Hertfordshire Website Sightings Archive 2004

December 2004

31ST DEC: STEVENAGE: 18 Waxwings outside 10-16 Ripon Road just off Canterbury Way (P Lawrence): PICCOTTS END POOLS: Merlin low over pools briefly, also Green Sand, 15 Fieldfare, 5+ Redwing, Kingfisher (M Parr): STOCKERS LAKE: 4 Red-crested Pochard (3m), 6 Smew (2m), 2 Goldeneye (1m), 6 Goosander (4m), Water Rail, 1+ Siskin in Goldfinch flock (I Williams): MARSWORTH RSVR: Bittern flew on right of reedbed to back of res at 1610 (I Williams): WHEATHAMPSTEAD: 5 Lsr Redpoll in a garden (T CHapman): BROOKMANS PARK: 2 Marsh Tit, 45 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing: ST ALBANS: c50 Pied Wags roosting in tree by Marks & Spencers at 1620 (G Knight): REDBOURNBURY: 400 Golden Plover but mobile (E Leahy)

30TH DEC: STEVENAGE: 30 Waxwings outside 15 Canterbury Way (P Lawrence): HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Little Egret flew from Gade at back of Piccotts End at 1520 (I Williams): SHAFFORD FARM, ST ALBANS: Juv Peregrine over low twds Redbournbury, also 2+ Buzzard, 100+ Redwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 50+ Lapwing, 500+ Golden Plover (J Pritchard): LEMSFORD SPRINGS: Little Egret (T Bristow): BEECH FARM: 3 Stonechat (T Bristow): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 3 Green Sand, 5 Meadow Ppt, 10 Goldfinch, Reed Bunt, 2 Stonechat, 130 Lapwing (T CHapman) 1st-w Mediterranean Gull, 10 Tree Sparrow : ST PAULS WALDEN: 2 Buzzards (G Dagnall)

29TH DEC: BEECH FARM: Short-eared Owl over airfield, also Woodcock flushed by shooting party but escaped unharmed! 3 Stonechat (W Hatton et al): AMWELL: 3 Little Egrets, Cetti's Warbler from viewpoint, 2 Smew, 2 Marsh Tit, 5 Bullfinch (inc 3 prob Northern Bullfinch) (R Woodward): PICCOTTS END POOLS: Little Egret flew over garden centre car park and headed NW at 1610 (I Williams): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, Green Sand, Stonechat, 5 Tree Sparrow, 40 Linnet (R Flesher): CROXLEY GREEN: Buzzard over Sarratt Rd (A Hodges)

28TH DEC: STEVENAGE: 9 Waxwings outside 1 to 53 Canterbury Way (R Webb)....BEECH FARM: Short-eared Owl mobbed by crow over airfield at 1420, also 3 Stonechat (R Smith): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 6 Tree Sparrow, 2 Stonechat (S Pearce) 2 Green Sands, 3 Kingfisher: WHIPPENDELL WOODS: 3 Marsh Tit, 100 Redwing (C Everett): WATFORD: Buzzard, Marsh Tit at Juniper Hill (C Everett): ABBOTS LANGLEY: 2 Stonechat on derelict pasture at South Way (C Everett): GOBIONS WOOD: 2 Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, 2+ Siskin

27TH DEC: AMWELL: Bittern on small pit just N of public hide for c 20 mins (D Ling): WILSTONE RSVR: Little Egret (A Lewis): STOCKERS LAKE: 4 RC Pochard, 5 Smew, 3 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye (A Nasir): MUNDENS ESTATE: 10+ Green Sand, Water Rail, 20+ Teal (P Holpin): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, c210 Lapwing, 16 H Gull (over) (G Knight) 2 Stonechat, 3 Snipe, Kingfisher (S Pearce): BENINGTON: Willow Tit in Oxshott Wood, also Buzzard (A Ford): BROXBOURNE WOODS: Marsh Tit, Lsr Redpoll but no sign any Hawfinch (R Facer): HATFIELD GARDEN VILLAGE: c500 Golden Plover, 100+ Lapwing (J Moss): N MYMMS PARK: 9+ Tree Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunt, 14 Yellowhammer, Marsh Tit, 45+ Fieldfare, Buzzard, 4 Bullfinch: ABBOTS LANGLEY: 200+ Golden Plover (B Cripps): PUCKERIDGE: Woodcock flushed from field, also 3 Marsh Tit, 4 Bullfinch, 160 Linnet (M Orchard)

26TH DEC: STEVENAGE: 10+ Waxwings outside 1-53 Canterbury Way adj to pub but very mobile (E Blyth): TELEGRAPH HILL, LILLEY: 10+ Brambling with other finches in beeches along Icknield Way, lower part of nature reserve and on planted maize on corner of Lilley Hoo (N Agar): KINGS MEAD: 85 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 3 Snipe, 2 Stonechat (A Reynolds): ASHRIDGE FOREST: Tawny Owl roosting in full view (A Lewis): BROXBOURNE WOODS: Woodcock flushed from edge of bridleway (R Facer): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 29 Cormorant, 6 GC Grebe, 49 Canada Gs, 8 Blackbird, 100+ Lapwing (R Flesher): KINGS MEAD: 3 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 100 Teal, 85 Wigeon (A Reynolds): ESSENDON: 9 Reed Bunt on golf course, also 40+ Fieldfare, Grey Wag, 41 Blackbird: BRAUGHING: Buzzard, f Bullfinch, 8 Yellowhammer (M Orchard)

25TH DEC: TYTTENHANGER: Jack Snipe flew up from scrape, also Greenshank, Green Sand (S Pearce): ST ALBANS: 2 Ravens W over NOrmandy Road calling at 1115 (P Waldron): BEECH FARM: Short-eared Owl, 3 Stonechat (D Stanley)

24TH DEC: TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, Green sand, Tree Sparrow, Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 23 Cormorant (S Pearce): WELWYN GDN CITY: Waxwing around 40 Gresley Close at midday (J Braggs): EAST HYDE: Kingfisher (P Unwin): BROOKMANS PARK: 100 Common Gull, 27 Pied Wag, 14 Goldfinch, 11 Skylark, Bullfinch

23RD DEC: BEECH FARM: Short-eared Owl at 1420 for 3 mins, also 4 Stonechat, 3 Shoveler (P Christian): STOCKERS LAKE: 2m Red-crsted Pochard from causeway, also 3 Smew (1m), 4 Goosander (2m), Siskin, 40 Fieldfare (P Christian): VERULAMIUM LAKE: 26 Shoveler (C Glanville): WARE: Buzzard over Widbury Hill (I Edwards): BROOKMANS PARK: Siskin

22ND DEC: BEECH FARM: SHort-eared Owl at 1445 hunting over grassland nr conveyor belt (D Hutchinson): BROXBOURNE WOODS: 3 Hawfinch (D STanley): NR FURNEAUX PELHAM: Barn Owl & Tawny Owl (M East)

20TH DEC: EAST HYDE: Water Rail showing extremely well along stream (M Russell): PETERS GREEN: 1st-y m Blackcap ringed (M Best): REDBOURNBURY: Green Sand, 100+ Hs Sparrow (I Williams)

19TH DEC: TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 2 Green Sand, 2 Stonechat (G Knight): WILSTONE RSVR: Water Pipit still (A Lewis): HATFIELD: Firecrest on Lane End by Hazelgrove School in hollybush (S Pearce): CODICOTE: 3 Little Egrets by R Mimram btw Codicote & Welwyn (I Eyre): TURNFORD BROOK: Bittern flew out of reedbed by Nightingale Wood at 1630 (D Booth): ARCHERS GREEN: Little Egret by B1000 opp Warrengate Farm (D Booth): HATFIELD PARK: Buzzard, 4 Bullfinch, Marsh Tit, 7 L Grebe

18TH DEC: EAST HYDE: Little Egret flew down river from Beds into Herts, landing briefly by Hyde mIll before continuing twds Batford, also Water Rail (J Chapman): WILSTONE RSVR: Water Pipit showed well in E corner (D Otter) also Egyptian Gs, m Goosander, Dunlin, c350 Golden Plover (J Chapman): BROXBOURNE WOODS: 3 Hawfinch (G Knight): TYTTENHANGER: Green Sand, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, Shoveler, Buzzard, Kingfisher (S Pearce): WARE: Marsh Tit visiting a private garden frequently (L Goodyear): ASTON, STEVENAGE: 10 Grey Partridge nr AStonbury Farm (A Ford): BEECH FARM: 2 Gadwall, Teal, imm M Swan, 60+ Lapwing (C Hughes): HATFIELD GDN VILLAGE: 250+ Golden Plover, 250 Lapwing (J Moss)

17TH DEC: PETERS GREEN: 2 Ravens over N at 1500 (M Best)

16TH DEC: BROXBOURNE WOODS: 2 Hawfinches flew into roost at 1340 with no more before 1500 at least, also 3 Lesser Redpoll, several Bullfinch & Marsh Tit (L Evans): HATFIELD PARK: 4 WAxwings, 6 Grey Partridge, 180+ Fieldfare, 60+ Redwing, but no public access (M Ferris): BOREHAMWOOD: Monk Parakeet over Focus DIY store (C Glanville): ENFIELD: 1000 Golden Plover with Lapwings nr M25 (N Agar)

15TH DEC: HOME WOOD: RN Parakeet at Home Wood (T Bristow): AMWELL: 7 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail (S Chilton): BROXBOURNE WOODS: Hawfinch, Mealy Redpoll with Lesser Redpoll (S Connor): WILSTONE RSVR: Water Pipit by jetty and further along twds N corner, also Goosander, 2 Pintail, 500 Golden Plover (D Booth): NR THROCKING: Woodcock flushed from unploughed field (T Fletcher): EAST HYDE: Water Rail along stream down from bridge, also 5+ SNipe (M Best)

14TH DEC: BROXBOURNE WOODS: 7 Hawfinches, also 2 Crossbills & few Marsh Tits (L Evans/S Connor): PETERS GREEN: 3 Woodcock coming out of woods at dusk, also 2 Tawny Owl (M Best)

13TH DEC: HATFIELD PARK: f Goosander, 2 Mandarin (M Ferris): BEECH FARM: 5 Snipe, 23 Meadow Pipit, 7 Stonechat, 3 BUllfinch, Reed Bunt, 60 Fieldfare: OFFLEY: Barn Owl on roadside hedge nr Tea Green at 1650 (A Banthorpe)

12TH DEC: WILSTONE RSVR: Water Pipit in SE corner still, also WF Goose, Goosanbder, Pintail, Ruddy Dk, Peregrine (D Booth) 300 Golden PLover (D Otter): OLD HATFIELD: Firecrest in garden in Park Meadow for 5 mins before flying to trees bordering Park Street (J Winterbottom): TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, Snipe, 2 Stonechat, Herring Gull (G Knight), Green Sand, Teal, Kingfisher, 58 Fieldfare, 126 BH Gull: BROXBOURNE: 3 Goosander (2m) over Broxbourne church (J Pritchard): ALDENHAM RSVR: f Goosander (C Everett): OTTERSPOOL: Green Sand (C Everett): LETCHMORE HEATH: 50 Yellowhammer, 50 meadow Ppt, 40 Chaffinch on stubble nr Hilfield Farm (C Everett): WATFORD LINK ROAD: 2 Water Rails calling from reeds at dusk, also Grey Wag, Chiffchaff (C Everett)

11TH DEC: WILSTONE: Water Pipit in SE corner on mud (C Smout/G Knight/I Bennell) Greater Scaup, Goosander, Chiffchaff (G Knight): AMWELL: 2 Smew, 7 Little Egrets roosted (I Bennell/G Knight), 5 Water Rails calling, 3+ Snipe, no sign Glaucous Gull (I Bennell) & Shoveler x BW Teal hybrid (J Forgham): BROXBOURNE WOODS: 2 Crossbills in spruces at TL338078 (S Connor): EAST HYDE: 2 Water Rails in ditch to south of river (C Smout): HATFIELD: f Blackcap in a garden (J Winterbottom): NORTHAW GREAT WOOD: 20 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Marsh Tit, Buzzard, 10 Nuthatch: TYTTENHANGER: Green Sand, 2 Stonechat, Kingfisher (S Pearce)

10TH DEC: WILSTONE: Water Pipit in SE corner but elusive in reeds. Shooting scheduled for today (RBA): STOCKERS LAKE: f Smew, 5 Goosander (3m), Water Rail, 24 Wigeon, 86 sinensis Cormorants (L Evans): HATFIELD: f Blackcap in a garden at Park Meadow (J Winterbottom): VERULAMIUM PARK: 2 GC Grebe, 17 Cormorant, Mandarin, 9 Shoveler, 7 Pochard, Kingfisher, 27 Redwing (A Jeffery): NORTON GREEN: m Stonechat, 100+ Lapwing (R Kynman): AMWELL: Water Rail, 2 Bullfinch (J Hawkins): KINGS MEAD: 100+ Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler, 50+ Teal (J Hawkins)

9TH DEC: BROCKET PARK: Woodcock flew across golf course early pm (A Lewis): AMWELL: No sign Glaucous Gull (BN): N MYMMS PARK: 120 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 2+ Lsr Redpoll, 10+ Yellowhammer, Buzzard. At Redwell Wood Farm: 13 Tree Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunt, 32 Rook: EAST HYDE: Water Rail on old cress bed (D Anderson): WATTON-AT-STONE: 11 L Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 G Heron, M Swan, 71 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 84 Mallard, Pochard, 185 Lapwing, 9 Common Gull, 20 BH Gull, 4 Fieldfare, Kingfisher all at Woodhall Park Lake (D Wedd): KNEBWORTH: 300 Golden Plover (P Wilkinson): BRAMFIELD: 11 RL Partridge nr Bacons Farm (L Borg)

8TH DEC: MAPLE LODGE NR: 2 Little Egrets over, also c50 Wigeon & 25 Stock Dove (P Delaloye): AMWELL: 1st-w GLAUCOUS GULL in roost, also f/imm Smew (RBA): HARPENDEN COMMON: 2 Brambling under beeches with c50 Chaffinch nr Fire Station (M Russell): HATFIELD PARK: 6 Grey Partridge, 2 calling Tawny Owls, Grey Wag & 30+ Lesser Redpoll (M Ferris)

7TH DEC: GOBIONS WOOD: 9 Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit, 85 Redwing, 70 COmmon Gull (Little Heath), 8 Song Thrush (7 singing), 3 Bullfinch: EAST HYDE: 2 Water Rails by bridge, Snipe on scrape (D Stanley): CUMBERLOW GREEN: Buzzard (P Lawrence): RUSHDEN: 12 Redwing & 22 Fieldfare btw Rushden & Roe Green (P Lawrence)

6TH DEC: MAPLE CROSS: 2 Egyptian Geese in Lynsters Farm field at 1520, also 2 Wigeon on lake (I Bennell): EAST HYDE: 2 Ravens, Water Rail, Kingfisher (D Stanley): STEVENAGE: 25 Golden Plover over Mobbsbury School (P Lawrence)

5TH DEC: WILSTONE RSVR: Ad European White-fronted Goose, Scaup, m Goosander, Black-tailed Godwit (G Knight/I Bennell/A DOrman) also Shag & Pink-footed Goose still present, 2m Pintail, f Goldeneye, c300 M Swan, 2 feral Whoopers, feral Barnacle Gs (A Dorman): HATFIELD PARK: Waxwing over avenue leading to House, also 2 Brambling, 2 imm GBB Gull over, 4 L Grebe, Marsh Tit: TRINGFORD RSVR: 2 Mandarin, Teal, 250 Wigeon over (A Dorman): AMWELL: 5 Little Egret, 2 Smew (T Brownsell): PUCKERIDGE: Marsh Tit, 42 Goldfincg, 3 Yellowhammer, 100 Redwing (M Orchard): PLASHES WOOD: 2 Marsh Tit (M Orchard)

4TH DEC: EAST HYDE: Jack Snipe on scrape, also Snipe & Grey Wag (D Stanley): POLICE PIT, CHESHUNT: 4 Smew (2m) (F Hurst): N MYMMS PARK: 10+ Bullfinch (inc some Northern Bullfinches), Buzzard, 2 Woodcock, 70 + GOlden Plover, 100 Redwing, 9 Goldcrest, 12+ Lesser Redpoll: AMWELL: 4 Little Egrets in trees along R Ask (nr Ash Walk), also 4 SNipe over, Kingfisher, 7 Goldeneye (2m), Water Rail (showing well from reed bed hide), 2f Bullfinch (D Wheatcroft) 3 Water Rails from reedbed hide at 1600, also 2 Wigeon from viewpoint (C Hughes): ASTONBURY WOOD: Willow Tit, 3 Woodcock, LS Wdpkr, 4 Nuthatch, 3+ Treecreeper (C Hughes): TYTTENHANGER: 6 Wigeon over twds Coopers Green, also 20 Golden Plover, c200 Lapwing, 4 Stonechat (G Knight) 4 Teal, 2 Snipe, Greenshank, Green Sand, Little Owl, Kingfisher, 21+ LT Tit, 19 Magpies roosting together: COOPERS GREEN GP: 6 Wigeon, 51 Common Gull (G Knight): REDBOURNBURY: 500+ Golden Plover in field off Punch Bowl Lane, also 100+ Lapwing, Buzzard, 100+ Redwing, 50+ Fieldfare (J Pritchard): HERTINGFORDBURY: 10 L Grebe, Buzzard (G Knight)

3RD DEC: NORTHAW GREAT WOOD: 2 Waxwings over twds Brookmans Park at 1245, also 30+ Lsr Redpoll in birches E of car park, 5+ Marsh Tit, 4 Nuthatch (C Beach): RYE MEADS: No sign of Tundra Bean Geese by 11am at least (D Booth) but Green Sand & Snipe (D Wheatcroft): BEECH FARM: 3 Stonechat, 40+ Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 2 Kestrel (D Wheatcroft)

2ND DEC: RYE MEADS: 2 Tundra Bean Geese showing well from Draper Hide at 1320 at least (RBA)

1ST DEC: EAST HYDE: Water Rail, 3 Siskin, Little owl, 2 Green Sands, Sparrowhawk (D Stanley): STEVENAGE: Tawny Owl calling from Collenswood at 0600 (C Hughes)

November 2004

30TH NOV: TYTTENHANGER: 50 Fieldfare, 20 redwing, juv Green Sand (colour ringed: white on left, yellow over red on right - ringed at Lemsford Springs on 10th Nov 2004 (B Trevis)), 2 Kingfisher, c75 Golden Plover, 250+ Lapwing, f Stonechat, Grey Wag, 13 Cormorant (A Gardiner)....HATFIELD: Firecrest in gardens at Park Meadow, Old Hatfield 1015-1030, also m Blackcap & m Brambling (J Winterbottom)....AMWELL: 2 Water Rails in cleared area in front of hide (N Agar)

29TH NOV: KINSBOURNE GREEN: Barn Owl nr jctn Watery Lane/Cole Lane (P Dear)

28TH NOV: PANSHANGER PARK: Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Buzzard (T Hill)....WILSTONE RSVR: Shag, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, m Goosander, 2 Ruddy Dk, 3 Snipe, Golden Plover (A Dorman)....KINGS MEAD: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Stonechat, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing (A Reynolds)....HATFIELD PARK: 2 Ravens in NW area of park, also 4+ Brambling with c70 Chaffinch, 30+ LT Tit, 3 Treecreeper, 8 Nuthatch, Marsh Tit, 7 Tufted, 35 Meadow Ppt....COOPERS GREEN GP: 65 Common Gull (G Knight)....KINGS LANGLEY: COrn Bunt, 30+ Yellowhammer, 20 Meadow Ppt, 15 Pied Wag, 40+ Linnet, 25 Skylark (I Bennell)....TYTTENHANGER: c700 Golden Plover, Green Sand, m Stonechat (G Knight)....WALKERN: Red Kite over, also 500 Golden Plover at Churchend Common (J Davies)....MAPLE CROSS: 1300 Golden Plover at Woodoaks Farm by spur to M25, also 300+ COllared Dove in orchard there (J Edwards)

27TH NOV: WILSTONE RSVR: Shag roosting with sinensis Cormorants on central causeway opp hide, also Black-tailed Godwit, juv Pink-footed Goose, juv Greater Scaup, m Goosander, 3f Goldeneye, 4 Pintail, 1438 Wigeon, 411 Golden Plover, 302 Lapwing, 2 Grey Wag, 2 Kingfisher (L Evans) also Peregrine, Redshank, 2 Ruddy Dk, 270 Teal (C SMout)....TYTTENHANGER: 1+ Water Rail from bridge over R Colne nr fisherman's car park, also c1000 Golden Plover & Snipe (G Knight) 2 Tree Sparrow, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Teal....EAST HYDE: Water Rail along river just S of Thrales End Lane bridge (M Russell)....KINGS MEAD: f Stonechat, 225 Lapwing, 34 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck (D Wheatcroft)....POPLARS GREEN: Little Egret by R Mimram (D WHeatcroft)....BROOKMANS PARK: Red Kite over golf course, also Chiffchaff (A& M Gray)....HATFIELD PARK: f Merlin over Hillend Lodge, also Grey Wag & 250+ Fieldfare (M Ferris)....BEECH FARM: 2 Stonechat, 3 Mandarin, 12+ SNipe, 38 Meadow Ppt, 35 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunt, 27 M Swan....COOPERS GREEN GP: 80 GOlden Plover, 13 Gadwall, 13 Pochard, 28 Tufted, Green Sand....CHORLEYWOOD: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet visiting gardens (G Smith)....HEXTON: 4+ Brambling on drive of Barton Hill Farm, SSW of Hexton & SE of Barton le Clay, Beds. c100 yards inside Beds border but up to 20 Brambling have been rptd here recently (G Knight)....STOCKERS LAKE: 2m Red-crested Pochard, 4 Goosander, 13 Meadow Ppt (M Parr)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Lsr Redpoll, Siskin, Water Rail (I Bennell)....WATERY GROVE, STEVENAGE: Marsh Tit (A Ford)

26TH NOV: WILSTONE RSVR: SHag, Little Egret, juv Pink-footed Goose, juv/fem Scaup, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin (G Knight)....HERTINGFORDBURY: 4 Little Egrets over lake by jctn with Thieves Lane (S Poynter)....KINGS MEAD: 2 Stonechat, 240 Lapwing, 25 Fieldfare (A Reynolds)

25TH NOV: BEECH FARM: Prob juv RC Pochard on farm pond (S Pearce)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 4 Teal, 32 Tufted, 9 Pochard, 2 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall (S Pearce)....AMWELL: Little Egret flew into roost at 1604 (D Jordan)....HATFIELD PARK: 2 Ravens from S side of Hatfield House over deer park, also 66 Fieldfare, Grey Wag, 2 Little Owl, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Brambling (in beeches nr house main car park) (M Ferris)....TYTTENHANGER: 500 Golden Plover, 82 Common Gull, Sparrowhawk (S Pearce) Green Sand, 55 Fieldfare, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Tree Sparrow, 3 Grey Wag, 280 BH Gull, 350 Lapwing, 160 Golden Plover (over), 2 Kingfisher

24TH NOV: TEWIN: Tawny Owl nr Harwood Close calling (L Borg)....STEVENAGE: 50+ Lapwing in field just S of J7 A1(M) (L Borg)....HATFIELD GDN VILLAGE: c50 Golden Plover over at 1500 west (J Moss)....KIMPTON MILL: Water Rail (R Smith)

23RD NOV: WILSTONE: juv f Greater Scaup, 2m Goosander, 3f Goldeneye, 6 Ruddy Dk, 4 Pintail, 1456 Wigeon, 108 Golden Plover, 9 Dunlin, Grey Wag, Kingfisher, 7 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing (L Evans)....STOCKERS LAKE: 2m Goosander, m Red-crested Pochard (L EVans/D Stanley)....R LEE, WARE: Little Egret flying twds Meads, also Water Rail in reed patch (I Edwards)....EAST HYDE: 2 Water Rails on main river just down from Thrales End Lane bridge at 0830, also 10 Siskin flew upriver (M Russell) 100 Jackdaw, Grey Wag (B Squires)....KIMPTON: Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese (D Stanley) m Blackcap in a garden (R Smith)....RICKMANSWORTH: Little Egret flying across bottom of Scots Hill along line of R Chess at 0800 (C Pashby)....FROGMORE GP, RADLETT: m LS Wdpkr with tit flock (I Williams)....BEECH FARM: 2 Stonechat, 19 M Swan, 2 SHoveler (S Pearce)

22ND NOV: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sands, Kingfisher, Grey Wag (S Pearce)....HATFIELD: Firecrest in gardens at Park Meadow, Old Hatfield (J Winterbottom)....AMWELL: Little Egret flew into roost at 1608 (D Jordan)

21ST NOV: WELWYN GDN CITY: Firecrest in private garden on Blakemere Road (H Lewis)....FRIDAY LAKE: 2nd-w male & female Smew (R Facer)....TYTTENHANGER: Green Sand, 221 Lapwing, Snipe, 5 Yellowhammer (G Knight)....GARSTON: Brambling over calling (C Everett)....BROAD COLNEY: f Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Wag, 2 Tufted, M Swan, Cormorant, 5 GC Grebe, L Grebe, Grn Wdpkr (A Dorman)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 8 Cormorant, Marsh Tit (in feeding flock

20TH NOV: BROXBOURNE WOODS: 7 Northern Bullfinches (5 males) in silver birches by path, TL343079 1345-1410, also 3 Marsh Tits (S Connor)....NORTHAW GREAT WOOD: 10+ Lesser Redpoll, Brambling, 11 LT Tit, 15 Nuthatch, 7 GS Wdpkr, Grey Wag, 2 Treecreeper, 17 Goldcrest....EAST HYDE: WAter Rail in cress beds to south of road (R Payne)....GRAFFIDGE WOOD, KNEBWORTH: Raven briefly low over wood (A Ford)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: 8 Shoveler (A Ford)....COOPERS GREEN GP: f Wigeon, c350 BH Gull, 47 Common Gull (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Stonechats (S Pearce) Ruddy Dk, Green Sand, 139 Lapwing (G Knight)

19TH NOV: HERTFORD: Little Egret on pit nr jctn Thieves Lane/A414, also 2 Snipe (D Wheatcroft)....VERULAMIUM PARK: Red Kite over at 1150 (P Clack)....POPLARS GREEN, TEWIN: Little Egret by R Mimram (D Wheatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: Water Rail, 5 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 105 Lapwing, Green Sand, Grey Wag, 2 Tree Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Yellowhammer

18TH NOV: CODICOTE BOTTOM: 2 Little Egrets sat in trees mid-am (M Russell)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese mid am (M Russell)

17TH NOV: CASSIOBURY PARK: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over bottom car park and landed in tree halfway up park, 1100 (I Bennell)....WESTON: Buzzard (R Broadie)....CASSIOBURY PARK: Kingfisher, Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wag (M Williams)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Little Egret over at 1630 (T Hill)

16TH NOV: HATFIELD: Peregrine carrying prety just off Comet Way twds Hatfield Gdn Village at 1440 (A Cooper)....BROOKMANS PARK: Woodcock, 2 Marsh Tit, 32 Redwing, 30 Rook over....BEECH FARM: 50+ Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grn Wdpkr (D Waters)....HATFIELD PARK: 2 Brambling, Siskin (M Ferris)

15TH NOV: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 2 Stonechat (D Stanley)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk (D Stanley)....WATFORD: 2 Blackcaps in an Oxhey Hall garden (J Thompson)....HAMPER MILL, WATFORD: 7 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Water Rail (J Thompson)....WILSTONE RSVR: m Goosander, f Goldeneye, 250+ Golden Plover, Kingfisher....HATFIELD PARK: 2 Grey Wag, 52 Redwing, 3 Brambling, 2 Siskin (M Ferris)

14TH NOV: CROXLEY GREEN: Unconfirmed report of Great Grey Shrike from non-birder but no further details (J Dell)....AMWELL: 7 Little Egrets flew in at 1628, also ad Yellow-legged Gull in pre-roost briefly (T Austin)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Waxwing in a garden (BN)....TYTTENHANGER: Shelduck, Green Sand, 2 Stonechat, 15 Cormorant (G Knight)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Buzzard, 16 Tree Sparrow, 15+ LT Tit, 60 Chaffinch....BEECH FARM: 20 M Swan, Kestrel, nrby Green Sand at Coopers Green GP (S Pearce)....WILSTONE RSVR: Peregrine (R Andrews)....STANBOROUGH LAKES: 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wag, 7 GC Grebe, COrmorant, 20+ Redwing (roosted) (A Dorman)

13TH NOV: NASHES FARM: f/imm Black Redstart in farm machinery compound nr dung heap TL181097, also c430 Golden Plover (G Knight)....HERTFORD: 4 Little Egret on pit nr jctn A414/Thieves Lane c0915 (D Wheatcroft)....POPLARS GREEN, TEWIN: Little Egret by R Mimram (D WHeatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: f Red-crested Pochard, 3 Green Sand, 3 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, 10 Teal, Kingfisher () also 2 Stonechat, 101 Lapwing, Green Sand, 109 BH Gull (G Knight) a further 2 Stonechats on rough ground on rim where silt is building up (S Pearce)....BEECH FARM: Wigeon, 8 Grey Partridge, 26 M Swan (G Knight)....HATFIELD PARK: Grey Wag, 6 Jay, 9 Redwing....ABBOTS LANGLEY: 2 Stonechat on derelict pasture at South Way (C Everett)....WILSTONE RSVR: albientis Chiffchaff calling and showing well in hedge on W bank, also 2 DUnlin, 3m Pintail & 3 Ruddy Dk (M Wallen) Spotted Redshank & 2 Redshank (G Knight) 119 Golden Plover, 4 Dunlin, 17 Pintail, 3 Goosander, f Goldeneye, juv Pink-footed Goose (L Evans)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese, Green Sand, Grey Wag, f Bullfinch, Buzzard (M Parr)....EAST HYDE: Little Owl in oak in field by Hyde Mill Farm (M Parr)....REDBOURNBURY: 3 Buzzard, 150 Golden Plover, 150 Fieldfare (M Thompson)

12TH NOV: KINGS MEAD: 73 Teal, 40 Shoveler, Shelduck, Water Rail,m 30 Fieldfare (A Reynolds)

11TH NOV: HATFIELD PARK: Buzzard over Hillend Lodge, Woodcock, 2 Siskin (Hatfield Hs gardens), 6 Fieldfare (Hillend) (M Ferris)....OAK FARM, ST ALBANS: c500 Golden Plover, also 80+ Lapwings (W Hatton)....CASSIOBURY PARK: 2 Brambling over at 0900 (I Bennell)

10TH NOV: TEWIN FISH FARM: 2 Little Egrets in meadow opp Warrengate Farm at 0745 (T Brownsell)....WILSTONE RSVR: ad-w Mediterranean Gull on spit at 1145, also 1st-w Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, m Pintail (M Wallen) Peregrine, Little Egret, 3 Pintail & 150+ Golden Plover (B Fagan)....HATFIELD PARK: 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Buzzards, 6 Jay, 2 Brambling, 12 Meadow Ppt (M Ferris)

9TH NOV: SAWBRIDGEWORTH: Waxwing E of A1184 at Cutforth Rd/Bullfields jctn in hedge by football pitch at 1009 (BN)....WATFORD: 4 Ring-necked Parakeets flying btw Cassiobury Park and Croxley Green (L Evans)....WILSTONE RSVR: 1st-w Little Stint & m Goosander (L Evans/M Wallen) 5 Dunlin, c300 Golden Plover (M Wallen)

8TH NOV: KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese 100 yards N of mill (D Booth)....RICKMANSWORTH: Little Egret E over gardens in Moneyhill at 0710 (S Younger)....GT WYMONDLEY: 100+ Fieldfare (R Broadie)

7TH NOV: KINGS MEAD: Short-eared Owl (per A Reynolds)....WILSTONE: 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew (flew in at 1000 for 20 mins only), m Pintail, juv Little Stont, 9 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, also wholly unconfirmed report of m Green-winged Teal from 2 birders but no sign from hide (G Knight) juv Pink footed Goose, 14 Dunlin (A Dorman) m Goosander flew over (A Nasir)....TYTTENHANGER: f Pintail, 2 Dunlin, 35 Golden Plover (over), 4 Gadwall, 108 Canada Gs, 18 LBB Gull, 40 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, Pochard (P Christian) 3 Tree Sparrow, 3 Green Sand, Grey Wag (S Pearce) Short-eared Owl flushed by W end of causeway at 1500 and flew twds Tyttenhanger Farm but not relocated, also 95 Lapwing, 4 Teal, 2 Little Owl calling, 78 Golden Plover....ARCHERS GREEN: Little Egret in meadow S of Tewin fish farm at 0850 (T Hill)....AMWELL: 3f Common Scoter (per T Austin)....REDBOURNBURY: 50 Lapwing, 75 Golden Plover (J Pritchard)....PUCKERIDGE: 3 Marsh Tit, Water Rail, 29 Fieldfare, Kingfisher (M Orchard)

6TH NOV: TYTTENHANGER: 11 Teal, 57 lapwing, Green Sand, 110 BH Gull, 2 Stonechat, Tree Sparrow (G Knight)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Egyptian Geese (A Ford)....KNEBWORTH: Marsh Tit at Graffridge Wood (A Ford)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 18 M Swan, 13 Pochard, Lesser Redpoll....BEECH FARM: Wigeon, 3 Teal, 13 Gadwall, 9 Golden Plover, 5 Snipe, 60+ Meadow Ppt, 3 Stonechat, 1+ Brambling with finch flock, 3 Bullfinch, Reed Bunt....WATFORD: 17 Grey Wag & 13 Reed Bunt entered reedbed roost at duck on Watford Link Rd, also Water Rail calling & Chiffchaff (C Everett)....HATFIELD AERODROME: 2 Grey Partridge (S Pearce)

5TH NOV: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sands, 2 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, Kingfisher (S Pearce)....WILSTONE RSVR: juv Pink-footed Goose, Peregrine, Little Stint, ad Mediterranean Gull, 1st-w Little Gull, c200 Golden Plover, 2 Dunlin (G Knight)....CASSIOBURY PARK: Ring necked Parakeet in 3 horse chestnut trees nxt to chopped down tree btw car park & bowls club calling at 0920 (I Bennell)....WATFORD: 5 Ring-necked Parakeet over KGV playing fields twds Westfield Community College on Tolpits Lane at 0945 at height of 15ft (I Bennell)....WALKERN: Little Owl by field at TL294277, also albino Pheasant nrby (A Wadsworth)

4TH NOV: TYTTENHANGER: Teal, Shoveler, 225 BH Gull, 218 Lapwing, 10 Golden Plover over, Green Sand, 18 Fieldfare, 30+ Rook....N MYMMS PARK: Lsr Redpoll, 3+ Siskin, 6 Bullfinch, 55 Stock Dv, 120 Golden Plover (over), 2 Tree Sparrow (Redwell Wood Farm), Buzzard, Little Owl (Redwell Wood Farm), 7 MEadow Ppt....REDBOURN: Stonechat, 60 Lapwing at Verlum End (E Leahy)

3RD NOV: STOCKERS LAKE: c40 Ring-necked Parakeet over lake (Watford RSPB)....HATFIELD: Peregrine hunting plovers at 1220 then flew SW twds Hatfield Business Park, also 250 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing (A Cooper)....LILLEY: 215 Golden Plover btw Lilley & Hexton (B Squires)....BEECH FARM: 2 Stonechat, c40 C Crow, 5 Gadwall, L Grebe, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (A Gardiner)....WIGGINTON: Tawny Owl calling (I Burrus)....WATER END (S of Welham Green): Buzzard, 35 Linnet, 160 Starling....BROOKMANS PARK: Little Owl

2ND NOV: WILSTONE: 1st-w Little Stint at W end nr hide but no sign of PF Goose here or at Tringford (D Booth)....WARE GP: m Goldeneye (I Edwards)

1ST NOV: PITSTONE No2 QUARRY: Ad Yellow-legged Gull (J Thompson)....CASSIOBURY PARK: 11 Ring-necked Parakeets over twds Rick'wth at 0915 (I Bennell)....WILSTONE: Juv Pink-footed Goose with Greylags, 1st-w Little Stint (for 2nd day) on mud at W end, also Dunlin, m Goldeneye, 17 Pintail, 898 Wigeon, 7 Ruddy Dk, 527 Golden plover, 2 Lsr Redpoll over. The goose has been ranging to Tringford and College Lake too (L Evans)....AMWELL: Jack Snipe on grassy island seen from viewpoint for c30 mins (M Coleman)....BOREHAMWOOD: HERTFORD: 80 Fieldfare at Morgans Walk (A Reynolds)

October 2004

31ST OCT: ST ALBANS: PALLAS'S WARBLER reported in a St Albans garden, no further details (BN)....TRING: Waxwing flew over calling at 1700 (A Nasir)....POPLARS GREEN: Little Egret by R Mimram (D WHeatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: Peregrine flew thru Lapwing flock at 1130 (S Chilton/S Pearce) f Mandarin, m Pintail, 61 Lapwing, 150+ Golden Plover, 2 Green Sand, 4 Kingfisher, Tree Sparrow, 2 Yellowhammer (G Knight) 40+ Redwing, 2 Grn Wdpkr, 15+ Meadow Ppt (A DOrman) 6 Teal (S Pearce)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: Peregrine over at 1000, also Green Sand (J Middleton)....BEECH FARM: c200 Golden Plover ocer, 100+ Fieldfare, 40+ Redwnig, 10 Skylark, 16 Gadwall, nrby at Coopers Green GP: Buzzard, 185 BH Gull, 42 Common Gull, 26 LBB Gull (G Knight)....KINGS MEAD: Yellow-legged Gull, 26 Shoveler, 126 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 4 Stonechat (A Reynolds)....BROOKMANS PARK: Buzzard....LITTLE BERKHAMSTEAD: 6 Lesser Redpoll, 12 Meadow Ppt, 80 Redwing, 18 Fieldfare....REDBOURNBURY: 200+ Fieldfare & c100 Redwings (E Leahy)....ASHRIDGE FOREST: 6 Brambling at Frithsden Beeches. 4 Brambling flew S over Prince's Riding. Marsh Tit, Lesser Redpoll (C Everett)....BERKHAMSTEAD: 94 Moorhen along canal btw Berk'd and Tring (C Everett)....GARSTON MANOR: 2 Lesser Redpoll over SW (C Everett)....THERFIELD HEATH: 2 Stonechat, Buzzard (P Dunn)....STOCKERS LAKE: Rred Kite over canal and causeway mid am (M Silk)

30TH OCT: PETERS GREEN: 5 Buzzards, 65 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing (N Bristow)....TYTTENHANGER: 1st-w Sanderling with gull flock briefly before flying high west, also 2 Green Sand, m Pintail, c100 Golden Plover, 320 Lapwing, 240 BH Gull, Little Owl (in model railway compound) & 2 Stonechat (G Knight) Chiffchaff, 22 Skylark (S Pearce)....KINGS MEAD: 4 Stonechat, 25+ Wigeon, Shelduck, Grey Wag (D Wheatcroft)....WARE: 1-2 Marsh Tits in a garden (L Goodyear)....MUNDENS ESTATE: Ring-necked Parakeet flew over calling (C Everett)....OTTERSPOOL: Calling Water Rail, 7 Lesser Redpoll over, 500 Woodpigeon on emerging rape (C Everett)....MERRYHILL: 4 Stonechat, 4 Little Owls calling, nrby 20 Magpies on pasture in Bushey (C Everett)....STARTOPS RSVR: f Goldeneye (M Parr)....WILSTONE RSVR: Little Stint, 2 Redshank, 150+ Golden Plover, 10+ Ruddy Dk (M Parr)....EAST HYDE: 2 Little Owls (C Smout)....RICKMANSWORTH: 2 House Martin S over Valley Road (M Silk)....PUCKERIDGE: 32 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, Bullfinch (M Orchard)

29TH OCT: WATFORD: 3 Ring-necked Parakeet flew NW KGV playing fields calling at 1040, access off Tolpits Lane, also 250+ Fieldfare flew south with c250 Redwing (I Bennell)....TEWIN FISH FARM: Little Egret (C Glanville)....BEECH FARM: 45+ Fieldfare (D Wheatcroft)....RYE MEADS: 2 Stonechats by HMWT Hide (C Smout)....KINGS MEAD: Yellow-legged Gull, 350 BH Gull, 350 LBB Gull, 49 Wigeon, 23 SHoveler, 5 Stonechat, 30 Fieldfare (A Reynolds)

28TH OCT: RICKMANSWORTH: Little Egret flew S twds Stockers Lake at 1745, also 6+ bat sp over NE corner of Aquadrome at 1755 (S Younger)

27TH OCT: TYTTENHANGER: 2 f/imm Black Redstarts on fenceposts around fishing warden's hut/caravan at 1130 at least, also 4 Tree Sparrow, 2 Grey Wag, 6 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 100 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull (A Gardiner)

26TH OCT: WILSTONE RSVR: 20+ Ruddy Dk, Dunlin, 220+ Golden Plover, 3 Pintail, feral Barnacle Gs, 30 Redwing, Fieldfare, 6 L Grebe (M Parr)....OTTERSPOOL: Brambling over calling, 35 Teal (C Everett)....RADLETT: 3 Grey Wag in town centre (C Everett)....BRAUGHING: m Stonechat on rd bwt Furneaux and Braughing nr "For sale" sign (M East)NORTON, STEVENAGE: 3 Buzzards (A Reynolds)....FRISDEN WOOD: 2 Marsh Tit, many Brambling in beech canopy (E Leahy)

25TH OCT: WADESMILL: swift sp with 2 Hs Martins along Anchor Lane c1530 when headed S over Hanbury Manor (Nick)....TYTTENHANGER: Buzzard, 130 RL Partridge, c60 Lapwing, Snipe, 2 Green Sand, Kingfisher, 13 LT Tit, 2 Reed Bunt....N MYMMS PARK: 3 Buzzard, 18 Redwing, Chiffchaff, 3 Bullfinch....AMWELL: 5 Wigeon, 3 Jay, 24 Lapwing, 28 Teal (J Forgham)....KINGS MEAD: Stonechat alongside river, also 3 Wigeon, 17 SHoveler, 2 SHelduck (J Forgham)

24TH OCT: HATFIELD GDN VILLAGE: 600+ Golden Plover in arable field W of village, E of Coopers Grn Lane and N of N boundary of Hatfield Business Park (S Pearce)....KINGS MEAD: 74 Teal, SHelduck, 22 Wigeon, 17 Shoveler, 110 Lapwing, 33 Gadwall, also 3 Little Egret flew E from Hertingfordbury twds Amwell (A Reynolds)....BROOKMANS PARK: Ad Peregrine seen well, also Marsh Tit, 42 Stock Dv, 17 Linnet....AMWELL: 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, Stonechat (T Austin/D Booth) 4 Redwing, 43 Teal, Shoveler x BW Teal hybrid (A Dorman)....HERTINGFORDBURY: 3 Little Egrets on new lake (C Squires)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sand, 3 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch, Sparrowhawk (R Flesher) feral Barnacle Gs, Kingfisher (S Pearce)....BROCKET PARK: Buzzard being mobbed by crow late pm (D James)

23RD OCT: BRAUGHING: Merlin nr Patient End on road twds Braughing (M East)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 25 M Swan, Green Sand, 3 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, 23 Tufted....BEECH FARM: 12 Golden Plover, 5 Snipe, 75 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 45 Meadow Ppt, Buzzard, 35 Skylark, Reed Bunt....ABBOTTS LANGLEY: Lesser Redpoll over calling (C Everett)....SHAFFORD FARM: Stonechat, 50+ Redwing, 10+ Skylark, 10+ Meadow Ppt (J Pritchard)....WILSTONE RSVR: f Goosander, 245 Golden Plover, Water Rail (M Collard)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sand, 163 BH Gulls but little else due to disturbance from dogs and motorbike! (G Knight)

22ND OCT: CODICOTE: Barn Owl nr Codicote (N Cook)....TYTTENHANGER: Green Sand, Sparrowhawk (S Pearce)....RICKMANSWORTH: Buzzard over M25 S of J17 (A Hodges)

21ST OCT: BROOKMANS PARK: c30 Golden Plover over, also Swallow, 11 Yellowhammer, 5 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing....BARKWAY: Barn Owl seen nr Barkway (M East)

20TH OCT: TRING: The Eagle Owl that has been in area for last couple of days has been recaptured (I Burrus)

19TH OCT: WARE: Little Egret flew along old Lea (I Edwards)....BROOKMANS PARK: 25+ Fieldfare over

Late news 9TH AUG: HARPENDEN: Hawfinch in a private garden (J Saxby per D Anderson)

18TH OCT: AMWELL: 1st-w CASPIAN GULL, 3-4 Yellow-legged Gull, Tawny Owl (T Austin)....BEECH FARM: 4+ Stonechat, 15 Skylark, Buzzard, 4 L Grebe, f Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 20 Lapwing, 5 Redwing, Bullfinch (A Gardiner/W Hatton)

17TH OCT: AMWELL: Cetti's Warbler calling from reed bed (D Booth)....POTTERS CROUCH: Swallow, 150 Linnet, 100 Starling, 20 Skylark, 6 Yellowhammer, 2 Buzzard (A Gardiner)....ALDENHAM: m Stonchat on rough ground at Patchetts Green (C Everett)....ALDENHAM RESERVOIR: 4 Mandarin, 27 GC Grebe, 6 Jay (C Everett)....OTTERSPOOL: m Mandarin, 94 Mallard (C Everett)....BATLERS GREEN, RADLETT: 30 Stock Dv (C Everett)....N MYMMS PARK: 4 Buzzard, 11 Golden Plover over, LS Wdpkr, 9+ Goldcrest, 175 Starling, 10 Yellowhammer....TYTTENHANGER: Pintail circled but did not land, also 2 Green Sand, 350 Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Reed Bunt....ST IPPOLLITTS: 2 Swallow (M Hooper)

16TH OCT: KINGS MEAD: Green Sand, 20 Snipe, 5 Wigeon, Chiffchaff, 60 Teal, 177 Lapwing, 4 Stonechat, 2 Goldcrest (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Pintail, 200+ Lapwing, 2 Green Sand, 30 Skylark, 100+ Linnet, 270 Canada Gs (G Knight) 27+ Tree Sparrow, 29 Fieldfare (S Pearce)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 21 M Swan, 3 Wigeon, Teal, aythya hybrid (poss Pochard x RC Pochard), 102 Lapwing, 34 LBB Gull, SNipe, Green Sand....BEECH FARM: 6 Stonechat, 1000 Jackdaw in roost (G Knight) 2 Teal, 750 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, Green Sand, 70+ Meadow Ppt, 50+ Skylark, 20 Redwing, 39 Stock Dv....ABBOTS LANGLEY: 28 Skylark, 2 Bullfinch, 14 Redwing (B Cripps)....BROOKMANS PARK: Brambling visited a garden feeder

15TH OCT: HATFIELD: Firecrest in trees at back of Park Meadow, Old Hatfield in mixed flock of goldcrests and tits (J Winterbottom)....WARE: 11 H Martin (I Edwards)

14TH OCT: MARKYATE: Jack Snipe flushes from wet meadow at private site nr Markyate (A Banthorpe)....KINGS MEAD: 2 H Martin, Swallow, 2 Wigeon, 16 Snipe, 120 Lapwing, 80 Teal, Stonechat (A Reynolds)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: 6 H Martin over at 1655 south (M Russell)

13TH OCT: BOREHAMWOOD: Grey Plover flew in from east calling, circled overhead then headed west at 1100 (J Terry)

12TH OCT: LITTLE BERKHAMSTED: 3 Marsh Tit, 400 Starling, 4+ H Martin, 12 Fieldfare, Redwing, 25+ LT Tit, 150+ BH Gull....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Teal, 2 Dunlin, Green Sand, 120 BH Gull, 17 Common Gull, 4 Meadow Ppt (R Flesher)

11TH OCT: BEECH FARM: 2 SParrowhawk chasing magpies, 70 Lapwing, 5 Meadow Ppt (T Chapman)....TYTTENHANGER: Dunlin, 3 Green Sands, 3 Jay, 10 Teal, 9 Lapwing, 105 BH Gull, 6 Common Gull, 5 GC Grebe, 5 Gadwall (R Flesher)

10TH OCT: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Tree Sparrow, 3 Green Sand, 9 Swallow, 27 Common Gull, Chiffchaff, Teal, 19 M Swan () also Common Sand, 2 Stonechat, Snipe (G Knight)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: Red-throated Diver rptd on larger lake (S Blackmore)....WILSTONE: 3f Pintail, 2 WHooper Swan (unknown origin) (G Knight)....OTTERSPOOL: 3 Green Sand, 15 Redwing, 11 Teal (A Gardiner)....WALKERN: 20 Brambling btw Bassus Green & Clay End (J Davies)....KINGS MEAD: 29 Snipe, Green Sand, Chiffchaff, 84 Teal, 2 Dunlin, 2 Stonechat (A Reynolds)....BRICKENDON: 8 Fieldfare over (L Borg)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 9 feral Whooper Swan (M Wallen)....WARE: Swallow south (I Edwards)....BRICKET WOOD: Buzzard (B Cripps)....KNEBWORTH: f Crossbill at Graffidge Wood, also Buzzard (A Ford)....WATERY GROVE, STEVENAGE: Marsh Tit (A Ford)

9TH OCT: AMWELL: 2 Little Egrets, Cetti's Warbler (B Reed)....TYTTENHANGER: Knot in shingle island at N end of fishing lake till c12.30 when flew south also 4 ad Whooper Swans on wader pit (part of national influx?) (G Knight/L Evans) 18 Golden Plover over, Green Sand, 5 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 13 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing (G Knight)....OTTERSPOOL: 15 Fieldfare (J Terry)....KINGS MEAD: Green Sand, 57 Teal, 9 Snipe, 3 Stonechat (A Reynolds)....SHAFFORD FARM: 15 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 10 Skylark, 2 H Martin, 25 MEadow Ppt, 3 Buzzard (J Pritchard)....PUCKERIDGE: 18 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (M Orchard)....BROOKMANS PARK: Fieldfare, Redwing, Reed Bunt, 31 Linnet, 20+ LT Tit....WILSTONE: Feral Barnacle Gs with Canadas (P Briers)

8TH OCT: OTTERSPOOL: 10 Fieldfare, Green Sand (C Everett)....AMWELL: STonechat from viewpoint (D Wheatcroft)....RADLETT: 100 Redwing passing NW in many small flocks (C Everett)....BLACKBIRDS FARM, RADLETT: 70 Collared Dove (C Everett)....N MYMMS PARK: 4 Buzzard, 2 Siskin, 29 Redwing, 14 Jay, 28 Stock Dv, Chiffchaff, 10 Meadow Ppt, 140 BH Gull, 80 Jackdaw, 75 Crow....HERTFORD: 2 Chiffchaff, Redwing, 7 Jay (P Lawrence) 2 Buzzards over Thieves Ln/A414 (D Wheatcroft)....BROOKMANS PARK: 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing....KIMPTON: 4 Buzzards at Rye End (A Ford)

7TH OCT: WATFORD: Black Redstart on flat roof of a High Street building (Seen from office window) (P Fearnside)....CASSIOBURY PARK: Buzzard high over N at 1200 (I Bennell)....STOCKERS LAKE: 2 Siskin drinking from puddle by pumping stn, also 30+ H Martin above causeway (P Lewis/S Carter)

6TH OCT: WILSTONE RSVR: 15 Golden Plover S over, 2 Chiffchaff, 500 H Martin, Grey Wag (A Nasir)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: 6 RL Partridge, Barn Owl thru, 5 S Martin, 2 Yellowhammer (J Chapman)....SHENLEYBURY: 45 Golden Plover over twds Coursers Farm (J Terry)....STEVENAGE: 6 Swllows south (C Brackenbury)....WELWYN: 11 LT Tit in a garden (M Bridges)

Late news 22ND SEPT: WARE: Nightjar flew south over floodlit astroturf pitches at Wodson Park Sports Centre, Ware at 1905 (R Watkins)

5TH OCT: TYTTENHANGER: 3 Teal, 2 GReen Sand, 10+ Tree Sparrow (S Pearce)....WELWYN: 30 H Martin over Fulling Mill (M Bridges)....BROOKMANS PARK: 3 Swallows

4TH OCT: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 5 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Ppt, 20+ Linnet (D Stanley)....GT GADDESDEN: 93 Stock Dv in ploughed field behind playground (M Parr)

3RD OCT: N MYMMS PARK: Swift over with hirundines (A Gray)....WILSTONE RSVR: Rock Pipit on nr vertical bank just W of jetty at 1130 (J Fearnside)....TYTTENHANGER: 6 Stonechat (S Pearce) Pintail, Common Sand, 22 Tree Sparrow, 226 Canada, 111 Lapwing (G Knight) also f Mandarin, 10 Wigeon, 3 Green Sand, 170 H Martin, c60 Swallow, 4 CHiffchaff....SHAFFORD FARM: Little Egret feeding in a riverside pool twds Redbournbury (J Pritchard)....WALKERN: 7 Buzzards (J Davies)....KINGS MEAD: 19 Snipe, 2 Green Sands, 61 Teal, 40 H Martin, 69 Gadwall (A Reynolds)....BEECH FARM: Buzzard, 118 Lapwing, 9 Skylark, 20+ meadow Ppt, 7 Swallow (A Dorman)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Wigeon, Green Sand, 28 Tufted (S Pearce)

2ND OCT: STARTOPS END RSVR: Rock Pipit in corner by bridge, also c50 H Martin, 12 Swallow (M Parr)....REDBOURNBURY: Little Egret along R Ver (B Kerry)....WILSTONE RSVR: f Whinchat on path btw hide & canal then flew off S, also juv R Plover, 5 Ruddy Dk (M Parr) Red Kite over Wilstone village (M Wallen)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Green Sand, 2 S Martin, 4 L Grebe, 83 Canada, 27 Tufted, Pochard....BEECH FARM: 9 Stonechat, Whinchat, 2 Sparrowhawk (D Wheatcroft) Teal, 2 Buzzard, 6 Swallow, 5 H Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 48 Meadow Ppt, 2 Reed Bunt, 78 Lapwing....TYTTENHANGER: 24 M Swan, 282 Canada Gs, 2 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 3 Green Sand, Common Sand, 40 H Martin, 10 Swallow, Tree Sparrow (G Knight)....KIMPTON: Buzzard (A Ford)....KINGS MEAD: 13 Swallows S (I Edwards)....SHAFFORD FARM: 150+ H Martin, 40 Swallow, 2 Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing (J Pritchard)

1ST OCT: KINGS MEAD: 2 Wigeon, 18 Snipe, 40+ LBB Gull, 120 BH Gull, 40+ Teal (P Lawrence)....ST IPPOLLITTS: 30 H Martin, Chiffchaff (M Hooper)....BOWMANSGREEN FARM: Little Owl, 2 GS Wdpkr (G Young)....WILSTONE: 20 Ruddy Dk, 3 feral Whoopers (M Wallen)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Green Sand, R Plover, 4 Swallow, 2 Grey Wag, 2 Teal (R Flesher)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: feral Barnacle Gs, 3 Grey Wag (A Ford)....EAST HYDE: 44 Collared Dv (M Russell)

September 2004

30TH SEP: EAST HYDE: f/imm Merlin flew over river and meadow NW at 1800 (M Russell)....WELWYN GDN CITY: 5-6 Redwing over Woodland Rise, calling (M Brown)....GARSTON: Redwing flew over calling at 0915 (C Everett)....WATERFORD: 2 Redwing, Chiffchaff, Green Wdpkr (P Lawrence)....WARE: 20+ H Martin over Widbury Hill (I Edwards)

29TH SEP: BOREHAMWOOD: 5 Redwing over NW, also Teal (J Terry)....CROMER HYDE FARM: juv WHinchat ringed, alco c100 Linnets in area, btw Lemsford & Symondshyde (B Trevis)....WATFORD: Redwing over Radlett Rd calling at 1030 (I Bennell)....N MYMMS PARK: Marsh Tit, 5 Grn Wdpkr, 2 Chiffchaff, 25 Swallow, 4 bullfinch....EAST HYDE: 40 Collared Doves on wires by bridge (M Best)

28TH SEP: ELSTREE: 6 Monk Parakeets beside B5183 coming into Elstree from north (A Dorman)....LONDON COLNEY: 7 Grey Partridge along SHelney Lane, S of Napsbury (P Christian)....KINGS MEAD: 2 Green Sand, 8 Snipe, 3 Wigeon, 60+ Teal (P Lawrence)....AMWELL: 12 Wigeon, Hobby, 13 L Grebe, 35+ Teal, 5 H Martin (P Lawrence)

27TH SEP: TYTTENHANGER: Green Sand, Buzzard, nrby 6 Tree Sparrow at Tyttenhanger Farm (A Gardiner)....BROOKMANS PARK: Sedge Wbr flushed from setaside, also 90 Stock Dv, 60+ Hs Martin, 14 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 35+ Linnet, 10+ Meadow Ppt, 5 Yellowhammer....KINGS MEAD: 13 Yellow Wags, 20 H Martin, 2 Green Sand, 17 Snipe, 42 Lapwing, 58 Teal (A Renyolds)

26TH SEP: SHAFFORD FARM, ST ALBANS: Little Egret flying between farm and road to waste plant site, also Buzzard, Green Sand, 3 Teal, Stonechat, 100+ H Martin, Kingfisher (A Gardiner/M Thompson/S Pearson)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Grey Plover over at 6pm (R Pearson) Water Pipit on scrape S of old causeway from Nettle Hill at 1115, 5 Green Sand, 4 Teal, 192 Lapwing (P Christian/R FLesher) Poss Peregrine soaring over Garden Wood (G Knight) 30+ Tree Sparrow (S Pearce) Common Sand, 199 Canada Gs....KINGS MEAD: 2 Green Sand, 15 Snipe, 7 Yellow Wag, 10 Linnet (A Reynolds)....ST IPPOLLITTS: 4 Buzzard, 50 mixed hirundines, 2 Jay (M Hooper)....PUCKERIDGE: 10 S Martin N, 100 H Martin, 5 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 60 LBB Gull, Marsh Tit, 5 Jay (M Orchard)....BEDMOND: 60 meadow Ppt (C Everett)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 10 Goldfinch, 100 H Martin, 7 Meadow Ppt (T Chapman)....LONDON COLNEY: 46 Golden Plover at Barley Mow Farm, also 2 Little Owls (P Christian)....VERULAMIUM LAKE ST ALBANS: 8 Cormorant, 4 SHoveler, Pochard, 9 Tufted, G Heron (A Dorman)

25TH SEP: TYTTENHANGER: R Plover, 2 Green Sand, 15 Skylark, 30+ Swallow, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Wbr (G Knight)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Wigeon (G Knight)....NASHES FARM: 63 Linnet (G Knight)....BEECH FARM: 2 Stonechat, 40 GReenfinch, 30+ H Martin, 70+ Stock Dv (G Knight)....GOBIONS WOOD: Teal, 2 Marsh Tit, Grey Wag, 5 Chiffchaff....KINGS MEAD: Buzzard, Green Sand, 10 Snipe, Blackcap, 60 H Martin, 10 Swallow, 40 Goldfinch (A Reynolds)....KIMPTON MILL: 2 Buzzards over, Kingfisher (C Brackenbury)....CHISWELL GREEN: Buzzard & 60+ Linnet W of Dane End (S Pearce)

24TH SEP: N MYMMS PARK: 7 Buzzards, 185 Swallow thru, 20 H Martin, 2 S Martin, 5 CHiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 65 Chaffinch (sudden influx)....BEECH FARM: 20 Meadow Ppt, 30 Swallow (A Gardiner)

23RD SEP: WILSTONE: c300 mixed hirundines (M Wallen) 5 Pintail, juv R Plover, Common Sand (D Otter)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, Little Gull, 2 Green Sands, 58 Teal, 150 Swallows thru S (A Reynolds)

22ND SEP: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Turtle Dove at oil storage depot, Buncefield Lane at 1115 (B Fagan)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sand, Common Sand, 15+ H Martin, 10+ S Martin, 25+ Meadow Ppts (M Wurr)

21ST SEP: WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Pintail, Common Sand, 4 L GRebe (A Nasir)

20TH SEP: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 2 Whinchat (D Stanley)....REDBOURNBURY: 2 Spot Fly just E of mill (I Williams)....HITCHIN: Swift (D Booth)....BROOKMANS PARK: Little Owl, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Wbr, 8 Yellowhammer, 13 Linnet, 27 Stock Dv, Buzzard

19TH SEP: PANSHANGER PARK: Osprey viewed looking up valley from car park off Thieves Lane, Hertingfordbury, also 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby (T Brownsell)....BATFORD: Osprey SE over village at 1413 (M Russell)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 LRP, Common Sand (3 rptd earlier), 50+ H Martin, Whitethroat, 3 Tree Sparrow (G Knight) 7 Green Sand, Wigeon (D Booth) Snipe, Buzzard (A Dorman)....KINGS MEAD: 35 Yellow Wag, 80 Meadow Ppt, 2 Whinchat, Stonechat, 2 Green Sand, 50 H Martin, 16 Swallow, Whitethroat (A Reynolds)....BEECH FARM: 2 WHinchat, 3 Stonechat, Sedge Wbr, 110+ Meadow Ppt, 115 Swallow, 4 Reed Bunt, 230 Lapwing, 150 Starling, 10 L Grebe....OTTERSPOOL: S Martin, 23 Teal, nrby 4 Yellow Wags at Bushey (C Everett)....WILSTONE RSVR: 3 Hobby, 4 feral Whoopers, 10 Lapwing, Little Owl, GS Wdpkr, 5 Willow Wbr, 4 L Grebe, 3 Ruddy Dk, 500 mixed hirundines (M Clarke) c250 H Martin (M Wallen)

18TH SEP: Just in Bucks; Drayton Beauchamp: Imm Night Heron at a private pond in evening (S Wilson)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Peregrine flew to trees at back of reedbed (M Parr)....TYTTENHANGER: Wigeon, 5 Green Sands, Common Sand, S Martin, 15 H Martin, 20+ Mdw Pipit (G Knight)....WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Hobby, 4 feral Whooper, 3 Ruddy Dk, 6 L GRebe, Grey Wag, 50 H Martin (M Parr)....EAST HYDE: Hobby hunting H Martin mid-am (M Russell)....WARE: 100+ H Martin after rainstorm (I Edwards)

17TH SEP: WILSTONE RSVR: Imm NIGHT HERON at dusk nr hide (S Wilson)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 20 Wigeon, 47 Teal, 2 Green Sand, 17 Snipe, 40 H Martin (A Reynolds)....BATCHWOOD, ST ALBANS: HOOPOE flew N over Ancient Briton crossroads at 0745 (A Jones)....RYE MEADS: juv Little Gull from Tern Hide at 1215 (A Hardacre)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: 15 Swifts drifted south late am (M Russell)....WILSTONE RSVR: c400 H Maretin, c15 S Martin, 7 RUddy Dk, feral Whooper & 2 Black Swan (M Wallen)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Wheatear & 5 Stock Dv (D STanley)

16TH SEP: H HEMPSTEAD: f/imm Merlin over Piccotts End Farm, nrby Green Sand at Piccotts End Pools (J Middleton)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Whinchat, Wheatear, 2 Buzzard (D Stanley)....TRING RSVR: No sign of poss DC Cormorant or Shag (B Miller/R Andrew) Photos of the bird are on Surfbirds and it has been reidentified as a sinensis Cormorant....HATFIELD GDN VILLAGE: c50 Lapwing, 5 H Martin, Kestrel (J Moss)

15TH SEP: FAIRLANDS VALLEY: M Wheatear at 0720 (A Ford)....TRING RSVR: Poss 2nd calendar yr DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT in dead trees on "south reservoir" 1645-1745 at least, also Shag (M Reid)

14TH SEP: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Wheatear (D STanley)....TEWIN: Red Kite west over Burnham Green (D Booth)....TRING RSVRS: 2 Dunlin & juv R Plover at Startops, 2 Spot Fly by Marsworth sluice (L Evans)

13TH SEP: ST ALBANS: f Pied Flycatcher in alders on private fishing lake adj to Verulam Golf Course at end of Riverside Road (P Lewis)....TRING: 40+ H Martin W over at 1700 (I Burrus)

12TH SEP: PUCKERIDGE: Hobby, 2 Marsh Tit, 30 Swallow (M Orchard)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 5 Wigeon, Teal, 2 Green Sand, 11 Snipe (A Dorman)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Wigeon, 3 Teal, Hobby, LRP, 6 Green Sands, Common SAnd, 2 S Martin, 7 Swallow, H Martin (G Knight)....FISHERS GREEN, STEVENAGE: Red Kite over E (G Dagnall)....SHAFFORD FARM: Red Kite over, Whinchat, 100+ H Martin, Yellow Wag (J Pritchard) 3 Hobby, Peregrine (per G Ashby)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Hobby, 52 H martin thru, 22 Swallow thru, Marsh Tit....BURY LAKE: Pintail over (M Silk)....AMWELL: 29 L Grebe (A Dorman)

11TH SEP: VERULAMIUM LAKE, ST ALBANE: Little Egret on island c1430 (M Davies)....TRING RSVRS: Juv Mediterranean Gull at Startops, later seen at WIlstone (per L Evans), also 3 Dunlin at Startops (L Evans)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Hobby over Marshalls Heath (T CHapman)....TYTTENHANGER: LRP, Snipe, Common Sand, 54 M Thrush (G Knight) also 3 Green Sands, 2 Wigeon, 2 Hobby....SHAFFORD FARM, VER VALLEY: Little Egret on Ver at Dolittle Mill, later in flight twds Gorhambury, also Hobby, Buzzard (J Pritchard)....RYE MEADS: Hobby (A HArdacre)....BROOKMANS PARK: Marsh Tit

10TH SEP: REDBOURBURY: Little Egret flushed from river by bridge to farm, flew twds Redbourn (I Williams)....AMWELL: Hobby, 3 Snipe, Green Sand (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Green Sand (G Knight)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 10 Wigeon, 4 Whinchat, 8 Snipe, Shoveler x BW Teal hybrid, 97 Lapwing (A Reynolds)

9TH SEP: NEWNHAM: imm/f Marsh Harrier low over fields c200yds from A507 (P Howard)....KINGS MEAD: 42 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 50 Lapwing, 2 SNipe (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Wigeon, 2 Green Sands, Common Sand, Grey Wag (G Knight)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 2 Dunlin, White Wag (M Wallen)

8TH SEP: PICCOTTS END POOLS: Red Kite over (J Middleton)....BEECH FARM: Wheatear, 2 Mandarin....STARTOPS END RSVR: 3 DUnlin (M Wallen)....WILSTONE: 2 Hobby, 9 Ruddy Dk (M Wallen)....ASHRIDGE FOREST: SIskin nr L Gaddesden (D Forder)

7TH SEP: STARTOPS END RSVR: Whimbrel flew S calling at noon, also 4 Dunlin, R Plover, also Swift (M Wallen)....WILSTONE RSVR: c80 Wigeon, CommoN Tern (M Wallen)....REDBOURNBURY: Little Egret downstream at 0830 (R Prue)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: Common Sand (A Ford)....BROOKMANS PARK: 200+ Hs Martin gathering at Bell Lane....TYTTENHANGER: 6 Teal, Wigeon, 2 LRP, 2 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, 58 Lapwing

6TH SEP: AMWELL: 2 Greenshank flew off S at 1710 (T Austin)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Hobby

5TH SEP: HITCHIN: ORTOLAN BUNTING trapped and ringed at Temple End, Charlton - photo on multimedia page (J Crystal)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 3 Dunlin (M Wallen)....KINGS MEAD: Pintail until 0950 when flew off with SHoveler (C Smout) f Wigeon, Green Sand, 135 Lapwing, 4 Snipe (D Wheatcroft)....BEECH FARM: 4 Whinchat, 31 Linnet (S Pearce)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 LRP, 2 Teal (S Pearce)....BARNET: 3 Hobby, 2 Little Owl

4TH SEP: LONG MARSTON: Red Kike over (D Jenkins)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Male Redstart still present (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 LRP, 4 Green Sand, Common Sand (G Knight) Hobby (S Pearce)....KINGS LANGLEY: 6 Buzzards circling (D Whitehouse)....BERKHAMSTEAD: Red Kite over cricket club, also Little Owl

3RD SEP: JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Male Redstart still present, also Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Blackcap (D Stanley)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 6 Whinchat, 13 M Thrush, Buzzard (D Stanley)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Teal, 2 LRP, 5 Green Sand, 30 S Martin but no sign of L Stint (G Knight) 2 Tree Sparrow, Kingfisher, Hobby (D Wheatcroft)

2ND SEP: JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Male Redstart still present, also Lsr Whitethroat (G Knight)....BEECH FARM: 2 Whinchat, Buzzard, Green Sand (D WHeatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: Little Stint on N side of pit, also 2 LRP, 2 Hobby (G Knight) Buzzard, Hobby (M Wurr)....VERULAMIUM PARK: Mandarin (A Jeffery)....R LEE AT WARE: 2 Swifts, Chiffchaff, LS Woodpecker (I Edwards)....Gt GADDESDEN: 2 Little Owls just downstream from Gt Gaddesden (D Otter)

1ST SEP: JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Male Redstart along N boundary hedge (G KNight)....H HEMPSTEAD: 2 Swifts over (D Forder)....ST IPPOLLITTS: Woodcock (M Hooper)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 7 Swifts over (E Leahy)....REDBOURNBURY: 30+ Yellow Wags among cattle (M Thompson)

August 2004

31ST AUG: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 4 Whinchat, 2 Blackcap (D Stanley) 2 Wheatear, 3 Buzzards, 500+ hirundines thru (G KNight)....REDBOURNBURY: Yellow Wag over, Buzzard (E Leahy)....ASHWELL: Corn Bunt, Grey Partridge, 5 Yellow Wag (N Wood)....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, Green Sand, 6 Cormorant (G Knight)

30TH AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: Red-crested Pochard, 12 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 150+ S Martin (A DOrman)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 5 Whinchat, Whitethroat (D STanley)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Hobby (1 juv), 2 Green Sand, Common Tern (S Pearce) Common Sand (D Booth)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 8 Grey Partridge, 7 Stock Dv, 17 H Martin (D Booth)....AMWELL: Hobby, 50+ H Martin, Spot Fly (G Knight)....N MYMMS PARK: 8 Spot Fly, Hobby, 190 Mallard (Redwell Wood Farm), 3 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Wbr, 2 Bullfinch....GT GADDESDEN: 2+ Buzzards, 2 Hobby, Kestrel (D Forder)....WATFORD: Hobby over Woodside (B Cripps)....KINGS MEAD: 50 H MArtin, 2 Common Sand, 15 Teal, 2 Wigeon, Hobby (A Reynolds)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: Spot Fly, 2+ Kingfisher, 2 L GRebe, Swift (D Forder)

29TH AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: 3 Crossbill flew E over res at 1815, also Red Kite over, 2 Hobby, Green Sand, Common Sand, 9 LBB Gull, 3 Grey Wag, 25+ LT Tits accompanied by 4 Chiffchaff, 4 feral Whoopers (I Bennell)....STARTOPS RSVR: Red-breasted merganser reported but no sign when checked out (per I Bennell)....BEECH FARM: Greenshank, Wheatear, Green Sand (S Pearce) Grasshopper Wblr, Sedge Wbr, 9 Teal, Hobby, Buzzard, 16 Skylark....KINGS MEAD: Shoveler x Blue-winged Teal hybrid, Common Sand, 2 Swift, 2 Wigeon, L Owl (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 2 Common Sands, Buzzard, (A Dorman) Green Sand, 10 S Martin (G Knight)....H HEMPSTEAD: juv Hoby over Gadebridge Park, also Swift (D Forder)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: 3 Cormorant, Common Tern, Kingfisher, Spot Fly (D Forder)....BROOKMANS PARK: 2 Swifts over....BROOKMANS PARK: Hobby over....COOPERS GREEN GP: 13 L Grebe, 16 Pochard, 18 Gadwall, 2 S Martin, Swift, 100 Lapwing....ST IPPOLLITTS: 8 Grey Heron by St Ibbs Lake, also Grey Wag & 2 Swifts (C Brackenbury)

28TH AUG: BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: f Wheatear (S Scott)....WESTON: Hobby, Buzzard (R Broadie)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: Little Egret flew off at 1150, also 2 Common Tern, L GRebe & 4 Kingfisher, Spot Fly, Bullfinch, few Willow Wbr, 5+ Stock Dv (D & S Forder)....GT GADDESDEN: 2+ Buzzards, Yellow Wag (D & S Forder)....RYE MEADS: 5 Green Sands, 3 Snipe, Sparrowhawk (A Hardacre)....OTTERSPOOL: 2 Green Sands (C Everett)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, Green Sand (G Knight)....SARRATT BOTTOM: 3 Hobby, 2 juv Little Owl (G Smith)....BRICKET WOOD & COMMON: Buzzard, Yellow Wag (C Everett)....AMWELL: 2 Ruddy Dk (C Smout)....ST PAULS WALDEN: 2 Little OWls calling, Spot Fly (C Brackenbury)....HARPENDEN: LS Wdpkr visiting a garden in Springfield Cres (J Trew)

27TH AUG: BALDOCK: Poss GREENISH WARBLER at Ivel Springs, seen and heard to call, but could not be relocated later (B Sawford)....WILSTONE RSVR: Juv Red-crested Pochard viewable from main car park, also 4 Wigeon, 6 Ruddy Dk, 2 Hobby, 2 CommoN Sand, 30 Lapwing, 2 LBB Gull, 250 H MArtin, 6 juv Grey Wag, 2 feral Whooper Swan, 2 BLack Swan, Barnacle Gs & 2 aythya hybrids: 1 Ferruginous Dk lookalike & 1 resembling drake Lesser Scaup (L Evans)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, 4 Green Sand, LRP, Common Tern, 12 Tree Sparrow, 220 Canada Gs....ST ALBANS: Green Sand over central St Albans calling at 2100 (A Dorman)....HARPENDEN: 10 Swifts (R Cave)....BROOKMANS PARK: 70+ Blue Tits thru a garden

26TH AUG: PANSHANGER PARK: Little Egret, Hobby (S Pearce)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: m WHeatear (C Smout)....WATER END, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Kingfisher, 3 Spot Fly (C Smout)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 2 Common Sand, 20 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon (A Reynolds) 30+ Gadwall, S Martin, 8 L Grebe, Kingfisher, 40+ Lapwing, f Teal, 2 Cormorant (P Lawrence)....AMWELL: 3 Whitethroat, 3 Ruddy Dk, 8 L Grebe, 2 Swallow, 20+ Lapwing, 4 GC Grebe (P Lawrence)....RYE MEADS: 3 Green Sand, 2 SNipe, 4 Stock Dv, 2 Teal (P Lawrence)....RICKMANSWORTH: 2 Spot Fly, Hobby (A Marett)....HERTFORD: At The Goldings - 40 Canada Gs, 4 Tufted, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot (P Lawrence)

25TH AUG: GT GADDESDEN: 2 Yellow Wags on boggy farmland behind Wyevale Gdn Centre (D Forder)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Hobby, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (D STanley)....MERRYHILL: male Redstart, no extra details (J Gundersen)....WILSTONE RSVR: c20 Swift, c200 S Martin, c100 H Martin (M Wallen)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: 2 CommonTern, Kingfisher, 5+ Swift, 4 Buzzards inc very pale bird, 1+ Spot Fly, 4+ Bullfinch (D Forder)

24TH AUG: COURSERS FARM, L COLNEY: 7 Yellow Wags (S Pearce)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, also Marsh Tit in Coppice Wood (G Knight)

23RD AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: Little Egret, Common Sand & 2 Black Swans (J Thompson)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 2 Whinchat, Swift, Sparrowhawk (D STanley)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand (G Knight)

22ND AUG: HILFIELD RSVR: Honey Buzzard drifted SE 1040-1047 (HRBR)....TYTTENHANGER: f Mandarin, juv Peregrine along causeway sev times, 2 Common Sand (G Knight) 3 Green Sand, also Mink (A Lewis)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, Common Sand (M Parr), 2 Whinchat, Yellow Wag, 16 Mipit, 20 Shoveler (A Reynolds)....AMWELL: Little Egret, 13 Shoveler (M Parr)....BROOKMANS PARK: 7 Swifts....ESSENDON: 135 hirundines thru, 23 Linnet....OTTERSPOOL: Green Sand, 2 Spot Fly, 2 Swift, 5 Teal (C Everett)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 3 Whinchat (D Stanley) 2 Buzzards, 2 Grn Wdpkr (A Dorman)....SHAFFORD FARM: Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Buzzards, 1+ Hobby (J Pritchard)

21ST AUG: WALKERN: Juv/fem Marsh Harrier drifted south at 1800 (J Davies)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 5 Whinchat, Wheatear (D STanley)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 2 Common Sand, 2 S Martin, 20 H Martin, 30 Swift (A Reynolds) eclipse Shoveler, 6 L Grebe, Swallow (M Parr)....ROTHAMSTED: Spot Fly, 6 Swift (M Russell)

20TH AUG: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 3 Whinchat, 3 Buzzard (D Stanley/D Dean)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, Common Sand, 7 S Martin (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, Hobby (over at 1400) (M Wurr)....WILSTONE: c400 hirundines, Hobby (M Wallen)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: 2 Swifts (D Stanley)....RYE MEADS: c500 hirundines heading through over 2 hours (A Hardacre)

19TH AUG: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 3 Whinchat (D Stanley/G Horn)....TYTTENHANGER: 7 Green Sands, 4 Common Sand, 3 juv Grey Heron, 150+ Lapwing (C Hull) Greenshank, Kingfisher (D Stanley) 50+ RL Partridge, Dunlin, 189 BH Gull, Common Tern....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 Sand Martin (D Stanley)....CHISWELL GREEN: Swift still visiting a nest box (A Gardiner)

18TH AUG: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 5 WHinchats (D Stanley)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey, 3 Common Sand, 20 Swift (A Reynolds)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: 2 Egyptian Geese low over twds Hemel, also Common Tern, Kingfisher, 3 Sparrowhawks (D & S Forder)....WELWYN: Swift south at noon (J Terry)

17TH AUG: KINGS MEAD: Garganey, COmmon Sand, 16 Teal, Kingfisher, 20 Swift (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Common Sand, 10 Sand Martins (G Knight)....BROOKMANS PARK: 8 Swifts over....AMWELL: Snipe, 19 Lapwing (S Blackmore)....WILSTONE: c15 Swift, c100 Sand Martin, Ruddy Dk, 6 Grey Wag (M Wallen)

16TH AUG: TYTTENHANGER: 5 Greenshank flew off west at 1000, also 3 Common Sand, 4 Green Sand, 2 Kingfisher (J Terry)

15TH AUG: KNEBWORTH: Raven over calling, also 3 Buzzards, 2 Marsh Tits, Lsr Whitethroat (A Ford)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Greenshank, 6 COmmon Sand, 3 Green Sand, 2 Sparrowhawk, 224 Canada Gs (G Knight) also 403 Lapwing, Teal, Kingfisher, Nuthatch, 2 Grn Wdpkr (A Dorman) also 2 Herring Gull (D Booth) also 35+ Tree Sparrow, Cuckoo (S Pearce)....AMWELL: Juv Garganey from watchpoint (R Facer)....SHAFFORD FARM: Hobby, 2 Spot Fly, HUmmingbird Hawk Moth (J Pritchard)....BEECH FARM: Green Sand, Buzzard (D Wheatcroft)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 3 Green Sands, COmmon Sand, 65 Lapwing (D WHeatcroft)....N MYMMS PARK: Hobby, 3 Spot Fly, Lsr Whitethroat, 26 Stock Dv, 4 passage Willow Wbr, Little Owl (S Pearce)

14TH AUG: KINGS MEAD: Garganey on west pool, also Common Sand, 3 Yellow Wag (D Wheatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Common Sand, 2 Teal (G Knight) 3 Common SAnd, Greenshank, Green Sand, 107 Lapwing, Teal, 25 Tree Sparrow, Reed Wbr (C Smout)....WILSTONE: Little Egret, 3 Grey Wag (2 juvs) (D Otter) Shelduck, 2 Common Tern, 5 Sand MArtin, 2 Grey Wag, Kingfisher, feral Barnacle Gs, nrby Spot Fly at Marsworth Rsvr (J CHampan)....COURSERS FARM: 4 Yellow Wags in hrose field, nrby 3+ Sand Martins still at colony at new pits (S Pearce)

13TH AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: Black-necked Grebe, by reeds in SE corner, 2 Little Egrets roosting, 7 juv Mandarin, 2 Garganey, 5 Ruddy Dk, 2 Wigeon, f Shelduck, 3 Greenshank, 5 Common Sand, 9 Common Tern, Grey Wag, Sedge Wbr, Lsr Whitethroat (L Evans)....KINGS MEAD: Garganey till 2000 at least (A Reynolds/G Knight) 4 COmmon Sand, 8 Teal (A Reynolds)....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 7 Green Sand, 6 Common Sand, Redshank, 2 Hobby, 200 Lapwing, Garden Wbr, 7 Tree Sparrow, 2 Sparrowhawk....PATMORE HEATH: Swift, Hobby, c30 Hs Martin (M East)....BROOKMANS PARK: Hobby, Lsr Whitethroat, 17 Linnet, 2 Little Owl, Marsh Tit....TOWNSEND TENNIS CLUB: 12 Swifts over tennis club/Waverley Road area 1810 (B Fagan)

12TH AUG: TYTTENHANGER: 3 Greenshank, 2 Green Sand, 6 COmmon Sand, 2 Teal, no sign of Black Tern (G Knight)....KIMPTON MILL: Hobby (T Kittle)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: 4 COmmon Sands flushed and flew SW (A Ford)....CASSIOBURY PARK: 20 M Thrush over council depot (I Bennell)

11TH AUG: KIMPTON MILL: Green Sand (T Kittle)....AMWELL: 2 Marsh Tit, 40+ Lapwing, Ruddy Dk (P Lawrence)....WATEREND, HEMEL: 5+ Willow Wbr, 4+ Whitethroat, m Blackcap, Chiffchaff (D Forder)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: 2 Sedge Wbr in crop field behind pools (D Forder)

10TH AUG: FROGMORE GP, STEVENAGE: 3 Hobby, Blackcap, 40 Swallows, 4 Linnet (P Lawrence)....GT GADDESDEN: juv WHeatear behind Wyevale Gdn Centre, Kingfisher, L Grebe (D Forder)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 5 Common Scoter (3m) to 1700 at least (G Knight/M Leveridge/M Parr) 3 Black Tern (I Bennell), 12 Common Tern (M Parr) ....WILSTONE RSVR: Black Tern, Little Egret (M Leveridge) also 4 COmmon Sand, 12 Hs Martin, 16 Common Tern (M Parr)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, Redshank, 2 Sparrowhawk - juv and male carrying food (G Knight)....BEECH FARM: Green Sand (G Knight)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand (G Knight)....KINGS MEAD: 4 Common Sand, 18 SHoveler, 2 Teal (A Reynolds)

9TH AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Black Terns present at 2015 at least (G Knight)

8TH AUG: TYTTENHANGER: 2f Mandarin on main pit in front of Nettle Hill, also 4 Green Sands (P Christian) Redshank, 3 Greenshank, Snipe, Dunlin (R Flesher/T Smith/G Knight) 4 Common Sand (D Booth)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Common Sand, 8 L Grebe (D Booth)....SHAFFORD FARM: 3 Hobbies chasing Hs Martins (J Pritchard)....HITCHIN: Turtle Dove on Beds border nr Pegsdon (C Brackenbury)....WARE: Hobby chasing hirundines over Wheatsheaf Dv late pm (M Browning)....BROOKMANS PARK: Hobby, 4 S Martins, Willow Wbr

7TH AUG: AMWELL: Little Egret, 3 GReen Sands, Common Sand (P Lawrence)....WILSTONE RSVR: Osprey flew S over Rushy Meadow twds Tring (S Wilson)....CHORLEYWOOD: 2 Marsh Tit & 4 Spot Fly at Chorleywood Common (G Smith)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand (S Pearce/G Knight) 3 juv SHelduck, Kingfisher (S Pearce), Cuckoo, 2 ad GC Grebe + juv (G Knight)....KINGS MEAD: 2 Common Sand, Sparrowhawk, Spot Fly, 120 Lapwing, 4 Common Tern (D Wheatcroft)....KINGS LANGLEY LAKE: m Ruddy Dk, 29 Tufted inc 3 broods totalling 19 juvs (C Everett)....GOBIONS WOOD: Marsh Tit....BEECH FARM: 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Kestrel (S Pearce)

6TH AUG: N MYMMS PARK: Buzzard, 6 Grn Wdpkr, 16 Stock Dv

5TH AUG: PICCOTTS END POOLS: Little Egret briefly then flew SE (J Middleton)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 4 Green Sand, COmmon Sand (A Gardiner)....WELWYN: Kingfisher in a garden close to Fulling Mill (M Bridges)

4TH AUG: WATEREND, HEMEL: Peregrine over field by Leighton Buzzard Rd opp Noake Mill Lane (J Middleton)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: Kingfisher, Cormorant, Grey Wag (A Ford)

3RD AUG: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, Redshank, 3 juv SHelduck (G KNight)

2ND AUG: ST ALBANS: Ad Lsr Whitethroat in a garden (G KNight)

1ST AUG: WILSTONE RSVR: f SHelduck, 3 Common Sand, Dutch ringed Cormorant (green KM ring), 109 M Swan (I Bennell)....PICCOTTS END POOLS, H HEMPSTEAD: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Kingfisher, L Grebe, 2 Garden Wbr, 2 Lsr Whitethroat (J Middleton)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Greenshank (S Pearce)KNEBWORTH: Hobby over edge of park early evening (C Brackenbury)....TYTTENHANGER: Yellow Wag (I Bennell) 3 juv SHelduck, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sands, 6 Common Sand, Spot Fly (G Knight)

July 2004

31ST JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret flew off north at 0845, also Greenshank, 4 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand (G Knight) 3 juv Shelduck (S Pearce)....HERTFORD: Little Egret on pit nr jct Thieves Lane/A414, also m Ruddy Dk (D Wheatcroft)....AMWELL: Greenshank, 7 COmmon Tern (D Wheatcroft)....ST PAULS WALDEN: Little Owl calling (C Brackenbury)

30TH JUL: PICCOTTS END POOLS, H HEMPSTEAD: Little Egret, Garden Wbr, 2 Kingfisher, 2 SParrowhawk, Common Tern (J Middleton)....TYTTENHANGER: Peregrine flew over old causeway at 0930 flushing everything. Flew around with flock for c5mins before drifting N over A414, also R Plover, 216 Lapwing, 4 Green Sands, Common Sand, Snipe & 6 WHitethroat (D Booth) 2 Little Egrets, Greenshank, 2 Sedge Wbr (J Thornley)....KINGS MEAD: Common Sand, 90 Lapwing, 8 L Grebe (A Reynolds)

29TH JUL: BOURNE END: Imm NIGHT HERON flying west along Grand Union Canal/ River Bulbourne valley calling at 0825, c80 feet up and heading twds Berkhamstead (D Wrathall)....TYTTENHANGER: 7 Green Sands, juv Shelduck, 3 Redshank, Greenshank & 5 large waders, poss Curlew, flew south (G Knight), 2 Common Sand, 4 Common Gull, LBB Gull, Stock Dv (M Wurr)

28TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Curlew on sandbank, also 2 Common Sand, 2 Green Sand, 2 Redshank, R Plover (C Hull)....BOURNE END: 900+ Swifts passed west/south-west between 1630-1900 (D Wrathall)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 Green Sands, Ruddy Dk, 25 Tufted, 2 L GRebe, 2 Barnacle Gs....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 3 Green Sands, Redshank, 2 COmmon Sand, juv Cuckoo, 4 R Plover, Shelduck (G Knight)....STOCKERS LAKE: LS Wdpkr calling from trees just N of causeway (S Younger)

27TH JUL: HERTINGFORDBURY: Little Egret, COmmon Sand & LBB Gull (S Poynter)....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 3 Green Sands, Redshank, Common Sand, Shelduck, 2 Bullfinch but no sign of Little Egret, although fishing lakes not checked (A Gardiner)....BRICKET WOOD COMMON: juv Cuckoo, Tawny Owl (C Everett)....OTTERSPOOL: Common Sand (C Everett)

26TH JUL: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Whinchat in crop field S of lane through Little Revel End, which is off B487 btw Hemel & Redbourn at 1615 (D Hutchinson)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Hobby, Buzzard, 5 Grn Wdpkr, 2 Spot Fly, Little Owl, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Wbr, 15 Stock Dv

25TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret, Redshank, Greenshank, 8 Green Sands, COmmon Sand, 100+ Swift (G Knight) Yellow Wag (S Pearce)....BISHOPS STORTFORD: Turtle Dove in flight on edge of town (C Brackenbury)....COLLIERS END: Hobby over A10 (C Brackenbury)....PITSTONE NO2 QUARRY: Green Sand (J Thompson)....POTTERS BAR: Hobby, 40 Swift, Sparrowhawk, GS Wdpkr, pr Pied Wags with 5 yng

24TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret, 4 LRP, 2 R Plover, Greenshank, 2 COmmon Sand, Green Sand, Redshank, 15 Common Tern, 170 Lapwing (P Christian/R FLesher) Yellow Wag (S Pearce)....ALDENHAM RSVR: 4 Mandarin, m RUddy Duck (C Everett)....VERULAMIUM LAKE, ST ALBANS: f Mandarin, 3 Ruddy Dk, Hobby chasing a bat at 2030 (A Jeffery)

23RD JUL: AMWELL: juv Wood Sand from viewpoint at 1330, also COmmon Sand (B Fagan)....RYE MEADS: Little Egret mobile around Draper Hide, also m Ruddy Duck from hide (L Borg)....TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret from old causeway, also 2 LRP, 100+ BH Gull, 12 Common Tern, 40+ Lapwing (B Fagan)....WHIPPENDELL WOODS: Marsh Tit (C Everett)

22ND JUL: ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: Oystercatcher flew south over at 0900 (M Russell)....TRING: Little Egret flying along A41 bypass (S Chalkly)....TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret - can hide in deep gully made by gravel workings, 5 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Green Sands, Redshank, Common Sand, 2 Bullfinch (A Gardiner)....AMWELL: 3 Black-tailed Godwits flew south from Kings Mead direction at 1910 over track off Amwell Lane (R Facer) Little Egret, juv Wood Sand from watchpoint (A Dorman)....CASSIOBURY PARK: Hobby west over, also 2 Spot Fly around tennis courts (I Bennell)

21ST JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret, Greenshank, 3 Green Sands, Common Sand (G Knight) 5 Dunlin, Grey Wag (S Pearce)....AMWELL: juv Wood Sand, 2 Little Egret (ad + jv), Hobby (G Knight)....HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Red Kite over Gadebridge by Warners End Wood at 1730 (J Middleton)....TRING PARK: Buzzard over (L Vaughan)....BROOKMANS PARK: 3 Little Owls & 45 linnet....ST ALBANS: c300 Jackdaw E over a N St Albans garden, pres to Beech Farm roost (G Knight)....BERKHAMSTEAD: 2 Little Owls (S Scott)

20TH JUL: AMWELL: juv Wood Sand, Little Egret, Yellow Wag (I Bennell)....SHENLEYBURY: 50 Swift through late pm (J Terry)....TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret, 3 Dunlin, 22+ Common Terns (J Trew) also 4 Green Sands (2 on main pit, 2 on scrape) & Stock Dv (M Wurr)....REDBOURNBURY: Pr Pied Wags around treatment plant yard (J Borgeat)....BEECH FARM: 2 Reed Wbr, 20+ Stock Dv (S Pearce)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 3 Mandarin, Garden Wbr, Common Sand, 3 Green Sand, 2 feral Barnacle Gs (S Pearce)

19TH JUL: HARPERBURY: imm/f Hen Harrier flew thru west at 1900 (J Terry)....AMWELL: Little Egret 0830-0915 when it flew behind island (J Forgham)....TYTTENHANGER: Little Egret, Greenshank, 7 Dunlin, Common Sand, 2 Stock Dv (M Wurr) 8 LRP, 3 R Plover, 2 Redshank, 4 Green Sand, juv Yellow Wag, 6 Tree Sparrow, garden Wbr....BROXBOURNE WOODS: 2 Buzzards over west car park (L Borg)....WATFORD: Hobby S over Windsor Rd at 1940 (I Bennell)....HERTINGFORDBURY: Little Egret (S Poynter)

18TH JUL: EAST HYDE: Little Egret briefly along river (M Best)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 TURNSTONES on main causeway 0900-0905 when 3 flew off, also Little Egret, 30 Common Tern, 7 Green Sands, 6 Dunlin, 4 R Plvoer, 2 Grey Wag, Common Sand (P Christian) 1 Turnstone still present to noon, also 8 Green Sands (G Knight) Turnstone present to 1550, also Yellow Wag, 8 Dunlin (I Bennell)....PITSTONE NO2 QUARRY: Curlew flew into Herts from College Lake, also LRP, Common Sand (J Thompson)....WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Common Sands, f Shelduck, 2 Hobby, 2 feral Whooper Swan, feral Barnacle (I Bennell)....POTTERS CROUCH: COrn Bunting on wires nr M1 bridge S of microlight strip. First here for several months (A GArdiner)....RADLETT: 2 Spot Fly (D Stanley/C Baines)....HERTINGFORDBURY: Grasshopper Wblr reeling by R Lea road bridge all evening (S Poynter)....TEWIN: Little Own at Burnham Green nr phone box (L Borg)

17TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: 3 Greenshank, juv Redshank, 6 Green Sands (J Thompson) 3 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 20+ Common Tern, juv Cuckoo being fed by DUnnock by fisherman car park (G Knight) 6 LRP, 4 R Plover, 5 Green Sands, 2 Greenshank, Common Gull (P Christian)....BRICKET WOOD: 3 young Spot Fly on roof of Training Centre, Drop Lane (G Young) also 2 Spot Fly juvs nr Hanstead House (C Everett)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 4 Ruddy Dk (C Everett)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: Grey Wag at top end of valley (C Hughes)....COOPERS GREEN GP: LRP, Green Sand (G Knight)....BEECH FARM: 3 Green Sands, 3 Grey Partridge (G Knight)

16TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: Dunlin, Greenshank, 15+ Tree Sparrow nr farm (M Wurr) 12 LRP, 4 R Plover, 3 DUnlin, 3 Green Sands, 4 Reed Bunt (ad feeding yng)....STARTOPS END RSVR: Little Owl (I Burrus)

15TH JUL: CASSIOBURY PARK: 2 Spot Fly, 12 M Thrush (I Bennell)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: LS Wdpkr, Sparrowhawk, COmmon Tern, Kingfisher (J MIddleton)

14TH JUL: AMWELL: 2 Crossbills over watchpoint (T Austin)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 Green Sand, 2 Redshank, 2 R Plover, 2 Bullfinch (M Wurr) Dunlin, Greenshank, 4 LRP, 11+ Common Tern, juv Cuckoo assoc with Dunnock nr fisherman car park (G Knight)....PRAE WOOD: Buzzard (B Fagan)

13TH JUL: AMWELL: 20 M Swan, 150 Canada Gs, Common Sand, 3 Reed Bunt (C Hughes)

12TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: 9 Green Sand, Common Sand, Dunlin, 8 LRP, 3 R Plover, Redshank, Yellow Wag, Hobby, 2 Tree Sparrow

11TH JUL: AMWELL: 9 Crossbill over at 0920, also 2 Hobby (B Reed)....KINGS MEAD: LRP, 184 Lapwing, 2 Ruddy Dk (C Smout)....PUCKERIDGE: Buzzard, 3+ Grn Wdpkr, 3 GS Wdpkr, Grey Wag, Lsr Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, f Bullfinch with 2+ juvs (M Orchard)....TYTTENHANGER: Dunlin, Common Sand, 8 Green Sands, m Bullfinch, 1+ Redshank (J Thompson), 7 LRP, 3 R Plover, c20 Common Tern, 25+ Sand Martin (A Dorman)....COOPERS GREEN GP: LRP, L Grebe, 130 Lapwing, Green Sand (J Thompson)....BATFORD: Cuckoo, 3 Ruddy Dk at East Hyde (M Russell)

10TH JUL: HERTINGFORDBURY: Little Egret (S Poynter)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Sedge Wbr, Reed Wbr, Grey Wag, 5 Green Sand, REdshank, 6+ Tree Sparrow (S Pearce)....PITSTONE NO 2 QUARRY: 3 LRP, R Plover, Common Sand, 2 Redshank (J Thompson)....PICCOTTS END POOLS: COmmon Sand, LS Wdpkr, 2 Bullfunch, Kingfisher (J Middleton)....SHAFFORD FARM, ST ALBANS: Buzzard, 45 Lapwing over (J Pritchard)

9TH JUL: COOPERS GREEN GP: Black-tailed Godwit, at 1330 (A Lewis) viewed from Coopers GReen Cottages on mound on RH side of main pit at 6pm (G Knight) flew off NW at 1850, also R Plover (I Bennell) but no fthr sign of godwit by 2015, though Green Sand, 2 LRP & Redshank (B Fagan)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Green Sands (A Lewis)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Spot Fly, Garden Wbr....EAST HYDE: 2 Ruddy Duck on R Lea, also 4 Cormorant & pr Tufted (M Russell)....PUCKERIDGE: c30 around High Street (M Orchard)

8TH JUL: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Common Sand, Green Sand, Kinfisher, Common Tern, 5 juv Pied Wags & 2 Linnet at Piccotts End Pools (J Middleton)

7TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Green Sands, 15+ Common Tern, Sand Martin, Cormorant (M Wurr)

6TH JUL: TYTTENHANGER: 4 Green Sands, 7 Common Tern, 3 LRP, 2 R Plover, 2 Redshank, 3 Stock Dv, 50 Lapwing, Whitethroat (R Pearson)

5TH JUL: WATFORD: Hobby over Watford Junction at 1300 (A Bright)....ASHWELL: 7 Corn Bunts & 6 Yellow Wags (N Wood)....STANBOROUGH LAKES: 3 GC Grebe, Kingfisher, 3 Reedd Wbr, 5 Blackcap (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 LRP, 4 R Plover, Redshank, 14 Common Tern, Teal (G Knight) also Tree Sparrow, 2 Green Sands (M Wurr)

4TH JUL: COOPERS GREEN GP: Oystercatcher flew off SE at 1130, also 80+ Lapwing, 2 LR Plover, 1 R Plover, also Marbled White (A Lewis)....REDBOURN: Little Owl over M1 at 2134 (S Welch)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 GReen Sand, 3 LRP, R Plover (S Pearce) feral barnacle Goose, 2 L Grebe, Stock Dv (T Chapman)....SARRATT: Meadow Ppt, 4+ Hs Martin, 6+ GOldcrest family party, RL Partridge (C Everett)

3RD JUL: HUNSDON: Several Yellow Wags at few sites around, also good nos of Skylarks (M Orchard)....AMWELL: 2 R Plover, Common Sand, Spot Fly (D Wheatcroft)....TYTTENHANGER: 6 LR Plover, 6 R Plover, 20 Lapwing, Common Sand, 10 Common Tern, Spot Fly (G Knight), 3-5 Redshank, 3 Green Sand, Hobby, 14 Shoveler (S Pearce)....PRAE WOOD: 3 Buzzards, Sparrowhawk (G Knight)

2ND JUL: KINGS MEAD: Greenshank, Teal, 2 LR Plover, pr Spot Fly, 2 Bullfinch, 84 Lapwing (A Reynolds)

June 2004

30TH JUN: KIMPTON: 2 Little Owls along Law Hall Lane (J Trew)....PRAE WOOD: 4 Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawks (G Knight)

29TH JUN: LONG MARSTON: 2 Little Owls on wires by Great Farm (I Burrus)....BOWMANSGREEN FARM: Little Owl on post by riverside path (G Young)....BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: 4 Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Whitethroat (S Scott)

28TH JUN: M25 Jctn17: Hobby over....HUNSDON: 6prs Skylark, 2 singing Yellow Wags (M Orchard)....PIRTON: Buzzard over Tingley Wood, 4 Grey Partridge at High Down (R Webb)

27TH JUN: HERTFORD: 2 LRPs on pit nr jct Thieves Lane/A414 (D Wheatcroft)....SHAFFORD FARM: Hobby, 2 Buzzards, Sedge Wbr, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff (J Pritchard)....KNEBWORTH PARK: 2 Grey Partridge (C Brackenbury)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Hobby & Ruddy Dk, nrby Green Sand & Grey Wag at Sutton Farm GP (D Booth)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Redshank, 8 Common Tern, 4 Green Sand, Sedge Wbr, Reed Wbr (S Pearce)....BARWICK: Buzzard at Latchford, Lsr Whitethroat (M Orchard)

26TH JUN: TYTTENHANGER: R Plover, 3 LRP, 4 Common Tern, 2 Redshank, 4 Reed Bunt, 6 Whitethroat (R Pearson)....GT GADDESDEN: pr Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunt, 2 Common Tern, L Grebe (J Middleton)....ST IPPOLLITTS: Tawny Owl feeding on a roadkill squirrel (C Brackenbury)....EAST HYDE: Common Tern briefly (M Russell)....BROOKMANS PARK: m LS Wdpkr in a garden

25TH JUN: SARRATT BOTTOM: Barn Owl (D Witton)....BROXBOURNE WOODS: Woodcock over ride at 2120 nr 1st car park S of Brickendon (I Bennell)....KINGS MEAD: 2 LRP, COmmon Sand, 70 Lapwing, 40 Swift, pr bullfinch (A Reynolds)

22ND JUN: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: 2 Turtle Doves in trees below church at Bowls Green at Gadebridge Park (J Terry)....TYTTENHANGER GP: 2 Green Sand, 4 Redshank, 4 LRP, 16 Lapwing, 2 Bullfinch, Kingfisher (B Fagan)....PRAE WOOD: 3 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (G Knight)

21ST JUN: STANDON: Mandarin on woodland lake at Westland Green (M Orchard)....PETERS GREEN: 1+ LS Wdpkr (M Best)....N MYMMS PARK: Garden Wbr

20TH JUN: COOPERS GREEN GP: Green Sand, 2 M Swan (S Pearce)....BERKHAMSTEAD: Red Kite over town centre at 0952 (S CHalkly)....KINGS LANGLEY: Red Kite NE over (D Whitehouse)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Hobby (D Wheatcroft)

19TH JUN: ST ALBANS: Juv Siskin in a garden (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 Redshank, 2 R Plover, 2 Green Sand, Yellow Wag, 7 Common Tern, Reed Wbr, 2 M Swan, Sedge Wbr (S Pearce)....SUTTON FARM GP: Mandarin with 7 young (S Pearce)....PUCKERIDGE: 2 Lsr Whitethroat, Reed Bnt, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Blackcap, 2 family parties of Whitethroat, Grey Wag (M Orchard)

18TH JUN: BROCKET WOOD: 2 Turtle Doves on wires Smug Oak Lane/Moor Mill Lane (G Young)....CASSIOBURY PARK: 6 Marsh Tits (2 ads feeding 3-4 young) nr rustic bridge and picnic tables nr river at bottom of park, also 1+ Spot Fly (I Bennell)

17TH JUN: ST ALBANS: Juv Siskin in a garden (G Knight)....STEVENAGE: Buzzard at Norton (C Brackenbury)....WELWYN: Red Kite over A1(M) Clock roundabout (D Pennington)

16TH JUN: AMWELL: Little Egret, 3 Hobby, 2 LRP (B Green)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Red Kite over (P White)....ALLENS GREEN: Turtle Dove at TL461169, also 3 Yellow Wags, 8 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (M Orchard)....NORTON GREEN: 3 Buzzard (A Reynolds)

15TH JUN: RYE MEADS: 5 Cuckoos on wire fencing around grazing meadow from Lapwing Hide (E Minns)....THERFIELD: Buzzard, 9 Grey Partridge, 2 Lapwing (L Borg)....WATFORD: Red Kite over town centre at 1100 (B Harris)....WELWYN: Buzzard over Fulling Mill (M Bridges)

14TH JUN: CASSIOBURY PARK: Spot Fly by tea pavillion (I Bennell)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 LRP, 4 R Plover, 5 Lapwing, 6 Redshank (G Knight)

13TH JUN: PATMORE HEATH: Willow Tit by bridleway on Patmore Hall (M East)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 LRP, 3 R Plover, 6+ Redshank, Spttd Fly, 3 LBB Gull over, 6 Blackcap, Sedge Wbr, 6 Whitethroat, Garden Wbr, 2 BUllfinch (P Christian)

12TH JUN: PUCKERIDGE: Turtle Dove purring, Marsh Tit (M Orchard)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 Mandarin, r Plover, Green Sand, 2 Yellow Wag, 8+ Stock Dv, Buzzard & feral Barnacle Gs (S Pearce)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Tern, 6 Gadwall, 3 Cormorant, 2 Bullfinch, Reed Wbr, Sedge Wbr (S Pearce)....BEECH FARM: 4 Reed Wbr, Mdw Ppit (S Pearce)....WELWYN GDN CITY: Tawny Owl in a garden, also Bullfinch, Whitethroat & Chiffchaff (A Dorman)....STEVENAGE: Buzzard over A1 (M Brown)....BROOKMANS PARK: Lsr Sptd Wdpkr....ST ALBANS: Lsr Sptd Wdpkr in a garden on Green Lane (S Evans/A Lee)

11TH JUN: HARPENDEN COMMON: Red Kite over (A Callewaert)....KINGS MEAD: 2 LRP, 2 Bullfinch (A Reynolds)

10TH JUN: KINGS LANGLEY: Turtle Dove over A41 nr J20 M25 at 1730 (I Bennell)....THEOBALDS PARK: Red Kite W over J25 of M25 at 0850 (T Hill)....STANBOROUGH LAKES: 5+ Reed Wbr (R Pearson)....HITCHIN: Buzzard over town centre (D Booth)....ASHRIDGE FOREST: Hobby (D Otter)

9TH JUN: TYTTENHANGER: 7 Stock Dv, Kingfisher, 4+ LRP, 3+ R Plover, 4+ Redshank, 12+ Lapwing, 6+ Whitethroat, Sedge Wbr (M Wurr) 2 Garden Wbr, Bullfinch, 6 S Martin, 4 Common Tern (G Knight)....BROOKMANS PARK: Hobby

8TH JUN: HITCHIN: Red Kite over SE of town, flying E (M Walker)....LONDON COLNEY: Little Owl on central reservation btw L Colney & Park Street roundabouts at 0500 (B Fagan)....REDBOURNBURY: Hobby, 2 Grey Wag, 3 Stock Dv, Buzzard, 2 Reed Bunt (D Stanley)

7TH JUN: ST ALBANS: Hobby hunting over Nunnery allotments and watercress beds reserve (C Bowden)....REDBOURNBURY: 2 Turtle DOves- 1 singing by Mill, 2nd bird in trees behind farm (I Williams)

6TH JUN: PUCKERIDGE: Buzzard, Hobby, 1+ Lsr Whitethroat (M Orchard)....ST IPPOLLITTS: Turtle Dove in churchyard, also L Owl & GReen Wdpkr (J Thompson)....AMWELL: Little Egret with herons, also Reed Bunt (J Gray)....KIMPTON HOO: Little Owl, Tawny Owl (R Webb)....HERTFORD: Little Egret on island and scrape on pit nr jct Thieves Lane/A414 Hertford, also Buzzard & Grey Wag (D Wheatcroft)....LEASEY BRIDGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Lsr Whitethroat, Willow Wbr (D Stanley)....COOPERS GREEN GP: Turtle Dove over at 1100 (G Knight)....PRAE WOOD: f Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzards (G Knight)....BRICKET WOOD: 2 Turtle Doves calling from trees nr Riverway car park beside R Ver (B Johnson)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Oystercatcher (S Pearce) 4 R Plover, 4 Redshank, 7 Common Tern, 4 Sand Martin (G Knight)....STOCKERS FARM: Hobby over at 2030 (A Nasir)....BROCKET PARK: Garden Wbr (A DOrman)

5TH JUN: BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: Woodcock roding over Alpine Meadow at 2100 (S Scott)....TYTTENHANGER: Turtle Dove calling c1915 in trees by metal swing gate twds Tyttenhanger Farm, also 2 Yellow Wag, 4 Reed Bunt (I Bennell) Red Kite over (D Stanley) 2 Oystercatchers on beach to left of farm, also 2 SHelduck, 2 Grey Wag, 2 Pied Wag (M Parr) also Green Sand (A Jeffery)....AMWELL: 5 SHelduck, 2 R Plover, Hobby, Redshank, 27 COmmon Tern (D Wheatcroft)....HARPENDEN: 2 Tawny Owls in a garden (G Horn)....BAYFORD: CUckoo....TELEGRAPH HILL: Red Kite over (J Trew)

4TH JUN: WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Spot Fly, 3+ Blackcaps (D STanley)....LEASEY BRIDGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: LSr Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Willow WBr, Blackcap (D Stanley)....EAST HYDE: Common Crane drifted over East Hyde sewage works (on Herts/Beds border) at 1230 (M Bridges)....ST ALBANS: 3 Grey Wags by R Ver (R Palser)

3RD JUN: TYTTENHANGER: 2 Oystercatchers (S Pearce/S Chilton) 2 Shelduck, 5+ Redshank, DUnlin (S Pearce)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Buzzard (S Chilton)

2ND JUN: TYTTENHANGER: Dunlin in breeding plumage on spit (M Wurr)

1ST JUN: N MYMMS PARK: 2 Cuckoo, Little Owl, 7 GS Wdpkr, LS Wdpkr, 8 Garden Wbr, 11 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Wbr....GORHAMBURY: 4 Buzzards (A Jeffery)

May 2004

31ST MAY: TYTTENHANGER: Tree Sparrow, 3 Redshank, 2 Shelduck, 5 Common Tern (S Pearce)....MAPLE LODGE NR: f Red-crested Pochard on pool by social club viewable from road (D Booth)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 8 L Grebe, GC Grebe, 4 feral Barnacle Gs, 2 LRP, 3 Mandarin, Pochard....BEECH FARM: 6 L Grebe, Ruddy Dk, Cuckoo, Sedge Wbr, 5 Reed Wbr, 7 Reed Bunt....ESSENDON: 2 Buzzards....BROOKMANS PARK: Hobby....AMWELL: Spotted Fly, Green Wdpkr (M Browning)....WARE: Garden Wbr in a garden (M Browning)....ST IPPOLLITTS: Turtle Dove calling from orchard close to church, also Spot Fly (M Hooper)....MUNDENS ESTATE: Little Owl, 2 Skylark, 3 Coal Tit (I Bennell)....BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: Garden Wbr, Cuckoo (M Parr/I Bennell)

30TH MAY: AMWELL: Red Kite S over, also 2 Hobby (D Jordan)....ASHWELL: 2 Turtle Doves (R Broadie)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 SHelduck, m Ruddy Dk, 2 Reed Wbr (R Evershed) also 9 Gadwall, 6 LRP, 7 R Plover, 7 Redshank, 3 Tree Sparrow....GARSTON: Red Kite over at 1335 (A Bright)....FROGMORE GP, RADLETT: Hobby, Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Garden Wbr, Bullfinch (S Welch)....WATFORD: 2 Herring Gulls over Watford N train stn (I Bennell)....BEECH FARM: 2 Cuckoo (M Parr)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 2 Buzzards over (M Parr)

29TH MAY: TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank, 3 Redshank 2 Shelduck, 3 Common Tern (S Pearce)....DAGNALL: Firecrest briefly in a garden (M King)....BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: Red Kite over, 4+ Cuckoo, 2 Yellowhammer, Garden Wbr (M Parr)....WATFORD: 2 Herring Gull, LBB Gull over Homebase (I Bennell)

28TH MAY: MAPLE LODGE NR: 2m Garganey, f Red-crested Pochard, LRP, Turtle Dove (J Thompson)....SYMONDSHYDE FARM: 2 Mandarin over, 4 Buzzards, Yellow Wag (W Hatton)....BROOKMANS PARK: Lsr Spotted Wdpkr in a garden....ASTON, STEVENAGE: Little Owl by golf club entrance (T Chapman)

27TH MAY: BROXBOURNE WOODS: 2 Woodcocka roding over path from Broxbourne Woods West car park (the one nearest entrance to Brickendon golf course) at 2140, also Little Owl on post in car park (J Forgham)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: 95 Starling, 2 Whitethroat, Blackcap at local nature reserve (T Chapman)

26TH MAY: WILSTONE RSVR: 3 Hobbies, 3 Common Sand (M Parr)....ASHRIDGE FOREST: Woodcock roding over Rail Copse area (D Otter)....WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Spotted Flycatcher (D STanley, G Horn)....BRICKET WOOD COMMON: Cuckoo calling (S Welch)....GOBIONS WOOD: Lsr Whitethroat, Garden Wbr

25TH MAY: BATFORD: Crane circled high over Batford heading east at 1600, poss settling on meadows (C Squires)....MAPLE CROSS: Red Kite over (P Lewis)....TYTTENHANGER: Greenshank on scrape, Ruddy Dk, Reed Bunt (M Wurr)

24TH MAY: WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Buzzard, Cuckoo, Mandarin (D Stanley)....TYTTENHANGER: LRP, R Plover, Redshank, 2 SHelduck, m Ruddy Dk (M Wurr)....WELHAM GREEN: 2 Siskins in a garden (D Dean)....BROOKMANS PARK: Cuckoo in a garden....BENTLEY HEATH: Hobby over farm (W Hatton)

23RD MAY: PITSTONE NO.2 QUARRY: Dunlin, COmmon Sand, 2 LRP, Greenshank all in Herts section (J Thompson)....FROGMORE GP, RADLETT: Turtle Dove singing by Ver at Moor Mill, also Hobby there, Cuckoo, Garden Wbr, m Reed Bunt (S Welch)....POTTERS CROUCH: Cuckoo by Windridge Farm (S Welch)....NR BULBOURNE: Red Kite over (J Thompson)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Shelduck, 2 COmmon Tern, 2 Reed Wbr, Sedge Wbr, Tree Sparrow, 3+ Redshank (S Pearce)....BEECH FARM: Reed Wbr, m Ruddy Dk (S Pearce)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 4 Hobbies, 2 presumed feral Barnacle Gs, m Pochard (S Pearce)

22ND MAY: TYTTENHANGER: 2 SHelduck, 2 LRP, 2 R Plover, 4 Redshank, Lsr Whitethroat, 100 Starling (G Knight) also Tree Sparrow (S Pearce)....WILSTONE RSVR: Male Golden Oriole singing 0700-0800 in line of poplars N of car park, also F Blue-headed Wagtail (BN)....STEVENAGE: 1+ Quail at Chells Manor in fields SE of radio mast at 1120, TL 273 250 (P Bishop)....LEASEY BRIDGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Osprey at 1110, just E of LEasey Bridge and high above R Lea valley, mobbed by crow, also Stock Dv (C Smout)

21ST MAY: WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Spot Fly, 2 Garden Wbr, Cuckoo (D Stanley)....REDBOURN: Buzzard (C Shortall)

20TH MAY: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: f Whinchat at Bunkers Park in hedge in Long Saunders field, close to Long Deans HMWT reserve at 0700 (P Clack)

19TH MAY: STEVENAGE: Red Kite over Fujitsu at 1145 (D Beer)....ST ALBANS: Red Kite over Vesta Ave, St Albans at 1715 (M Clarke)....BROXBOURNE WOODS: 2+ Woodcocks roding (D Booth)

18TH MAY: SAWBRIDGEWORTH: Turtle Dove calling (J Horgan)....COLNEY HEATH: Hobby, Cuckoo (S Evans/A Lee)....AMWELL: 2 Little Egrets, 4+ Cuckoo, Hobby, Garden Wbr (N Bristow)....KIMPTON MILL: Egyptian Goose of unknown origin, f Mandarin with 4 young on river, Spotted Flycatcher nr mill (I Eyre) 2 Egyptian Geese at 1930 & 2 Grey Wags (G Knight)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 LRP, Redshank & presumed feral Barnacle Gs (G Knight)....CODICOTE: Buzzard (L Borg)

17TH MAY: ST ALBANS: Red Kite soaring over N St Albans (G Knight)....KINGS LANGLEY: Buzzard over S (B Turner)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Cuckoo over (B Turner)....TYTTENHANGER: Red Kite (untagged) over at 1902, also imm Marsh Harrier over at 1904, also 4+ LRP, 4 Redshank, 4+ R Plover, 2 Reed Bunts, Tree Sparrow, 4 Common Tern....SYMONDSHYDE: Hobby over Hammonds Ln area (W Hatton)

16TH MAY: BROAD COLNEY: Osprey over lakes before flying off high NW twds Hatfield at 1737 (B Fagan)....KINGS MEAD: 4 Shelduck, 2 Garden Wbr, Lsr Whitethroat, Willow Wbr, Cuckoo (A Reynolds)....WATFORD: Buzzard NE over Parker Street (P Horne)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: 2 Yellow Wags on R Lea ford at Sheepcote Lane (P Casper)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Lsr Whiterthroat, 3 BUllfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 4 Skylark (G Knight)

15TH MAY: BEECH FARM/HATFIELD AERO: 3 REdshank, 2 Meadow Ppt, 19 Lapwing, Cuckoo, Lsr Whitethroat, R Plover, 3 Hobbies (S Pearce)....HERTFORD: White Stork circled Cromwell Road btw 1800-1830, mobbed by crow and headed twds Kings Meads/Ware (N Parish)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 LRP, 3 R Plover, 4 Redshank, COmmon Sand, Garden Wbr (G Knight) also 5+ Sand martin, 3 Common Tern (N Bristow)....PATMORE HEATH: Red Kite over NW at 1215, also Cormorant, GS Wdpkr (M East)....BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: 2 Garden Wbr, 5+ Willow WBr (M Parr)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Hobbies, Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Garden Wbr (N Bristow)

14TH MAY: STEVENAGE: Nightingale Chells Manor, heard singing distantly from Lanterns Lane behind Redwing Farm c. midnight (R Hooper)....TYTTENHANGER: Oystercatcher on E short of main pit, also 4 Redshank, 4 LRP, 2 R Plover, 2 Shelduck (M Wurr)....AMWELL: Oystercatcher from viewpoint, also Redshank, R Plover, Hobby, 2 Shelduck, Cuckoo, 3 Ruddy Dk (C Smout)....RYE MEADS: f Whinchat, 2 Shelduck, Cuckoo, Reed Wbr (C Smout)....NORTHCHURCH COMMON: Marsh Tit, Spotted FLycatcher (C Smout)....WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Garden Wbr, m Mandarin (C Smout)

13TH MAY: AMWELL: Grasshopper Wbr reeling, 28 Common Tern, Hobby, 2 Cuckoo (G Knight)....N MYMMS PARK: 2 Buzzards, Hobby, Little Owl, 2 Cuckoo, 6 Garden Wbr, Lsr Whitethroat....REDBOURNBURY: 2+ Cuckoos, 2 Grey Wag, Sparrowhawk (A Gardiner....REDBOURN GOLF COURSE: 2 Grey Partridge (E Leahy))

12TH MAY: NORTON GREEN STEVENAGE: f Black Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 4 Grey Partridge, Lsr Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat (D Booth) Black Redstart still present to 1900 at least at N end of site on low "bank" nr caravans....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: Greenland Wheatear (L Evans), m Whinchat, f Wheatear (D Stanley)....REDBOURNBURY: Marsh Harrier at 1130, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Buzzards, 2 Sedge Wbr (J Thornley)....WILSTONE RSVR: c1200 Swifts, c300 mixed hirundines, Hobby (M Wallen)....STARTOPS END RSVR: c200 Sand martin, c130 Hs Martin, c70 Swallows (M Wallen)

11TH MAY: BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: Woodcock roding over Alpine Meadow (S Scott)....STANSTEAD ABBOTS: White Stork appeared to drop down in fields in Cappel Ln/Holycross Rd area at 1500 but could not be relocated in brief search, nrby Little Gull at Amwell in eve (T Austin) also at Amwell 3 Turtle Dove, 2 Cuckoo, Lsr Whitethroat, 10+ Garden Wbr (B Fagan)....WATFORD: Hobby caught a swift over Watford Link Road (C Everett)....WESTMILL: Buzzard N over (M Ricketts)....ST ALBANS: Corn Bunt along Sandridgebury Lane (A Lewis)

10TH MAY: BEECH FARM: 2 redshank, 5 Swallow, Reed Wbr, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Wbr, 4m Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Wbr, 2+ Reed Bunt (W Hatton)....COLNEY HEATH: CUckoo over at 1730 (A Lee)

9TH MAY: BEECH FARM: 3 Reed Wbr, Redshank, Sedge Wbr (S PEarce)....SYMONDSHYDE GREAT WOOD: Garden Wbr (S Pearce)....ST ALBANS: Turtle Dove in a garden on Dymoke Green (S Evans/A Lee)....AMWELL: White Stork reported over am, also 2 Hobby, Dunlin, 4+ Sand Martin (C Hughes)....SHAFFORD FARM, ST ALBANS: Red Kite (wing tagged) flew low over, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunt, 3 Sedge Wbr (J Pritchard)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 R Plover, LRP, 2 Redshank, 5 Common Tern (G Knight)....WILSTONE: 6 Hobby, 2 SHoveler, 3 Gadwall (P Unwin)....BATFORD: LS Wdpkr drumming nr allotments (M Russell)

8TH MAY: TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, Hobby, 4 Common Tern (S Pearce)....EAST HYDE: Little Egret by mill, also Common Sand (M Russell)....NORTON GREEN, STEVENAGE: 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, f Yellow Wag (T Wileman)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 5 Wheatear, 4+ Stock Dv (D Stanley)....ESSENDON: Lsr Whitethroat, Marsh Tit, Reed Bunt, 12 Whitethroat (R Pyrah)....RYE MEADS: 3 Garden Wbr, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Ruddy Dk, Cuckoo, 2 Shelduck, Willow Wbr, 5 L Grebe, 3 Reed Wbr, 3 Sedge Wbr (M Parr) but no sign of Garganey (G Knight)....AMWELL: 2 R Plover, 2 Redshank (G Knight)....STANBOROUGH LAKES: Common Sand, 3 Common Tern, 3 Sedge Wbr, 2 Reed Wbr, 2 Grey Wag (A Dorman)

7TH MAY: BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 4 Wheatears of Greenland/Icelandic form (inc 3m), Buzzards & 10 Whitethroat territories (L Evans)....WILSTONE RSVR: White Stork over heading N at 1400, also 7 Hobby (S Wilson)....RYE MEADS: m Garganey from Draper Hide (per T Hill)....TEWIN: Little Egret opp Warrengate Farm nr Tewin Fish Farm this morning (T Brownsell)....PANSHANGER PARK: Little Egret by Hertingfordbury roundabout, also Buzzard (T Brownsell)....AMWELL: 3 Hobbies (T Brownsell)....THERFIELD HEATH: Wheatear opp Little Chef (G Dagnall)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 4 Whatear, 4+ Whitethroat, Buzzard (D Stanley)....EAST HYDE: Little Egret mid river just down from Thrales End Lane road bridge (M Russell)....NORTON GREEN: 2 Wheatear (S Crockford) 2 Lsr Whitethroat, Yellow Wag but no sign of any Greenland Wheatears (D Booth)....BATFORD: Lsr Sptd Wdpkr drumming by R Lea (D Stanley)....LEASEY BRIDGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, Willow Wbr (D Stanley)

6TH MAY: NORTON GREEN, STEVENAGE: m WHinchat at 1330 (S Crockford)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: GRasshopper Wbr reeling at 1900, also 2+ Reed Wbr, 3+ Sedge Wbr, Grn Wdpkr (D STanley)....WILSTONE: 4 Hobby, c400 Swifts, Cuckoo (M Wallen)....STARTOPS END RSVR: c150 Swifts, Cuckoo (M Wallen)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: Buzzard over twds Harpenden Common at 1210 (M Russell)

5TH MAY: APSLEY: Nightingale in scrub nr train station at 1150 sang twice and seen briefly (B Fagan)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Garden Wbr, 5 Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer (G Knight)....NORTON GREEN, STEVENAGE: 2 Greenland WHeatears with 2+ Northern Wheatears, also 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat - From J7 of A1(M) exit twds Stevenage. First r'bout (by Glaxo) turn Left (Gunnels Wood Rd?)...next r'bout keep right and go under underpass. Take next left (Bessemer Rd?) and continue under motorway. Wheatears are on old rubbish dump ahead but best access is to turn left, park by gate and walk north (D Booth)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: 2 Wheatear (S Chilton)....WILSTONE: 5 Hobby (D STanley)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: Hobby west over (M Russell)....AMWELL: Water Rail, 2 Dunlin, Hobby, Ruddy Dk, Sparrowhawk (D Dean)

4TH MAY: AMWELL: Little Egret S over Hardmead lake at 2030, also Hobby (L Borg)....NORTON, STEVENAGE: 6+ WHeatears, Swift & 2 Yellow Wags (D Beer)....CHISWELL GREEN: 2 Goldfinch & Sparrowhawk in a garden (A Gardiner)

3RD MAY: WILSTONE: 3 Hobby, 3 Dunlin, 250+ Swift, Yellow Wag (J Thompson)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Turnstone flushed frm path edge by reedbed, also 3 Oystercatcher over at 0730 heading NE (I Williams)....TYTTENHANGER: Sandwich Tern 0830-0910 then flew south west, also f Whinchat, Cuckoo, Ruddy Dk (G Knight) Reed Wbr (A Lewis) 3 Dunlin, 2 Hobby, 2 R Plover, 5 Redshank, White Wag, Yellow Wag, 120 Swallow, 120 Hs Martin, 2 Sedge Wbr, 5 Whitethroat....HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Raven over pools at Piccotts End, Leighton Buzzard Rd behind Notcutts at 1730, also m Blue-headed Wagtail (2 reported earlier on pager), 6+ Yellow Wags, WHinchat (I Bennell)....AMWELL: 15+ Arctic Terns thru early pm, Garden Wbr (A Dorman) COmmon Sand, 4 Redshank, 2 R Plover (D Wheatcroft) 3 Dunlin, Lsr Whitethroat (A Gardiner)....EAST HYDE: COmmon Sand (R Cave)....NORTON, STEVENAGE: f Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wag, Lsr Whitethroat, 5+ Whitethroat, Willow Wbr, 2 Blackcap, 5 Swallow, Buzzard (D Bryant)....WILSTONE: 5 Hobby, 4+ Arctic Tern (M Wallen)....COOPER GREEN GP: LRP, Ruddy Dk, Pochard (T Chapman)....BEECH FARM: 2 Redshank, Cuckoo, 3 Sedge Wbr, 3 Ruddy Dk (T Chapman)....WATFORD: Buzzard over Leavesden Green (S Welch)....BROOKMANS PARK: Cuckoo, 2 Lsr Whitethroat

2ND MAY: N MYMMS PARK: Lsr Redpoll, 8 Garden Wbr, 10 Whitethroat, Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Little Owl, 2 CUckoo, 3 Hobby....PITSTONE No. 2 QUARRY: Turnstone in Herts section of quarry (D Otter)....ABBOTS LANGLEY: 2 Whinchats on E perimeter fence on South Way, Leavesden Airfield (S Welch)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Grasshopper Wbr, 2f Wheatear, Common Sand (A Nasir) 2 Sedge Wbr, Common Tern (P Briers)....STARTOPS END: c10 Yellow Wags (M Wallen)....WILSTONE: WHinchat, 3 Hobby (D Whitehouse) c300 Swifts (M Wallen)....LETCHWORTH SEWAGE WORKS: Lsr Redpoll over, 100+ Hs Martin (G Dagnall)....AMWELL: f Marsh Harrier for one hour, also brief Whinchat, 3 Black Terns through, 6+ Arctic Terns thru, Dunlin, Grasshopper Wbr, 5 Little Gulls, 7 Yellow Wags (T Austin/T Brownsell)....TYTTENHANGER: Bar-tailed Godwit til 1800 at least, also Dunlin, 3 R Plover, 4 Redshank, Shelduck (A Dorman) also 3 Sedge Wbr, Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Common Sands, 10 Yellow Wags (S Pearce)....BATFORD: Common Sand flushed on Batford Springs reserve, also LS Wdpkr, Swift, 150+ Hs Martin, 5 Chiffchaff (R Payne)....LEASEY BRIDGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Little Egret flying E along river (R Payne)....SHAFFORD FARM: Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wags, 3+ Sedge Wbr (J Pritchard)....KINGS MEAD: Hobby, Grey Wag, 2 Shelducks, 2 COmmon Tern (D Wheatcroft)....ABBOTTS LANGLEY: 2 Buzzards over (S Welch)....WELWYN G CITY: Lsr Whitethroat, 3 Bullfinch (M Brown) Tawny Owl, Cuckoo (M Bridges) Hobby after Hs Martins over Knightsfield (J Terry)....BRAMFIELD WOODS: 2 Garden Wblr, 3 Whitethroat, 2 CUckoo (D Booth)....TEWIN: LSr Whitethroat, 15 Lsr Redpoll (in Home Wood) (D Booth)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: 5+ Skylark, 5 Swallow, 10 Hs martin, Lsr Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 13 Willow Wbr, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer (W Hatton)....RADLETT: m Wheatear in Little Kendals area TQ165977, also LSr Whitethroat, 2+ Whitethroat but no sign of any Ring Ouzels (W Hatton)....NASHES FARM: 2 Yellow Wags (W Hatton)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 4 L Grebe, 2 SHelduck, 2 Mandarin, Ruddy Dk, 3+ LRP, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo (W Hatton)....BEECH FARM: male Whinchat, Redshank (S Pearce)....SANDRIDGE: Turtle Dove at Symondshyde, Park Croft where rd comes out of wood on W side, also 18 Whitethroat in area, 5 Lsr Whitethroat, 3 Yellowhammer, Hobby, 2 Grey Partridge (S Pearce)....GT GADDESDEN: Lsr Whitethroat (D/S Forder)

1ST MAY: BEECH FARM: SHort-eared Owl 1120 and 1430, also 2 Whinchat, 3 Redshank, 3 Yellow Wag, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Sedge Wbr, Reed Wbr, 7 Reed Bunt, 11 WHitethroat, 2 Garden Wbr....BIRCH GREEN: 5 WHimbrel in arable field btw old A414 and new A414, flew off and appeared to land at Panshanger, also Lsr Whitethroat (S Pearce)....KINGS MEAD: Common Sand, SHelduck (S Pearce)....JERSEY FARM, ST ALBANS: Black Kite west over, mobbed by crow (D Stewart)....HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Blue-headed Wagtail on pools behind garden centre on Leighton Buzzard Rd, Piccott's End, also 20+ Yellow Wag, 2 Common Sand, Green Sand, LRP (R Prue)....RADLETT: f Ring Ouzel, m Wheatear, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Lsr Whitethroat (D Stanley) Cuckoo, 2 Yellowhammer (A Dorman)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Grasshopper Wblr, 2 Whinchat (D Stanley) also Turtle Dove flew thru mid-am, 2 Wheatear (A Nasir)....PUCKERIDGE: Greenshank over at 0730, Swift, Reed Wbr, Sedge Wbr, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 3 WIllow Wbr (M Orchard)....WILSTONE: 9 Little Gulls, 2 Black Tern, c1100 hirundines, c300 Swifts, also Turtle Dove in Wilstone village; nrby c700 hirundines at Startops (M Wallen) also Arctic Tern at Wilstone (R Prue) also 2 Hobby, 2+ Arctic Tern mid-pm (A Dorman)....AMWELL: Grasshopper Wbr still from watchpoint, also 2 Cuckoo, 100+ hirundines (I Edwards)....STOCKERS FARM: 2 Wheatears, Whinchat, 5 Yellow Wags, 50 Swallow (A Moon)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: 4 Whitethroat, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Partridge, Bullfinch (G Knight)....HATFIELD PARK: m Mandarin (maybe from nrby Hatfield Hs collection), Tawny Owl, 100 Swifts (G Knight)....BOREHAMWOOD: 2m Mandarin on Brook Rd side of Aberford Lake (J Weston)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 6 L Grebe, 2 Redshank, Shelduck, Ruddy Dk

April 2004

30TH APR: VERULAMIUM PARK, ST ALBANS: 4 GC Grebe but all young suspected to have perished (G Barnes)....WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Black Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, c500 mixed hirundines (L Evans/M Wallen); nrby c500 hirundines at Startops End (M Wallen) later 3 Arctics, 30 Common and 1 Black Tern, 17 Yellow Wags, 700+ hirundines (A Moon)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 32 Yellow Wags, 600 hirundines, 200 Swifts (A Moon)....ROTHAMSTED EXP STN: 2 Wheatears (J CHapman)....TYTTENHANGER: LRP, 2 Redshank, COmmon Sand, 5 Common Tern, 20 Sand martins, 50 Swallows, 120 Hs Martin (D Booth)....WELWYN GDN CITY: 6 Swifts (D Wheatcroft)....BATFORD: 12 Swifts (R Pearson)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: 6 Sedge Wbr, 4 Whitethroat, Lsr Whitethroat, 4 Willow WBr, m Reed Bunt, Grey Wag, 2 Common Tern (L Evans)

29TH APR: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Reported at pools behind garden centre on Leighton Buzzard Road: Red-rumped Swallow, Blue-headed Wagtail, Common Sand, Green Sand, 12 Yellow Wags (per M Parr)....TRING RSVRS: Wilstone - Common Sand, 2 Yellow Wag; 2 Whooper Swan over Startops, also 6 Yellow Wags (P Lewis/S Carter)....WARE: Hobby over Widbury Hill, 12 Swifts (I Edwards)....ST ALBANS: 10+ Swifts over rlwy stn (J Pritchard)

28TH APR: RADLETT: Ring Ouzel still (G Horn/B Fagan) also Whinchat (S Chilton)....TYTTENHANGER: 15+ Swifts (M Wurr) LRP, Redshank, 6+ Common Tern, 2+ Sedge Wbr (S Chilton)....CHISWELL GREEN: Swift along Watford Rd (A Gardiner)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 125 Hs Martin, 75 Swallows (M Thompson)....ALLENS GREEN: Swift over (M Orchard)

27TH APR: RADLETT: 2m Ring Ouzels still present to 1000 at least, also Cuckoo (C Baines) female type still present at 1130 (G Knight) 1st-s male at 1730 (I Bennell)....TYTTENHANGER: 3 LRP, 4 R Plover, 4 Redshank, 7 COmmon Tern, 5 Swift, 20 S Martin (G Knight) 2m Reed Bunt, 6+ LRP, 2 Tree Sparrow, 4+ Whitethroat (M Wurr)....BRICKET WOOD COMMON: 3 Lsr Redpoll over centre of common calling (S Welch)....N MYMMS PARK: Garden Wblr (D Dean)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: 2 Dunlin on main lake (J SLattery)....HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: 10 Swifts over Piccotts End Sewage Works (D ANderson) nrby 8+ Swifts over Old Town Stevenage (S Crockford)....R LEE AT WARE: 2 Swifts (I Edwards)

26TH APR: LONG MARSTON: White Stork soaring over just N of village (D Jenkinson)....RADLETT: 2m Ring Ouzels 1700-1730, park in lane signposted Hertsmere JPS off A5183 and follow fpath for c600yards. Where the path opens onto farmland, you come to an area of brick and shingle. STand on brickwork and look N into grassy field approx TQ165977 (G Knight/L Evans)....PRIVATE SITE: Whimbrel till 2045 at least (L Evans)....RUSHDEN: Turtle Dove heard (J Dingemans)....AMWELL: 2 Grasshopper Wblrs 100 yds right of watchpoint showing well, other bird seen from watchpoint, also 2 Cuckoo, 21 Common Tern & Dunlin (G Knight)....WILSTONE: c15 Swifts (M Wallen) Common Sand, Buzzard, 6 COmmon Tern but no sign of Wood Wblr (G Knight)....CODICOTE: Garden Wblr singing from hedge nr Codicote School (I Eyre)....BLACKBRIDGE LANDFILL: m Wheatear, 2 Cuckoo, 3+ Whitethroat, 2+ Skylark (D Stanley/L Evans)....TYTTENHANGER: 4 R Plover, 4 Redshank, 6 Common Tern, Sedge Wbr, 3 Willow Wbr, 4 Whitethroat (A Gardiner) 20+ Lapwing inc 1+ chick, 5+ LRP, 15+ Sand Martin, Yellow Wag (M Wurr)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Grasshopper Wblr reeled brifly in scrubby area left of river bend, also 3 Lsr Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo, Reed Wbr, 10+ Whitethroat, 8+ Sedge Wblr (A Nasir)....BISHOPS STORTFORD: 2 Common Tern (C Dee)....HATFIELD GDN VILLAGE: 7 Swifts over (J Moss)

25TH APR: KINGS MEAD: 6 Sedge Wbr, Grey Wag, Cuckoo, pr Mdw Ppt, 5 Common Tern, 7 Teal, 33 Gadwall, Shelduck, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Bunt, Goldcrest (M Orchard)....WILSTONE RSVR: Wood Warbler behind hide at 1750 (I Bennell) 9 Little Gulls thru twds Startops at 0745, also Curlew W over at 0700, 3+ Cuckoo (I Williams)....MARSWORTH: 40 Little Gulls passed thru til noon (S Wilson)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Grasshopper Wbr singing at railway bridge end (J Thompson/S Murray)....AMWELL: Grasshopper Warbler reeling to right of viewing area, also Oystercatcher, pr Greenshank briefly, 4+ Redshank, 2 R Plover, 15+ Common Tern, Cuckoo, 3 Sedge Wbr, Whitethroat, Reed Wbr, 4 Hobbies (C Dee/D Booth/S Chilton/D Wheatcroft/M Thompson)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (E Leahy)....WATFORD: 16 Swifts over Link Road (C Everett)....ALDENHAM RSVR: pr Mandarin in main bay, also RC Pochard x Pochard hybrid & 31 GC Grebe (C Everett)....OTTERSPOOL: pr Teal (C Everett)....MUNDENS ESTATE: Little Owl, 2m Whitethroat (I Bennell)....TYTTENHANGER: Cuckoo, Whiethroat (J Terry)....ASHWELL: Grey Partridge, Yellow Wag, Corn Bunt (C Smout)....KINGS MEAD: Hobby & Cuckoo (A Reynolds)....LETCHWORTH: Lesser Whitethroat (R Broadie)....BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: 2 Whitethroat, 2+ Cuckoo (S Scott)

24TH APR: PUCKERIDGE: 3 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Wbr, Swallow, 2 Grey Wags, 2 Jay, Siskin over, pr Bullfinch, pr Yellowhammer (M Orchard)....RADLETT: 2 RIng Ouzels in field along fpath opp Hertsmere JP School c0.25ml along fpath looking N at 0730, also 10 Fieldfare & 4 Redwing (C Baines)....WATEREND WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat (C Smout)....MARSWORTH RSVR: 6 Arctic Terns, 7 Common Tern, Yellow Wag, 2 Sedge Wbr (M Parr)....STARTOPS END RSVR: White Wag, 2 Ruddy Dk (M Parr)....TYTTENHANGER: Lesser Whitethroat (D Dean/P Christian) 4 LRP, 2 R Plover, 4 Redshank, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Sedge Wbr, COmmon Sand (P Christian) 6 Common Tern, 4 GS Wdpkr, 3 Linnet (A Jeffery)....RYE MEADS: 103 Gadwall, 4m Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, 21 Common Tern, 2 Teal, m Cuckoo, 7 Sedge Wbr (J Chapman)....AMWELL: Green Sand, 2 R Plover, 3 Redshank, 10 Common Tern, m Cuckoo, 7 Sedge Wblr, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap (J Chapman)....RUSHDEN: Willow Wbr, Whitethroat, 3 Hs Martin, 9 Skylarks, Cuckoo, 2 Blackcap (J Dingemans)....SHAFFORD FARM, ST ALBANS: 2 Yellow Wags, 5 Buzzards, Reed Wblr, Blackcap, CUckoo, 3 Whitethroats, 10+ Swallow, 8+ Hs Martin (J Pritchard)....GT GADDESDEN: 5 Buzzards, 2 Swallow, Reed Bunt (M Parr)....WHITWELL: Cuckoo, 2 Buzzards, m Mandarin, 2 Stock Dv (D Stanley)....COLNEY HEATH: Cuckoo, 3+ Chiffchaff, Grn Wdpkr (J Moss)....REDBOURNBURY: 3 Yellow Wags, 3 Buzzards (P Christian)....BYGRAVE: 4 Corn Bunts, 2 Grey Partridge, 4 Yellow Wag (R Broadie)....JERSEY FARM: 3 Whitethroat, 2 L Grebe, Chiffchaff (A Jeffery)

23RD APR: WILSTONE RSVR: Osprey over late pm, also Grasshopper Wblr in set aside field nr private signed gate behind reservoir (S Wilson) Common Sand, 7 Common Tern, 2 Sedge Wbr, 2 Blackcap, 2 Brambling (J Chapman)....COOPERS GREEN LANE GP: f Common Scoter till 1730 at least, also 2 LRP, R Plover & REedshank (W Hatton)....REDBOURNBURY: 2 Buzzards, 2 Swallows, 6 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer (D Edwawrds) Whitethroat, Grey Wag, Stock Dv (J Chapman)....LETCHWORTH: Oystercatcher over sewage treatment works (G Dagnall)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Yellow Wag, 2 Sedge Wbr, 24 Common Tern (J Chapman)....TYTTENHANGER: Teal, Cuckoo, White Wag, Yellow Wag...8 LRP, 4 R Plover, 4 Redshank, 29 Lapwing, 2 Common Tern, Buzzard (J Chapman)....STARTOPS RSVR: 2 Swallow, 2 Hs Martin, Grey Wag (J Chapman)....BATFORD: Cuckoo (M Russell)

22ND APR: STARTOPS END RSVR: m Blue Headed Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wags, 2 White Wag, 10+ Pied Wag, Grey Wag, 3+ Swift, Common Sand (I Bennell)....WILSTONE RSVR: Arctic Tern, Common Sand, 2m Wigeon (I Bennell) 3 Hobbies, 20+ Common Tern, Ruddy Dk (D STanley)....STOCKERS LAKE/FARM: 9 Swallows, 3 Reed Warblers, Wheatear (on floodmeadow at farm), 6 Common Terns (N CHapman)....MARSWORTH RSVR: c5 Arctic Terns present at 0600 but had gone by 0730 when a Swift was present (M Wallen)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, 2 COmmon Terns, 2 Whitethroats (G Horn/D STanley) Dunlin, 6 Redshank, 8+ LRP, R Plover, Yellow Wag, 2 SHelduck, 4+ WIllow Wbr, pr Bullfinch (N Bristow)....FAIRLANDS LAKE: Common Sand, 2 Common Terns (A Ford)....ST ALBANS: m Brambling in a garden (G Barnes)....JERSEY FARM WOODLAND PARK: Swallow, 2 Hs Martin, 2m Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 9 Willow Wblr, Goldcrest, 25+ Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, Yellowhammer (W Hatton)

21ST APR: STARTOPS RSVR: Male Blue-headed Wagtail with wagtails in horse paddock across canal, also m White Wag, 4 Yellow, 15 Pied. 2 Common Sands on Bucks section of rsvr, 53 Hs Martins, 116+ Swallows, 220+ Sand Martins (L Evans)....TYTTENHANGER: 1+ Whimbrel - one flushed, calling, from eastern scrape at 1430 and flew east. It or another seen flying up from horse paddock at Colney Heath at 1500. Also Whitethroat, Common Tern, Sparrowhawk (M Wurr)....WILSTONE RSVR: c45 Arctic Terns with c50 Common Terns, also c120 Swallow, c30 Hs Martin, & 10 Yellow Wags in adj field (M Wallen/L Evans)....DIGSWELL MEADOW: Little Egret along Mimram downstream from Digswell twds Hertford (N Agar)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Wblrs, Cuckoo (L Evans)....VERULAMIUM PARK: 15+ G Herons nesting, 2 Ruddy Dk, Grey Wag, 5 Swallows, 2 GC GRebe (M Clarke)....STARTOPS RSVR: 2 Swifts prior to dusk (M Wallen)....ST ALBANS: m Brambling in a garden (2 yesterday) (G Barnes)

20TH APR: WILSTONE: 4 Yellow Wag, Common Sand, 3 Brambling (J Thompson)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Whitethroat, Sedge Wbr, 12+ Willow Wbr (A Nasir)....TYTTENHANGER: Common Sand, 2 Whitethroats (L Evans) Yellow Wag, 2 Shelduck, 4+ LRP, 4+ R Plover, 12 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, 2 Willow Wblr, 2 Bullfinch, 40+ mixed hirundines (A Gardiner/D Stanley)....ASHWELL: 10 Yellow Wags, 2m White Wags, 3 Reed Bunt, Corn Bunt (L Evans)....WHITWELL: Little Owl, Tawny Owl, GS Wdpkr, 3 Swallow, 10 Linnet (D Stanley)....TEWIN: Cuckoo, 3 Blackcap, Green Wdpkr (L Borg)....TRING: 2 Buzzards, one on either side of Tring around 5pm (I Burrus)....BATCHWOOD, ST ALBANS: 2 Lsr Redpoll, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Grn Wdpkr, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper (W Hatton)....ST ALBANS: Swift over btw St.A and M10 (A JOnes)

19TH APR: NORTON STEVENAGE: Woodcock in Knebworth Woods, btw Cannocks Wood & the Firs (N Agar)....WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Arctic Terns with Commons, c100 Sand Martin, c30 Swallow, c10 COmmon Tern (M Wallen)....MAPLE LODGE NR: 12 Swifts heading north, Willow Wbr (P Lewis)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Cuckoo, 3 Common Tern (over), 9+ Willow Wbr, m Blackcap, Kingfisher (A Nasir)....ALDENHAM RSVR: m Yellow Wag on dam wall (S Welch)....HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Buzzard nr Potten End & GU Canal (S Harrison)....WHITWELL: 6 Mandarin, 2 Grey Partridge, Buzzard, Whitethroat (D Stanley)

18TH APR: KINGS MEAD: Grasshopper Wblr reeling, Shelduck, 2 COmmon Tern, 3 Grn Wdpkr, 11 Teal (A Jeffery)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Wheatear, 4 Redshank, 7 LRP, 6 Reed Bunts (T Chapman) Hs martin, 2 Yellow Wags, Sedge Wblr, Bullfinch, 3 SHelduck, Reed Bunt, Kingfisher, 5 Teal (S Pearce)....WILSTONE RSVR: c250 Sand Martin, c50 Swallow, c15 Hs Martin in heavy rain early am, nrby c80 Sand Martin & c10 Swallow at Startops (M Wallen) Late pm - 2 Arctic Terns with 41 Commons, 40+ Hs martins (L Evans)

17TH APR: CHESHUNT GP: Nightingale, Whitethroat, Sedge Wbr, Cuckoo (A Lewis)....WILSTONE RSVR: Mandarin nr hide, Ruddy Dk, 20+ Common Tern (D Fletcher)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Sedge Wblr, Yellow Wag, White Wag, 10 Pied Wag (D Fletcher)....COOPERS GREEN GP: LRP, m Pochard (S Pearce)....BEECH FARM: Willow Wbr, 9 Lapwing, Reed Bunt (S Pearce)....TYTTENHANGER: 2 Common Sands, Snipe, 6 Teal...2 Wheatears briefly on island, White Wag (on scrape below farm), 2 Sedge Wblr (M Parr) 3 Common Tern, 5 Redshank, 4 Teal, COmmon Sandpiper, 3 SHelduck, Blackcap, nrby 4 Buzzards nr Warren Farm (S Pearce)....ABBOTS LANGLEY: White Stork SE over M25 1ml NE of jctn 20 (A Reynolds)....KIMPTON: Red Kite over (R Smith)....LETCHWORTH: 4 Brambling (G Dagnall)....VERULAMIUM PARK: GC Grebe with 1 chick (G Barnes)....STOCKERS LAKE: 2 Buzzards nr Wiggintgon (A Moon)

16TH APR: AMWELL: Swift (M Browning)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Red Kite N over, Cuckoo, Sedge Wblr, Whitethroat (M Parr)....STARTOPS RSVR: 2 Yellow Wag, Little Owl, Hs Martin (M Parr)....THERFIELD HEATH: Pr Grey Partridge in field NE of car park, Blackcap, Willow Wbr (T CHapman)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: m Pied Flycatcher on Lea Valley walk, 0.5ml twds Wheathampstead from Waterend Lane (T Smith)....MAPLE CROSS: Wing-tagged (white) Red Kite W over (P Lewis)....TYTTENHANGER: 6+ LRP, 4+ R Plover, Willow Wbr, Dunlin, Common Tern (M Wurr)....TRING RSVRS: Ad Little Gull, White Wag & 4 Common Terns on Wilstone , 4 Blackcaps, 2 Sedge Wbr, 2 Chiffchaff at Marsworth (L Evans) Little Gull, 180 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 10 COmmon Tern (41 dropped in in evening) at Wilstone (M Wallen)....CHISWELL GREEN: f Wheatear (D Dean)....JERSEY FARM, ST ALBANS: 2 Grey Partridge, Sparrowhawk, GS Wdpkr, 3 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Wbr, 2 Bullfinch (W Hatton)....GUSTARD WOOD: f Wheatear in horsefield at 1700 (M Collins)....COLNEY HEATH: Buzzard, 2 Willow Wbr (J Terry)....ST ALBANS: f Brambling in a garden (G Barnes)

15TH APR: A41 NR TRING: 2 Ravens over, heading into Bucks, over A41 btw Tring & Berkhamsted at 1355 (B Fagan)....WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Arctic Terns, ad Little Gull, 19 Common Tern, 3 Brambling (I Bennell/B Fagan)....STARTOPS RSVR: 3 Common Tern, 3 Yellow Wag, White Wag, 15 Pied Wag, 500+ Sand Martin, 2 Hs Martin, 50+ Swallow (I Bennell)....OXHEY: 3 Redwings over, also Swallow (I Bennell)....BEECH FARM: 8 L Grebe, 2 Shelduck, REdshank, 8 Lapwing, 2 Grn Wdpkr, 8 Swallows, 2 Reed Bunt, 2 Willow Wbr (W Hatton)

14TH APR: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Grasshopper Warbler halfway up Potten End Hill, 100yds or so up from Strathgade Farm on RHS of road, reeling (D Forder)....CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: m Wheatear at 1230, also 3+ Willow Wbr (S Harrison)....MARSWORTH RSVR: 7 Common Terns (D Forder)....WILSTONE: Common Sand, 2 Swallows (M Parr) 9 Common Terns (D Forder)....STARTOPS RSVR: 2 Yellow Wgs, Little Owl, White Wag, 3 Grey Wag (M Parr)....PRAE WOOD: 7 Buzzards over (G Knight)....TYTTENHANGER: Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Green Sands, 6 Redshank (G Knight)....OAKMERE PARK, POTTERS BAR: 3 Mandarins, nrby 2 Marsh Tits in Fir/Pond Wood (R Pyrah)....WHITWELL: 2 Buzzards, f Mandarin, 2 GS Wdpkr, 20+ Fieldfare (D Stanley)

13TH APR: TYTTENHANGER: Yellow Wag, Common Tern, Snipe, 5 Redshank, Dunlin, 3 Shelduck, Blackcap, White Wagtail, 2 Hs Martin, 2 Green Sand, 10+ S Martin, 10+ Swallow, 11 LRP, 4 R Plover, 2 Yellow Wag, Greenshank, Willow Wbr (L Evans/M Parr/W Hatton/G Knight/D Stanley)....WELHAM GREEN: 4 Siskins singing in a garden (D Dean)....EAST HYDE: 2 Little Owls (G Knight)....STAFFORD FARM: 40 Fieldfare (J Pritchard)

12TH APR: AMWELL: Little Egret, Water Rail, Cuckoo, Common Tern, 2 Willow Wbr (M Collins)....STEVENAGE: Red Kite over Fishers Green at 1300 (G Dagnall)....BEECH FARM: SHort-eared Owl, 3 Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge (D Stanley) 2 Redshank, 3 L Grebe, Swallow, 5 Gadwall (S Pearce)....STOCKERS LAKE: 2 Common Tern, Swallow, 2 Blackcaps, Chiffchaff (S Ward)....BROOKMANS PARK: Brambling & 4 Siskins on a garden feeder (R Pyrah)....N MYMMS PARK: Marsh Tit, Lsr Redpoll, 2 Little Owl, 3 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff (R Pyrah)....TYTTENHANGER: Yellow Wag, Dunlin, Greenshank, Green Sand (G Knight/R Pyrah/D Stanley) 100+ Golden Plover (over), 7 Redshank, 8+ LR Plover, 3 R Plover, 8 Tree Sparrow, c10 Swallow, Sand Martin, 9 Teal, 2 SHelduck (R Pyrah/D Stanley)....WILSTONE: Cuckoo, 10 Common Tern, Buzzard (S Wilson) c5 Redshank, R Plover, Teal (C & P Langsdon)....AMWELL: Cuckoo (D Booth/S Crockford) 2 Redshank, Common Tern, 2 Willow WBr, Sedge Wblr, Blackcap (D Booth)....GT GADDESDEN: 3 Buzzards, Swallow, Yellowhammer (M Parr)....HERTINGFORDBURY: Little Egret flew twds Panshanger at 1830, also m Mandarin, pr Ruddy Dk, R Plover, 6 L GRebe (S Chilton)....ST ALBANS: 4 Brambling in a garden (G Barnes)....HITCH WOOD: Buzzard over (C Brackenbury)....WHEATHAMPSTEAD: 3 WIllow WBrs (D STanley)

11TH APR: WILSTONE: Yellow Wag, 2 Common Terns, f Brambling, Buzzard (J Thompson)....KNEBWORTH: Raven over A1 heading east at 1100 (R Smith)....WARE: Prob White Stork again, in flight high over S side of Ware around midday (T Austin)....TYTTENHANGER: Cuckoo, 2 Shelduck, 6 Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sand, Willow Wbr, 6 Swallows, 12+ Sand Martin (I Eyre/D Booth/G KNight) 4 Chiffchaff (D Booth) also Dunlin, 6 Yellow Wags, Buzzard, Snipe (G Knight), 11 LR Plover, 5 R Plover (A Dorman)....FAIRLANDS VALLEY LAKE, STEVENAGE: Unconfirmed rpt of Raven & Red-throated Diver (S Blackmore)....BEECH FARM: 3 Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Reed Bunt (R Pyrah)....COOPERS GREEN GP: 2 SHelduck, 2 LR Plover, 2 R Plover, Green Sand, Redshank, 2 Teal (R Pyrah)....JERSEY FARM, ST ALBANS: Buzzard, 3 Swallows (W Hatton)....PETERS GREEN: 2 Bramblings in a garden (M Best)

10TH APR: WELWYN GDN CITY: 2 Little Egrets in stream by DIgswell viaduct (D James)....HAMPER MILL WATFORD: Little Egret appeared to be roosting on Hampermill at 2000 (J Thompson)....KINGS MEAD: WHITE STORK circled high overhead from 1105-1120 when it landed, then disturbed by crows at 1140 and flew high south (A Reynolds)....STARTOPS END RSVR: Yellow Wag on causeway by road (M Parr)....WILSTONE: Little Egret roosting in heronry, also Common SAnd (S Wilson)....Yellow Wag, White Wag (with 4 Pieds nr jetty), Reed Bunt, 3 Common Terrns (M Parr)....TYTTENHANGER: 7 LR Plover, White Wagtail, 4 R Plover, 4 Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Green Sand, 6 Yellow Wag, Snipe, 6 Swallow, 3 Hs Martin (P Christian)....BEECH FARM: Curlew over at 1830 heading N, then back heading W at 1845, also 2 Redshank & Green Sand (P christian)....OAKMERE PARK< POTTERD BAR: 4 Mandarins (B Fagan/R Flesher)

9TH APR: SUTTON FARM GP: 3 L Grebe, Buzzard, also 2 Redshank nrby at Beech Farm (S PEarce)....AMWELL: WHITE STORK seen distantly circling N of Ware for 15 mins before drifting S at 1830, also Osprey flew N at 1900 (T Austin) also 4 Redshank, R Plover, 6 Lapwing, Sand Martin, Blackcap, Willow Wbr, SNipe, Chiffchaff (H Lewis)....COOPERS GREEN LANE GP: 3 LR Plover, Green Sand, 2 Redshank, Shelduck (J Thornley)....MARSWORTH RSVR: Cetti's Wblr heard well by sluice, also 2 Common Terns, m Ruddy Dk (M Parr)....STARTOPS END RSVR: 5 Swallows, 4 Sand Martin, Hs Martin, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunt (M Parr) 2 Common Terns, Wheatear, Yellow Wag (I Bennell)....WILSTONE RSVR: Merlin perched on hedge before flying into Bucks (S Wilson) 40 Swallows, 40 Sand Martins, Hs Martin, Willow Wbr, Blackcap (M Parr), 8 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 2 White Wagtails, f Wheatear (in field with black barn conversion across road from NE corner) (I Bennell)....TYTTENHANGER: Yellow Wag, 3 SHelduck, 6 R Plover, Greenshank, Green Sand, Common Tern, 12 Swallow, Hs Martin, 2 Sand Martin (R Flesher) 11+ LR Plover, 9 Teal, 6 Redshank, 7 Tree Sparrow (R Pyrah)....CODICOTE BOTTOM: Little Egret, Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 3 Grey Wag, m Blackcap, 4+ Chiffchaff (I Eyre)....AMWELL: Willow Wbr, f Brambling (feeding stn), 2 Redshank