing (Keith smith)
Sawbridgeworth [TL479149] 3 Redwing, Garden, 1 landed in tree (Graham Knight)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 7 Wigeon (Jane Free)
Stevenage [TL241265] c.4 Yellowhammer, Flew low East over fields (Fynn R)
Stevenage [TL241265] 30+ Linnet, Flock flying around field at 14:30 (Fynn R)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.80 Golden Plover, Flock feeding and circling with Lapwings in field across road from car park (Sally Douglas)
Fri 9 Oct 2026 Albury nr Bishop's Stortford, c.20 Redwing (Keith smith)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL381123] 1 Bittern, in reeds at Southern end from Gladwin hide (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL374129] 1 Stonechat, male from James hide (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376128] 4 Wigeon, , including one drake from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 1 Jack Snipe, 2nd muck heap (Andy Day)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 1 Wheatear, Around dung heaps (Mike Ilett)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205110] c.50 Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 2 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205110] 6+ Yellowhammer (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205110] 2+ Chiffchaff (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 2 Stonechat, Sitting on shrubs by fencing in scrubby area in cooters end lane by properties. (Darin Stanley)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093] 50+ Redwing, 9 am low E to W, the all landed in one field boundary ash tree (Kim Hammond)
Letchworth, 9+ Redwing, Calling and flying West over Cloisters Road
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail, Preening bathing catching minnows and a newt watching over an hour (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Common Snipe, Negative news on Jack (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Chiffchaff (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 18 Redwing, Flying south (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Water Rail (Robert Chapman)
Stapleford [TL316170] 6 Meadow Pipit (Clive Harding )
Stapleford [TL316170] 5 Redwing (Clive Harding )
Welham Green [TL235055] c.80 Redwing, Flying east to west towards North Mymms park in loose flock giving distinctive ‘tseep’ contact calls 7.30am (Andrew Miller)
West End nr Essendon [TL263095] 2 House Martin, Circling over fields. (Mark Smith)
West End nr Essendon [TL263095] c.10 Meadow Pipit (Mark Smith)
West End nr Essendon [TL263095] 2 Redwing, In Larkinshill Grove small wood, Hillend Farm, late afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Thu 8 Oct 2026 Baldock, 4 Stonechat, - 2 pairs still south of Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir )
Baldock, 5 Siskin, over Weston Hills NR early morning (Jonathan Nasir )
Baldock, 44 Redwing, over Weston Hills NR early morning (Jonathan Nasir )
Baldock, 55 Meadow Pipit, over Weston Hills NR early morning (Jonathan Nasir )
Baldock, 1 Brambling, over Weston Hills NR early morning (Jonathan Nasir )
Berkhamsted, c.10 Redwing (Andrew Bailey)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 4 Stonechat, In scrubby area along Cooters end lane feeding in ploughed field at 13.15 today. (Darin Stanley)
Great Offley [TL143264] 23 Redwing (Martin Ketcher)
Great Offley [TL153261] 13 Linnet (Martin Ketcher)
Harpenden, 2 Redwing, - flew west. (Tim Hill)
Harpenden, 1 Swallow, - flew east. (Tim Hill)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL100162] 1 Stonechat, male by paddocks (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL100162] 11 Linnet, paddocks (Clifford Smout)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Common Snipe (Steve carter)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve carter)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve carter)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Pintail, Possibly more (Steve carter)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Grey Wagtail (Steve carter)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Jack Snipe, 2.40pm (Steve carter)
Nettleden Lodge nr Great Gaddesden [TL018103] 3 Raven, In flight Nettleden farm (James Reader)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL205290] 1 Grey Wagtail, Calling over Coots Corner/Purwell Ninesprings nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL205290] 1 Little Egret, Flying over Purwell Ninesprings (Callum Peel)
Royston [TL331391] 1 Stonechat, One, back at Thrift Farm (Martin Johnson)
St Albans [TL160061] 1 Raven, Flew low north over garden this morning (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 10 Siskin, West over garden between 7.15-8.00am (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 21+ Redwing, West over garden between 7.15-8.00am (Rupert Evershed)
Thundridge [TL346170] c.50 Egyptian Goose, Large flock grazing in a field opposite back of Hanbury Manor Golf Course. (Nigel Denison)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 1 Garganey, from the jetty early afternoon (Chris Sharp)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Caspian Gull, Polish-ringed first winter bird again this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1+ Great White Egret, Possibly 2 birds (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Wed 7 Oct 2026 Batford, 1 Stonechat, Male near manure heap in paddocks north of Batford at 13.00 today. (Darin Stanley)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, c.25 Golden Plover, Flying and calling in the damp (Paula moore)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 8 Pintail, Probably female or eclipse males
(Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Siskin (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Chiffchaff (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Water Rail (Robert Chapman)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Kingfisher (Robert Chapman)
Quinbury Farm nr Braughing, 3 Swallow, Over field just east of Quinbury farmhouse, (Steve Hughes)
Tue 6 Oct 2026 Baldock, 4 Stonechat, in field south of Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir )
Gobions Wood nr Brookmans Park [TL245035] 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Very elusive in scrub in paddocks,SW of c'pk. (Mark Smith)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Pintail, At least four, seen from the hide (Martin Johnson)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, Juvenile male showing well this afternoon near the jetty (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)
Watton at Stone [TL299209] 1 Stonechat, Single bird in ditch next to footpath (Nigel Denison)
Whitwell [TL180212] 1 Grey Wagtail (Martin Ketcher)
Whitwell [TL176223] 2 Grey Partridge, heard calling from behind hedge, possibly more than two (Martin Ketcher)
Mon 5 Oct 2026 Baldock [TL242343] 1 Osprey, Seen from Icknield Way at 2:30 circling over Ivel Springs before drifting off east (David Booth)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 1 Stonechat, Male along ditch (Paula moore)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 1 Raven, On radio mast (Paula moore)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 5 Corn Bunting, On overhead wires. Also good numbers of linnets and yellowhammers (Paula moore)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 5 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
King's Walden [TL162245] 1 Grey Wagtail (Martin Ketcher)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Raven, Overhead at least 4 interacting (Steve Carter )
St Albans [TL132052] 2 Raven, one circling high over Westfelds Farm working its way east, second calling from Park Wood to west. (Chris Hocking)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Green Sandpiper, Observed feeding in front of the hide. (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Egret (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ferruginous Duck, Far end of spit from the Jetty, mid morning. (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, 1 very close to the Jetty this morning. (Graham Summerfield )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ferruginous Duck, Between car park steps and overflow, looking towards hide. (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Grey Wagtail (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Swallow (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Egyptian Goose (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, Cemetery corner, close to embankment. (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Pintail, All from hide. (Nigel Webber)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL189051] 1 Great White Egret (Simon Errington)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL189051] 1 Little Egret (Simon Errington)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Bullfinch (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Raven (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Great White Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL193054] 1 Raven (Simon Errington)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196048] 1 Great White Egret (Simon Errington)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL193054] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Simon Errington)
Sun 4 Oct 2026 Baldock [TL242343] 1 Grey Partridge, Ivel Springs LNR (David Booth)
Baldock [TL242343] 1 Chiffchaff, Ivel Springs LNR (David Booth)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL268344] 3 Stonechat, Around Metal gate area (Mike Ilett)
Benington, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, Bird calling in tit flock in High Wood. Very mobile and only heard for three or four minutes
Ickleford [TL186313] 1 Grey Wagtail, Seen and heard by river in Burymead Springs reserve. (Steven Barrett)
Ickleford [TL186312] 2 Blackcap, , heard (Burymead Springs reserve). (Steven Barrett)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Stonechat, Near Otterspool (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Raven (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1+ Cetti's Warbler, Heard (Mike Gray)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 2+ Woodlark, At least 2 birds flew over Potwells SW first thing this morning. A probable additional 2 birds too (Rupert Evershed)
Preston [TL186243] 1 Chiffchaff, Feeding on insects on garden shrubs. (Lucy Alexander)
Redbournbury [TL121099] 1 Stonechat, male (Alan Gardiner )
Rye Meads [TL384104] 130 Lapwing, Gadwall Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 1 Green Sandpiper, Draper Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 1 Little Egret, Draper Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL384103] 4 Wigeon, Tern Hide (Graham Knight)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL197269] 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, St Ibbs Park (Callum Peel)
St Paul's Walden, 1 Goshawk, seen on footpath from St Pauls warden to Whitwell. Large bird of prey flew straight across field over my head and into woods. Bird had large grey wings & slow heavy wingbeats. I am familiar with birds of prey and this was not a Peregrine/Sparrowhawk. (Kevin Hornby)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Wigeon, From hide
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Pintail, From hide
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Green Sandpiper, From hide
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Egyptian Goose
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907133] 1 Rock Pipit, Along NE bank late morning (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907133] 1 Ferruginous Duck, Drake right of spit from jetty (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907133] 1 Garganey, Drake left of spit from jetty (James Reader)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196051] 1 Water Rail (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196051] 1+ Common Snipe, Heard only (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195051] 1 Great White Egret (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196051] 2+ Hobby (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195051] 1 Common Tern (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196051] 3 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)
West End nr Essendon [TL263095] 4 Redwing, Flew west over Hillend Farm, early evening (Mark Smith)
Wymondley Substation [TL205269] 1 Peregrine Falcon, On pylon (Callum Peel)
Wymondley Substation [TL203267] 1 Chiffchaff (Callum Peel)
Sat 3 Oct 2026 Batford [TL156149] 1 Raven, Cronking over Manor Rd (Andy Day)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 3 Stonechat, 1 male and 2 juvs in scrubby area by cooters end Lane. (Darin Stanley)
Harpenden [TL131150] 3 Raven, - flew cronking over the garden at rooftop height. (Tim Hill)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093] 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 pm - very noisy group heading south (Kim Hammond)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Goosander, Female on the weir pool. (Matt Holmes)
Kimpton [TL174187] 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, In dead oak, Kimpton Park (Callum Peel)
Kimpton [TL176180] 2 Yellowhammer, In hedgerow around fields south of Kimpton (Callum Peel)
Kimpton [TL176180] 2 Chiffchaff, In hedgerow around fields south of Kimpton (Callum Peel)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 7 Common Snipe, Behind East Pool. (Matt Holmes)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Grey Wagtail, By New River. (Matt Holmes)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Stonechat, Male. (Matt Holmes)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 6 Swallow, Flew south at Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 1 Ring Ouzel, Possible bird heard to call a couple of times from central hedge at Potwells but not seen (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 3 Common Snipe, Flew north over Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 3 House Martin, Flew south at Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL208028] 1 Ring Ouzel, First winter male in bushes by feeder at 9.30am before flying behind farm buildings (Rupert Evershed)
Stevenage [TL241274] c.3 Meadow Pipit, Flew South East
Stevenage [TL241274] 3+ Redwing, Flew East over fields
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Garganey, eclipse drake off jetty (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9+ Common Snipe (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 10 Pintail, 7 from the hide, 3 from the jetty (Ian Williams)
Fri 2 Oct 2026 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL376130] 1 Kingfisher, Heard along River Lea (Callum Peel)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Kingfisher (Theo)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Stonechat (Theo)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Common Snipe (Theo)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL128162] 2 Stonechat, pair by triangle of rough ground (Clifford Smout)
Heartwood Forest - Arboretum [TL175119] 2 Swallow, Flying southeast over Heartwood Forest Arboretum (Callum Peel)
Norton Green nr Stevenage [TL225235] 2 Stonechat, Along public footpath beside Norton Green tip. (Clive Harding )
Rye Meads [TL390100] 1 Great White Egret, seen from Draper Hide then chased by Heron to Gadwall lagoon (Rose Newbold )
Stapleford [TL316170] 2 Yellowhammer (Clive Harding )
Stapleford [TL316170] 1 Meadow Pipit (Clive Harding )
Stapleford [TL316170] 3 Swallow (Clive Harding )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 1 Garganey, viewed from the jetty (Chris Sharp)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret, Viewed from high viewpoint. ( Exposed mud has reduced to a third since earlier in the week due to a higher water level. ) (Mark Smith)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Hobby, Seen hunting dragonflies .Viewed from causeway ,mid afternoon (Mark Smith)
Thu 1 Oct 2026 Batford, 1 Stonechat, 2nd day in a row. 1 Juv seen feeding on fencing nearby Turners close in paddocks north of Batford. (Darin Stanley)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL189322] 2 Stonechat, at Hitchin Lavender (James Walsh)
Ellenbrook Fields, 36+ Meadow Pipit, Moving through (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL207085] 1 Grey Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL199087] 1 Swallow (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL206093] 1 Stonechat (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL192085] 1 Ring Ouzel (Andrew Steele)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL201092] 1+ Bullfinch (Andrew Steele)
Sawbridgeworth [TL479149] 1 Common Buzzard, Garden flyover (Graham Knight)
Stevenage [TL256254] 2 Redwing, over garden, heading south (Andy Day)
