Thu 17 Apr 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Sandpiper (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Tern (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Red-crested Pochard, Drake (Stuart Fox)
Baldock [TL261335] 1 Yellow Wagtail, Examination of photographs suggests subspecies 'Channel Wagtail' flava × flavissima at Baldock Model Aircraft strip. Pastel pale blue head with whitish throat. (Dean Cornish)
Braughing Friars [TL412246] 1 Whitethroat, In hedgerow alongside Friars Road (Steve Hughes)
Broxbourne GP [TL375072] 3 Whitethroat (David Carr)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202112] 1 Raven (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 3 Whitethroat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 4 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 6+ Lapwing, At least three territorial pairs. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 4+ Yellowhammer (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 2 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Harpenden, 1 Swallow, West End Farm (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Harpenden, 1 Chiffchaff, car park opp. West End Farm (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Harpenden, 1 Grey Wagtail, West End Farm (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works [TL150146] 1 Firecrest, have been here for over a month now seen calling every day and seen in foliage to west of old railway bridge at Harpenden STW. Difficult to locate now with all the foliage now. (Darin Stanley)
King's Walden [TL156249] 1 House Martin (Martin Ketcher)
King's Walden [TL156249] 2 Swallow (Martin Ketcher)
King's Walden [TL153247] 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Martin Ketcher)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181099] 2 Swallow (Chris Ruis)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181099] 2 Yellowhammer (Chris Ruis)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181099] 2 Whitethroat (Chris Ruis)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181099] 4 Linnet (Chris Ruis)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 3 Yellow Wagtail (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Darrel Bryant)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 10 Whitethroat (Darrel Bryant)
Redbournbury [TL122101] 2 Cetti's Warbler, singing. (Simon West)
Redbournbury [TL121101] 2 Sedge Warbler, singing. (Simon West)
Redbournbury [TL121100] 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Reeling intermittently on marsh from bridge late evening. (Simon West)
Redbournbury [TL121101] 3 Little Egret (Simon West)
Stocker's Farm, 6+ Swallow (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Wheatear, male on upper horse field (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Whitethroat (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Oystercatcher (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Egyptian Goose (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 3+ Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, c.4 Blackcap (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Yellowhammer (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 4+ Chiffchaff (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Bullfinch, female (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 2+ Cetti's Warbler (James Russell)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Kingfisher (James Russell)
Walkern, 20 Yellowhammer, Private site near Walkern - 20 Yellowhammer and 30 Corn Buntings feeding on grain dump.
Walkern, 30 Corn Bunting, Private site near Walkern - 30 Corn Buntings and 20 Yellowhammer feeding on grain dump.
Wed 16 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe, Still present and now getting it finery. Good view today from gate (Steve Hughes)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377129] 1 Common Sandpiper, Seen from White hide (Steve Hughes )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378127] 1 Common Tern, Resting with BH Gulls, disturbed by 2 Roe Deer swimming across lake! (Steve Hughes )
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261416] 1 White Wagtail (Mike Ilett)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261416] 10 Yellow Wagtail, Apparently over 20 last night (Mike Ilett)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL268344] 1 Whitethroat, heard near metal gate (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL265343] 2 Wheatear, 2 in fields to right of metal gate 0720 (Simon Crockford )
Batlers Green nr Radlett [TQ157986] 2 Linnet, Pair flying over (Josh Kalms)
Batlers Green nr Radlett [TQ157986] 1 Blackcap, Male (Josh Kalms)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4 Swallow (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Raven (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Singing by entrance from Coopers Green Lane (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4+ House Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4+ Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211106] 1 Lesser Whitethroat, singing by the entrance at 12.30 (Thom Shannon)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129164] 1 Lapwing, Sitting bird well hidden in a (currently) fallow field (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132168] 3 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Goffs Oak [TL325019] 2+ Swallow (Andrew Banks)
Therfield Heath, 1 Willow Warbler, Singing near the old rifle range (Paul Dunn)
Therfield Heath, 1 Whitethroat, Along track to Therfield where new pipeline crosses towards Greys Farm (Paul Dunn)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Yellow Wagtail, All males that briefly settled in front of the hide (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Egyptian Goose (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Wigeon (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Common Tern (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Pair on Drayton Bank in front of hide (Nigel Webber)
Tue 15 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe, visible from gate pm (David Hills)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 2 Red-crested Pochard, pair (David Hills)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road), c.6 Yellow Wagtail, on 2nd dung heap (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Whitethroat (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Wheatear, female in 2nd field right of the metal gate (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 3 Swallow (Ray Hooper)
Broxbourne GP [TL375072] 1 Whitethroat (David Carr)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 30+ Yellow Wagtail, After heavy rain this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 15+ Sand Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Blue-headed Wagtail, With Yellow Wags (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3+ White Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3+ Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 3+ Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 60+ Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 2+ House Martin (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 2 Whitethroat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 3+ Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3+ Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 60+ Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2+ House Martin (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Whitethroat (Steven Pearce)
Essendon, 1 Cuckoo, Calling on golf course (David Cartef)
Gobions Wood nr Brookmans Park, 2 Bullfinch, Pair, male and female, in scrub area SW of car park. (Mark Smith )
Gobions Wood nr Brookmans Park, 2 Swallow, Flew north late afternoon over scrub area. (Mark Smith )
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 3 Yellow Wagtail, moving through, late afternoon (John Pritchard)
Harpenden [TL109150] 1 Linnet, Carrying a very long piece of nesting material (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 7 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Rye Meads [TL386101] 1 Little Ringed Plover, from Draper Hide (David Hills)
Rye Meads [TL386101] 2 Shelduck, pair from Draper Hide (David Hills)
Rye Meads [TL386101] 1 Cuckoo, heard from Draper Hide (David Hills)
Rye Meads [TL386101] 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs - one on Lagoon 2 and one on Lagoon 3 (David Hills)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 20 Sand Martin, main lake ahead of rain shower (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 7 Swallow, main lake ahead of rain shower (Andy Day)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3 Mandarin, 2 males (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Reed Warbler, Singing male by lock 41 (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Grey Wagtail, By lock 41 (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Common Tern (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 6 Yellow Wagtail, In horse paddocks behind canal (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Little Gull, 11.15am.All in summer plumage (Paul East)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Phill Luckhurst)
Mon 14 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe, present at 11:40am. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 5 Red-crested Pochard, 3 female 1 male at Gt. Hardmead, plus another male on Sheepcote. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 8 Cetti's Warbler, seen and heard across 5 locations. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Reed Warbler, heard from James hide. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Sedge Warbler, heard from James hide.. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake [TL372133] 2 Blackcap, , male and female, in woods at southern end of lake. (Steven Barrett)
Codicote [TL215175] 2 Swallow, Perched on wire (Callum Peel)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212107] 1 Willow Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129163] 2 Whitethroat, Separate males (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129163] 1 Yellowhammer (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129163] 2 Lapwing, Displaying (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL128171] 1 Green Sandpiper, In ditch (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL128171] 2+ Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde, 1 Swallow, Over mill (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 House Martin, Over mill (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Sedge Warbler (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Common Snipe, Near mill. (Mike Russell)
East Hyde, 1 Raven (Mike Russell)
Ellenbrook Fields, 1 Whitethroat (Ann Doubleday )
Essendon, 1 Barn Owl (David Carter)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Willow Warbler, Singing in bushes near gate, leading to viewpoint, by Hogg Lane, mid afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, c.15 Swallow, On wires , Hogg Lane, late afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Ickleford Common [TL185335] 1 Cuckoo, 1 bird singing loudly in dense thicket, not seen. (Mel Barnett)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136] 2 Little Ringed Plover (Stuart Fox)
Kings Langley [TL078022] 1+ House Martin, Lone bird seen flying over Roman Gardens, the canal and Gaywoods lake. (J. Brady)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL200250] 2 Lapwing, Field by B656 near The Rusty Gun restaurant (Callum Peel)
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth [TQ069941] 1 Common Snipe (Anna Marett)
Redbournbury [TL122098] 2+ Reed Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122100] 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Very vocal at dusk best heard from public footpath (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122097] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122100] 2+ Common Snipe, Heard after dark (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122097] 3 Water Rail, 3 Between Voila Bridge and Shafford Farm (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122098] 5 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Between Voila Bridge and Shafford Farm (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL122099] 1 Sedge Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 2 Swallow, heading north over park (Andy Day)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137] 1 Sedge Warbler (James Reader )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137] 2 Common Tern (James Reader )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Common Tern (Nick Sinden )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1+ Mandarin, Drake (Nick Sinden )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher, Pair mating. (Nick Sinden )
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 3+ Blackcap, singing males (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 7+ Chiffchaff (James Russell)
Sun 13 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe, seen briefly late morning (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Wigeon (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 1 Willow Warbler (Jane Free )
Ashbrook nr Hitchin [TL202280] c.60 Linnet (Callum Peel)
Astonbury Wood nr Stevenage [TL276214] 3 Mandarin (Alan Ford)
Baldock, 1 Wheatear, male in fields between Weston Hills NR and Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 3 Whitethroat, In area between Weston Hills NR and Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 2 Yellow Wagtail, flew over fields between Weston Hills NR and Bush Wood (Jonathan Nasir)
Baldock, 1 Willow Warbler, singing at Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 3 Blackcap (David Booth)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 2 Chiffchaff, Two further males singing near Brocket Hall (David Booth)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 2 Mandarin (David Booth)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 15 Egyptian Goose, Two pairs with broods of 4 and 5 plus one pair in tree with male calling continually (David Booth)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 1 Whitethroat (David Booth)
Brocket Park [TL214126] 2 Chiffchaff, two males singing near Lemsford entrance in same area as first heard on 16/3 (David Booth)
Burnham Green nr Welwyn [TL261166] 1 Chiffchaff, Male singing for at least 10 days (David Booth)
Bury Green [TL455206] 2 Swallow, feeding over meadow. (Richard Melarange)
Bury Green [TL448217] 1 Chiffchaff, on overhead power line. (Richard Melarange)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Willow Warbler, Singing by entrance from Coopers Green Lane (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4+ Whitethroat, Around site (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 6+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Marsh Harrier, Female this morning on prey in field before heading east (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Flew over (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3+ Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Purple Heron, Appeared to circle up from Stanborough Lakes/Reedmarsh before heading high east. (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Flamstead village [TL075145] 1 Swallow (David McGrath)
Flamstead village [TL075145] 1 Linnet (David McGrath)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128084] 1 Sedge Warbler (John Pritchard)
Harpenden [TL119144] 1 Swallow, On wires (Clifford Smout)
Hemel Hempstead, 12 Red Kite, Group Of 12Circling overhead at Herbert Street, Old Town (Frank Manfield)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Kingfisher (Peter Eyres)
Ickleford [TL184322] 4 Swallow (Callum Peel)
Ickleford Common [TL185326] 3 Swallow (Callum Peel)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Little Ringed Plover (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Common Snipe (Peter Eyres)
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL113160] 1 Blackcap, Male (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL181099] 1 Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL182093] 2 Corn Bunting, 2 birds on the wires this morning (Andrew Steele)
Newnham [TL243376] 1 Corn Bunting (Clive Harding )
Redbourn Golf Course [TL101147] 1+ Yellowhammer, Near Friars Wash (Clifford Smout)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Willow Warbler (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1+ Whitethroat (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 3+ Sedge Warbler (John Pritchard)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253245] 1+ Willow Warbler, 1 - 2 singing birds Environmental Lake/ Farmhouse Channel (Tom Speller)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940] 1 Common Snipe (Anna Marett)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940] 1 Water Rail (Anna Marett)
The Withey Beds nr Rickmansworth [TQ078940] 1 Kingfisher (Anna Marett)
Thorley Street nr Bishop's Stortford [TL492186] 1 Kingfisher, flying south over River Stort. (Paul Melarange)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Reed Warbler (j taylor)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL193038] 2 Little Ringed Plover, On pool opposite old Willows Farm entrance. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL193038] 6 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 1 Oystercatcher (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Willow Warbler, Singing near farm. First heard 30 March (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Whitethroat (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 7 Chiffchaff, 7 heard singing on walk from model railway round main pit (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Little Ringed Plover, On sand near causeway (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Garden Warbler (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1+ Reed Warbler, At least one singing in reedbed, possibly two (David Booth)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195050] 2 Little Ringed Plover, On beach. (Steven Pearce)
Verulamium Park [TL138072] 2 Grey Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Weston [TL251293] 1 Yellowhammer, singing (Tom Speller)
Weston [TL254293] 1 Whitethroat (Tom Speller)
Sat 12 Apr 2025 Aldbury nr Tring, 1 Ring Ouzel, Herts end of Pitstone quarry (phill luckhurst)
Baldock [TL261334] 12+ Red Kite, near Baldock Model Aircraft Strip. Great thermal day. (Rick Pettengell)
Cheshunt Park [TL351040] 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040] 3 Blackcap, All males (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040] 1 Swallow (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040] 1 Willow Warbler, Heard not seen. (David Pausey )
Cheshunt Park [TL351040] 11+ Chiffchaff (David Pausey )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205109] 2 Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Whitethroat, in hedge near ruin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] c.10 Yellow Wagtail, difficult to count as commuting between pits and arable fields (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Mandarin, male (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Little Egret, flew in late morning (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Garganey, pair from 7.50am but had left site by 10am (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 6+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Croxley Common Moor [TQ081950] 1 Whitethroat (Chris Sharp)
East Hyde [TL131169] 1 Yellowhammer (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 4 Little Egret (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Flew out of ditch downstream (David Lyons)
Harpenden, 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing in undergrowth by bridge over River Lea, Westfield Road, at midday (Alan Jackson)
Harpenden [TL147109] 2 Willow Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - Langley Wood [TL161108] 1 Cuckoo, Heard singing briefly mid morning (Andrew Steele)
Kings Langley [TL075028] 1 Blackcap, Male singing in trees by Kings Langley lock. (J. Brady)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper (Matt Allen)
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth [TQ068941] 1 Common Snipe, Feeding on ex flooded field (Anna Marett)
Nup End nr Knebworth [TL225198] 1 Swallow (Andy Day)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL162299] 2 Mandarin
Stanstead Abbotts, 4 Common Snipe, Marsh lane flood (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 6 Cetti's Warbler (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 10 Chiffchaff (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 7 Blackcap (Jane Free)
Stevenage, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Vista House (Kevin Widgery)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253249] 1 Willow Warbler, Farmhouse channel (Andy Day)
Symondshyde Farm nr St Albans [TL202111] 1 Whitethroat (Andrew Steele)
Symondshyde Great Wood - Titnol's Wood [TL2020122] 1 Swallow (Wendy Cobb)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Reed Warbler (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Arctic Tern (phill luckhurst)
Verulamium Park [TL139072] 2 Grey Wagtail, model boat lake (Bill Free)
Fri 11 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Snipe, Edge of island with little-ringed plovers on (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard from viewpoint (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Willow Warbler (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Whitethroat (Stuart Fox)
Ashwell, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Dunton Lodge Farm (on 2nd dung heap) (Geoff Young)
Ashwell, 2 Meadow Pipit, Dunton Lodge Farm (on 2nd dung heap) (Geoff Young)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL257406] 25 Fieldfare, Common Lane, Ashwell End (Andy Day)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL193326] 1 Cuckoo, One Cuckoo flying over Hitchin Lavender farm heading north towards Blue Lagoon in Arlesey. (Rob)
Coopers Green GPs - Beech Farm GP [TL189090] 2 Swallow (Callum Peel)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Whitethroat, In hedgerow at Symondshyde Farm end of track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2+ Swallow (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4+ Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Sand Martin (Rupert Evershed)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Ditch. (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 4 Little Egret (David Lyons)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL195084] 1 Bullfinch (Alan Gardiner)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL195084] 1 Raven (Alan Gardiner)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL195084] 3 Whitethroat (Alan Gardiner)
Essendon, 1 Cuckoo, Calling (David Carter )
Kings Langley, 2 Mandarin, Pair by Home Park Lock this morning. (J.Brady)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ127993] 2 Common Snipe (Andrew Steele)
Standon [TL405223] 2 Yellow Wagtail (John Chitham)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200041] 4+ Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL202042] c.35 Sand Martin (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200041] 3 Little Ringed Plover (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201041] 1 Meadow Pipit (Andrew Steele)
Thu 10 Apr 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover, On the spit from the viewpoint (3) and the island (1) (Chris Holtby)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Common Snipe (Chris Holtby)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Sedge Warbler, singing in reeds near Gladwin Hide (Chris Holtby)
Batford [TL146150] 1 Redwing, near the bridge over the river in the nature reserve (C Luckhurst)
Batford, 2 Chiffchaff, at the Springs (Francis Dowley)
Batford, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, at the Springs (Francis Dowley)
Bushey [TQ121976] 10+ Red Kite, I saw 8 in a tree and 2 in the sky. This is the maximum I have seen this year. Normally there are between 2 to 6.
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202111] 1 Whitethroat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] c.30 Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 5+ Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205109] 50+ Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 2+ Sand Martin (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 4 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde, 2+ Little Egret, Two near farm. Singles seen elsewhere. (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, In ditch. (David Lyons)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176123] 37 Meadow Pipit (Jamie Brown)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176123] 3 Yellowhammer (Jamie Brown)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176123] 2 Willow Warbler (Jamie Brown)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176123] 1 Whitethroat (Jamie Brown)
Knebworth Woods (exact wood name not specified), 1 Marsh Tit (Clive Harding )
Lemsford Springs [TL222121] 1 Green Sandpiper, Watercress lagoon (Callum Peel)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 2 Chiffchaff (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 2 Linnet (Clive Harding )
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Redwing (Clive Harding )
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL197270] 2+ Chiffchaff, Singing birds around St Ibbs Park (Callum Peel)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL198267] 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, St Ibbs Park (Callum Peel)
Stevenage [TL240239] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Perched on scaffolding near top of NE corner of Vista Tower in New Town Centre (Stephen Prower)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 9 Chiffchaff, scattered around park (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 3 Blackcap, singing males (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 2 Willow Warbler, in bushes at south end of Millennium lake (Andy Day)
Stocker's Farm [TQ052933] 9 Swallow (Anna Marett)
Tewin, 2 Swallow, Flew east over scrub, early evening. (Mark Smith )
Tewin, 2 Stonechat, Male and female in scrub south of Tewin village near road, early evening. (Mark Smith )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Goldeneye, Female this morning (Jenny Baker)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Yellow Wagtail, Seen this morning (Jenny Baker)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Common Tern, Seen this morning (Jenny Baker)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196052] 5 Blackcap (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196052] 2 Reed Warbler, singing (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196052] 7 Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Wallington [TL290333] 1 Common Sandpiper, Feeding around rapidly drying seasonal pools. (Ian Hall)
Wed 9 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake, 1 Red-necked Grebe, summer plumaged bird glimpsed (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard, two drakes and duck (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Sand Martin (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing near viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Lapwing, song and display from one bird (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Sandpiper, on spit in front of viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Little Ringed Plover, very noisy and territorial in front of viewpoint, with two males at one point in fierce battle! (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Oystercatcher, pair on south island (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 7+ Common Snipe (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 2 Swallow (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 10 House Martin (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Tumbling Bay Lake, 90 Sand Martin (Murray Orchard)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road), 11 Yellow Wagtail, males on second dung heap at 15:00 (Allan Stewart)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL260416] 1 Meadow Pipit, on dung heap (Murray Orchard)
Baldock [TL261334] 4 Linnet, on model aircraft strip (Murray Orchard)
Baldock [TL261334] 6 Meadow Pipit, feeding on model aircraft strip (Murray Orchard)
Baldock [TL261334] 1 Corn Bunting, singing near model aircraft strip (Murray Orchard)
Baldock, 1 Wheatear, male, model airplane strip (Tom Speller)
Berrybushes Wood nr Kings Langley [TL067008] 1 Firecrest, on the north side of the wood (C Luckhurst)
East Hyde, 1 Egyptian Goose, near farm (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1+ Green Sandpiper, 1 near farm, 1 in ditch a few minutes later. Thought to be same individual. (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 2+ Little Egret, 2 near farm, one earlier near bridge (David Lyons)
Essendon, 1 Barn Owl (David Carter)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 3 Wigeon, 2 male,1 female (Allan Stewart)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 20+ Swallow (Allan Stewart)
Kings Langley [TL076027] 1+ Blackcap, Male with nesting materials in its beak singing from trees by the canal this morning. (J.Brady)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102163] 1 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Northchurch [SP976088] 2 Mandarin, pair on Grand Union Canal (Colin Everett)
Norton Green nr Stevenage, 1 Stone Curlew, bird flushed from ground at 10.03 flew low west . no further sign by 11am (Darrel Bryant)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Goldeneye, male eclipse (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 6 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 7 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Willow Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Watford [TQ096986] 1 Raven, chased off by crows over Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Weston [TL260303] 1 Swallow, over Fore Street (Andy Day)
Tue 8 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake, 1 Red-necked Grebe (Ray Hooper )
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 5 Sedge Warbler (Graham White)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 1 Reed Warbler (Graham White)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 1 Garden Warbler (Graham White)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Ray Hooper )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Common Snipe (Ray Hooper )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5 Red-crested Pochard (Ray Hooper )
Baldock [TL260332] 1 Yellow Wagtail, On model aircraft airfield (David Booth)
Baldock [TL260332] 1 Corn Bunting, near model aircraft airfield (David Booth)
Baldock [TL260332] 2 Swallow, Flew through model aircraft airfield (David Booth)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL268334] 1 Lapwing, seen in flight from metal gate (Andy Day)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Jeff Bailey)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Jeff Bailey)
East Hyde, 3+ Little Egret (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 2 Little Egret (Francis Dowley)
East Hyde, 1 Chiffchaff (Francis Dowley)
East Hyde, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Francis Dowley)
High Wych nr Sawbridgeworth [TL471144] 1 Lesser Whitethroat, One sang twice at Rivers orchard mid morning. (Laurence Drummond)
Kinsbourne Green pit, 1 Little Ringed Plover, On small promontory. (David Lyons)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL183098] 1 Sand Martin, Flew over (Rupert Evershed)
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL183098] 1 Swallow, Flew over (Rupert Evershed)
Oak Farm nr St Albans [TL187092] 1 Goshawk, Adult bird over Oak Wood then over Hook Wood before heading towards Symondshyde Wood. Later seen circling very high over Symondshyde Wood with group of kites and buzzards. (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Both birds on the roof of the nave at the cathedral (Jeff Bailey)
Stevenage [TL232269] 1 Grey Wagtail, Wesleyan Road, Forster Park (Andy Day)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Lapwing (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, c.6 Swallow (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Meadow Pipit (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Oystercatcher (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1+ Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Willow Warbler, adjoining trees (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Farm, 2+ Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 5+ Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 1+ Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Sedge Warbler, singing near Heron watchpoint (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 8 Egyptian Goose (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 2+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Kingfisher (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Swallow (William Atkinson)
Stocker's Lake, 4+ Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Mon 7 Apr 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Chiffchaff (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 7 Egyptian Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Swallow (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Little Ringed Plover, pair (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Green Sandpiper (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Blackcap, male (Allan Stewart)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe (David Hills)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 2 Red-crested Pochard, male & female (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 5 Red-crested Pochard, 3 males & 2 females (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL425158] 30+ Sand Martin (Micky Orme)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Common Snipe (Mr Gary Southam)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 3+ Yellow Wagtail, on second dung heap along road (Steve Hughes)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 2 White Wagtail, dung heap (Tom Speller)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 5+ Yellow Wagtail, dung heap (Tom Speller)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261417] 2 Corn Bunting, dung heap (Tom Speller)
Barkway [TL384355] 2 Marsh Tit
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 10+ Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2+ White Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 16+ Little Ringed Plover, This evening including 14 together at far end of main pit (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 10+ Swallow (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Sand Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 5+ Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon [TL296369] 2 Grey Partridge (Tom Speller)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL134165] 1 Swallow (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL133165] 1 House Martin (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Common Snipe (David Lyons)
Elstree, 8 Red Kite (Allan Stewart)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL124087] 9+ Fieldfare, In tall lime (John Pritchard)
Hatfield Garden Village [TL220112] 29+ Golden Plover, In field west of Stanborough village: north of Coopers Green Lane, east of Green Lanes. (Steven Pearce)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Chiffchaff (Allan Stewart)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Common Tern (Allan Stewart)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 10+ Little Gull, at 3pm. Difficult viewing at long range. (Steve Murray)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL200250] 2 Lapwing, seen here a few times recently. Possibly displaying over fields (Callum Peel)
Quickswood Farm nr Baldock [TL273329] 4+ Yellowhammer (Tom Speller)
Stanstead Abbotts, 1 Grey Wagtail, Marsh lane flood (Jane Free )
Stanstead Abbotts, 2 Yellow Wagtail, males, Marsh lane flood (Jane Free )
Stanstead Abbotts, 1 Green Sandpiper, Marsh lane flood (Jane Free )
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 2 Swallow, main lake briefly (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 9 Chiffchaff, 9 singing (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 10 Blackcap, 9 singing males (Fairlands Birders)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Sandwich Tern (Dave Watson)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP920138] 2 Mandarin (Andrew Steele)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP918136] 1+ Oystercatcher (Andrew Steele)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP920137] 1 Other, Black Swan (Andrew Steele)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res [SP917134] 1 Great White Egret (Andrew Steele)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Egyptian Goose, From the hide (Brendon Fagan)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Oystercatcher, From the hide (Brendon Fagan)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Brambling, male along path from old overflow to hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spoonbill, still early morning (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Tern (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Shelduck (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Whitethroat, Singing from the hedge near to the jetty. (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spoonbill, Immature seen early morning and roosting in front of the hide this evening. (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Tern (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Egret (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Redshank, Near the hide this evening. (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Little Gull, Adults, mainly W/P, some transitional. (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Green Sandpiper (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Little Gull (Paul East)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Tern (Terry Lewis )
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Blackcap (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Kingfisher (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Egret, flying over (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Grey Wagtail, adjacent stretch of canal (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Willow Warbler (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Sun 6 Apr 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew, redhead still present opposite sluice, with Goldeneye (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Goldeneye, drake and duck still present opposite sluice (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 17 Common Snipe, on spit, islands and far bank from viiewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Blackcap, heard singing from viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Ringed Plover, on island opposite viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing near viewpoint (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Lapwing (Murray Orchard)
Benington, 1 Redstart, male caught and ringed.
Benington, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Single singing male.
Benington, 1 Swallow, west.
Coopers Green GPs - main GP, 6 Yellow Wagtail (Stuart Fox)
Coopers Green GPs - main GP, 2 Mandarin (Stuart Fox)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 2 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 1 Raven, Flew ove site (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 6+ Swallow (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 6+ Sand Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 2 Wheatear, male & female in arable field behind middle pool again (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 10+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 1 Blackcap, singing by cottages (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 4 Pintail, 2 pairs still (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208112] 2 House Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Croxley Common Moor, 4 Chiffchaff (Geoff Young)
Gobions Wood nr Brookmans Park, 1 Firecrest, Singing. (Phil Rhodes )
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL126085] 3 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128082] 3 Lapwing (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL125087] 2+ Fieldfare (John Pritchard)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068108] 8 Fieldfare, still, in fields off Cupid Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Ickleford Sewage Treatment Works [TL162297] 1 Cuckoo (Stuart Pittman)
Kings Langley [TL077020] 2+ Chiffchaff, flitting between tall trees adjacent to the canal. (J.Brady)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL137003] 4 Swallow (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ128992] 2 Little Egret (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ128992] 1 Common Snipe (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ129995] 4 Lapwing (Andrew Steele)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL137003] c.10 Redwing (Andrew Steele)
Northaw, 6 Swallow, Started with a pair this morning, now 6 swallows circling over village (Sam fuller)
Redbourn [TL088134] 21+ Yellowhammer, large group feeding on freshly sown field of spring wheat at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 2 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 3 Cetti's Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 14 Golden Plover, flock in flight high over Veolia access road (Alan Gardiner)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Yellow Wagtail (John Pritchard)
Standon [TL393222] 2 Mandarin, pair in donkey field behind PaperMill house (Steve Hughes)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 8 Egyptian Goose, 2 adults with 6 goslings (Jane Free)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253242] 1 Willow Warbler, south end of Millennium Lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253242] 4 Chiffchaff, singing at various locations (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL254241] 1 Fieldfare, over Main Lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253242] 4 Blackcap, singing at various locations (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253242] 2 Red Kite (Andy Day)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Blackcap (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Lapwing (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Wigeon (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Farm, 8 Swallow (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Egyptian Goose (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Blackcap (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Sand Martin, high over heronry (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 10 Chiffchaff (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 6 Little Egret, in heronry (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Egyptian Goose (Shaan Purohit)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Shaan Purohit)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin, pair (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Redshank (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret, flew east early morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Little Ringed Plover, pair and single male. Pair flew off high at 9am (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Egyptian Goose (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Goldeneye, single female (not present yesterday) (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spoonbill, immature late evening, found by Dave Bilcock (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Sedge Warbler, first of the year (john taylor)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Farm [TL200043] 3 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Farm [TL200043] 2 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Farm [TL200043] 1+ Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Farm [TL200043] 1 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL202042] c.8 Sand Martin (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200041] 3 Little Ringed Plover (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201042] 2 Swallow (Andrew Steele)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 2 Oystercatcher (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL188044] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Wareside [TL394156] 4 House Martin
Waterford Marsh, 2 Mandarin, male and female on the Beane (Peter Eyres)
Sat 5 Apr 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Tern (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, c.20 Sand Martin, my first in mixed group of hirundines (Louise Turner )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, c.10 Swallow, my first in mixed group of hirundines (Louise Turner )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, c.15 House Martin, my first in mixed group of hirundines (Louise Turner )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Blackcap (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Swallow (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 10 Common Snipe (Stuart Fox)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Marsh Harrier, over fields Nr Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Chiswell Green nr St Albans [TL134046] 1 Swallow, over my garden (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Wheatear, In big arable field behind middle pool (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4+ Little Ringed Plover (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Golden Plover, In big arable field (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4 Pintail, 2 pairs (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Little Owl (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] c.50 Fieldfare (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Shelduck (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Swallow (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Sand Martin (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 6 Mandarin (Steven Pearce)
Gatesbury nr Puckeridge, 1 Mandarin, Male flying along Rib (Paula moore)
Kings Langley [TL076023] 1+ House Martin, my first sighting of the year. At least one house martin feeding over Gaywoods lake. (J.Brady)
Redbourn [TL093130] 1 Chiffchaff, first of the year moving along hedgerow at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbournbury [TL123097] 2+ Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL121101] 1+ Yellow Wagtail, 1 or 2 birds (Andrew Steele)
Redbournbury [TL123097] 1 Water Rail (Andrew Steele)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Redpoll, one still coming to garden feeder (John Pritchard)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Common Sandpiper (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 1 Swallow (Jane Free)
Stocker's Farm, 4 Sand Martin, early morning. (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Lapwing (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Farm, 10 Swallow, early morning. (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Egyptian Goose (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Goldeneye, seen from the causeway. (Geoff Young)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP904132] 9+ Little Gull, 1 actively foraging, 8 in group on surface. 15:00 (Rob Souter)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Peregrine Falcon (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 3 House Martin (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Swallow (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 2 Blackcap, singing (James Russell)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 3+ Chiffchaff (James Russell)
Fri 4 Apr 2025 Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake, 1 Red-necked Grebe (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Oystercatcher, on island in front of Gladwin Hide (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Smew (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Ringed Plover, on an island viewed from Viewpoint (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Goldeneye (David Lyons)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 5+ Common Snipe (Paul Gymer)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 6+ Cetti's Warbler, singing (Paul Gymer)
Batford, 2 Swallow, Seen flying over paddocks north of Batford. First for the year. (Darin Stanley)
Braughing Friars [TL413247] 1 Willow Warbler, Heard in woods on edge of Braughing Friars (Steve Hughes)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 4 Red-crested Pochard, All males (Sean Moore)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Redshank (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 1 Corn Bunting (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211108] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111] 2 Barnacle Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215109] 3 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215109] 2 Pintail, a pair. (Steven Pearce)
Croxley Common Moor, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Shaan Purohit)
Croxley Common Moor, 12+ Chiffchaff (Shaan Purohit)
East Hyde, 1 Common Snipe, In slip stream by the River Lea seen from bridge on Tharles End Lane mid afternoon. (Darin Stanley)
East Hyde, 2 Yellowhammer, Flushed from cycle path between East Hyde and harpenden. (Darin Stanley)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, In ditch (David Lyons)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 3 Mandarin (Shaan Purohit)
Hampermill Lake nr Watford, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (Shaan Purohit)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works, 1 Firecrest, on footpath near bridge (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit, 3 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Langley nr Stevenage [TL220231] 2 Mandarin, Male & female (Alan Ford )
Lemsford Springs, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Chiffchaff (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Green Sandpiper (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL200250] 2 Lapwing, Fields beside B651 near The Rusty Gun restaurant (Callum Peel)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Kingfisher, Pair (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Raven (Steve Carter )
Moor Lane nr Rickmansworth, 3 Lapwing, displaying (Steve Carter )
Nashe's Farm nr St Albans [TL182096] 1 Corn Bunting (Andrew Steele)
Oaks Cross Farm nr Stevenage, 1 Swallow (Ray Hooper)
OTHER (give details in comments box), 1 Blackcap, brightwell's farm (Shaan Purohit)
OTHER (give details in comments box), 1 Meadow Pipit, Brightwell's farm (Shaan Purohit)
Oxhey, 1 Blackcap, Oxhey Village singing near shed for Paddock Road allotments. (Geoff Young)
Oxhey, 1 Chiffchaff, Oxhey Village singing near shed for Paddock Road allotments. (Geoff Young)
Panshanger Park [TL302122] 1 House Martin (Tracey Burrows)
Panshanger Park [TL302122] 1 Swallow (Tracey Burrows)
Panshanger Park [TL298129] 1 Willow Warbler (Tracey Burrows)
Rush Green / Letchmore Farm nr Stevenage [TL207239] 20+ Red Kite, Circling low over B656 (Callum Peel)
Rye Meads, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Stuart Fox)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 4 House Martin, first ones back at the local colony (John Pritchard)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Singing (Jeff Bailey)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 2 Bullfinch, A pair in old orchard (Jeff Bailey)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 1 Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Stocker's Farm, 6 Swallow (Sean Moore)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Oystercatcher (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Wigeon (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 1 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Wigeon (Sean Moore)
Stocker's Lake, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Sean Moore)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Sean Moore)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 12 Egyptian Goose, Near farm shop field (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Dunlin, Far right on split (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3+ Blackcap (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin, Pair right of split (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Green Sandpiper (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9+ Chiffchaff, All singing (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2+ Little Egret (Gary Hinton et al)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Vanstones Park nr Codicote, 1 Firecrest, singing repeatedly 11.30-11.45 in conifers west of landscaping shop (Alex Trollope)
Thu 3 Apr 2025 Aldbury nr Tring [SP949138] 1 Raven, Raven mobbing a buzzard over Aldbury Nowers nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Aldbury nr Tring [SP950138] 2+ Chiffchaff, Singing at Aldbury Nowers nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Aldenham Park, 3 Egyptian Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Blackcap, pair (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 3 Chiffchaff (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Allan Stewart)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Swallow (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 3 Little Ringed Plover, at 13:55. (William Bishop)
Ashridge Forest [SP986133] 2 Mandarin, pair flying through Ashridge Golf Club grounds (Colin Everett)
Bozen Green nr Braughing [TL411270] 1 Raven, flying overhead and very vocal (Steve Hughes)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL191325] 6+ Corn Bunting, at least six singing males at Hitchin Lavender.
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL191323] 2 Swallow, Feeding high above the Lavender Fields.
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Rock Pipit, appears to be the same individual found a couple of weeks ago . Favouring the area around the metal gate (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Mandarin (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4 Pintail, 2 male and 2 female (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2nd Winter birds (Brendon Fagan)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Pintail, 2m & 1f. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213109] 2 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 2 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 5 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212111] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL128162] 1 Linnet, female (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134164] 1 Yellowhammer (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, feeding in slip stream by the River Lea seen from bridge at Thrales End Lane at 18.30 (Darin Stanley)
East Hyde, 1 Water Rail, feeding in slip stream by the River Lea. Seen from bridge at Tharles End Lane at 18.30 (Darin Stanley)
Ellenbrook Fields, 2 Stonechat (John Yates)
Ellenbrook Fields, 5 Chiffchaff (John Yates)
Elstree, 4 Swallow (Allan Stewart)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176117] 9+ Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176117] 2 Yellowhammer (Alan Gardiner)
Heartwood Forest - E of B651 [TL176117] c.2 Linnet (Alan Gardiner)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086094] 1 Swallow (Kim Hammond)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Swallow (Allan Stewart)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 2 Little Gull (Allan Stewart)
Little Almshoe nr Hitchin [TL200251] 1 Lapwing, Flying over B656 near The Rusty Gun restaurant (Callum Peel)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Water Rail (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 4 Lapwing (Tony Bates)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL207293] 1 Blackcap, Singing (Callum Peel)
Redericks Farm nr Harlow, 1 Swallow (Alan Harris)
Roxley Court nr Letchworth [TL226297] 1 Chiffchaff (Tom Speller)
Roxley Court nr Letchworth [TL226297] 1 Blackcap (Tom Speller)
Stanstead Abbotts, 1 Green Sandpiper, still on Marsh Lane flood (Jane Free)
Stanstead Abbotts, 4 Common Snipe, Marsh Lane flood (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 4 Chiffchaff, singing at various locations (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 3 Blackcap, various, locations (Andy Day)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Lapwing (Roger Dewey)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Oystercatcher, on flooded field. (Roger Dewey)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 1 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 1 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Wigeon (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 2 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Farm, 1 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Roger Dewey)
Stocker's Lake, 9 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Willow Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Red Kite (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Wed 2 Apr 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Chiffchaff (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Egyptian Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Blackcap, male (Allan Stewart)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake, 1 Red-necked Grebe, far end of lake. Still difficult viewing through metal fence. Bird is now in summer plumage (Jeff Bailey)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochard, From main viewpoint (Jeff Bailey)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 12 Common Snipe (Jeff Bailey)
Archer's Green nr Tewin [TL274135] 1 Blackcap, along the Mimram. First singing bird of the year for me. (Callum Peel)
Ayot St Lawrence [TL196165] c.20 Yellowhammer, 20-30 in field and hedge with Chaffinches (Callum Peel)
Bury Green [TL456209] 1 Chiffchaff, in Stocking Wood. (Richard Melarange)
Cassiobury Park, 8+ Mandarin, spread between weir pond, canal, under feeders and in flight. Maybe up to 13 (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Little Egret (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Wood Duck, male (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 6+ Chiffchaff (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 4+ Blackcap (Pinner RSPB Group)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214109] 1 Shelduck (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211107] 1 Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Pintail, pair and another male seen (the latter swam from an obscured part of the lagoon - it's likely the other female was hidden from my sight). (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211107] 2+ Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211107] 4 Mandarin, 2 pairs. (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde, 1 Common Snipe, Ditch (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 2 Swallow, Over ditch / meadow (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL131170] 3 Little Egret, 3 in air together (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Ditch (David Lyons)
Elstree, 54 Fieldfare (Allan Stewart)
Elstree, 1 Redwing (Allan Stewart)
Harpenden [TL118143] 1 Lapwing, Flying over near Fiveways (Clifford Smout)
Harpenden [TL128150] 1 Chiffchaff, by Luton Road (Clifford Smout)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Nick Sinden )
Kinsbourne Green nr Harpenden [TL108152] 1 Chiffchaff (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 9 Fieldfare (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs [TL253115] 3 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold )
Lemsford Springs [TL253115] 2 Fieldfare, next to Main Hide (Rose Newbold )
Lemsford Springs [TL253115] 2 Mandarin, male and female in river (Rose Newbold )
Markyate [TL058163] 1 Siskin, in Cherry tree in back garden (Mike Lucken)
Radwell nr Baldock, 1 Firecrest, singing in parking area opposite pond (Ray Hooper)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL101145] 1 Lapwing, on ground near Friars Wash (Clifford Smout)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Swallow, first one of the year back at local stables (John Pritchard)
St Albans [TL144076] 1 Peregrine Falcon, over Folly Lane (Callum Peel)
Stapleford [TL308169] 1 Blackcap, bird singing near the village - first of the year for me . (Nigel Denison)
Stevenage [TL262270] 1 Blackcap, Hangbois Wood, Great Ashby (Tom Speller)
Stevenage [TL262270] 1 Chiffchaff, Hangbois Wood, Great Ashby (Tom Speller)
Stocker's Farm, 3 Swallow (John Newson)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Little Ringed Plover, on flooded field. Very mobile (John Newson)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Blackcap, singing by River Colne (John Newson)
Twyford Bury Farm nr Bishop's Stortford, 1 Swallow, my first of the year here. (James Russell)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL197052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Singing by viewpoint (Alan Gardiner)
Tue 1 Apr 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Blackcap, male (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Chiffchaff (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Allan Stewart)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 2 Red-crested Pochard, male & female (David Hills)
Amwell GP - Sheepcote Farm Lake [TL373127] 1 Red-necked Grebe, still present (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL380122] 2 Red-crested Pochard, male & female opposite viewpoint (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 2 Goldeneye, male & female from Gladwin hide (David Hills)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Little Ringed Plover, dropped in around 6pm (Jane Free)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111] 2 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215109] 4 Pintail, 2 pairs (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 3 Little Ringed Plover (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde, 1 Little Egret, In stream beyond ditch (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL128171] 1 Water Rail (David Lyons)
East Hyde, 1 Green Sandpiper, Ditch (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL128171] 1 Common Snipe (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL129171] 1 Little Egret (David Lyons)
East Hyde [TL129171] 1 Green Sandpiper (David Lyons)
Elstree, 1 Redwing (Allan Stewart)
Elstree, 54 Fieldfare (Allan Stewart)
Gatesbury nr Puckeridge [TL393238] 1 Kingfisher, Gatesbury pond (Murray Orchard)
Gatesbury nr Puckeridge [TL394239] 2 Red Kite (Murray Orchard)
Harpenden Sewage Treatment Works [TL150146] 1 Firecrest, Still there this evening (David Lyons)
Hilfield Park Reservoir, 10 Swallow (Nick Sinden )
Lemsford Springs [TL221122] 1 Chiffchaff, Singing bird (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120] 1 Swallow, Flying north. My first swallow of the spring (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs [TL222119] 1 Grey Wagtail, Watercress beds (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs [TL222120] 1 Green Sandpiper, Watercress beds (Callum Peel)
Lemsford Springs [TL223118] 2 Mandarin, Pair on watercress beds (Callum Peel)
Lilley [TL115271] 1 Swallow (Steve Clark)
Little Hadham [TL440194] 1 Blackcap, male in blackthorn thicket. (Richard Melarange)
Little Hadham [TL451205] 1 Chiffchaff, in Harvey Wood. (Richard Melarange)
Maple Cross, 1 Raven, over garden Denham way (Steve Carter )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Little Owl (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Blackcap (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Grey Wagtail (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Raven (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 18 Linnet (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 4 Lapwing (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Mandarin (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 6 Chiffchaff (Tony Bates)
Potten End [TL013090] 1 Blackcap, singing male in trees, Hedgeside road (James Reader )
Puckeridge [TL390233] 1 Blackcap, singing male, first local bird of spring (Murray Orchard)
Puckeridge [TL391234] 2 Chiffchaff, singing males (Murray Orchard)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 3 Little Ringed Plover, from both Gadwall and Draper hides (David Hills)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 2 Green Sandpiper, from Gadwall hide (David Hills)
Stevenage [TL234243] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Circled low over gardens in Bedwell Second bird possibly accompanying it also seen at same time but not i/d (Stephen Prower)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 6 Sand Martin (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP919138] 3 Swallow, In the cool wind and overcast skies c07.30. (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 2 Mandarin, pair (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Green Sandpiper, on spit (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Oystercatcher (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Egyptian Goose (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Swallow, the only hirundine! (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Blackcap (Nigel Webber)
Wallington [TL295332] 1 Marsh Tit (Ian Hall)
Ware [TL393148] 2 Grey Wagtail (Martin Ketcher)
Watford [TQ115954] 2 Grey Wagtail, Oxhey Park. Pair feeding on River Colne. (Paul Baxter)
