Record selection
Records

Fri 6 Nov 2026 Puckeridge [TL390231] 1 Blackcap, male using our back garden bird bath. (Murray Orchard)

Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 1 Cetti's Warbler, Millennium Lake (Tony Hukin)

Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 3+ Fieldfare, in trees around Millennium Lake (Tony Hukin)

Stevenage - Fairlands Valley Park Lakes - N of Six HIlls Way [TL253243] 4 Wigeon, Millenmium Lake (Tony Hukin)

Thu 5 Nov 2026 Braughing, c.20 Grey Partridge, West of FP 11 from Green lane to hill wood (Paula moore)

Cockhampstead nr Braughing, c.25 Golden Plover, Flying and calling around radio mast (Paula moore)

East Hyde [TL134165] 2 Egyptian Goose (Clifford Smout)

East Hyde [TL134165] 2 Little Egret (Clifford Smout)

Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove, 1 Raven (Ray Hooper)

Knebworth Woods - Watery Grove, 1 Marsh Tit (Ray Hooper)

Maple Cross, 1 Great White Egret, Garden tick viewing below garden in alder parallel to maple lodge nature reserve (Steve carter )

Park Wood nr St Albans [TL124051] 1 Firecrest, calling infrequently from holly where path meets road at SW corner of wood. (Chris Hocking)

Stevenage [TL256254] 60+ Fieldfare, Small flocks going NW. Largest 25 birds (Andy Day)

Stevenage [TL256254] 10 Redwing, Over garden (Andy Day)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Goldeneye, Male (Steve Younger )

Stocker's Lake, 1 Pintail, Female from heronry viewpoint (Steve Younger )

Stocker's Lake, 7 Red-crested Pochard, Plus three on Bury Lake (Steve Younger )

Stocker's Lake, 2 Kingfisher (Steve Younger )

Tring Reservoirs - Tringford Res, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 1M 3F (Gary Hinton)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 1 Great White Egret, Flew onto mud in front of hide (Sally Douglas)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Stonechat, Pair in front of hide (Sally Douglas)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Goldeneye, Male and female (Sally Douglas)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Common Snipe, From the hide on shingle (Sally Douglas)

Wed 4 Nov 2026 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 17 Egyptian Goose, From the viewpoint (Brendon Fagan)

Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 10 Red-crested Pochard, On Holycross Lake (Brendon Fagan)

Amwell GP/NR (exact water not specified) [TL378126] 1 Stonechat, Female from the viewpoint (Brendon Fagan)

Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL207109] 1 Peregrine Falcon (Steven Pearce)

Knebworth Woods - Graffridge Wood, 1 Woodcock (Ray Hooper)

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Redwing (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 2 Egyptian Goose (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Great White Egret (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Little Egret (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (Steve Carter )

Tue 3 Nov 2026 Aldenham Reservoir, 9 Little Egret (Allan Stewart)

Baldock, 4 Lapwing, flying over south of Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)

Baldock, 2 Blackcap, at Weston Hills NR (Jonathan Nasir)

Baldock, 53 Fieldfare, over Weston Hills NR early morning (Jonathan Nasir)

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 1 Great White Egret, negative news on fly over Bittern (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 4 Little Egret (Steve Carter )

Maple Lodge NR (members only), 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Carter )

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Meadow Pipit (Robert Chapman)

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Robert Chapman)

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 2+ Redwing (Robert Chapman)

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 5+ Fieldfare (Robert Chapman)

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 2 Water Rail (Robert Chapman)

Purwell Ninesprings nr Hitchin, 4 Siskin (Robert Chapman)

Royston, 5 Whooper Swan, Flew E over Royston at 8.15 (Tim Wilson)

Sleapshyde nr Colney Heath [TL204070] 1 Redpoll, East of Sleapshyde Farm. Flying over, calling. (Steven Pearce)

Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL231105] 2 Little Egret, Flew into trees by River Lea next to reserve (Callum Peel)

Stanborough Reedmarsh [TL230104] 1 Water Rail, Heard in reedbed (Callum Peel)

Tewin [TL274145] 2 Stonechat, Pair, still this afternoon in weedy field south east of Tewin village. (Mark Smith)

Tewin [TL274145] c.50 Meadow Pipit (Mark Smith)

Tewin [TL274145] c.50 Linnet (Mark Smith)

Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake [TL187046] 64 Egyptian Goose (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 28 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Lake [TL188044] 2 Little Egret (Steven Pearce)

Mon 2 Nov 2026 Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL202110] 1 Fieldfare (Steven Pearce)

Coopers Green GPs - Stanborough GP [TL206102] 53 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)

Kettle Green nr Much Hadham [TL418184] 15 Fieldfare, Kettle Green Lane, over (Graham Knight)

Park Street nr St Albans [TL150046] 1 Common Snipe (Alan Gardiner)

Park Street nr St Albans [TL150046] 4 Stonechat, 2 pairs (Alan Gardiner)

Park Wood nr St Albans [TL124051] 1 Firecrest, with Long-tailed tits. Calling. (Chris Hocking)

Rothamsted Experimental Station [TL131133] 1 Ring Ouzel, male in field to east of FITT41: another bird around which I didn’t see (Clifford Smout)

Stevenage [TL262211] 20 Fieldfare, Blenheim Way, over (Graham Knight)

Stocker's Lake [TQ046935] 1 Great White Egret (John Pritchard)

Stocker's Lake [TQ046935] 35+ Siskin, in two flocks mixing with Goldfinches (John Pritchard)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Goosander, Fly over (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 14 Red-crested Pochard (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Kingfisher (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 4 Egyptian Goose (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 2 Goldeneye, One female one immature male or eclipse (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 10 Little Egret (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Steve carter)

Stocker's Lake, 6 Wigeon (Steve carter)

Sun 1 Nov 2026 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 2 Stonechat (Jane Free )

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 13 Common Snipe (Jane Free )

Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake, 9 Wigeon (Jane Free )

Amwell NR - Hollycross Lake, 13 Red-crested Pochard (Jane Free )

Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197093] 2 Grey Wagtail (Andrew Steele)

Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197093] 2 Little Egret (Andrew Steele)

Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL196094] 1 Wigeon, with flock of c25 Gadwall (Andrew Steele)

Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197093] 1 Green Sandpiper (Andrew Steele)

Coopers Green GPs - main GP [TL197093] 2 Mandarin (Andrew Steele)

Ellenbrook Fields [TL207087] c.2 Chiffchaff (Andrew Steele)

Ellenbrook Fields [TL206086] 8 Redpoll (Andrew Steele)

Ellenbrook Fields [TL207087] 1 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Steele)

King's Walden [TL160237] 3 Raven, Flying over Kings Walden Park (Callum Peel)

King's Walden [TL164235] 1 Crossbill, Distinctive flight call heard over King's Walden Park (Callum Peel)

King's Walden [TL165234] 12 Fieldfare, Flocks over King's Walden Park (Callum Peel)

Preston [TL176238] c.30 Fieldfare, Flock near Preston Hills Farm (Callum Peel)

Preston [TL177237] c.20 Red Kite, Gathering with buzzards, crows, magpies and ravens near Preston Hills Farm. Suspected to be gathering around animal carcass. (Callum Peel)

Preston [TL177237] 5 Raven, Gathering with red kites, buzzards, crows and magpies near Preston Hills Farm. Suspected to be gathering around animal carcass. (Callum Peel)

Preston [TL175238] 1 Yellowhammer, Near Preston Hills Farm (Callum Peel)

Redbourn [TL090130] c.40 Yellowhammer, a number of groups of c10-14 birds moving between hedgerow and stubble at Nicholls Farm. A few pairs breed each year, but residents clearly swelled by arrivals from elsewhere (Peter Tallantire)

Rothamsted Experimental Station [TL131133] 1 Ring Ouzel, Female seen between 12:40 and 13:37 (Elliott Cornelius)

Standon [TL397218] 1 Stonechat, On telegraph wires alongside the concrete path up to the sewage works. (Toby Spencer)

Standon [TL405206] 30+ Fieldfare, Over Standon Lodge (Toby Spencer)

Therfield nr Royston, 23 Lapwing, In flight over Hay Green (Martin Johnson)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Stonechat, pair still from the hide (Ian Williams)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 4 Green Sandpiper, in front of the hide (Ian Williams)

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res, 2 Pintail, from the hide (Ian Williams)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 19 Lapwing (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 4 Wigeon (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Great White Egret (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Chiffchaff (Steven Pearce)

Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP [TL195052] 1 Grey Wagtail (Steven Pearce)

Waterend nr Wheathampstead [TL197144] 3 Raven, Flying over. (Roger Buxton)

Waterend nr Wheathampstead [TL205141] 10 Fieldfare, Flying over quite high. (Roger Buxton)