Mon 17 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 22 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL276343] 1 Barn Owl, hunting beside road at 6pm (David Booth)
Boxmoor nr Hemel Hempstead [TL055063] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Male taking the sun on apartments opposite BT building (David Denham )
Cheshunt GPs - Ashley Pit [TL370042] 2 Goosander, 1 male, 1 female
(Mike Oakland)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285206] 8 Mandarin, 6 drakes, 2 ducks (Alan Ford)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Chiffchaff (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Green Sandpiper (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Redpoll, In sallows opposite main hide (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Redwing (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Grey Wagtail (Jeff Bailey)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TL288335] 2 Green Sandpiper (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TL288335] 2 Kingfisher (Paul Frost)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Marsh Harrier, juvenile flew over briefly 11:30 and flew off NW (Graeme Hart)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Peregrine Falcon, juvenile flew around 09:50 for a while, then departed. (Graeme Hart)
Watford [TQ109965] 1 Peregrine Falcon, YMCA; plucking prey on sunny south side ledge (David Denham )
Watford, 1 Peregrine Falcon, on a pylon in Waterfields Way. (Geoff Young)
Sun 16 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Allan Stewart)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Shelduck (Jane Free )
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 35 Egyptian Goose (Jane Free )
Ashridge Forest [SP984129] 43+ Red Kite, roost gathering over woodland near Ashridge Golf Club after sunset (Colin Everett)
Bayford, 2 Raven, 2 vocal and interacting in flight over Bayford Wood (private) mid morning (Allan Meadows)
Cheshunt GPs - Ashley Pit [TL370042] 5 Goosander, 3 males & 2 females (David Hills)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Golden Plover, Flying over (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 12 Lapwing (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Crossbill, Flying over track (Rupert Evershed)
Hemel Hempstead, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 12:30 on Bt Building (Gary Hinton)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 2 Blackcap, pair feeding on holly (John Pritchard)
Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified [TL194107] 20+ Crossbill, Probably a lot more - in small flocks across southern section of wood (Rupert Evershed)
Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified [TL195105] 2+ Firecrest, In hollies along path on south side of wood (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Brent Goose, flew NE around 7.50am (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Grey Plover, off jetty early morning, flew SE towards Tring around 8.45 (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042] 31 Lapwing (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200042] 1 Golden Plover, Flying over (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043] 1+ Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3+ Golden Plover, Flying over (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Adult on pylon (Rupert Evershed)
White Hall Farm nr Stevenage [TL288211] 3 Egyptian Goose (Alan Ford)
Sat 15 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 22 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose, In south-east corner (Michael Robinson)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 9 Common Snipe, island in front of viewpoint (Andy Day)
Cassiobury Park [TQ090968] 2 Water Rail, heard calling in different areas of the nature reserve (Nick Harris )
Cassiobury Park [TQ088976] 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard calling by the canal (Nick Harris )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Raven (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 3+ Common Snipe (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Golden Plover, Flew over site (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Stonechat, Pair (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Harpenden [TL131150] 1 Chiffchaff, - in garden. (Tim Hill)
Heartwood Forest - exact location not specified, 1 Chiffchaff (Robin Hilton)
Hemel Hempstead, 7 Common Buzzard, total across 4 square km around Leverstock Green (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL090086] 2 Redpoll, flying over near Buncefield (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093] 1 Raven (Kim Hammond)
Kings Langley [TL076026] 1 Great White Egret, took off from the shallows of the Gade opposite the Ovaltine and flew North. (J.Brady)
St Albans [TL145070] 2 Peregrine Falcon, on Cathedral (John Pritchard)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253240] 1 Goldeneye, drake dropped in briefly 8am (Tony Hukin)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Dunlin (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.150 Wigeon (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, adult (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 700+ Teal (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Goldeneye, pair (Ian Williams)
Verulamium Park [TL140069] 1 Kingfisher, on River Ver below lake (John Pritchard)
Verulamium Park [TL140069] 1 Pintail, female on main lake between the islands (John Pritchard)
Fri 14 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 16 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 5 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Allan Stewart)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 from viewpoint at dusk (Barry Reed)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 1 Chiffchaff, singing (Tom Speller)
Thu 13 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Allan Stewart)
Harpenden [TL135153] 1 Redwing, On the lawn despite weather being mild (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL101160] 5 Red Kite, All perched fairly close to one another in trees at 14.40 - mini-roost? (Clifford Smout)
Redbourn Golf Course [TL100145] 2 Stonechat, Pair at Friars Wash (Clifford Smout)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 1 Firecrest, found by Ian Conn a first for me at this site (Jeff Bailey)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Jeff Bailey)
St Albans - Watercress LNR, 2 Siskin (Jeff Bailey)
Standon Lordship [TL393213] 1 Little Egret, flew up from River Rib. (Richard Melarange)
Stevenage [TL233245] 1 Peregrine Falcon, flew onto new Lytton Way apartment block with prey this morning (Tom Speller)
Tewin [TL273140] 1 Dartford Warbler, Spotted near Bramble next to woodpile and pallet.
Accompanied by a pair of Wrens. (Kay Barton)
Walkern, c.77 Golden Plover, in field at top of Dovehouse Lane (Ray Hooper)
Wed 12 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 12:45 and still present at 14:30 (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 2 Egyptian Goose (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 16 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 3 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Pink-footed Goose, Ssill present at 16:00 staying mostly with the Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Bovingdon [TL006026] 1 Bullfinch, Male calling at Brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Bovingdon [TL006026] 15 Redpoll, In Alders at Brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Bovingdon [TL006026] 1 Firecrest, Again on approach path to Brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Bovingdon [TL006026] 20+ Redwing, Brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Braughing, 3 Redpoll, in silver birch near The Square
Braughing [TL398252] 1 Kingfisher, Flew up R Quin under Fleece Lane bridge (Steve Hughes)
Braughing [TL398252] 1 Grey Wagtail, on River Quin south of Fleece Lane (Steve Hughes)
Broxbourne GP [TL377074] c.20 Redwing (David Carr)
Broxbourne GP [TL375071] 2 Wigeon, Male and female on river. (David Carr)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210106] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Graveley nr Stevenage [TL226288] 2 Stonechat, weedy field left of track (Andy Day)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 1 Brambling, briefly, in private garden (John Pritchard)
Tewin [TL273141] 1 Dartford Warbler (Mike Ilett)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] c.400 Golden Plover, Approx 300 landed on the mud for a few minutes, a large group came and went several times throughout the morning (Graeme Hart)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] 3 Common Snipe (Graeme Hart)
Tue 11 Nov 2025 Batchworth Lake nr Rickmansworth, 1 Egyptian Goose (Geoff Young)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, 9 Red-crested Pochard, including 5 drakes. (Geoff Young)
Bury Lake nr Rickmansworth, c.50 Siskin, near sailing club. (Geoff Young)
Hemel Hempstead [TL056057] 1 Grey Wagtail, Staff hospital car park,King Harry Street (David Denham )
Hemel Hempstead [TL055063] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Plucking prey on window ledge,BT building,magic roundabout (David Denham )
Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove [TL229229] 1 Marsh Tit (Alan Ford)
Rye Meads, 1 Water Pipit, On gravel islands from Gadwall hide (Alan Harris)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Little Egret, from causeway. (Geoff Young)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1w (red colour-ringed), adult (Steve Rodwell)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Cetti's Warbler (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 5 Goosander, 2 on the lake and 3 on adjoining River Colne at Horseshoe Bay (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1+ Chiffchaff (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Egret (William Atkinson)
Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross, 17 Wigeon (William Atkinson)
Mon 10 Nov 2025 Ashridge Forest [SP985129] 18 Red Kite, Ashridge Golf Course, all 'worming' on the greens in the afternoon following rain (Colin Everett)
Hertford - Hartham, 1 Goosander, 1 female by the weir very close views (Michael )
Rothamsted Park nr Harpenden, 1 Barn Owl, Over fields towards HRFC (Robin Hilton)
Tewin, 1 Dartford Warbler, Still (Allan Meadows)
Sun 9 Nov 2025 Abbots Langley [TL086014] c.20 Ring-necked Parakeet, flying over a suburban garden (C Luckhurst)
Baldwin's Wood/Flaunden Grove [TQ017993] 10 Crossbill, Small group of 10 flying east over Chenies Hill. Suspect came from Baldwins Wood (Stephen Middleton)
Batford, 1 Grey Wagtail, On the river, seen from the boardwalk (Francis and Janet Dowley)
Braughing [TL422246] 2 Marsh Tit, seen here in previous years but first sighting this year (Paula Moore)
Brocket Park [TL223108] 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing by lake (David Booth)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4 Stonechat, 2 pairs (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Redpoll (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 4 Grey Partridge (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Peregrine Falcon (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Chiffchaff (Rupert Evershed)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068105] 1 Brambling, In hedge next to Cupid Green Lane with Chaffinch flock (Jenny Baker)
Panshanger Park [TL299124] 1 Stonechat, - on north side of Osprey Lake. (Tim Hill)
Redbournbury [TL129112] 16 Golden Plover, circling over Beesonend Lane (John Pritchard)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 1 Kingfisher (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads, 11+ Cetti's Warbler, Across the site (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads [TL384104] 2 Common Snipe (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads, 3 Water Rail, Across the site (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads [TL384105] c.270 Lapwing (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 4 Green Sandpiper (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads, 5+ Chiffchaff, Across the site including 2 singing birds (RSPB St Albans)
Rye Meads [TL385100] 2 Great White Egret (RSPB St Albans)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL126093] 30+ Siskin, in alders (John Pritchard)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 225+ Wigeon (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Scaup (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Blackcap, males (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL200043] 2 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195050] 1 Chiffchaff (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL197052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, heard (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195050] 25 Lapwing (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195050] 1 Little Egret (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Singing. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 23 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Kingfisher (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL187046] 30 Egyptian Goose, In field adjacent to Fishing and Willow's Farm lakes. (Steven Pearce)
Sat 8 Nov 2025 Chipperfield [TL040013] 30+ Ring-necked Parakeet, flew overhead (Nick Harris)
Chipperfield [TL040013] 20 Lapwing, flew overhead (Nick Harris)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Brambling (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129162] 35 Linnet (Clifford Smout)
Cooters End Lane nr Harpenden [TL129162] 1 Yellowhammer (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132167] 2 Egyptian Goose, Only a pair (Clifford Smout)
Felden [TL030045] c.40 Linnet, flock on winter cereal field at Longcroft Farm (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL02950597] 2 Raven, Westbrook Hay Estate (Box Moor Trust), pair in crown of Sequioadendron (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL02400487] 3+ Redpoll, Westbrook Hay Estate (Box Moor Trust), several in area, max 3 ssp cabaret together in Gorsefield Wood (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL069107] 1 Brambling, In set-aside field off Cupids Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Little Wymondley nr Stevenage [TL207272] 1 Raven, Flying over A602 (Callum Peel)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 3 Fieldfare (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 1 Raven (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 390+ Redwing (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 12 Crossbill (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL215029] 3 Brambling (Rupert Evershed)
Old Knebworth [TL238203] 1 Woodcock, Flew out of woods and landed on Park Lane (Callum Peel)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL209029] 2 Little Owl, Calling (Rupert Evershed)
Symondshyde Great Wood - exact location not specified [TL199109] 3 Crossbill, in treetops, viewed from track from Stanborough (Tom Speller)
Tewin [TL273140] 2+ Stonechat (Simon West)
Tewin [TL273140] 1 Dartford Warbler, still present at c2.15 p.m. One very brief sighting & no further sign by 4.00 p.m. (Simon West)
The Grove nr Watford [TQ084994] 1 Cetti's Warbler, singing male in the NE corner of The Grove, just south of the M25 J19 slip road (C Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 8 Red-crested Pochard, 4 pairs (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Great White Egret, early morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Common Snipe (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Pintail, all females (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 250+ Wigeon (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.60 Redwing (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Raven, Including a party of 4 (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Golden Plover (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Brambling, In top of tree at edge of hide meadow. (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Chiffchaff, Singing! (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 30+ Fieldfare (Nigel Webber)
Whitwell, 2 Stonechat (Rachel Keen)
Fri 7 Nov 2025 Ashridge Forest [SP984129] 15+ Red Kite, in vicinity of Old Park Lodge at edge of Ashridge Golf Course an hour before sunset (Colin Everett)
Ashwell, 20 Golden Plover, Along Ashwell road from Cat ditch road (Ray Hooper)
Bovingdon [TL005026] 2 Firecrest, In holly on approach path to brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Bovingdon [TL005026] 25+ Redwing, Brickworks N.R. (James Reader )
Bovingdon [TL005026] 10 Redpoll, Brickworks N.R (James Reader )
Harmergreen Wood nr Welwyn [TL253163] 20 Ring-necked Parakeet, single flock. My first double figure count in this area (David Booth)
Hitchin - Westmill [TL175303] 1+ Dunlin, Nocturnal flight call at ~6:00 am: https://xeno-canto.org/1052880 (Dean Cornish)
Kings Langley [TL064019] c.25 Meadow Pipit (C Luckhurst)
Kings Langley [TL077020] 1 Kingfisher, sitting on a boat on the Grand Union Canal! (C Luckhurst)
Kings Langley [TL080024] 1 Stonechat, 1 male stonechat in field at bottom of Egg Farm Lane. (J.Brady)
Stevenage [TL256254] 50 Fieldfare, single flock heading south, seen from garden (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 1 Chiffchaff, Millennium Lake. singing at one point (Fairlands Birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 1 Water Rail, north end of Millennium Lake (Fairlands Birders)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] 1 Pintail, 1 male (Graeme Hart)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] 1 Great White Egret, 13:37, chased off by Grey Heron @ 13:44, flew off East (Graeme Hart)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP903129] 2 Common Snipe (Graeme Hart)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL193046] 2 Fieldfare (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL193046] c.14 Redwing (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL193049] 2 Firecrest, In willows by old hide along edge of Garden Wood (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger area - Garden Wood [TL195047] 1+ Crossbill (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified), 10 Egyptian Goose, at various places around the area (Alan Gardiner)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Calling (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1+ Water Rail, Calling (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 10+ Chiffchaff, All around edges of pit (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Great White Egret (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL192042] 1 Little Owl, in usual tree (Alan Gardiner)
Wallington, 15 Golden Plover, In field between village and Cat Ditch road (Ray Hooper)
Waterford Heath GP [TL316149] 3 Fieldfare, Over Vicarage Lane (Callum Peel)
Thu 6 Nov 2025 Hemel Hempstead [TL055063] 2 Peregrine Falcon, Magic roundabout:female on BT building,male with prey on apartment opposite (DavidDenham)
Kings Langley [TL074030] 1 Kingfisher, On canal by Toovey's Mill. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley [TL074030] 1 Blackcap, Male blackcap in back garden adjacent to canal at Toovey's Mill. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake [TL073034] 3+ Chiffchaff, Chiffchaff's still singing from at least 3 trees along the tow path by the fishing lake. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley Lake [TL073034] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Cetti's warbler singing from trees by the cancal. (J.Brady)
Nettleden Lodge nr Great Gaddesden [TL020104] 5+ Crossbill, In flight by church probably more,hearing birds chipping but not seeing too (James Reader )
Rye Meads [TL394106] 1 Kingfisher, Seen on pool in HMWT part of reserve (Callum Peel)
Rye Meads [TL394106] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Singing in reedbed in HMWT part of reserve (Callum Peel)
St Ippollitts nr Hitchin [TL201271] 1 Raven (Michael Hooper)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP, 1 Firecrest, Seen briefly mid afternoon in sallows by main footpath, just north west of old hide. (Mark Smith )
Wed 5 Nov 2025 Broxbourne GP [TL375069] 2 Chiffchaff (Paul Gymer)
Broxbourne GP [TL375069] 1 Water Rail (Paul Gymer)
Cassiobury Park, 20+ Siskin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Kingfisher (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, c.15 Redwing (Pinner RSPB Group)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 0 Lapland Bunting, No further sign of yesterday evening's bird by 11.00am (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 4 Crossbill, Single over, then 3 later that perched in tree & came down to puddles on track briefly. (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 4 Stonechat, 2 pairs (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 1 Little Owl, Calling at first light (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 6 Grey Partridge (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 2+ Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL208110] 2+ Corn Bunting (Rupert Evershed)
Harpenden, 1 Chiffchaff, On garden patio mid-morning (Alan Jackson)
Harpenden [TL147145] 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, on garden feeders (Robin Pearson)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 3 Siskin, Flew towards wet woodland (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, Flying over (Callum Peel)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206293] 1 Water Rail, Heard calling from reedbed (Callum Peel)
Stocker's Lake, 6 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, c.35 Siskin, In alders near sailing club (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Redwing, Feeding on hawthorn with blackbird and song thrush (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 5 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 35 Siskin (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 2 Redwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 4 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ058962] 1 Little Owl (Paul Frost )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ058962] 4 Stonechat (Paul Frost )
Tue 4 Nov 2025 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207110] 1 Lapland Bunting, 1st winter type with Skylark flock on newly tilled field this evening. Between track and dried up middle pool. Seen well but briefly before it flew with Skylarks and lost to sight. (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210105] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 20+ Yellowhammer (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] 3+ Redpoll, In finch/bunting flocks. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206110] c.200 Linnet (Steven Pearce)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Jack Snipe (Steve Carter )
Stevenage - Broadwater, 5 Raven, Flying around and landing on top of Highcroft Tower.
(Clive Harding)
Tewin [TL274141] 1 Dartford Warbler, Still present at 8.30 this morning
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Little Owl (Steve Carter )
Mon 3 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 5 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 4 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Allan Stewart)
Batford [TL149148] 1 Kingfisher, flying along the river (C Luckhurst)
Batford [TL146150] 2 Cetti's Warbler, singing males, 1 near the bridge in the nature reserve and the other further south alongside the river near the sewage works (C Luckhurst)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205108] 6 Grey Partridge (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL204111] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213108] 1 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL213108] 3 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde [TL132168] 1 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL132168] 14 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
Hemel Hempstead [TL055063] 2 Peregrine Falcon, pair on usual ledge,front of BT building,magic roundabout (David Denham)
Hemel Hempstead, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Both birds on BT building 3:45 (James Reader )
Hemel Hempstead [TL069107] 1 Brambling, In set-aside field off Cupids Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TQ037925] 3 Green Sandpiper (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TQ037925] 1 Water Rail (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TQ037925] 1 Jack Snipe (Paul Frost)
Maple Lodge NR (members only) [TQ037925] 1 Kingfisher (Paul Frost)
North Watford, 10 Red Kite, Must have been some roadkill! (Nathan Gibson)
St Albans [TL140076] c.20+ Ring-necked Parakeet, Flew over Verulam Road. Gathering to roost at dusk (Callum Peel)
Tewin [TL273140] 1 Dartford Warbler, Was still present at 2pm (Dean Ballard)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Wood Sandpiper, Briefly feeding near old shooting butt at 3.11pm before lost to view. Could
Not relocate from hide. (phill luckhurst)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Stonechat, Males in market garden (Steve Carter )
Sun 2 Nov 2025 Ashridge Forest [TL001113] 1 Stonechat (Steve Brooks)
Bramfield Woods, 1 Raven (Louise Turner)
East Hyde [TL132166] 15 Egyptian Goose (N Bristow)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Dartford Warbler, in hedge along track by the lagoon, flying to small bushes on the lagoon from time to time. Associating with a female Stonechat. Appeared when the sun had warmed up the location around 11AM (Alan Gardiner)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Stonechat, female seen with the Dartford Warbler (Alan Gardiner)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL128083] 1 Water Rail, seen briefly at edge of reeds (Nick Harris)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Kingfisher (Nick Harris)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Common Snipe (Nick Harris)
Harpenden, 1 Grey Wagtail, In garden between Dalkeith and Overstone Roads (Robin Hilton)
Hudnall Corner nr Great Gaddesden [TL005131] 1 Firecrest (Steve Brooks)
Little Gaddesden [SP992134] 3 Firecrest (Steve Brooks)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Jack Snipe, Perhaps 2 at reserve photographed down to 8ft crippling viewing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Grey Wagtail (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Water Rail, Calling flying swimming and resting (Steve Carter )
Standalone Farm nr Letchworth [TL209348] 1 Grey Wagtail (James Walsh)
Standalone Farm nr Letchworth [TL209348] 1 Brambling, by footbridge half a mile N of Standalone Farm (James Walsh)
Standalone Farm nr Letchworth [TL209348] 2 Stonechat, pair by footbridge half a mile N of Standalone Farm (James Walsh)
Tewin [TL273142] 15 Ring-necked Parakeet (Clifford Smout)
Tewin [TL273142] 1 Dartford Warbler, Still there 10.45-11.45 and eventually showed very well (Clifford Smout)
Tewin [TL273142] 2 Stonechat (Clifford Smout)
Tewin [TL272140] 2 Stonechat (Mike Ilett)
Tewin [TL272140] 1 Dartford Warbler (Mike Ilett)
Tewinbury Reserve [TL264139] 6 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Verulamium Park [TL138072] 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2nd winter still. On the little round pond at the end of the lake at 13.30 (Simon Osborn)
Sat 1 Nov 2025 Aldenham Reservoir, 1 Great White Egret (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 16 Wigeon (Allan Stewart)
Aldenham Reservoir, 28 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)
Archer's Green nr Tewin, 1 Dartford Warbler, Still present in same area at 08:15 in company with a wren but not seen again when I left site around 11:00. (Stuart Fox)
Cadwell nr Ickleford, 2 Stonechat, in Lavender fields (James Walsh)
Cassiobury Park [TQ103966] 1 Swift, - very surprised to see one of these flying over the southern tip of Cassiobury Park at 1030am (C Luckhurst )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210105] 1 Green Sandpiper, in dyke, water is now being pumped out of the main lake into this feature although not today (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206109] 150+ Linnet, several sizeable flocks present (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210105] 6 Yellowhammer (Alan Gardiner)
Deadman's Hill nr Sandon [TL297365] 2 Stonechat, m & f from Green gate (Andy Day)
Gaddesden Row [TL064115] 2 Raven, pair over near Corner Farm (Colin Everett)
Great Gaddesden [TL0411] 3 Firecrest, Gaddesden Estate, one in Marsh Wood TL 0416 1189 and two at Briden's Camp N of Crown and Sceptre pub TL 0442 1118 (Colin Everett)
Hemel Hempstead [TL05210812] c.10 Siskin, feeding in alders by Gadebridge Park car park (Colin Everett)
King's Walden [TL165233] 2 Grey Wagtail, flying over the park (Martin Ketcher)
King's Walden [TL170229] c.50 Ring-necked Parakeet (Martin Ketcher)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Great White Egret, in back channel then flew off towards Stanborough GPs (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Jack Snipe, Still showing well but mobile between hides. (phill luckhurst)
Stagenhoe nr Whitwell [TL180223] 1 Crossbill, only one seen but calling as it flew over (Martin Ketcher)
Stevenage [TL261272] 1 Black Redstart, on rooftops 31-34 Great Ashby Way for a few minutes around midday
(Tom Speller)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 1 Scaup (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Marsworth Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Brambling, over early morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Great White Egret, initially 7 by the hide early morning, another bird flew in from Startops direction before the original 7 departed into Bucks at 7.30 (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 13 Crossbill, over around 8.20 (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Pintail, females from the hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP909132] 2 Exotic/escape, Two Bar-Headed Geese on the east side of the reservoir, 2-2.30 pm initially on the sand bar and then on the east shore. Still present when left. (Kim Hammond)
