A section of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society
Last updated: 1300 17th July 2008
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| 16TH JUL | TYTTENHANGER GP: LITTLE EGRET on fishing lake, Green Sand, Ruddy Dk (D Booth) |
| 15TH JUL | WILSTONE RSVR: 12 Dunlin from hide, 11 Hobbies (J Bailey) CROXLEY GREEN: 4 Little Owls, Yellowhammer (G Lapworth) HAMPER MILL: 3 GC Grebe, 2 new broods Mallard, new brood Coot, 21 BH Gull inc 1 juv, 7 Common Tern (2 prs have just fledged yng) (J Thompson) |
| 14TH JUL | AMWELL NR: 2 Spot Fly, OYSTERCATCHER on Gt Hardmead Lake, 2 Hobbies, 2 R Plover, 2 Redshank (sev obs) REED: 3 TURTLE DOVE, Corn BUnting (G Knight) |
| 13TH JUL | TYTTENHANGER GP: PEREGRINE over at 1230, also LITTLE EGRET over main pit, 2 Green Sands, Sedge Wblr, pr Ruddy Duck with 2 yng, 2 S Martin (sev obs) RYE MEADS: 7 Green Sand, 4 Sedge Wbr (S Blackmore) REDBOURN: 100+ Swift, Buzzard (P Tallantire) L BERKHAMSTEAD: LS Wdpkr, Spot Fly, Little Owl BATFORD: Hobby over Harpenden Sewage Farm (M Russell) WARESIDE: 6 Hs Martin nests, 2 Yellow Wag (G Knight) FAIRLANDS VALLEY: Buzzard (K Widgery) |
| 12TH JUL | VERULAMIUM LAKE: LITTLE EGRET on island, 11 Tufted (G Barnes) WATFORD: Spot Fly in Leavesden Park (N Harwood) TYTTENHANGER GP: LITTLE EGRET on main pit, 4 Reed Bunt, 6+ Common Tern, 4 OYSTERCATCHER over, 2 Green Sand, 3 Hobbies, 2m Ruddy Dk, 50 Swift, 100 S Martin (sev obs) LETCHWORTH: Garden Wblr onBriar Patch Lane (S Blackmore) |
| 11TH JUL | MAPLE LODGE NR: RN Parakeet, 2 Common Tern, 10 L Grebe, 2prs Tufted Dk with broods of 8 and 9 (S Carter) |
| 10TH JUL | SMALLFORD: LITTLE EGRET briefly on shallow pools nr Alban Way, also RN Parakeet over S (W Hatton) TYTTENHANGER GP: Common SAnd on fishing lake (D Booth) |
| 8TH JUL | TYTTENHANGER GP: LRP, 2 ad R Plover, Redshank, 72 BH Gull inc 1 juv (D Booth) |
| 5TH JUL | WATEREND: 2 Spot Fly (A Dorman) |
| 4TH JUL | THERFIELD HEATH: 5+ Spot Fly (M Johnson) WELHAM GREEN: Spot Fly (J King) |
| 2ND JUL | TYTTENHANGER GP: juv R Plover, Reed Warbler carrying food (D Booth) |
| 1ST JUL | HERTFORD HEATH: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER singing (T Bristow) THERFIELD: F MARSH HARRIER, 5 singing Corn Buntings, 2 singing Reed Buntings (M Johnson) HAMPER MILL: Green Sand, 9 Common Tern (inc 3 juv) (J Thompson) CROXLEY GREEN: 4 Little Owls (inc 2 yng), Yellowhammer (G Lapworth) REED: 7 Yellow Wag (M Johnson) |
| 30TH JUN | WALKERN: Spot Fly (D Beer) GRAVELEY: 2 Hobby over (C Brackenbury) COLNEY HEATH: 100 Jackdaw on Common (A Lee) FLAMSTEADBURY: 3 Buzzard, 10+ Skylark (P Tallantire) |
| 29TH JUN | SHAW GREEN: 4 CROSSBILLS E over (S Austin) PANSHANGER AERODROME: Hobby (K Hornby) WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Buzzard |
| 28TH JUN | EAST HYDE: 2 CROSSBILL over calling (M Russell) REDBOURN: 2 Buzzard, Little Owl, 50+ Swifts, 25+ Swallows (P Tallantire) |
| 27TH JUN | OAKLANDS, ST ALBANS: pr Kestrel with 2 chicks in college grounds nest box (W Hatton) |
| 26TH JUN | TYTTENHANGER GP: 2 OYSTERCATCHER, Redshank, 2 L Grebe (D Booth) |
| 25TH JUN | WESTMILL: Spot Fly, 2 Marsh Tit (G Knight) GREAT MUNDEN: Hobby over (G Knight) |
| 24TH JUN | AMWELL NR: 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Hobby, 2 Redshank, R Plover, 5 Grey Heron (K Hanrahan) CHORLEYWOOD: RN Parakeet (P Davies) |
| 23RD JUN | RYE MEADS: 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Hobby, 14 Lapwing, pr Common Tern (V Buckel) |
| 22ND JUN | AMWELL NR: 3+ Redshank, 2 R Plover, 2 LR Plover (C Hughes) AYOT ST LAWRENCE: Hobby over (C Mackley) |
| 21ST JUN | WELWYN GDN CITY: Red Kite, Buzzard over |
| 20TH JUN | WATEREND, WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Spot Fly by ford (D Wheatcroft) |
| 19TH JUN | MARSWORTH RSVR: Red Kite over (P Tyler) |
| 18TH JUN | AMWELL NR: OYSTERCATCHER over S (S Webb) |
| 17TH JUN | NORTON GREEN: 14 juv Yellow Wags, 11 Corn Bunts, also Redshank by Dyers Farm (D Emery) |
| 16TH JUN | STEVENAGE: Little Owl (R Hooper) |
| 15TH JUN | HERTINGFORDBURY: 3 CROSSBILLS, juv Grey Wag, Buzzard (D Wheatcroft) GREEN TYE: Yellow Wag, 2 Yellowhammer (K Hornby) |
| 14TH JUN | N MYMMS PARK: CROSSBILL WILSTONE RSVR: LITTLE EGRET SANDON: 5 Grey Partridge (D WHeatcroft) KNEBWORTH: 2 Yellow Wag, 3 Cormorant over, 7 Goldcrest (P Lawrence) PANSHANGER AERODROME: Hobby, Spot Fly, Garden WBlr, 2 Buzzard (K HOrnby) |
| 13TH JUN | FAIRLANDS LAKE: 2 LRP, 2 Common Tern, Shoveler (A Ford) SANDRIDGE: Hobby hawking (J Bailey) ESSENDON: 2 Buzzard (D Carter) |
| 10TH JUN | TRINGFORD RSVR: LITTLE EGRET (P Tyler) WOODOAKS FARM: 2 Buzzard, Hobby (C Howard) AMWELL NR: 6 Redshank inc 4 yng (D Booth) MAPLE LODGE NR: Hobby (S Carter) |
| 9TH JUN | WILSTONE RSVR: ICTERINE WARBLER NE of cemetery by main road 1210 at least (sev obs) MAPLE CROSS: 2 RN Parakeet along Denham Way (S Carter) AMWELL NR: 4 Redshank, 4 LR Plover, 2 R Plover, WHITE WAGTAIL (C Upton) REDBOURN: 3 GS Wdpkr, 4 Grn Wdpkr, pr Linnet, 10 Swallows nesting, pr Nuthatch, 10+ Hs Sparrows, all around Nicholls Farm (P Tallantire) |
| 8TH JUN | WILSTONE RSVR: ICTERINE WARBLER, BLACK TERN, Red Kite, 5 Common Tern (sev obs) TYTTENHANGER GP: Oystercatcher, Sedge Wbr, 4 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Buzzard, Hobby over (sev obs) DIGSWELL: Hobby (D Wheatcroft) WELWYN GDN CITY: Red Kite over (M Worby) THEOBALDS PARK: Buzzard (J Chapman) STANDON: 18 Lapwing N (C Dee) WOODOAKS FARM: 2 Buzzard, Red Kite (G Lapworth) |
| 7TH JUN | AMWELL NR: 2 Redshank with 4 chicks, 2 LR Plover, 2 R Plover, Cuckoo, WHITE WAGTAIL (sev obs) EAST HYDE: LITTLE EGRET along river, Hobby (M Russell) STEVENAGE: Red Kite over (P Lufkin) HERTINGFORDBURY: Spot Fly (S Poynter) MAPLE CROSS: Hobby (S Carter) GRAVELEY: Spot Fly on edge of village (C Brackenbury) |
| 6TH JUN | TROY MILL: 2 Grey Wag (S Carter) |
| 5TH JUN | TEWIN HILL: Buzzard (J Robinson) REED: Corn Bunting nr Hatchpen Farm, 3 Yellow Wag, 6+ Lapwing (M Johnson) |
| 4TH JUN | BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: TREE PIPIT singing (D Booth) CASSIOBURY PARK: 2 LS Wdpkr, 3 GS Wdpkr (I Bennell) GARSTON: 1+ CROSSBILL over at 1145 (C Everett) WATFORD: RN Parakeet over allotments behind Watford FC (P Baxter) ALDENHAM PARK: BarnOwl on private property, also Blackcap, Common Tern (S Blake) BURNHAM GREEN: 2 Little Owl (D Booth) |
| 3RD JUN | CASSIOBRUY PARK: 3 juv LS Wdpkr, 4+ RN parakeet, Hobby, 2 Spot Fly (sev obs) |
| 2ND JUN | RICKMANSWORTH: RN Parakeet at ELms Angling Club, Sedge Wblr, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, Common Tern, 4 GC Grebe (2 juv) (S Carter) |
| 1ST JUN | BERKHAMSTEAD COMMON: Tree Pipit in full song display (C Smout) AMWELL NR: Redshank, 2 R Plover (C Mackley) BEECH FARM: 4 Linnet (S Chalmers) TEWIN HILL: Buzzard (J Robinson) |
| 31ST MAY | AMWELL NR: 3 Garganey (sev obs) EAST HYDE: Little Egret along river nr mill (M Russell) |
| 30TH MAY | NORTHAW GT WOOD: Cuckoo, 7 GS Wdpkr, Goldcrest feeding yng, 2 family parties of Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 5 singing Treecreeper (R Callf) CUFFLEY: Family party of 8 Nuthatches; Hobby flew over station at 1545 (R Callf) WATFORD: RN Parakeet in a garden (J Thompson) HILFIELD FARM: RN Parakeet (J Thompson) AYOT ST LAWRENCE: pr Spot Fly (D Stanley) LAMER PARK: Spot Fly, Garden Wblr (D Stanley) TYTTENHANGER: 2m Ruddy Dk by scrape (J Daw) |
| 29TH MAY | WOODOAKS FARM: Wheatear, Yellowhammer (G Lapworth) MAPLE CROSS: Oystercatcher at Lynsters Farm (G Lapworth) ICKLEFORD: HOOPOE in field behind Witter Avenue at 0745 (R Ambrose) but no sign at midday (sev obs) TYTTENHANGER GP: 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, Spot Fly (S Blake) STEVENAGE: Reed Warbler at corner of Stevenage Cricket Club/Ditchmore Lane (A Ford) |
| 28TH MAY | COLNEY HEATH: Little Owl nr Warren Farm (J&P MOss) ST IPPOLLITTS: GS Wdpkr + yng (M Hooper) |
| 27TH MAY | CASSIOBURY PARK: 4 Crossbill flew N over council depot at 1115, also 4+ RN Parakeet around park (I Bennell) AMWELL NR: 10 Hobbies, LR Plover, R Plover, 2 Redshank, Cuckoo (G Knight) FAIRLANDS LAKE: Common Sand, COmmon Tern (A Ford) WOODOAKS FARM: f Wheatear, pr Linnet, Little Owl (P Lewis) STANBOROUGH LAKES: ad Arctic Tern on boating lake (S Blackmore) TYTTENHANGER GP: 3 Common Sand, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 2 R Plover, Hobby, 2m Ruddy Dk (sev obs) STOCKERS LAKE: Little Owl in paddock opp pumping station (J Bailey) |
| 25TH MAY | WILSTONE RSVR: Turnstone, 6 Hobbies, Red Kite (J Bailey) TYTTENHANGER GP: m Yellow Wag, REdshank, R Plover, LR Plover all on flooded field at Willows Farm TROY SOUTH GP: 6 Hobbies, 3 Cuckoo, 4 S Martin (G Lapworth) |
| 24TH MAY | SHERRARDSPARK WOOD: 2 Mandarin on pond by main footpath, also Cuckoo (L Chastell) NORTH MET PIT: Cuckoo, Hobby (A Dorman) POTTERS BAR: Red Kite over (J King) THERFIELD HEATH: 3+ Spot Fly (J van Steenis) BALDOCK: Red Kite over (D Russell) |
| 23RD MAY | STANBOROUGH LAKES: Arctic Tern on north boating lake (R Pearson) ST ALBANS: LS Wdpkr in a garden (P Faldon) AMWELL NR: 4 Hobbies (C Smout) WELWYN GDN CITY: Cuckoo in Westside area (L Chastell) |
| 22ND MAY | CROXLEY GREEN: Spot Fly at Little Green Lane, also Little Owl, Yellowhammer (G Lapworth) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: 2 Common Tern, Garden Wblr, 10 Whitethroat, 6 Reed Wblr (P Boult) STOCKERS FARM: Oystercatcher, Little Owl with 2 young, 5 Lapwing (G Lapworth) AMWELL NR: No sign of Great Reed Warbler by 4.30pm at least 70 ACRES LAKE: No sign of Red-footed Falcon by 4.30pm at least but 18 Hobbies (BN) FAIRLANDS LAKE: Common Sandpiper, COmmon Tern (A Ford) TEWIN HILL: Buzzard (J Robinson) |
| 21ST MAY | AMWELL NR: GREAT REED WARBLER singing, viewable from James Hide 1515 at least, often elusive. From B181 High Street, take Amwell Lane N for 2/3 mile and park on right before war memorial. Take trackNE to viewpoint then N for 300 yards (BN) HITCHIN: UNCONFIRMED report of drake American Wigeon at Centre for College of Arts 0840 (BN) 70 ACRES LAKE (Essex): TWO RED-FOOTED FALCONS (1st-s F and ad M) still present, although ad m flew off E (BN) TYTTENHANGER GP: 2 Little Egrets, 3 Shelduck, 3 LR Plover, Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank (D Booth) SHERRARDS WOOD: 2 Mandarin on pond lake by old railway track path, 4 Blackcap, Buzzard (M France) GORHAMBURY: 2 singing Garden WBlr, 3 Blackcap in Pre mill area (E Leahy) WILSTONE RSVR: m Ruddy Dk (J Baker) STOCKERS LAKE: Nuthatch (M Smith) |
| 20TH MAY | AMWELL NR: GREAT REED WARBLER singing, viewable from James Hide 1325 at least, often elusive. From B181 High Street, take Amwell Lane N for 2/3 mile and park on right before war memorial. Take track NE to viewpoint then N for 300 yards (BN) 70 ACRES LAKE (Essex): 1st-s f RED-FOOTED FALCON still present over Cheshunt Lock (VERY close to Herts border!) (BN) WILSTONE RSVR: 9 Hobbies (D Girvan) |
| 19TH MAY | NORTH MET PIT: Nightingale & Cettis Warbler singing (D Booth) nrby Red-footed Falcon still around 70 Acres Lake plus 2 Nightingale, 6 Hobby (Essex) (sev obs) LETCHWORTH: Little Owl at Standalone Farm (S Blackmore) THERFIELD HEATH: Spot Fly in beech woods (H&J Cloughton) |
| 18TH MAY | AMWELL NR: Common Sand (P Smith) TROY MILL: 2 Black Terns (P Lewis) HERTINGFORDBURY: Hobby, 3 Buzzard, Grey Wag (D Wheatcroft) HILFIELD RSVR: Oystercatcher flew in calling, stayed for 10 mins only (T Blake) COLE GREEN TIP: Common Tern, Yellowhammer, 8+ H Martin, 2 Linnet, Whitethroat (K Hornby) STOCKERS FARM: Oystercatcher, LR Plover, Little Owl, 3 Lapwing, Grey Wag (G Lapworth) STANSTEAD ABBOTTS: Red Kite over (C Messenger) AMWELL NR: Redshank, Dunlin, 2 LR Plover, 2 R Plover, 50+ Swift, Little Egret, 2 Hobbies, 17 Common Tern, Shelduck with 4 chicks, 2 Cuckoo (P Lawrence) WATTON AT STONE: Buzzard (P Lawrence) HUNTON BRIDGE: Buzzard (C Bessant) |
| 17TH MAY | TYTTENHANGER GP: Greenshank on pool by Willows Farm; also 4 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 2 LR Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 4 Common Tern (D Wheatcroft) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Lsr Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 10 Reed WBlr, 2 Sedge Wblr (G Lapworth) LETCHWORTH: Turtle Dove heard calling on Briar Patch Lane (S Blackmore) WEST HYDE: 2 Black Terns 3 Hobbies, at Troy South GP (G Lapworth) PANSHANGER AERODROME: Garden Wblr, Buzzard, Whitethroat (K Hornby) TEWIN HILL: Buzzard (J Robinson) |
| 16TH MAY | ARCHERS GREEN: Osprey flew low W along B1000 mimram river valley, mobbed by crows at 1400 (D Bishop) AMWELL NR: TURNSTONE, Dunlin, Common Sand (sev obs) TYTTENHANGER GP: SANDERLING on main lake (S Blake) 70 ACRES LAKE (Essex): fem RED-FOOTED FALCON still present, viewable from nr Bittern Watchpoint (sev obs) HERTFORD: Red Kite over (I Edwards) PORTERS END: 2 Cuckoo (D Stanley) |
| 15TH MAY | AMWELL NR: Turnstone, Little Egret, Dunlin, Redshank, 2 LR Plover, 3 R Plover, Common Sand, 14 Lapwing, 2 Hobby (W Bishop) AYOT ST LAWRENCE: Spot Fly by Brocket Arms, Stock Dove but no sign Turtle Dove (C Smout) 70 ACRES LAKE (Just in Essex): fem RED-FOOTED FALCON over lake showin well at 1345 + 7 Hobbies. View from bench by Lea Navigation (sev obs) PORTERS END: Cuckoo (D STanley) |
| 14TH MAY | TRIMMS GREEN: Black Tern on lake nr Mathams Wood in morning, also pr Turtle Dove briefly in rowans (D Sampson) PANSHANGER AERODROME: Cuckoo, Spot FLy (K HOrnby) |
| 13TH MAY | WILSTONE RSVR: BEE-EATER till 1250 then flew twds Startops/Tringford but not seen subsequently TYTTENHANGER GP: m Garganey on main lake, + 2 Greenshank, all to midday at least (D Booth) AYOT ST LAWRENCE: Turtle Dove opp churchyard, also 2 Bullfinch (D Booth) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Lsr Whitethroat, 15 Whitetroat, 10 Reed Wblr, 2 Cuckoo (G Lapworth) ST IPPOLLITTS: Red Kite over (M Clarke) WATEREND: Spot Fly (D Booth) WATFORD: Lsr Whitethroat singing by R Colne in Waterside Park (A Lewis) |
| 12TH MAY | BEECH FARM: Cuckoo, 4 Linnet, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Reed Bunt (P Bonser) BATFORD: Lsr Whitethroat (D STanley) HERTFORD: Red Kite high over (G Knight) |
| 11TH MAY | AYOT ST LAWRENCE: Turtle Dove around Brocket Arms pub (D Stanley) WILSTONE RSVR: Black Tern, 5+ Hobbies, 24imm LBB Gulls thru, Common Sand, c10 Gadwall, 19 Common Tern, 2 Kingfisher (sev obs) WELWYN GDN CITY: Hobby, 2 Stock Dv, 10 Swift, Swallow, 2 Goldfinch (A Cooper) STARTOPS END RSVR: Little Owl, esc m Pintail, Kingfisher (sev obs) MARSWORTH RSVR: CUckoo, 5 Reed Wblr, 3 Reed Bunt (J Baker) |
| 10TH MAY | WILSTONE RSVR: 2 Black Terns, 12 Common Tern; nrby Cuckoo at Marsworth (M Wallen) BEECH FARM: 2 Stonechat, 2 Hobby, 10+ Whitethroat, 2 Buzzard, 14 Linnet, 3 mdw Ppt, 2 Sedge Wbr, 2 Willow WBr, 2 Blackcap (D Wheatcroft) HERTINGFORDBURY: 2 Buzzard, Hobby, Grey Wag (M Orchard) KINGS MEAD: LS Plover, Redshank, 3 Common Sand, Common Tern (M Orchard) RYE MEADS: 2 Turtle Doves on feeding station by visitor centre, also Red Kite over, Buzzard over, 7+ Hobbies over visitor centre, Cettis Warbler, Grasshopper Wblr, 6 Lapwing, 32 Common Tern, 2 Redshank, 4 Garden Wblr, 6 Blackcap, Willow Wbr, 2 Lsrs Whitethroat, Reed & Sedge WBlr (V Buckel) THERFIELD HEATH: 3 Garden Wblr, 4 Spot Fly (M Johnson) MAPLE CROSS: Yellowhammer, Red Kite (C Bessant) WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Red Kite over REDBOURNBURY: Yellow Wag, Lsr Whitethroat (J Rimes) CROMER HYDE: Red Kite over (A Dorman) WATEREND: singing Garden WBlr (A Dorman) ROYSTON: Red Kite, 6 Buzzards over town (T Wilson) ST ALBANS: 7 Swifts (M Clarke) ST ALBANS: 2 Buzzards (P Bonser) |
| 9TH MAY | NORTON GREEN: 2 Red-backed Shrikes reported nr Norton Green but no sign subsequently (K Hill) STOCKERS FARM: 1st-s Bar-tailed Godwit, LR Plover, Little Owl, 3 Lapwing; nrby 2 Garden WBlr singing at Stockers Lake (sev obs) REDBOURNBURY: Green Sand on river S of ford, also m Yellow Wag (I Williams) TRINGFORD RSVR: Red Kite, Cuckoo, Spot Fly; nrby m Ruddy Dk at Startops (P Tyler) STANBOROUGH LAKES: 5 Common Tern, 3 Reed Wbr, 2 Grey Wag, 3 GC Grebe inc juv, Garden Wblr, 2 Sedge Wble, 2 Reed Bunt, 3 Blackcap (S Chalmers) HILFIELD RSVR: LS Wdpkr at public viewpoint WILSTONE RSVR: 7 Black Tern, imm Common Gull, esc m Pintail, 5 Hobby, c20 Common Tern, 3 L Grebe, Common Sand, 40 Swift (sev obs) PITSTONE No2 QUARRY: Greenshank on flooded pool at S end of ind estate (L Evans) WHEMPSTEAD: Red Kite over E, Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, 2 Grey Partridge (M Orchard) VERULAMIUM PARK: Egyptian Goose (M Clarke) |
| 8TH MAY | WILSTONE RSVR: 12 Black Terns, 3 Hobbies, Common Sand, m Mandarin flew over jetty (sev obs) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: 5 Reed WBlr, Sedge Wblr, 12 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Wbr, 2 Common Tern (G Lapworth) CRoXLEY GREEN: Little Owl just off the Green (S Carter) GILSTON: Grasshopper Wblr nr Stort, also Hobby (J van Steenis) AMWELL NR: Snipe, Common Sand (J van Steenis) RYE MEADS: m Whinchat in front of hide by RSPB car park (D Girvan) REDBOURN: 2 Tawny Owl & Little Owl behind Chequers pub (E Leahy) WELHAM GREEN: 3 Lapwing inc small chick |
| 7TH MAY | ALDENHAM RSVR COUNTRY PARK: Little Tern at 1655 at least, also pr Mandarin (sev obs) TYTTENHANGER GP: Cuckoo, LR Plover, R Plover, Redshank, 2 SHelduck, Buzzard (M Wurr) AMWELL NR: m Wigeon, 3 Black Tern, 2 Common Sand, Grasshopper Wblr, 2 Kingfisher (J van Steenis) STEVENAGE: Hobby chasing Swifts over Old Town (C Brackenbury) WILSTONE RSVR: 38 Black Tern, 2 Pochard, 40 Swift (L Evans) |
| 6TH MAY | AMWELL NR: 6 Black Tern, 6 Hobbies, 4 LR Plover, Common Sand, Snipe (T Hill) WILSTONE RSVR: 53 Black Terns, 1st-s Little Gull, Osprey (thru at 1905), Cuckoo, Red Kite, 12 Hobbies, 69+ Common Tern, LSr Whitethroat, 6 H Martin (sev obs) ST ALBANS: Swift over (M Clarke) KINGS MEAD: 2 LR Plover, 2 Redshank, Turtle Dove (A Reynolds) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Cuckoo, 4 Reed Wblr, 15 Whitethroat, 4 Willow Wblr, 3 Chiffchaff (G Lapworth) GORHAMBURY: Garden Wblr at Pre Mill (E Leahy) MAPLE LODGE NR: Oystercatcher at Lynsters Farm (S Carter) WEST HYDE: Whinchat, 2 Buzzards, Hobby (S Pash) STEVENAGE: Hobby at Fishers Green (G Dagnall) SANDON: 7m Skylark, 4m Corn Bunts, Red Kite, 6 Lapwing, m Yellowhammer, m Grey Partridge, m Lsr Whitethroat, Linnet (L Evans) |
| 5TH MAY | WHEATHAMPSTEAD: m Merlin nr R Lea E of town WILSTONE RSVR: 11 Black Tern, 2nd-s Mediterranean Gull, 24 GBB Gulls, 3 Hobby (I Bennell) WELWYN GDN CITY: Wheatear in a Templewood garden from 9130 and roosted (T Hill) ST IPPOLLITTS: 2 Hobbies (M Hooper) HATFIELD: Garden Wblr in Chantry Copse (S Chalmers) WELWYN GDN CITY: Lsr Whitethroat in town centre, Cuckoo (sev obs) STOCKERS LAKE: 2 Black Terns, 8 Common Tern, 4 Reed Wblr, 2 Sedge WBlr (S Pash) ST ALBANS: 7 Swifts around Abbey (A Jeffery) |
| 4TH MAY | AMWELL NR: Spoonbill circled for few mins at 1750 then headed N (J van Steenis), also 2 Black Tern, Redshank, LR Plover, Snipe, Common Sand, Grasshopper Wblr, 5 hobbies, 2 Cuckoo (sev obs) WILSTONE RSVR: Turtle Dove, 2 Hobby, 4 Black Tern, c40 Common Tern, 3m Shoveler (sev obs) STARTOPS END RSVR: Common Sand (M Wallen) ASHWELL: 7 Corn Bunts, 2 Yellow Wags (C Smout) LETCHWORTH: m Lsr Whitethroat (S Blackmore) REDBOURNBURY: 3 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo (E Leahy) REDBOURN: 5 Swifts (E Leahy) KINGS MEAD: Hobbym 7 Redshank, Common Sand, 30 Swifts (A Reynolds) LANGLEY: 5 Buzzards over (A Ford) WELWYN GDN CTY: Buzzard (M France) BURNHAM GREEN: Red Kite over (S Stebbings) WOoDOAKS FARM: Hobby, Cuckoo (S Pash) FLAMSTEADBURY: 25 Skylark, 5 Yellow Wag, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 17 Yellowhammer (A Jeffery) COLE GREEN TIP: WHeatear, 3 Lsr Whitethroat, Cuckoo (K HOrnby) WELWYN GDN CITY: 2 Bullfinch (B Whitbread) WARESIDE: 2 Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, 2 Bullfinch (P MacMurdie) |
| 3RD MAY | NORTON GREEN: Wheatear, Swift (A Ford) WATERY GROVE: Garden Wblr (A Ford) AMWELL NR: c20 S Martin, 6 Swift, Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 8 Common Tern, Cuckoo (sev obs) LAMER pARK: Buzzard, Hobby (C Smout) TYTTENHANGER GP: Lsr Whitethroat (N Taylor) BEECH FARM: Grasshopper Warbler reeling TL194086 (C Everett) WILSTONE RSVR: 4 Hobby, Red Kite (E Leahy) AMWELL CHURCHYARD: Spotted Flycatcher (P Blatcher) SYMONDSHYDE GT WOOD: 3 Buzzards, Garden WBlr, 4 Whitethroat (M Payne) WHEATHAMPSTEAD: Reed Bunt singing from reedbed off Mount Road (M Payne) REDBOURNBURY: Hobby, 3 Grey Wag, Cuckoo, 9+ Whitethroat (A Jeffery) ASHRIDGE FOREST: Red Kite, garden WBlr (K HOrnby) STARTOPS END RSVR: 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Yellow Wag, Common Sand, Cettis Warbler (K Hornby) |
| 2ND MAY | AMwELL NR: Cuckoo, Grey Wag, Grasshopper Wblr, Snipe, R Plover, 3 LR Plover, 2 Redshank, 4 Hobby, 10 Swift (sev obs) RYE MEADS: Osprey over at 11am (T Cobb) TYTTENHANGER GP: Oystercatcher, Garden Wblr, 7 COmmon Tern (D Booth) ROYSTON: 5 Buzzards over (T Cobb) ST ALBANS: Tawny Owl still in ivy covered tree in garden of Grebe House (HMWT HQ) POTTERS BAR: Garden Wblr singing in a garden, also 1+ Blackcap, 2+ Chiffchaff, Swallow (A Gray) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Cuckoo, 5 Reed Wbr, 2 Sedge Wbr, 12 Whitethroat, 3 Swift (sev obs) N WATFORD: Spotted Flycatcher by R Colne (J Thompson) BROXBOURNE WOODS: 3 roding Woodcocks, Tawny Owl (D Booth) MILL GREEN, HATFIELD: LS Wdpkr, 40 Swift (P Lawrence) |
| 1ST MAY | TYTTENHANGER GP: Whinchat, 2 Lsr Whitethroat, Reed Wblr, Egyptian Gs (D Booth) CROXLEY COMMON MOOR: Hobby, 5 Reed Wbr, Sedge Wbr, 15 Whitethroat, WIllow Wbr, 2 Common Tern, 6 Reed Bunt (G Lapworth) COLNEY HEATH: Hobby (A Hodges) WATFORD: Red Kite over St ALbans Road (N Harwood) LETCHWORTH SEWAGE WORKS: 2 LR Plover, 2 Reed Wblr - No general public access (G Dagnall) NORTON GREEN: 5 Wheatear, m Whinchat, 5 Whitethroat (sev obs) ST ALBANS: Tawny Owl in ivy covered tree in garden of Grebe House (T Hill) WOODOAKS FARM: Buzzard, 3 Yellowhammer (G Lapworth) STARTOPS END RSVR: c50 Swallow, c 30 H Martin, c20 S Martin, Yellow Wag (M Wallen) MAPLE LODGE NR: f Garganey, Oystercatcher, 3 Swift, Garden Wbr (S Carter) MAPLE CROSS: Hobby (C Bessant) |
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