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Clifford Smout
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Alan Gardiner
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Tim Hill
Herts Bird Club Rare Birds Panel Secretary
Mike Ilett
Hertfordshire BTO Regional Representative
Martin Ketcher
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Murray Orchard
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Graham Knight
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Cath Patrick
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Jenny Sherwen
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Tom Speller
Latest news
Hertfordshire Bird Report 2018 - Out Now!
The Hertfordshire Bird Report 2018 is published and has been sent to HNHS/Bird Club members.
The report includes a review of each of the 192 species recorded in Hertfordshire in 2018 including Pallid Harrier and Penduline Tit, both new to the county.
Read more here: Hertfordshire Bird Report 2018 including how non-members can get a copy of this excellent publication.
Herts Christmas Bird Count 2019
Following the popularity of the 2018 Herts Christmas Bird Count, we thought it a good idea to run again this year. And surely there is no better way of working off the excesses of the festive period than birding around your local patch and county!
The rules are simple: a collective (not individual) count of all species recorded in Hertfordshire between 25th - 31st December inclusive.
Please submit all records to Herts Bird Website - Record Submission - so the records can be kept securely and for future use, and so updates of the running total can be provided throughout the festive period.
The big question: can we beat last year's final tally of 109 species? (hit Read more to see the full list)
Cover photo of a robin in the snow © Gary Sanderson
Herts Bird Videos now available on the website!
Videos of Hertfordshire birds, as uploaded to YouTube, can now be viewed on the website. Go to the Videos sub menu within the Gallery menu - Herts Birds Videos.
If you have recorded a video of birds in Hertfordshire, and are happy for it to be showcased on the website, please email the YouTube link to Herts Bird Photos with a note of where and when it was taken, and a selection will be added to the gallery. As this is new, videos from the last few years are gratefully received!