Sun 23 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Little Stint, on Island from viewpoint (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Hobby (Andy Bartlett)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 2 Common Sandpiper (Andy Bartlett)
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL192323] 35+ Swift, Foraging over the Lavender fields with a few swallows and house martins.
Cadwell nr Ickleford [TL189318] 1 Willow Warbler
Hadham Cross [TL422186] 1 Wheatear, male (Chris Mackley)
Kings Langley [TL077023] 200+ Hirundines (mixed), Very large numbers of swallows and martins have passed overhead along the canal since I started watching at around 6pm. Feeding and heading south along the Grand Union canal. (J.Brady)
Standon [TL393221] 1 Kingfisher, flew overhead carrying small fish near ford. (Paper Mill Lane). (Alison Leavers)
Standon [TL394221] 1 Little Egret, perched in tree in garden adjacent to Paper Mill Lane. (Alison Leavers)
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 4+ Swift, At least 2 young still being fed by adults in Swift box (Ray Hooper)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spotted Redshank, Juvenile still at 6.30pm in Cemetery Corner. (Adrian Bayliss )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Greenshank (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Shelduck, juvenile (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spotted Redshank, juvenile still (Ian Williams )
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Whitethroat (Jeff Bailey)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 1 Stonechat (Jeff Bailey)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 2 Whinchat, In market garden area (Stephen Middleton)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 flying over was max number seen together, but at least 3 in market garden (Stephen Middleton)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross, 6 Common Snipe, Flying over NW direction & calling. Two groups: 2 and 4 approx 30 mins later (Stephen Middleton)
Sat 22 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377128] 2 Green Sandpiper (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377128] 1 Little Stint, still on island from viewpoint between 6.25 - 7.15 p.m. (Simon West)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377128] 4+ Common Sandpiper (Simon West)
Bricket Wood Common, 2+ Spotted Flycatcher (Mike Gray)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 1 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 2 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 1 Greenshank (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 3 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 15 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Essendon, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Two adults plus juvenile (David Carter)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068107] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, In hedge near Cupid Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Hemel Hempstead [TL068107] 2 Yellow Wagtail, In horse paddocks off Cupid Green Lane (Jenny Baker)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, c.30 Swallow (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Mandarin (Mike Gray)
North Mymms Park [TL218031] 1 Redstart (Rupert Evershed)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL209028] 1 Wheatear (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff, From hide ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Green Sandpiper ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, Out from jetty ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Dunlin ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Greenshank ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Snipe ( Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Spotted Redshank, 1CY bird to left of hide (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Common Snipe (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Greenshank (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Rushy Meadow mid morning (Ian Williams )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, on mud near hide from car park late morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Black-tailed Godwit, Right of hide (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Greenshank, Right of hide (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Great White Egret (James Reader)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Common Sandpiper, Dotted around the edge of the reservoir. (John Edwards)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Yellow Wagtail, By the new outflow (John Edwards)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Caspian Gull, 2 cy bird (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm, 1 Wheatear, On edge of pumpkin field (Jeff Bailey)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm [TL186045] 1 Wheatear (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL188044] 1 Common Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL188044] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Rupert Evershed)
Fri 21 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Common Snipe, from White Hide (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Green Sandpiper, from White Hide (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL377127] 1 Little Stint, found by others last night - still there at 10.15-10.30 at front of island slightly to left of viewpoint (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Common Sandpiper, from White Hide (Clifford Smout)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Green Sandpiper (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 30 Ring-necked Parakeet, noisy flock appeared and mobbed a Common Buzzard which circled up near viewpoint. (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Stint, adult still present on island opposite viewpoint until 14.15 at least (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Little Egret (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Egyptian Goose (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Lapwing (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 4 Common Sandpiper (Murray Orchard)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Snipe (Murray Orchard)
Ashwell [TL253395] 1 Whitethroat, Calling in Ashwell Quarry and Springs HMWT nature reserve (Callum Peel)
Braughing [TL409234] 1 Raven, cronking very loudly at the edge of the wood (Paula Moore)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL209108] 1 Whinchat, on fence on right 100m after blue pipe pile (Clifford Smout)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL204110] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL201111] 1 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL204110] 4 Yellowhammer (Steven Pearce)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Common Sandpiper (Alan Gardiner)
Great Offley [TL152262] 1 Wheatear (Martin Ketcher)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Ray Hooper)
Potten End, 6 Yellow Wagtail, In horse paddocks (Jeff Bailey)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL206292] 80+ Swallow, 80 passing NW over the nature reserve in groups of 10-20 this evening (Callum Peel)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL124090] 1 Whinchat, on weedtops near Bow Bridge (John Pritchard)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905128] 1 Spotted Redshank, Juvenile this evening from hide (Graham Higgins)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank, just one bird right of hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff, juvenile still right of hide early morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Green Sandpiper, 9 from the hide and 2 from the jetty (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Snipe (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Grey Wagtail (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Cattle Egret, flew through at 7.05am (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Yellow Wagtail, Probably more near the outflow, but easily disturbed. (Nigel Webber)
Thu 20 Aug 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109] 2 Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL211109] 1 Whinchat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde [TL135164] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL135164] 25 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2+ Common Sandpiper, at least 2 on shrinking pool (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Cuckoo, juvenile by River Ver around old mill (John Pritchard)
Harpenden, 31 Egyptian Goose, Seen in farmers field by cycle path, in the evening. Opposite the place normally seen at, by River Lea.
(Darin Stanley)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL348137] 1 Black-tailed Godwit, only remaining on the West Pool (Andy Bartlett)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Green Sandpiper, On small pool behind West pool (Stuart Fox)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Grey Wagtail (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, c.25 Linnet (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Willow Warbler (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 8 Green Sandpiper (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 16 Linnet (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 12 Green Sandpiper (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Grey Wagtail (Jeff Bailey)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Hobby
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL139004] 1 Spotted Flycatcher
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Raven
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 4+ Stonechat
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Whinchat, At Little Munden Equestrian
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL208028] 2 Redstart, Both female types in paddocks (Rupert Evershed)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL208028] 3+ Yellow Wagtail, In paddocks & flying over (Rupert Evershed)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Hobby, hunting swallows (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 3 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 8 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )
Stocker's Lake, 9 Common Tern, Feeding juveniles (Steve Carter )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Sandpiper (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, field behind hide (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Greenshank (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Little Egret (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 10 Green Sandpiper (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.20 Yellow Wagtail (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Raven (Phill Luckhurst)
Wed 19 Aug 2026 Cockhampstead nr Braughing, 1 Wheatear, female type in stubble field off cockhampstead lane with small linnnet flock but mobile (Paula Moore)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL200111] 30+ Swallow (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL200111] 2+ Yellow Wagtail (Alan Gardiner)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL200111] 20+ Linnet (Alan Gardiner)
Harpenden, 28 Egyptian Goose, in 2 separate groups, amongst Canada and a single Greylag goose, by the River Lea between Hyde Mill and Harpenden. (Darin Stanley)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL339136] 1 Green Sandpiper, on small pool behind the West Pool (Andy Bartlett)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135] 9 Black-tailed Godwit, still on the West Pool (Andy Bartlett)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340135] 1 Greenshank, on the West Pool (Andy Bartlett)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Grey Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 25+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Kingfisher, juvenile (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 9 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Water Rail, juvenile (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, from Main Hide across in Sallow and then to the left in Elderberry (Rose Newbold)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 3 Little Owl (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Barn Owl (Tony Bates)
Pynesfield South Lake nr Maple Cross, 1 Pied Flycatcher, Female type amongst mixed tit flock on causeway, very mobile. (Paul Lewis)
River Lee at Ware [TL351143] 1 Goosander (Millie Gee)
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 1+ Swift, Adult came in to roost in nest box (Ray Hooper)
Stocker's Farm, 1 Hobby (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 8+ Egyptian Goose (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 9+ Common Tern, including juveniles (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Shelduck, juveniles (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 2 Chiffchaff (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Blackcap (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, c.5 Swallow (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Little Egret (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Pinner RSPB Group)
Stocker's Lake, 2+ House Martin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL466184] 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 at the reservoir. (Laurence Drummond)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL466184] c.80 Swallow, At the reservoir. (Laurence Drummond)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Greenshank, at dusk (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff, juvenile present to dusk (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Green Sandpiper, at dusk (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, c.20 Yellow Wagtail (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Hobby (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Greenshank (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Ruff (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Green Sandpiper (Phill Luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Common Sandpiper (Phill Luckhurst)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL190050] 3 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 6 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL186044] 2 Raven (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL186044] 2 Meadow Pipit, In adjacent field. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL186044] 3 Yellow Wagtail, In adjacent field. (Steven Pearce)
Ware, 2 Swift, very late Swifts flying above Burgage Lane car park at 6pm (Mike Baverstock )
Tue 18 Aug 2026 Abbots Langley [TL094023] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, in a private garden this morning (Chris Sharp)
Harpenden, 18 Egyptian Goose, Along with numerous Canada geese and 2 Greylag geese by River Lea. Seen from Cycle path.
(Darin Stanley)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL348137] 9 Black-tailed Godwit, still on the West Pool again this morning (Andy Bartlett)
Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin [TL205292] 1 Water Rail, Calling from wet woodland (Callum Peel)
Rye Meads, 1 Greenshank, juvenile from Draper hide
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park - S of Six HIlls Way, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, opposite owl box by environmental lake (Darrel Bryant)
Mon 17 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Bittern Pool [TL378128] 1 Kingfisher (Alan Ford)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 2 Green Sandpiper (Alan Ford)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Common Sandpiper (Alan Ford)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake [TL378128] 1 Common Snipe (Alan Ford)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Whinchat, on hedgerow by footpath to Bygrave (Jonathan Nasir )
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 4 Wheatear (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 1 Whinchat (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 1+ Stonechat (Steven Pearce)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Common Sandpiper, on mud of shrinking pool (John Pritchard)
Hemel Hempstead [TL087093] 2 Yellowhammer, Male and female coming in to drink in pond (Kim Hammond)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL351136] 1 Common Sandpiper, West pool (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL351136] 1 Green Sandpiper, on small pool at the end of causeway (Andy Day)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, juvenile islandica on west pool. (Barry Reed)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL340136] 1 Kingfisher (Stuart Fox)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 2 Green Sandpiper, On West Pool (Black-tailed Godwits still there at 2:45pm) (Stuart Fox)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Lapwing (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit, 17 Lapwing, Flying around the pit (Russ Harvey)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Water Rail, Adult (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Reed Warbler (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Whitethroat, left of Main Hide (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Grey Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Lesser Whitethroat, feeding on Elderberries left window of Main Hide (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 20+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Blackcap (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Kingfisher (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 11 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 14 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.25 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Barn Owl (Tony Bates)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Little Owl (Tony Bates)
Rye Meads, 1 Common Sandpiper (Tony Bates)
Rye Meads, 2 Common Snipe (Tony Bates)
Rye Meads, 5 Green Sandpiper (Tony Bates)
Wallington, 2 Little Owl (Ray Hooper)
Wallington, 1 Barn Owl (Ray Hooper)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ032932] 1 Wheatear (Paul Frost)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ032932] 2 Stonechat, Adult male and juvenile (Paul Frost)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ032932] 2 Whinchat (Paul Frost)
Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross [TQ032932] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Paul Frost)
Sun 16 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Jane Free )
Hitchin [TL179291] 1 Raven, A bird heard flying overhead in the afternoon. Heard only. (David Keech)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Blackcap (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Kingfisher (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, from Main Hide (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Willow Warbler (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Chiffchaff (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 10 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Reed Warbler (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Common Snipe (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 5 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), c.33 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 1 Tree Pipit, One at Potwells this morning (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL216030] 2+ Willow Warbler, At Potwells this morning (Rupert Evershed)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL207027] 3+ Little Owl (Rupert Evershed)
Sarratt [TL035001] 1 Wheatear, In Sarratt Great Hall horse paddocks. Seen from Chiltern Way footpath (Stephen Middleton)
Shafford Farm nr St Albans [TL124090] 1 Whinchat, flycatching from wires and weedtops of scrub near Bow Bridge (John Pritchard)
Standalone Farm nr Letchworth [TL209338] 3 Green Sandpiper (James Walsh)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252239] 32 Ring-necked Parakeet, several flocks (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252239] 1 Common Sandpiper, Main lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL252239] 3 Swift, Main lake (Andy Day)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Grey Wagtail (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2+ Greenshank, By stream by hide: very probably three (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 5 Green Sandpiper (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Willow Warbler (Ed Griffiths)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Briefly by old overflow (Ed Griffiths)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9+ Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Water Rail (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Snipe (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8+ Yellow Wagtail, both by overflow and by jetty (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 10 Swift, late evening from the hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Tern, adult + juvenile (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby, late evening (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Greenshank, highly mobile (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL190050] 11 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL190050] 6 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Coursers Road GPs [TL201044] 2 Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL190050] 1 Common Tern (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Little Egret (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL185044] 1 Wheatear, On fencepost of adjacent field. (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL188044] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)
Sat 15 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Ruff, juvenile (Barry Reed)
Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Caspian Gull, juvenile (Barry Reed)
Baldock, 1 Hobby, Adult flew low south of Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir )
Baldock to Wallington Road, 2 Marsh Harrier, Male & female (Ray Hooper)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108] 3 Stonechat, Adult male & 2 juvs on main weedy area (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108] 1 Quail, Near central track (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108] 1 Willow Warbler, In main weedy area (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108] 1 Wheatear, Near track by blue pipes (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL212108] 1 Whinchat, On main weedy area (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 1 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207102] 20+ Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
East Hyde [TL134165] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134165] 5+ Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127084] 2+ Yellow Wagtail (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127084] 1 Mediterranean Gull, adult on pool with BH Gulls (John Pritchard)
North Mymms Park [TL215030] 9+ Raven, At least 9 birds including a party of 6 that flew NE over Potwells (Rupert Evershed)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Snipe (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 10+ Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Peregrine Falcon, male through early morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, with greenshank (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Mandarin (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Greenshank, from the jetty (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby, Flew over a couple of times, once feeding on insect. (Julian Dawson)
Wallington, 1 Raven, Over church (Ray Hooper)
Wallington, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, In cow field nr church (Ray Hooper)
Fri 14 Aug 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL204110] 7 Wheatear, Parties of 3 and 4. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210109] 1 Whinchat (Steven Pearce)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285207] 3 Mandarin, 1 eclipse/juvenile male, 2 females (Alan Ford )
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL146027] 1 Whinchat, Female type perched on rose bush in overgrown horse paddock (Alan Winn)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL125088] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - Hillend Farm [TL165115] 6 Bullfinch (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - Hillend Farm [TL160124] c.45 House Martin (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL167107] 2 Linnet (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL167110] 1+ Willow Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL162114] 1 Garden Warbler (Andrew Steele)
Heartwood Forest - W of B651 [TL169105] 15+ House Martin (Andrew Steele)
Hemel Hempstead [TL086093] 11 Swallow (Kim Hammond)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 11 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 25+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 4 Yellow Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Water Rail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Blackcap (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Kingfisher (Rose Newbold)
Redwell Wood Farm nr South Mimms [TL210029] 1 Redstart, Male this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 10 Swift, Main lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 1 Kingfisher, Main lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 3 Swallow, Main lake (Andy Day)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905128] 1 Greenshank, right of hide (Chris Sharp)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP901132] c.10 Yellow Wagtail, by the old outfall (Chris Sharp)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP908132] 1 Wheatear, on the jetty (Chris Sharp)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Sandpiper (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Greenshank, Right of hide and cemetery corner. Suspect 2 are now present. (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Green Sandpiper (Nigel Webber)
Walkern [TL278269] 1 Whinchat, scrubby area top of Dovehouse Lane (Tom Speller)
Walkern [TL278269] 4 Whitethroat, incl. juveniles (Tom Speller)
Weston [TL249296] 1 Redstart, Fields behind Cricketers pub (Andy Day)
Thu 13 Aug 2026 Aston End [TL281245] 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Tom Speller)
Aston End [TL279237] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, along river Beane, north of Aston ford (Tom Speller)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207109] 3 Wheatear, Along track. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Gaddesden Row, c.12 Yellow Wagtail (George Moreton)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Mr Nicholas Metcalfe)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 4 Yellow Wagtail, typically visit the reserve during extreme heat (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] c.3 House Martin, skimming over lagoon (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 4 Swallow, skimming over lagoon (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 13 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] c.20 Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 4 Little Egret, including one juvenile and one ringed J/D (Rose Newbold)
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 2+ Swift, Adults still visiting Swift box (Ray Hooper)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 12 Swift, feeding over Main Lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253240] 1 Common Sandpiper, main lake (Tony Hukin)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253240] 1 Little Ringed Plover, briefly this morning at main lake (Tony Hukin)
Tring Reservoirs - Startop's End Res [SP919135] 2 Grey Wagtail (Callum Peel)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP906129] 1 Lapwing, On dried mud on southern margin of reservoir (Callum Peel)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907129] 1 Green Sandpiper, On dried mud on southern margin of reservoir (Callum Peel)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP910130] 1 Raven, Heard only (Callum Peel)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907134] 1 Yellow Wagtail, Heard passing overhead (Callum Peel)
Wed 12 Aug 2026 Batch Wood nr St Albans [TL139092] 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, I’m not certain about this but it’s the second time I’ve spotted this bird around this area. Seems way to small for a Greater..,
///half.cheer.lived (Bill Free)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Great White Egret, flying over (Peter Eyres)
Kings Langley [TL077022] c.1 Yellow Wagtail, Not seen. Call picked up by Merlin App whilst a migrating group of hirundines were flying over. (J.Brady)
Kings Langley [TL077023] 100+ Hirundines (mixed), The sky over Roman Gardens and Gaywoods Lake was full of swallows and house martins for 15 mins at 5:40pm. Heading South. (J.Brady)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 5 Swift (Clifford Smout)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Grey Wagtail (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 8 Green Sandpiper (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, c.20 Linnet (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 37 Little Egret, fishing in dried out area (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 8 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 7 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 8 Swift, Main lake (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 8 Swallow, over main lake heading west (Fairlands birders)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253241] 1 Kingfisher, main lake, then flew towards Millennium (Fairlands Birders)
Tring Station, 2 Mandarin, 2 juveniles on GU Canal between Tring Station and Cow Roast. No sign of adults. (Nigel Webber)
Wallington [TL292333] 2+ Spotted Flycatcher, in trees past church (Andy Day)
Ware [TL364148] 2 Swift, In the evening above Tower Road a known breeding area (Ian Edwards )
Tue 11 Aug 2026 Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Marsh Harrier (Andrew coates)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274344] 2 Wheatear, One at Bygrave Fm one between Bygrave Footpath sign & Wallington in stubble field (Mike Ilett)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274344] 4 Grey Partridge, Flushed from roadside (Mike Ilett)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274344] 2 Raven, Flew over heading North calling (Mike Ilett)
Kinsbourne Green pit, 16+ Lapwing, 17.00 hours (Russ Harvey)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Swallow (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Blackcap (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Chiffchaff (Steve Carter )
Stevenage [TL270234] 2 Raven, Flying over and calling Aston Brook (Alan Ford)
Wallington, 1 Raven (Andrew coates)
Watford [TQ085992] 1 Kingfisher (Nick Harris)
Mon 10 Aug 2026 Almshoe Bury nr Stevenage [TL209251] 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Alan Ford)
Baldock [TL261333] 2 Wheatear, flew into stubble field behind airstrip (Andy Day)
Baldock [TL261333] 1 Whinchat, possibly 2 birds at Warren Lane model airfield (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL275344] 1 Whinchat, from Bygrave footpath sign (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL275344] 1 Marsh Harrier, from Bygrave sign (Andy Day)
Bozen Green nr Braughing, 8 Grey Partridge, Flew from set aside area just off entrance of road to Bozen Green (Steve Hughes)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 5 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 18+ Linnet (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 3+ Swift, Plus several swallows and fewer house martins. (David Lyons)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Water Rail, Juvenile (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Blackcap (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Kingfisher, Male (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Grey Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 14 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 25+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
North Mymms Park [TL217030] 3+ Lesser Whitethroat (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL217030] 1 Willow Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL217030] 1+ Redstart, Male seen but second bird calling but not located (Rupert Evershed)
North Mymms Park [TL217030] 2+ Garden Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
St Albans [TL160061] 1 Sand Martin, South over garden this morning (Rupert Evershed )
Stevenage [TL271234] 2 Raven, Flying over Aston Brook (Alan Ford)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 16+ Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Still to right of hide 12.20-13.00 at least (Clifford Smout)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 4 Black-tailed Godwit, On mud right of hide
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 2 Mandarin
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 House Martin
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Greenshank
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 10 Green Sandpiper
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Common Sandpiper
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Hobby
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Egyptian Goose
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 15 Little Egret
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 1 Water Rail
Watford [TQ096987] 4 Firecrest, in Cheslyn Gardens (Ian Bennell)
Watford [TQ096987] 1 Raven (Ian Bennell)
Sun 9 Aug 2026 Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261410] 2 Grey Partridge (David Lyons)
Ashwell to Eyeworth Road (Northfield Road) [TL261410] 2 Grey Partridge (David Lyons)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL275342] 1 Corn Bunting, Only one spotted! Only there 5 minutes though. (David Lyons)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274339] 2 Whinchat, Nr Bygrave footpath sign plus earlier reported Wheatear still (Mike Ilett)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL274339] 2 Marsh Harrier, Adult male & Juvenile (Mike Ilett)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Whinchat, Along track from Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Wheatear, Along track from Bygrave footpath sign (Ray Hooper)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Whinchat, along hedgeline near the pool (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 4 Swift (John Pritchard)
Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 2 Lapwing (John Pritchard)
Sandon, 1 Barn Owl (Ray Hooper)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP905130] 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Dropped in this evening (Graham Higgins)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 12 Yellow Wagtail, by overflow late morning (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Water Rail, 2 small juvenile and large juvenile (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank, right of hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 22 Little Egret, early morning from hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank, Cemetery Corner (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Green Sandpiper, On tern raft. (phill luckhurst)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby, From hide. (phill luckhurst)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Common Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 4 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Common Tern (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Raven (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 4 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Weston [TL250297] 1 Redstart, back R/H corner of 2nd field behind the Cricketers pub (Andy Day)
Sat 8 Aug 2026 Batford, 1 Redstart, Heard calling only toward centre of field. It is in too much scrub in weedy field by KW School and B653. (Darin Stanley)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL210107] 1 Wheatear, adjacent to blue pipe coils (Alan Gardiner)
Flamstead village [TL073144] c.50+ House Martin, hunting over green manure crop (Frazer Rhodes)
Hertford - Hartham, 2 Kingfisher, Territorial fight on the River Beane between the Bowls club and Cowbridge (Peter Eyres)
King's Walden [TL168236] 1 Spotted Flycatcher, very close to where one was nest building 7th June. Second brood? (Martin Ketcher)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 5 Lapwing (David Lyons )
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1+ House Martin (David Lyons )
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] c.30 Linnet (David Lyons )
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Sand Martin (David Lyons )
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1+ Yellow Wagtail (David Lyons )
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Little Owl (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 2 Stonechat (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TL138009] 1 Kingfisher (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Hobby, Reported, not seen by me (Mike Gray)
Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Adult (Steve Rodwell)
Stevenage, 1 Peregrine Falcon, on Vista Tower (Mike Harris)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Common Tern (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank, Cemetery corner (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Green Sandpiper (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Hobby (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 17 Little Egret (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Snipe (Nigel Webber)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Sandpiper (Nigel Webber)
Fri 7 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 1 Common Sandpiper (Jane Free)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL273340] 2 Marsh Harrier (Mike Ilett)
Batford [TL153149] 1 Redstart, 1 seen between SW corner and centre of weedy/ scrubby field by KW School and the B653. Nightmare bird to see due to scrub. Heard and eventually seen. (Darin Stanley)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Willow Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Sedge Warbler (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Whinchat, Seen in flight but not relocated (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Stonechat (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Wheatear (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Peregrine Falcon (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 1 Common Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Gustard Wood nr Wheathampstead, 2+ Whitethroat, Juveniles feeding on elder and blackberries in rear garden (Kate Aylett )
Hemel Hempstead [TL087093] 6 Swallow, In courtyard, revising earlier nesting site. (Kim Hammond)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 4 Egyptian Goose (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Lapwing (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Barn Owl, Daily hunt over Park Mead at dusk (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Green Sandpiper (Peter Eyres)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 4+ Swallow (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1+ Sand Martin, Showed well (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Lapwing (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 1 Raven, Seen calling overhead. (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 3 Linnet (Clifford Smout)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 28 Lapwing (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] 10+ House Martin, Prob. rather more - I didn’t count all. Also 3+ swifts and quite a few swallows. (David Lyons)
Kinsbourne Green pit [TL102161] c.40 Linnet (David Lyons)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Swallow, swooping in to drink (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Grey Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 10 Green Sandpiper, at one point mesmerised by a Stoat (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 20+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Yellow Wagtail (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 2 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 2 Mediterranean Gull, adults (Steve Rodwell)
Stevenage [TL272235] 1 Raven, Flying over and calling Aston Brook (Alan Ford)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 4 Swallow, Main lake (Andy Day)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 1 Sand Martin, With Swallows (Andy Day)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 13 Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 7 Wigeon, early morning only off overflow (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Rodwell)
Thu 6 Aug 2026 Gorhambury Estate nr St Albans [TL127083] 1 Common Sandpiper, on exposed mud on the pool (John Pritchard)
Ickleford [TL83320] 3 Lapwing, Seen in large field a joining Snailswell Lane @ 8.40am. (R Ambrose )
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Yellowhammer (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 14 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 20+ Linnet (Rose Newbold)
Rye Meads [TL384104] 2 Little Egret, Gadwall Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 6 Green Sandpiper, Draper Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL386102] 2 Little Egret, Draper Hide (Graham Knight)
Rye Meads [TL382104] 1 Kingfisher, Kingfisher Hub - took fish into nest hole (Graham Knight)
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 1+ Swift, At least 1 visiting Swift box with young (Ray Hooper)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park - exact location not specified [TL252239] 1 Swift, Feeding over main lake at 1.45pm (Allan Cutts)
Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253244] 3 Swallow, Feeding at Main lake (Andy Day)
Thorley nr Bishop's Stortford [TL481182] 1 Yellow Wagtail, flyover (Graham Knight)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Greenshank, Right of hide (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 6 Green Sandpiper (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 12 Little Egret (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Sandpiper (Jeff Bailey)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Jeff Bailey)
Wed 5 Aug 2026 Baldock, 2 Wheatear, On model airfield at Warren lane (Ray Hooper)
Baldock to Wallington Road, 1 Marsh Harrier, Juvenile from metal gate & bygrave sign (Ray Hooper)
Broxbourne [TL370072] 4 House Martin, the first I have seen in central Broxbourne ever (Paul Gymer)
Broxbourne [TL370072] 3 Swift (Paul Gymer)
Cassiobury Park, 4+ Chiffchaff (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 4+ Blackcap (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Mandarin (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 3 Swift (Pinner RSPB Group)
Cassiobury Park, 1 Grey Wagtail (Pinner RSPB Group)
Frogmore GP nr Stevenage [TL285206] 7 Mandarin, Females/juveniles (Alan Ford)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Little Egret
Lemsford Springs, 10 Green Sandpiper
Lemsford Springs, 1 Grey Wagtail
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Green Sandpiper (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Common Sandpiper (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Little Egret (Steve carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 12 Lapwing (Steve carter )
Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Adults (Steve Rodwell)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 17 Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Wood Sandpiper, juvenile still in evening. Very elusive in vegetation viewed from the hide. Late evening visible from wall between car park and overflow (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 8 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not specified) [TL190050] 6 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)
Watford [TQ110966] 1 Peregrine Falcon, Male on YMCA (David Denham )
Tue 4 Aug 2026 Aldenham Reservoir, 13 Common Tern (Allan Stewart)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL215110] 2 Stonechat, Pair this evening (Rupert Evershed)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202111] 30+ Swallow (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL205107] 2 Raven, Flying south-east. (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206103] 3 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206103] 18+ Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Frogmore Lakes nr St Albans [TL150032] 1 Common Sandpiper, feeding on the exposed mud on the edge of the island lake near the footbridge (Alan Winn)
Kings Langley [TL077023] 30+ Swift, Large group of swifts flew south over my garden at 8:45pm. (J. Brady)
Lemsford Springs, 3 Grey Wagtail (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, c.6 Linnet (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 2 Little Egret (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 8 Green Sandpiper (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Lemsford Springs, 1 Kingfisher, on perch in front of main hide (Janet and Francis Dowley)
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Little Egret (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 25 Lapwing (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Kingfisher (Steve Carter )
Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )
Pitstone No 2 Quarry, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Adult (Steve Rodwell)
Sherrardspark Wood nr WGC [TL227135] 1 Firecrest (Andy Bartlett)
St Paul's Walden [TL190216] 3+ Spotted Flycatcher, to and fro, definitely 3, probably 4, maybe more. Family group? (Martin Ketcher)
Stocker's Lake, c.8 Egyptian Goose, 2 Young
Stocker's Lake, 5+ Common Tern, At least one juvenile
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183] 3 Greenshank, flew up from reservoir edge at 8:30, and headed south (Mary Young)
Thorley Wash nr Bishop's Stortford [TL482183] 2 Egyptian Goose, the first ones I’ve seen here (Mary Young)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Wood Sandpiper, until 7.15pm when flew low to centre bund and not refound (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Mandarin (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 13 Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 3 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Ian Williams)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 2 Caspian Gull, This evening (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 3 Yellow-legged Gull (Rupert Evershed)
Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Green Sandpiper (Rupert Evershed)
Watton at Stone [TL289206] 1 Raven, I am now hearing ravens calling most days ; I think they must have settled in Frogmore Park. (Nigel Denison)
Mon 3 Aug 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Mandarin (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 1 Green Sandpiper (Steven Pearce)
Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207103] 21 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)
Harpenden [TL131150] 2 Blackcap, - male and female in garden. (Tim Hill)
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 3 Little Egret (Rose Newbold )
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 12 Green Sandpiper (Rose Newbold )
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 1 Water Rail (Rose Newbold )
Lemsford Springs [TL222122] 5+ Linnet (Rose Newbold )
Standon [TL404208] 1 Common Tern, Over and diving into the lake at Standon Lodge (Toby Spencer)
Tring [SP917111] c.14 Swift, 'Banging 'on two swift boxes (j taylor)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 11 Little Egret (Lynne Lambert )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Sandpiper (Lynne Lambert )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Hobby (Lynne Lambert )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Lynne Lambert )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Green Sandpiper (Lynne Lambert )
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Water Rail, 2 adults, 7 juveniles (Steve Rodwell)
Sun 2 Aug 2026 Amwell NR - Bittern Pool, 1 Bittern, Headed out of roost and flew to the back of the pool (Jane Free)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL263344] 1 Hobby, Over fields from metal gate (Andy Day)
Baldock to Wallington Road [TL268344] 2 Marsh Harrier, Pristine Juvenile plus worn ad female / second summer (Mike Ilett)
East Hyde [TL134165] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)
East Hyde [TL134165] 27 Egyptian Goose, Sudden influx (Clifford Smout)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL341136] 1 Barn Owl, on Park Mead / Stockade Mead from 9:15pm (Andy Bartlett)
Stevenage - Chells Manor, 2+ Swift, Adults visiting Swift box with young (Ray Hooper)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Green Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, arrived around 8am off overflow before eventually relocating in front of the hide (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 5 Water Rail, 2 adult, juvenile and 2 chicks (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 9 Little Egret (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Sandpiper (Ian Williams)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907129] 2 Garden Warbler (j taylor)
Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res [SP907129] 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 juveniles and an adult (j taylor)
Wallington [TL292334] 2+ Spotted Flycatcher, Adult + juvenile at least, associating with tit flock (Andy Day)
Sat 1 Aug 2026 Hemel Hempstead, 1 Raven, in high tree cronking Northridge Park Warners End (P Griffin)
Hertford - Hartham [TL324130] 1 Kingfisher (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford [TL348137] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Peter Eyres)
King's Meads nr Hertford, 1 Barn Owl, Hunting across Park Mead just after sunset (Peter Eyres)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ128990] 1 Kingfisher (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood, 1 Hobby (Mike Gray)
Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood [TQ128990] 1 Little Egret (Mike Gray)
Sherrardspark Wood nr WGC [TL227135] 1+ Firecrest (Andrew Steele)
Stocker's Farm, 30+ Swallow, ,A lady who lives at the farm told me there have been at least 4 broods (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 5 Egyptian Goose (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 5 Common Tern (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Little Egret (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Geoff Young)
Stocker's Lake [TQ046935] 1 Swift (Michael Robinson)
Stocker's Lake [TQ046935] 1 Sedge Warbler (Michael Robinson)
