Thu 30 Oct 2025 Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Jack Snipe (Ray Hooper)
Knebworth Woods - Pigeonswick [TL227228] 1 Fieldfare, over (Tom Speller)
Knebworth Woods - Pigeonswick [TL224228] 1 Redpoll, flyover (Tom Speller)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove [TL229230] 2+ Marsh Tit, two along path midway down & 2 near Norton Green common - same or different birds? (Tom Speller)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL195047] c.6 Fieldfare (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 3 Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL197056] c.4 Siskin (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL196049] 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL193054] 1 Water Rail, heard (Alan Gardiner)
Watford [TQ117959] 2 Peregrine Falcon, Pylon by Colne crossing,Waterfields Way;second bird on YMCA (half mile distant but in clear sight line of each other) (David Denham)
Wed 29 Oct 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 28 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Ashwell [TL261400] 1 Kingfisher, flying along ditch near Buttway (Andy Day)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL260416] 3 Meadow Pipit, 2nd muck heap (Andy Day )
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL260416] 2 Stonechat, m & f in weedy field by 2nd muck heap (Andy Day )
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL260416] 20 Linnet, single flock (Andy Day )
Bovingdon [TL027052] 3 Redwing, possibly also seen raiding berries in Ramacre Wood (Axel Kirby)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109] 2 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209105] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Jack Snipe (Ray Hooper)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Mandarin (Ray Hooper)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Crossbill, briefly on top of tall conifer (John Pritchard)
Tewin [TL273142] 3+ Stonechat, two males; SE of Tewin (Clifford Smout)
Verulamium Park [TL141068] 1 Kingfisher (Alan Gardiner)
Verulamium Park [TL141068] 2 Grey Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Verulamium Park [TL140069] 8 Egyptian Goose (Alan Gardiner)
Tue 28 Oct 2025 Cassiobury Park [TQ092968] 4 Redpoll, flew west over car park at 10am (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park [TQ090974] 20+ Siskin, dotted around the nature reserve (Ian Bennell)
Cassiobury Park [TQ088967] 3 Firecrest (Ian Bennell)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet (Ray Hooper)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Jack Snipe, On mud between pools (Ray Hooper)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Raven (Ray Hooper)
Great Amwell, 1 Bittern, Showing with a brief flight in the reedbed across to the left of the main hide. (Mick Slatter )
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339137] 6+ Stonechat, on Parkmead (Andy Bartlett)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Common Buzzard (Clifford Smout)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Water Rail (Steve Carter )
Tewin, c.5 Stonechat, in fields sourh east of Tewin village. (Mark Smith )
Tewin, 1 Dartford Warbler, seen late afternoon in grassy fields south east of Tewin village on and off for 15 -20 minutes. Favouring the isolated bramble clumps and keeping close to several stonechats. (Mark Smith )
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Water Rail, feeding in channel. (Mark Smith)
Tewinbury Reserve, 2 Grey Wagtail (Mark Smith)
Tewinbury Reserve, 6 Little Egret, feeding channel or cut in reeds. Water levels very low exposing a lot of mud. (Mark Smith)
Tewinbury Reserve, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard only (Mark Smith)
Watford [TQ096986] 1 Raven, calling over Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986] 8 Ring-necked Parakeet (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986] 1 Grey Wagtail (Nick Harris)
Watford [TQ096986] 1 Siskin, on feeder in Cheslyn Gardens (Nick Harris)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Black Redstart, female / juv at Black Barn on roof and in courtyard at 3:30pm (Andy Ryde)
Mon 27 Oct 2025 Ashridge Forest [SP974116] c.60 Redpoll (John Taylor)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Redpoll (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 4 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Water Rail, Both calling in phragmites Reed bed (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard (Adrian Bayliss)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Other, Bar-headed Goose. (Adrian Bayliss)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup, Still present. 11am. Favouring the area near the barley bales. (Adrian Bayliss)
Whitwell, 1 Little Egret, Feeding around cress beds (Mike russell)
Sun 26 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Merlin, Female-type hunting over site and into fields across Coopers Green Lane (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2+ Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Crossbill, Circled over site then headed towards Symondshyde Great Wood (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Raven (Rupert Evershed)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Jack Snipe (Ray Hooper)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Ray Hooper)
Gaddesden Row [TL048124] 75+ Fieldfare, feeding on winter cereal field (Colin Everett)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 2 Common Snipe (Jamie Brown)
Knebworth Woods - Graffridge Wood, c.3 Crossbill (Ray Hooper)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove [TL228227] 1 Marsh Tit (Alan Ford)
Langley nr Stevenage [TL205227] 16 Lapwing, circling over fallow field (Julie Wise)
Markyate [TL038153] 1 Redpoll, assumed ssp cabaret at Great Bradwin Wood (no Crossbills and few Douglas fir cones) (Colin Everett)
Markyate [TL057139] 3 Exotic/escape, Helmeted Guineafowl, trio again on pasture at Little Woodend Cottages to W of Flamstead (Colin Everett)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 3 Brambling (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 15 Crossbill, A flock of 13 W and 2 singles (Rupert Evershed)
Preston [TL177241] 4 Meadow Pipit (Martin Ketcher)
Preston [TL181242] 2 Raven, flying over (Martin Ketcher)
St Paul's Walden [TL189225] 1 Raven (Martin Ketcher)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Goldeneye, female type left of hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 40+ Golden Plover (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Pintail, from hide (Ian Williams)
Sat 25 Oct 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 14 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Baldock [TL240344] 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, Still present along river at Ivel Springs NR Baldock - calling occasionally and loosely associating with Chiffchaff - found yesterday by Rob Martin (Mike Ilett)
Berkhamsted [SP989081] 13+ Siskin, around alders near canal (Colin Everett)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 1 Wheatear, Female on ploughed field close to stone pile (Paula moore)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 3 Corn Bunting, Singing males from overhead wires (Paula moore)
Flamstead village [TL072140] 1 Raven (Frazer Rhodes )
Flamstead village [TL070142] 1 Whinchat, Female (Frazer Rhodes )
Hitchin - Westmill [TL172304] 1+ Brent Goose, Several distant flight calls between 11 pm and midnight.
Hitchin - Westmill [TL172304] 1+ Crossbill, Large flock over at approximately 7 am.
King's Meads nr Hertford, 3 Common Snipe (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Kingfisher, travelling between lea navigation and channels across the meads to the new river (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Peregrine Falcon, took cover under the a10 when the rain/hail storm started (Peter Eyres)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TL134016] 1 Water Rail (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TL134016] 1 Kingfisher (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TL134016] 1 Jack Snipe (Paul Frost)
St Albans, 2 Peregrine Falcon, On the cathedral tower (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137] 2 Great White Egret (Graham Higgins)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137] 4 Red-crested Pochard (Graham Higgins)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res [SP922137] 1 Scaup, Juvenile still present (Graham Higgins)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL191056] 1 Great White Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 9 Whooper Swan, 4 adults & 5 juvs flew in just after 3pm and still present at 5.30pm (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195051] 1 Cattle Egret, dropped in amongst the gulls while watching the Whoopers (Simon West)
Weston [TL252296] 10 Grey Partridge, group (Tom Speller)
Weston [TL252296] 3 Stonechat (Tom Speller)
Fri 24 Oct 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377128] 1 Redshank, Still present 18.00hrs (Mick orme )
Cheshunt GPs - Bowyers Water, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, the regular wintering bird, now in its 8th cy, is back. It specializes on crayfish & uses several of the local gravel pits. Endowed with quite a 'Roman nose', it is often mistaken for a Caspian Gull, especially when it visits Seventy Acres Lake. (Adam Wilson)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109] 4 Stonechat, pair and a single on lagoon rough ground, another on pile of hay near the farm. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207109] c.250 Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109] 2 Raven (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL127163] 40 Linnet (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132164] 20 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132164] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Swallow, overhead late afternoon (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Common Snipe (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Dartford Warbler, late morning (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL136077] 1 Great White Egret, Along Ver near Bluehouse Hill (Rupert Evershed)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Grey Wagtail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Jack Snipe, Photographed bobbing feeding (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail, Swimming (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL168305] 1 Kingfisher, Flying upstream along River Oughton (Callum Peel)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL169303] 1 Raven, Flying over Oughtonhead nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL161299] 1 Grey Wagtail, At head of River Oughton (Callum Peel)
St Albans [TL140070] 1 Mediterranean Gull, Verulamiam Lake (Chris Sharp)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL152063] c.10 Siskin, feeding in Alders (Axel Kirby)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free )
Stocker's Farm [TQ053933] 1 Yellow-legged Gull, adult in paddocks (Steve Younger)
Therfield nr Royston [TL349384] 120 Golden Plover, Flock of 120 in flight, as viewed from the Icknield Way (Martin Johnson)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 11 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Siskin (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Green Sandpiper (Alan Gardiner)
Thu 23 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 5 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Wigeon, imm male (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 6 Green Sandpiper, flew in to long drainage pit this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Great Offley [TL153261] 6 Linnet (Martin Ketcher)
Great Offley [TL151262] 1 Stonechat (Martin Ketcher)
Wed 22 Oct 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Bittern (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Jack Snipe (Jane Free)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 3 Stonechat (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Raven (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 5+ Red-crested Pochard (Stuart Fox)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 3 Siskin (Stuart Fox)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211106] 1 Green Sandpiper (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209105] 39 Fieldfare (Andrew Steele)
East Hyde [TL133166] 15+ Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL133166] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Dartford Warbler, in the hedgeline alongside the Gorhambury pool. Please note the paths are only open 8am to 6pm. (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Water Rail, At pool edge (Rupert Evershed)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Common Snipe, at pool edge (Rupert Evershed)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL155107] 1 Brambling (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL156110] 60+ Redpoll, Flock of 60 bird counted but many smaller flocks around so could be more on site (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL166107] 1 Bullfinch (Andrew Steele)
Ickleford, 1 Firecrest, Western end of Snailswell Lane (R Ambrose )
St Albans [TL145071] 2 Peregrine Falcon, adult & juv on cathedral (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL145071] 1 Black Redstart, female on west end of cathedral (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063] 1 Kingfisher (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL153063] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Great White Egret (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2M, 2F (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.80 Golden Plover (Phill Luckhurst)
Verulamium Park [TL137070] 3+ Chiffchaff, along River Ver (Rupert Evershed)
Verulamium Park [TL137070] 8 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Verulamium Park [TL137070] 1 Kingfisher (Rupert Evershed)
Watford [TQ110966] 1 Peregrine Falcon, YMCA: perched then took a passing pigeon and returned to consume (David Denham)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, c.25 Meadow Pipit (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1+ Siskin, heard calling from Ladywalk Wood (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 18 Brambling, flying over calling (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl, perched by nest box (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, c.5 Linnet (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, c.6 Stonechat (Pinner RSPB Group)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Chiffchaff, heard calling (Pinner RSPB Group)
Tue 21 Oct 2025 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Great White Egret, Briefly this evening (Jane Free )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210105] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 8 Fieldfare (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207111] 2 Stonechat, A pair. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] c.200 Linnet (Steven Pearce)
High Wych nr Sawbridgeworth [TL464144] 11 Mandarin, 07.30 t0 08.00 , over south in flocks of 4 and 7. (Laurence Drummond)
King's Walden [TL161233] 2 Raven (Martin Ketcher)
King's Walden [TL153247] 1 Chiffchaff (Martin Ketcher)
Lilley Bottom [TL139247] 2 Stonechat (Martin Ketcher)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Swallow, Passage after rain shower (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 6 Fieldfare, Feeding on hawthorns in long hedge parallel to adjacent farm not calling (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 17 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Red Kite (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Redwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Chiffchaff, Calling (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 House Martin, As above with swallow (Steve Carter )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Fieldfare, Perched at top of Ash tree in the marsh area before flying off (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Kingfisher (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Great White Egret, In the marsh area opposite pumping station (Tony Bates)
Redbourn [TL087132] c.80 Linnet, large flock moving around field of winter wheat at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Redbourn [TL090130] 12+ Yellowhammer, flock moving between hedge and filed edge at Nicholls Farm (Peter Tallantire)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret, On pit this morning (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, c.100 Linnet (Mark Smith)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, c.200 Fieldfare, A flock of 200 + dropped into the trees Tyttenhanger Hall / Garden Wood. Just ahead of a heavy rain shower mid afternoon. (Mark Smith)
Mon 20 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 1 Fieldfare, on ground. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 1 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] c.200 Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 1 Lapwing, over. (Steven Pearce)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Grey Wagtail (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Little Egret (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Common Snipe (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Water Rail (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs, 6 Green Sandpiper (Chris Sharp)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Kingfisher (Chris Sharp)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stevenage [TL269234] 1 Grey Partridge (Alan Ford)
Stevenage, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Roosting on Vista Tower this evening (used thermal to view), 1 actively feeding. (Ray Hooper)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Grey Wagtail (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2+ Little Egret (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Great White Egret (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2+ Cetti's Warbler (Gary Hinton)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2+ Water Rail (Gary Hinton)
Sun 19 Oct 2025 Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128083] 1 Wigeon, female on pool (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128083] 4 Common Snipe, on back edge of pool (John Pritchard)
Harpenden, 2 Chiffchaff, drinking together from our patio birdbath (Alan Jackson)
Holwell nr Hitchin, 5 Stonechat, Go past Crematorium, field on left. (G Harris)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Common Snipe (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Bullfinch, Male in Sallow Tree (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] c.20 Fieldfare, in Sallow and feeding on Hawthorne berries in back channel (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] c.3 Siskin (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Brambling, in Sallow with Chaffinches (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Redwing (Rose Newbold)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 55+ Siskin, mainly SW over Potwells between 6.45am - 9.00am. Included a flock of 41 birds. (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 2+ Crossbill, in treetops of Hawkshead Wood, Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 2 Ring Ouzel, Flew SW over Potwells at 7.40am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 12 Redpoll, mainly SW over Potwells between 6.45am - 9.00am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 366+ Redwing, mainly SW over Potwells between 6.45am - 9.00am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 4 Fieldfare, over Potwells between 6.45am - 9.00am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 2 Hawfinch, flew SW over Potwells at 8.15am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216029] 1 Brambling, over Potwells at 7.30am (Rupert Evershed)
Purwell Meadows LNR nr Hitchin [TL201297] 1 Kingfisher, Perched on branch.Flew off downstream. (Karen Wrigley)
Stevenage [TL260272] 1 Redpoll, low over garden (Tom Speller)
Stevenage [TL260272] 1 Fieldfare, over garden (Tom Speller)
Stevenage [TL260272] 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, NE over garden (Tom Speller)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup, In company of group of Pochards towards the canal end of the reservoir. Constantly diving do can be hard to see especially in bad light (Dave Hutchinson )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup, juvenile present for third day (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 pairs (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL197040] 1 Peregrine Falcon (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Chiffchaff (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Kingfisher (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Verulamium Park [TL140070] 2+ Chiffchaff, Along river (Rupert Evershed )
Verulamium Park [TL140070] 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2nd winter bird on lake island (Rupert Evershed )
Verulamium Park [TL140070] 1 Ring Ouzel, Flew west from lake towards King Harry Lane. Was possibly feeding on hawthorn berry bush on main island. (Rupert Evershed )
Wildhill nr Hatfield, 6 Fieldfare (Keith Smith)
Sat 18 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Brambling, Male still with Linnet & Goldfinch flock along track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212107] 2 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212107] 1 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212107] 4 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Harpenden [TL131150] 1 Blackcap, - male in garden. (Tim Hill)
King's Walden [TL153247] 15 Fieldfare (Martin Ketcher)
Long Marston [SP893142] 1 Brambling, flying approx NE overhead near Astrope (Colin Everett)
Long Marston, 130+ Redwing, total during 3 hours, most flying over in various directions but a few in hedgerow hawthorns (Colin Everett)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 4+ Redpoll, Over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 220+ Redwing, Mostly flying N/NE over Potwells between 6.50am - 10am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 119+ Fieldfare, Mostly flying N/NE over Potwells between 6.50am - 10am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 1 Brambling, One calling from treetops at Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 17 Crossbill, Flock of 11 then 6 over W first thing this morning at Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
Puttenham nr Tring [SP884149] 1+ Crossbill, heard flying approx SE overhead (Colin Everett)
Puttenham nr Tring [SP89071495] 1 Chiffchaff, calling from hedge (Colin Everett)
Puttenham nr Tring [SP886150] 1 Redpoll, assumed ssp cabaret flying low SW (Colin Everett)
Redbourn [TL109130] 1 Yellowhammer, Just outside ‘BBS’ route (Clifford Smout)
Redbourn [TL100124] 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Clifford Smout)
Redbournbury [TL121115] 2 Stonechat, on fenceline near Hammonds end farm (Jamie Brown)
Redbournbury [TL121115] 5 Meadow Pipit (Jamie Brown)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL254243] 1 Wigeon, Millennium Lake (Fairlands Birders)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201042] 4+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201042] 1 Wigeon, Eclipse male (Rupert Evershed)
Walkern [TL278263] c.20 Yellowhammer (Tom Speller)
Walkern [TL283267] 2 Stonechat, pair along Dovehouse Lane west of Walkern (Tom Speller)
Ware [TL355143] 7 Redwing, Flew over the Priory calling (Ian Edwards )
Fri 17 Oct 2025 Bragbury End nr Stevenage, 10+ Redpoll, Broadview Wood, Harwood Park Cemetery. Thanks Andy (Mike Harris)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215108] 1 Green Sandpiper (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210108] 2 Stonechat (Alan Gardiner)
Harpenden [TL154123] 6 Redpoll, flew over (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL154123] 1 Chiffchaff (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL154123] 1 Firecrest, in mixed tit flock (Jamie Brown)
Harpenden [TL154123] 20 Linnet, drinking from garden pond (Jamie Brown)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Green Sandpiper (Barry Trevis)
Lemsford Springs, 5 Common Snipe (Barry Trevis)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Jack Snipe, ringed at dawn (Barry Trevis)
Stevenage [TL256254] 2 Redpoll, over garden going south (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 4 Fieldfare, over garden (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 1 Siskin, calling over garden (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 31 Redwing, between 8:30 & 9:30. Fewer than recent days (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 1 Wigeon, eclipse Drake on middle lake (Mike Harris)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 1 Grey Wagtail, Main lake outfall (Mike Harris)
Stocker's Farm, 15 Meadow Pipit, around dung heap and adjacent fields (Steve Younger)
Stocker's Farm, 2 Redpoll, at least two flew south overhead (Steve Younger)
Stocker's Farm, 11 Fieldfare, flew west (Steve Younger)
Stocker's Lake, 4 Redpoll, seen in top of alders on far bank of river. Others heard nearby (John Newson)
Stocker's Lake, 15 Siskin, on causeway (John Newson)
Stocker's Lake, c.12 Redpoll, small flock flew south across the lake with at least one more seen flying along the causeway (Steve Younger)
Weston [TL251296] 30 Linnet, one flock (Andy Day)
Weston [TL251296] 4 Stonechat, 3rd field on right along footpath (Andy Day)
Weston [TL251296] 2 Raven, 1 seen, 2nd bird calling (Andy Day)
Weston [TL251296] 5 Yellowhammer, in various hedgerows (Andy Day)
Weston [TL251296] 1 Woodlark, initially identified by call, then located in flight over field behind the Cricketers pub (Andy Day)
Weston [TL250287] 30 Linnet, flock in last field on left along footpath (Andy Day)
Weston [TL251296] 100+ Fieldfare, flock dropped into oak tree briefly (Andy Day)
Thu 16 Oct 2025 Bragbury End nr Stevenage [TL261208] 6 Redpoll, Broad view Wood, Harwood park cemetery (Andy Day)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214110] 1 Chiffchaff, This evening (Rupert Evershed )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214110] 1 Brambling, along track this evening (Rupert Evershed )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214110] 4 Green Sandpiper, This evening (Rupert Evershed )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214110] 45 Egyptian Goose, This evening (Rupert Evershed )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210108] 2 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL165119] c.50 Redpoll, Ssveral flocks in area first thing (Rupert Evershed )
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL165119] 4 Crossbill, went over E first thing (Rupert Evershed )
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL165119] 2 Brambling, Ffew over going S first thing (Rupert Evershed )
Hitchin - Westmill [TL174302] 1+ Common Scoter, nocturnal flight call.
Nettleden Lodge nr Great Gaddesden, 2 Crossbill, in flight by church (James Reader )
Rye Meads [TL383102] 1 Raven, Overhead, cronking. (Tracey Burrows)
Scales Park nr Nuthampstead [TL416334] 15 Crossbill, Small roaming parties including juveniles, feeding in pines close to the main ride (Martin Johnson)
Scales Park nr Nuthampstead [TL416334] 2 Marsh Tit, One seen: other(s) heard nearby. (Martin Johnson)
Scales Park nr Nuthampstead [TL421333] 1 Stonechat, Male, seen along approach path to main ride. (Martin Johnson)
Tewin, 3 Stonechat, 1 Male 2 female in fields east of village (Mark Smith )
Tewin, c.100 Redwing, flew east over Tewin village / Tewin wood late afternoon (Mark Smith )
Tewin, c.100 Linnet, Tewin fields east of village (Mark Smith )
Tewinbury Reserve [TL264139] 1 Kingfisher, heard on pool in front of hide (Callum Peel)
Tewinbury Reserve [TL264140] 1 Little Egret, in trees around pool in front of hide (Callum Peel)
Whitwell [TL179212] 1 Brambling, One heard with the Chaffinches.
Wed 15 Oct 2025 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 8 Red-crested Pochard, 5 drakes (Mike Harris)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 1 Jack Snipe (Mike Harris)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 3+ Common Snipe (Mike Harris)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 5 Ring-necked Parakeet (Mike Harris)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 15 Wigeon (Mike Harris)
Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified), 2 Stonechat, Viewpoint (Mike Harris)
Ashridge Forest [SP987124] 1+ Redpoll, calling at Prince's Riding (Colin Everett)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 2 Stonechat, pair along hedge opposite Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Berkhamsted [SP981077] 1 Firecrest, male caught and ringed in my garden this morning. (Ian Gamble)
Cassiobury Park [TQ090970] c.10 Redwing, two flocks over (Callum Peel)
Cassiobury Park [TQ091970] 1 Kingfisher, River Gade (Callum Peel)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129162] 2 Yellowhammer (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129162] 1 Common Buzzard, very pale bird (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132168] 28 Egyptian Goose, my highest count here (Clifford Smout)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage, 1 Common Snipe (Ray Hooper)
Hitchin - Westmill [TL172306] 1 Oystercatcher, nocturnal flight call.
Hoddesdon [TL374081] 1 Kingfisher, on New River (Paul Gymer)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL348139] 1 Common Snipe, West pool (Andy Day)
Little Gaddesden [SP99011364] 1 Firecrest, feeding in Portugal laurel and hawthorn (other favoured spp including holly, ivy and cherry laurel also present) (Colin Everett)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Water Rail, pair calling and feeding at 1600hrs (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Grey Wagtail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 15 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Kingfisher (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Chiffchaff (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Grey Wagtail (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 8 Mandarin, flew over before dropping into marsh area near pumping station (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 13 Redwing (Tony Bates)
Redbournbury [TL121104] 2 Redpoll, over calling (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 50+ Siskin, on top of large ash (John Pritchard)
Watton at Stone [TL308193] 60+ Lapwing, flock in fiald adjacent to Bardolphs farm (Andy Day)
Tue 14 Oct 2025 Gustard Wood nr Wheathampstead, 1 Brambling, male on garden feeder. (Kate Aylett )
Heartwood Forest - Round Wood [TL165119] 2 Stonechat, males on the boundary fence (Rupert Evershed)
Heartwood Forest - Round Wood [TL165119] 7 Siskin, flying over (Rupert Evershed)
Heartwood Forest - Round Wood [TL165119] 20+ Redpoll, flying around area (Rupert Evershed)
Maple Cross [TQ025925] 89+ Redwing, Counted between 7.30am and 9am, in small flocks, average size of 8. (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ025925] 1 Swallow, Seen at 8.32am, Flying NE along the hedgerow (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ025925] 1 Fieldfare, Seen at 8.47am, flying NW (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross, 9 Lapwing, Flying north 0930 hrs (Steve Carter )
Maple Cross, 16 Redwing, Flying north 0930 hrs (Steve Carter )
Nomansland nr Wheathampstead [TL170123] 1 Swallow, moving west over common this afternoon (Rupert Evershed)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] c.10 Siskin, Flock flew over (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 2 Common Snipe, Pool on meadow with Oak tree (Callum Peel)
St Albans [TL160061] 4 Fieldfare, West over garden (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 1 Brambling, Over garden (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 144 Redwing, Over garden heading west - probably many more but obscured by low cloud (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 6 Siskin, Over garden (Rupert Evershed)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Redwing, in alder with Siskin (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 33 Siskin, a few singles average 30c flock (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Wigeon, eclipse plumage (Steve Carter )
Mon 13 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Merlin, Female this evening perched on fence along track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Egyptian Goose (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Hilfield Park Reservoir [TQ160961] c.500 Redwing, large arrival of Redwing at dawn, stayed in the area for most of the morning. (Richard Geary)
King's Walden [TL157251] c.150 Redwing, Feeding in field of autumn cereal (Martin Ketcher)
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove [TL228227] 1 Marsh Tit (Alan Ford)
Maple Cross [TQ025924] 1 Fieldfare, Flew over with Redwings at 9.50am (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ025924] 1 Meadow Pipit, 8.30am Flying north (Chris Bessant)
Maple Cross [TQ025924] 115+ Redwing, At 8.45am flock of 20+ flew over, then did not get chance to count again until 9.45am when flocks of 31+28+7+23 flew over in 5mins. Then next chance was at 6pm when I could hear them flying over but only saw 6 land in Beechen Wood. (Chris Bessant)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Grey Wagtail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Siskin (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 14 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 36 Redwing, 3 small flocks passing over calling, high up. (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Common Snipe (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Kingfisher (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Grey Wagtail (Tony Bates)
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL167305] 1 Redpoll
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL167305] 3 Mandarin, Two males and one female on the River Oughton.
Oughtonhead nr Hitchin [TL167305] 30+ Siskin
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 210+ Redwing, over 7-8.35am (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 2 Fieldfare (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 54+ Siskin, including one flock of 25+ (John Pritchard)
St Albans [TL160061] 1 Blackcap, In garden first thing (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 19 Redpoll, West over garden between 7-8.30am inc a flock of 14 (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 231+ Redwing, West over garden between 7-8.30am (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 10+ Fieldfare, West over garden between 7-8.30am (Rupert Evershed)
Stevenage [TL256254] 1 Brambling, in with Chaffinch flock (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 100+ Redwing, including a flock of 50+ (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 1 Crossbill, over garden heading south (Andy Day)
Stevenage [TL256254] 6 Fieldfare, going west (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2w (Phil Bishop)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, c.150 Redwing, Small flocks west all morning (Phil Bishop)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 3 Wigeon, One drake (Phil Bishop)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, c.30 Linnet (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 3 Stonechat (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Grey Wagtail (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 6 Meadow Pipit (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, c.20 Redwing, In flight (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl (Steve Carter )
Sun 12 Oct 2025 Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Golden Plover (Ray Hooper)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 300+ Linnet, possibly up to 500 birds on site (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Hen Harrier, Ring-tail flew through about 11.30am, hunted and landed for a while before being mobbed SE off site by crows. (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3 Rock Pipit (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL203114] 42 Lapwing, Flying north. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215109] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL216112] 2 Stonechat, on rough ground by cattery/kennels, seen from Green Lanes. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green Lane nr St Albans [TL216112] 1 Hen Harrier, ringtail until approx 5.45 p.m. when chased by corvids & headed south over Coopers Green Lane. (Simon West)
Hemel Hempstead, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, on gardening feeders Warners End (P Griffin)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 19 Crossbill, flew over Potwells between 8.40-9.05am. Included a group of 13 (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Hawfinch, flew SW over Potwells about 7.40am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Yellow Wagtail, S over Potwells at 8.15am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 3 House Martin, flew SW over Potwells at 9.30am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 3+ Redpoll, Over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 5 Redwing, over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Brambling, over Potwells at 8.40am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Ring Ouzel, dropped down into berry bushes at Potwells about 8am then not seen again but heard calling occasionally (Rupert Evershed)
Panshanger Park [TL291131] 1 Firecrest, male caught and ringed (Keith Dean)
Redbournbury [TL123107] 1 Golden Plover (John Pritchard)
Redbournbury [TL120100] 30+ Lapwing (John Pritchard)
Redbournbury [TL120100] 3+ Common Snipe (John Pritchard)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, c.6 Siskin (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 5 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 6 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Redpoll, amongst goldfinch and Siskin flock (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 7 Red-crested Pochard, All males from causeway previously on bury gp (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake [TQ046935] 7 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter )
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL190047] 1 Stonechat, Female (Will Dickens)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL190047] 1 Blackcap, Male (Will Dickens)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043] 2 Rock Pipit (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043] 2 White Wagtail, 2 probable 1st winter birds (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL197040] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL197040] 6 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043] 10 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 1 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 3 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Redpoll, Over, calling. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195051] 1 Great White Egret (Will Dickens)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, c.75 Linnet (Mark Smith)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 1 Peregrine Falcon, Flew North over Coursers Rd / Willows farm late afternoon (Mark Smith)
Wallington, 4 Stonechat, On set aside field between Roe green & Cat ditch road (Ray Hooper)
Sat 11 Oct 2025 Chipperfield [TL04510081] 1 Firecrest, male feeding in holly and cherry laurel at Penmans (Colin Everett)
Chipperfield [TL048019] c.60 Linnet (Colin Everett)
Chipperfield [TL047020] 1 Wheatear, feeding on bare arable field (Colin Everett)
Chipperfield [TL047007] c.20 Siskin, flock flying S over Penmans (Colin Everett)
Chipperfield Common [TL048013] 2+ Crossbill, heard flying SW over E edge of Common (Colin Everett)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 7 Golden Plover, Flew over (Paula moore)
Flamstead village [TL071141] 1 Stonechat, Moving along a strip of rank grass and ruderals alongside a bridleway within an arable landscape. The bird was typically settling on prominent perches (Andrew Harris)
Flamstead village [TL071141] 1 Stonechat (Frazer Rhodes )
Flamstead village [TL075144] 30 Meadow Pipit (Frazer Rhodes )
Hertford - Bengeo [TL323148] 20+ Linnet (Simon Knott)
Kings Langley [TL063014] 30+ Siskin, around isolated alders at Langley Lodge (Colin Everett)
Kings Langley [TL06140127] 1 Stonechat, male along PRoW to SW of Langley Lodge (Colin Everett)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 7 Swallow, Over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 11 Redwing, Over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 1 Woodcock, In fields at first light (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 4 Siskin, Over Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 40 Meadow Pipit, SW over Potwells between 6.40-8.15am (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 12 Crossbill, SW over Potwells first thing (Rupert Evershed)
Panshanger Park [TL289125] 4 Stonechat, - in scrub north of the Ponderosa. (Tim Hill)
Redbournbury [TL118109] 2 Common Snipe (Alan Gardiner)
Redbournbury [TL119109] 1 Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Redbournbury [TL119100] 16 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 4 Crossbill, low over heading south (John Pritchard)
Stanstead Innings (exact water not specified), 1 Wigeon (Jane Free)
Stanstead Innings - Abbotts Lake, 7 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Snipe (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Temminck's Stint, Present on the bund and showing well on occasions (2nd day) - the first at Wilstone since May 1977! (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ringed Plover, First-winter on the bund (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Grey Wagtail (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 37 Wigeon (Lee Evans)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Kingfisher (Lee Evans)
Fri 10 Oct 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Wheatear, seen from the dam (on the fence) (Geoff Young)
Aldenham Reservoir, 3 Pintail, adult eclipse (Geoff Young)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Grey Wagtail, seen from the dam (Geoff Young)
Aldenham Reservoir, 6 Little Egret (Geoff Young)
Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 1 Water Rail, heard in the periphery. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL376127] 2 Stonechat, male and female, immediately in front of viewpoint. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL379128] 1 Little Egret (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4+ Cetti's Warbler, all heard only, but in distinct locations adjoining the lake. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378127] 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL375129] 1 Common Snipe (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL375129] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake [TL375131] 4 Wigeon, 2 male, 2 female. (Steven Barrett)
Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake [TL375131] 2 Red-crested Pochard, , both female. (Steven Barrett)
Broxbourne GP [TL374071] 2 Wigeon, Male and female on river. (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL374071] 4 Chiffchaff (David Carr)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 10 Red-crested Pochard (Steve Younger)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 6+ Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Grey Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285205] 11 Mandarin, 8 Drakes, 3 Females (Alan Ford)
Harpenden [TL108151] 11 Ring-necked Parakeet, flying over junction of Roundwood and Kinsbourne Green Lanes (Clifford Smout)
Hertford - Bengeo [TL318132] 1 Redpoll (Simon Knott)
Hertford - Bengeo [TL333137] 30+ Siskin (Simon Knott)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Redwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Water Rail, Heard and seen (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 20 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 25 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter )
Redbournbury [TL120099] 2 Stonechat (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL125091] 3 Crossbill, low over but not relocated (John Pritchard)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL124094] 1 Stonechat (John Pritchard)
St Albans - Watercress LNR [TL152063] 1 Firecrest, near bench at middle feeder (chris sharp)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Kingfisher (Steve Younger)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Caspian Gull, first winter on the lake until 11:45 when flew north (Steve Younger)
Stocker's Lake, 10 Siskin (Steve Younger)
Thu 9 Oct 2025 Flamstead village [TL079144] 1 Grey Wagtail, Perched on wire above tiny garden pond. (David McGrath)
Holwell nr Hitchin [TL167316] 7+ Yellowhammer
Holwell nr Hitchin [TL168324] 1 Stonechat
Mackerye End nr Harpenden, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet (Mike russell)
Mackerye End nr Harpenden, 1 Grey Wagtail (Mike russell)
Mackerye End nr Harpenden, 1 Raven (Mike russell)
St Albans [TL160061] 5 Redpoll, Over garden first thing (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 6 Redwing, Arrived in garden overnight. One singing first thing (Rupert Evershed)
Stevenage [TL256254] 1 Redpoll, over garden (Andy Day )
Stevenage [TL256254] 48 Redwing, 4 flocks between 8 & 9 o'clock (Andy Day )
Stevenage - Broadwater, 2 Raven (Clive Harding )
Wed 8 Oct 2025 Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL130163] 1 Stonechat (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 2 Stonechat, males feeding in same area. (Darin Stanley)
East Hyde [TL132168] 13 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132168] 3 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285205] 5 Mandarin, 4 Drakes, 1 female (Alan Ford)
St Albans [TL145086] 2 Redwing, over, first of the autumn for me (Simon Osborn)
Stevenage [TL260272] 1 Redwing, flyover this morning (Tom Speller)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ringed Plover, Juvenile with stint. (Ed Griffiths )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Stint, On sandbar out from jetty, 10 am. Added this to show still present Wednesday. V distant, legs seemed dark, one observer may have seen 'tramlines' on back (Ed Griffiths )
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, calling (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Water Rail, heard (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Green Sandpiper (Alan Gardiner)
Walkern, 1 Dartford Warbler, passing through end of garden. Possible second bird. (Mark Wall)
Tue 7 Oct 2025 Braughing [TL398252] 1 Grey Wagtail, on ford of River Quin at Malting Lane (Steve Hughes)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 2 Stonechat (Darin Stanley)
Hertford [TL325125] 2 Great White Egret, seen from All Saints church heading west (Andy Day)
King's Walden [TL153248] c.12 Redwing (Martin Ketcher)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Water Rail, One heard brief view (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Cetti's Warbler, Heard (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Siskin, Singing calling and at rest (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way, 2 House Martin (Tony Hukin)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 16+ Redpoll (J Taylor)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Little Stint, A first-winter with a Ringed Plover on the bund (Lee Evans)
Mon 6 Oct 2025 Bricket Wood, 2 Firecrest, seen together foraging. (Tony Bates)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1+ Sand Martin (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 3 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Sand Martin, This is the same one found by Alan Gardner, (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 1 Whinchat, feeding in same area (Darin Stanley)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 1 Stonechat (Darin Stanley)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL204085] 3 Stonechat (Simon Errington)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL205092] 2 Stonechat (Simon Errington)
Ellenbrook Fields [TL207085] 1 Kingfisher (Simon Errington)
King's Walden [TL165254] 1 Hobby, repeatedly feeding as it flew (Martin Ketcher)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Kingfisher (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 5 Meadow Pipit (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Grey Wagtail (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Tony Bates)
Rothamsted Park nr Harpenden [TL127129] 1 Barn Owl, seen hunting early morning (Theo Hilton)
Stocker's Lake, 6 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Cetti's Warbler, All singing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Chiffchaff, One in full song (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Heard in various areas (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3+ Water Rail (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Grey Wagtail (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3 Little Egret (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Kingfisher, Male. (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Common Sandpiper, Near overflow (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, c.1 Great White Egret, 3 but 2 is in bucks (Gary Hinton et al)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Marsh Harrier, Hunting over reeds (phill luckhurst)
Watford, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Both birds on YMCA building at apx15-30 (Tony Bates)
Sun 5 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197092] 4 Redpoll (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 1 Wheatear (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 4 Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 1 Rock Pipit, On pit on left of track as you come in from Coopers Green Lane (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 1 Grey Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 4 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206111] 1 Little Egret (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211107] 2 Raven (Steven Pearce)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Chiffchaff, in garden Warners End (P Griffin)
King's Walden [TL162243] 3 Stonechat (Martin Ketcher)
Sawbridgeworth [TL479149] 2 Chiffchaff, Garden (Graham Knight)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Stonechat, In front of hide (Rose Collard)
Sat 4 Oct 2025 Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Short-eared Owl, Probable seen briefly at 18:45 along top hedge line from Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Bramfield village, 2 Raven (D.Ballard)
Bramfield village, 5 Golden Plover, Flew over fields (D.Ballard)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Hitchin, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, seen briefly with blue tits near bird feeders in my garden. Goldcrest sized with distinctive long yellow stripe above eye (Tim Gale)
Panshanger Park [TL300127] 7 Stonechat, 7 males together on the fence around the new plantation and in the field beside it. (Tracey Burrows)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Stonechat, Pair. (Roger Dewey)
Fri 3 Oct 2025 Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 3 Corn Bunting, On wires from small pylon (Paula moore)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 4 Stonechat, In hedgerow (Paula moore)
Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 1 Whinchat, With stonechat (Paula moore)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128083] 3 Common Snipe, around pool margins (John Pritchard)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Common Snipe, Two singles different venues as with green sand all photographed poorly in bad light (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Siskin, Flying over (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 from teal hide and 2 calling and feeding together from shell hide other side of reserve (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Pintail (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Common Sandpiper (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Great White Egret, including a C/R bird, ringed on it's left leg with a red ring and the letters ADC (Mike Wallen)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 1 Swallow (Terry Edwards)
Thu 2 Oct 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212109] 1+ Stonechat (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213108] 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, Still feeding till a flyover snipe disturbed it (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213109] 1 Redpoll (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL217108] 1+ Siskin (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207109] c.120 Linnet (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212109] 1+ Common Snipe (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212109] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Steele)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 3 Common Snipe (Murray Orchard)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, juvenile still present until 13.00 at least (Murray Orchard)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, Juvenile now on small pool to left of the main track roosting? on a small island at 6.25 p.m. (Simon West)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL201109] 6 Stonechat, Five together along paddock fence (i.e. south of track) bordering farm, plus one seen on lagoon rough ground. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213108] 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 3 Stonechat, 2 males and 1 female feeding in sunflower field at far end by track
(Darin Stanley)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] c.30 Siskin, dropped in briefly (John Pritchard)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP926117] 2 Red-throated Diver, Still present. Viewed from shore by wood, cemetery corner end. (William Bishop)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Water Rail, squealing from the reeds near the container (Alan Gardiner)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Meadow Pipit (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 4 Stonechat, Negative news on Wheatear and Little Owl (Steve Carter )
Wed 1 Oct 2025 Aldbury nr Tring [SP950139] 1 Marsh Tit, calling in Aldbury Nowers (north) nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Aldbury nr Tring [SP950137] 1 Raven, over Aldbury Nowers (north) nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Cassiobury Park, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 3+ Chiffchaff (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Grey Wagtail (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Siskin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214108] 2 Common Snipe, Initially with Pec, (Clifford Smout)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208108] 100+ Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208108] 7+ Stonechat, 5+ on lagoon rough ground, 1 by middle pool and 1+ by track approaching paddocks. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214109] 3 Common Snipe (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214109] 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, Present from at least 11am: associating with 2 Green Sandpipers. Formally identified by other birders (I was too timid to say outright that's what it was!). (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL214109] 2 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden, 4 Stonechat, still here feeding in sunflower field. (Darin Stanley)
Harpenden [TL1310315039] 3 Blackcap, - three males in garden. (Tim Hill)
Therfield Heath, 1 Stonechat, Male on bush top near old rifle range (Paul Dunn)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 2 Pintail (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Spotted Redshank, late evening, moving between Herts and Bucks, mainly Herts whilst I was there at sunset (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 3 Great White Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Great White Egret (Graham Summerfield)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Red-throated Diver, adult & Junior still present. Viewable from the hide. (Graham summerfield)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Red-throated Diver, still from trees in Cemetery Corner late afternoon (Ian Williams)
Verulamium Park [TL139072] 1 Cetti's Warbler, calling from bush by bridge near small round pond 1 pm. Not heard in park before. (Simon Osborn)
Ware [TL350143] 1 Goosander, On Mill race by GSK 07:00am (Ian Edwards )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Meadow Pipit (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 5 Stonechat, Contact call heard (Steve Carter )
