HERTFORDSHIRE BIRDING

Friday, 17 February 2012

Last week's juvenile WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE - the pix

Well didn't Paul Mowbray do well. Not content with co-finding the juvenile WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE at Rye Meads RSPB last Saturday, Paul also obtained these smashing photographs of the bird as it flew over his and Gary Gardiner's head. What a bird to have on your Hertfordshire List - talk about gripping !

Thursday, 16 February 2012

CASPIAN GULL for third night in Amwell roost

This first-winter CASPIAN GULL found and photographed by Barry Reed several weeks back came in for its third consecutive night tonight allowing JT, Ian Bennell, Gary Gardiner, Derek Turner and I to connect. It remained until dusk and first arrived at about 1640 hours.

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

First-winter CASPIAN GULL in again in Amwell roost

Amwell this evening;

1st winter Caspian Gull 16.55-dusk (same individual as seen on 1st Feb)
1st winter Yellow-legged Gull
5 Little Egrets

Barry Reed

Monday, 13 February 2012

WATER PIPIT at Water End (Sunday)

Dan Forder photographed this WATER PIPIT at Water End, near Great Gaddesden, as it perched on the wooden footbridge over the stream. This is an outstanding record for the area.

The thaw is on

MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY

The northerly wind increased today with afternoon temperatures reaching 7 degrees. The wind also bought some rain, much of the lying snow being washed away.

MILLFIELDS ALLOTMENTS, CHESHAM WATERSIDE (BUCKS)

No sign of any Water Rails but a single Little Egret, 3 Moorhens, 60 Redwings and a superb perched COMMON KINGFISHER by the stream

WILSTONE RESERVOIR, TRING (HERTS)

Still massively covered by a layer of ice but melting at the edges and affording wildfowl with some good welcome feeding opportunities. The big story was the Common Teal numbers - no less than 657 dabbling around the edges, one of my largest counts of this species at Wilstone ever. Also 273 Eurasian Wigeon.

The BLACK-TAILED GODWIT was showing very well once again - this time in the NW corner, Dave Hutchinson obtaining some exceptional images of it (see above). Closeby, the single DUNLIN was feeding along the vegetated edge.

The ice-free patch held a single female Common Goldeneye, whilst other species noted included 3 argenteus HERRING GULLS (a 3rd-winter and two juveniles), 25 Fieldfares and 24 Linnets.

An adult female PEREGRINE was showing very well from the Drayton Hide, flying occasional sorties from the tall Poplar trees. I did not see her catching anything but it was the Teal she had her eyes on.

In the Cemetery Corner Fields, the DARK-BELLIED BRENT was with the 70 Greylags but the Atlantic Canada Geese flock had multiplied to 166 birds. A single white goose was also with them.

STARTOP'S END RESERVOIR (HERTS)

Both the redhead SMEW and SNOW BUNTING were still present, with Northern Pochard numbering 196.

A BITTERN was still apparently alive on MARSWORTH but I missed it as it flew the length of the reedbed.

RINGSHALL (HERTS)

A quick jaunt through the forest searching for Woodcock yielded 2 Nuthatch, 4 Coal Tit, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Jay.

BENINGTON (HERTS)

Thanks to Kathy Sharman and Darrel Bryant, I took a trip over to Benington to see the BARN OWLS. They were late appearing this evening (1650 hours) but once out put on a fantastic display, hunting for Field Voles in the grass. The site is adjacent to Watton Place Clinic and is situated to the north of the village - at TL 306 238. The birds remained in view for half an hour.

I also saw Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Great Spotted Woodpecker on the common

*LATE NEWS FOR SUNDAY*

The pipit that Dan Forder had photographed just prior to me meeting him at the WATER END tributary bridge on Sunday afternoon was incredibly a WATER PIPIT - a very rare bird in the area these days.

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Another red letter day in the ice

SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY

After yesterday's record breaking overnight temperature of -18 degrees in Chesham, last night was far milder at just -10 degrees. Lots of lying snow still and most waterbodies completely covered in ice. With the wind in the north, temperatures did surprisingly recover to 2 degrees, and the snow started to melt.

After recovering from yet more depressing news (Whitney Houston being found dead in her Hollywood flat at just 48 years old - Carmel and I first met dancing to one of her greatest hits in 1987), I eventually ventured out at 1100 hours. It proved to be another exciting day locally.........

CHAFFINCH HOUSE, LITTLE CHALFONT (BUCKS)

Highlights this morning in the garden included 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Red Kite, a Eurasian Sparrowhawk and 3 Goldfinches......

THE TRING RESERVOIRS (HERTFORDSHIRE)

Marsworth and Tringford Reservoirs still completely iced over with restricted ice-free areas on Wilstone and Startop's End

WILSTONE RESERVOIR was my first port of call, the grassy fields in Cemetery Corner harbouring 70 Greylags and the continuing DARK-BELLIED BRENT as well as 91 Atlantic Canadas

Checking the open water yielded 17 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Mute Swans, 42 Mallard, 258 Eurasian Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 337 Common Teal, a single drake Shoveler, 5 SMEWS (1 drake and 4 redheads) and 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

But it was the waders that stole the show with a RED KNOT on the ice until 1314 hours (it eventually flew and circled round several times calling loudly before being watched as a speck over Drayton Beauchamp and into Bucks airspace), a single DUNLIN slipping and sliding about on the ice close to the Drayton Bank and hide and an incredibly confiding BLACK-TAILED GODWIT feeding with grazing ducks in the Cemetery Corner.

The WATER PIPIT was also showing well in Cemetery Corner, along with 2 Pied Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail, and a Common Buzzard flew over.

A Chinese Water Deer was feeding by the reedbed whilst a Red Fox ran right across the ice to the centre bund.

At STARTOP'S END, the male SNOW BUNTING was showing very well in the far NE corner of the reservoir and well into Bucks, and the single redhead SMEW I found earlier this week was still present (see Dave Hutchinson's excellent shots above).

I did a thorough check of the 47 Mute Swans present (11 first-years) for rings. Sadly orange 032 was on his own and without his progeny, whilst metal ringed adults included W29266 and M12946 (another I could only read part of the ring).. Otherwise, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 10 Wigeon, 31 Tufted Duck, 103 Pochard and an adult drake COMMON GOLDENEYE.

(Mike Wallen had earlier had a flock of Goosander and Smew fly over)

COLLEGE LAKE BBOWT (BUCKS)
(WeBS count)

Never before had I seen most of the deep pit frozen and no wonder wildfowl are really starting to suffer. I did a full inventory of birds present with the following results -:

No Great Crested Grebes but 1 Little Grebe present
6 Mute Swans including 3 youngsters
87 Mallard
Adult drake MANDARIN DUCK
78 Wigeon
3 Common Teal
48 Gadwall
92 Tufted Duck
86 Pochard
The pair of RED-CRESTED POCHARDS
The 3 female Common Goldeneyes
92 Coot
303 Black-headed Gulls
18 Common Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
(an adult LITTLE GULL had been present earlier)

WATER END (GADE VALLEY) (HERTS)

Met up with Dan Forder and eventually enjoyed views of 2 WATER RAILS, a fabulous JACK SNIPE and a drake NORTHERN PINTAIL with 6 Common Teal, the latter first found by Lucy Flower yesterday.

Also 2 Little Grebes, 4 Mute Swans, a pair of Wigeon, 10 Gadwall and 2 Grey Wagtails

Saturday, 11 February 2012

WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE seen again

The juvenile SEA EAGLE flew low and SW over Rye Meads RSPB reserve this afternoon, being seen by at least 5 observers. At Amwell, a RUFF was the first of the year, with 3 SMEW also still there - and 2 BITTERNS.

My 2012 Hertfordshire Year List (Lee G R Evans)

104) CASPIAN GULL (first-winter), Amwell roost, 16 February
103) RUFF, Wilstone Reservoir, 15 February
102) Barn Owl, Benington, 13 February
101) Coal Tit, Ringshall, 13 February
100) Nuthatch, Ringshall, 13 February
99) Dunlin, Wilstone, 12 February
98) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, Wilstone, 12 February
97) RED KNOT, Wilstone, 12 February
96) Meadow Pipit (8), East Hyde, 4 February
95) Little Owl (5), Valley Farm, 6 February
94) NORTHERN PINTAIL (4), Hilfield Park Reservoir, 6 February
93) GREATER SCAUP (6 birds), Hilfield Park Reservoir, 6 February
92) Marsh Tit, Amwell NR, 31 January
91) COMMON RAVEN (2), Easneye Wood, Amwell, 31 January
90) CETTI'S WARBLER, Amwell NR, 31 January
89) EURASIAN BITTERN, Amwell NR, 31 January
88) TREE SPARROW (11), Tyttenhanger GP, 31 January
87) COMMON SHELDUCK, Tyttenhanger GP, 31 January
86) Goldcrest, 4 January
85) WATER PIPIT, Wilstone, 10 January
84) Carrion Crow
83) Mistle Thrush, High Scrubs, 28 January
82) SMEW (redhead), Stocker's Lake, 29 January
81) Great Black-backed Gull, Wilstone, 8 January
80) Reed Bunting, Marsworth Reedbed, 4 January
79) CORN BUNTING (just 9), Marsworth Reedbed, 4 January
78) Bullfinch, Marsworth, 4 January
77) Nuthatch, Fritsden Beeches, 4 January
76) RUDDY DUCKS, 4 January
75) Mandarin Duck, Aldenham Country Park, 4 January
74) Eurasian Skylark, Norton Green, 3 January
73) PEREGRINE, Hemel Hempstead, 3 January
72) Egyptian Goose, East Hyde, 3 January
71) GREEN SANDPIPER, Lemsford Springs LNR, 3 January
70) GREAT GREY SHRIKE, Norton Green, 3 January
69) Yellowhammer, Therfield Heath, 2 January
68) SNOW BUNTING (first-winter male), Startop's End Reservoir, 1 January
67) SISKIN, Stocker's Lake (3), 2 January
66) Greenfinch, Stocker's Lake, 2 January
65) Goldfinch, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
64) Linnet (52 at Tring & 434 at Therfield Heath), 1-2 January
63) Chaffinch, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
62) House Sparrow, Stocker's Farm, 2 January
61) Common Starling, Therfield Heath, 2 January
60) Rook, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
59) Western Jackdaw, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
58) Jay, Troy Mill, 2 January
57) Common Magpie, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
56) Long-tailed Tit, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
55) Blue Tit, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
54) Great Tit, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
53) Common Chiffchaff, Troy Mill (River Colne), 2 January
53) Common Blackbird, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
52) Fieldfare, Tringford Reservoir, 1 January
51) Redwing, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
50) Song Thrush, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
49) Robin, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
48) Dunnock, Stocker's Lake, 2 January
47) Wren, Marsworth Reservoir, 1 January
46) Grey Wagtail, Marsworth Reservoir, 1 January
45) Pied Wagtail, Startop's End Reservoir, 1 January
44) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsworth Reservoir, 1 January
43) Green Woodpecker, Startop's End Reservoir, 1 January
42) Ring-necked Parakeet, Stocker's Lake, 2 January
41) Common Kingfisher, River Colne, Stocker's Lake, 2 January
40) Collared Dove, Wilstone, 1 January
39) Woodpigeon, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
38) Stock Dove, Lynster's Farm, 2 January
37) Lesser Black-backed Gull, Therfield Heath, 2 January
36) Herring Gull, Therfield Heath, 2 January
35) MEDITERRANEAN GULL (adult winter), Startop's End Reservoir, 1 January
34) Common Gull, Startop's End Res, 1 January
33) Black-headed Gull, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
32) JACK SNIPE (2 birds), Marsworth Reservoir, 1 January
31) Common Snipe, Marsworth Reservoir, 1 January
30) Lapwing, Therfield Heath, 2 January
29) European Golden Plover, Therfield Heath, 2 January
28) Eurasian Coot, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
27) Moorhen, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
26) Common Pheasant, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
25) GREY PARTRIDGE (14), Baldock, 2 January
24) Red-legged Partridge, Therfield Heath, 2 January
23) Common Kestrel, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
22) Sparrowhawk, Troy Mill & Therfield, 2 January
21) Common Buzzard, Therfield Heath, 2 January
20) Red Kite, Tring, 1 January
19) GOOSANDER, Stocker's Lake, 2 January
18) Common Goldeneye, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
17) Tufted Duck, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
16) Red-crested Pochard (2 female-types), Startop's End Reservoir, 1 January
15) Northern Pochard, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
14) Common Teal, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
13) Eurasian Wigeon, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
12) Northern Shoveler, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
11) Gadwall, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
10) Mallard, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
9) DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
8) Atlantic Canada Goose, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
7) Greylag Goose, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
6) Mute Swan, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
5) Grey Heron, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
4) Little Egret, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
3) Atlantic Great Cormorant, Wilstone Reservoir, 1 January
2) Little Grebe, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January
1) Great Crested Grebe, Tring Reservoirs, 1 January

My HERTFORDSHIRE Year List in 2011

171) SNOW BUNTING, Startop's End Reservoir, 14/12
Two birds missing from list that I am trying to work out
170) HEN HARRIER (3 juveniles), Therfield Heath, 5/12
168) TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE (fw), Tyttenhanger, 26/11
167) BEWICK'S SWANS (herd of 10), Wilstone Reservoir, 12/11
166) DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, Wilstone Reservoir, 11/11
165) COMMON SCOTER, Hilfield Park Reservoir, 9/11
164) SHORT-EARED OWL, Deadman's Hill, Sandon, 31/10
163) GREAT GREY SHRIKE, Coombe Road, Kelshall, 31/10
162) RED KNOT, Amwell NR, 12/10
161) RING OUZEL, Croxley Common Moor, 26/9
160) PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Wilstone Reservoir, 6/9
159) COMMON REDSTART, Hatfield Aerodrome, 2/9
158) WHITE WAGTAIL (2), Wilstone Reservoir, 31/8
157) LITTLE STINT, Wilstone Reservoir, 27/8
156) YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (juvenile), Wilstone Reservoir, 12/8
155) EURASIAN CURLEW, Wilstone Reservoir, 12/8
154) WOOD SANDPIPER (2 juveniles), Amwell NR, 10/8
153) COMMON CROSSBILL (3 birds), Chilton's Wood, Chorleywood, 7/8
152) SPOTTED REDSHANK, Wilstone Reservoir, 6/8
Whooper Swan, Wilstone Reservoir, 2/8 (Wardown Park birds)
151) MARSH HARRIER, adult female and juvenile, Kelshall area, 27/7
150) RUFF, Wilstone, 27/7
149) EUROPEAN SHAG, Wilstone, 21/7
148) (ICELANDIC) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (10 adults), Wilstone Reservoir, 8/7
147) """BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, Stockers Lake, 19/6
146) COMMON QUAIL, Pound Farm, Ickleford, 7/6
145) LITTLE TERN, Wilstone Reservoir, 4/6
144) SANDERLING, Pitstone Quarry, 30/5
143) RING-NECKED DUCK (female), Wilstone Reservoir, 18/5
142) Common Greenshank, Pitstone Quarry, 14/5
141) COMMON NIGHTINGALE, Lee Valley Park, 13/5
140) EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE, Ayot St Lawrence, 13/5
139) Lesser Whitethroat, Dry Canal, Tring, 29/4
138) ARCTIC TERN, Wilstone Reservoir, 27/4
137) Hobby, Wilstone Reservoir, 26/4
136) Common Swift, Wilstone Reservoir, 26/4
135) WOOD WARBLER, Ashridge Forest, 22/4
134) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER, Croxley Common Moor, 20/4
133) Common Cuckoo, Croxley Common Moor, 20/4
132) BLACK TERN, Startop's End Reservoir, 20/4
131) Garden Warbler, Tyttenhanger GP, 17/4
130) GARGANEY (pair), Tyttenhanger Main Pit, 17/4
129) Common Sandpiper, Wilstone Reservoir, 12/4
128) Western Reed Warbler, Croxley Common Moor, 12/4
127) WHINCHAT, Croxley Common Moor, 12/4
126) Willow Warbler, Stockers Lake, 8/4
125) Sedge Warbler, Stockers Lake, 8/4
124) Common Whitethroat, Croxley Common Moor, 8/4
123) Northern Wheatear, Norton Green, 6/4
122) House Martin, Wilstone Reservoir, 30/3
121) LITTLE GULL, Startop's End Reservoir, 30/3
120) Common Tern, Wilstone Reservoir, 29/3
119) Blackcap, Marsworth Reservoir, 27/3
White-cheeked Pintail (escape), Tyttenhanger GP, 23/3
118) Oystercatcher, Tyttenhanger GP, 23/3
117) Little Owl, Stocker's Farm, 23/3
116) SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT, Wilstone Reservoir, 18/3
115) European Barn Swallow, Wilstone Reservoir, 18/3
114) Little Ringed Plover, Wilstone Reservoir, 14/3
BARNACLE GEESE, party of 8 at Wilstone, 11/3
113) Sand Martin, Wilstone, 11/3
112) COMMON RAVEN, Whitwell, 25/2
111) WATER PIPIT, Wilstone Reservoir, 23/2
110) DUNLIN (5), Tyttenhanger Main Pit, 23/2
Ruddy Shelduck (presumed escape), Tyttenhanger GP, 22/2
109) Great Black-backed Gull, Hilfield Park Reservoir, 20/2
108) BLACK-NECKED GREBE 20/2
107) CETTI'S WARBLER, Wilstone Reservoir, 20/2
106) Common Redshank, Pitstone Quarry, 20/2
105) COMMON STONECHAT, Batford, 18/2
104) Lesser Redpoll, Danemead NR, 14/2
103) LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, Danemead NR, Broxbourne, 14/2
102) Ringed Plover, Pitstone, 13/2
101) FIRECREST, Bramfield Churchyard, 8/2
100) Goldcrest, Bramfield, 8/2
99) Meadow Pipit, Bramfield, 9/2
98) Common Treecreeper, Bramfield, 9/2
97) HAWFINCH (3), Bramfield Churchyard, 9/2
96) GREY PARTRIDGE, Dry Canal, Wilstone Reservoir, 30/1
95) Green Sandpiper, East Hyde & Batford SW, 25/1
94) Common Chiffchaff (5), River Colne, Troy Mill GP, 21/1
93) RUDDY DUCK (4) STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
92) BRAMBLING (3), Tyttenhanger, 19/1
91) TREE SPARROW (20), Tyttenhanger, 19/1
90) Mistle Thrush, Willows Farm, 19/1
89) Barnacle Goose (of unknown origin), Tyttenhanger GP, 19/1
88) Common Shelduck, Tyttenhanger GP, 19/1
87) Herring Gull (Argenteus), Wilstone, 16/1
86) European Golden Plover, Wilstone, 16/1
85) Whooper Swan (naturalised), Wilstone, 16/1
84) Red Kite (5), Sandon Area, 15/1
83) Siskin, Amwell NR, 15/1
82) Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Amwell GP, 15/1
81) JACK SNIPE, East Hyde
80) Common Snipe, Tyttenhanger GP, 15/1
79) SMEW (5), Amwell NR, 15/1
78) Red-crested Pochard (3 females), Amwell NR, 15/1
77) Yellowhammer, Tyttenhanger GP, 15/1
76) Song Thrush, Tyttenhanger GP, 15/1
75) Bullfinch, Frithsden Beeches, 14/1
74) Coal Tit, Frithsden Beeches, 14/1
73) Ring-necked Parakeet, Aldenham Country Park, 7/1
72) Mandarin Duck (26), Aldenham Reservoir, 7/1
71) PEREGRINE FALCON, Hemel Hempstead Town Centre, 7/1
70) Marsh Tit, Kimpton Mill, 7/1
69) JACK SNIPE, East Hyde, 7/1
68) BOHEMIAN WAXWING (231 in total), Hatfield/Hemel, 7/1
67) Corn Bunting, Marsworth Reservoir, 3/1
66) Reed Bunting, Bishops Stortford, 3/1
65) Greenfinch, East Hyde, 3/1
64) Linnet (330), Dagnall, 4/1
63) Chaffinch
62) House Sparrow, Wilstone Gt Farm, 1/1
61) Common Starling
60) Carrion Crow
59) Rook
58) Jackdaw
57) Jay
56) Common Magpie
55) Nuthatch, Ashridge Forest, 3/1
54) BEARDED TIT, Michael's Mead Country Park (2), 3/1
53) Long-tailed Tit
52) Blue Tit
51) Great Tit
50) Common Blackbird, Wilstone, 1/1
49) Fieldfare, Great Gaddesden, 4/1
48) Redwing, Great Gaddesden, 4/1
47) Robin
46) Dunnock
45) Wren
44) Grey Wagtail, Wilstone, 4/1
43) Pied Wagtail, Wilstone, 4/1
42) Eurasian Skylark, East Hyde, 3/1
41) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Ashridge Forest, 2/1
40) Green Woodpecker
39) Common Kingfisher, Wilstone, 1/1
38) BARN OWL, Marworth Reservoir, 2/1
37) Tawny Owl, Marsworth, 2/1
36) Collared Dove, 1/1
35) Stock Dove, 3/1
34) Woodpigeon, Wilstone, 1/1
33) Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wilstone, 2/1
32) MEDITERRANEAN GULL, Wilstone, 2/1
31) Common Gull, Wilstone, 1/1
30) Black-headed Gull, Wilstone, 1/1
29) Lapwing, King's Meads, 3/1
28) Coot, Wilstone, 1/1
27) Moorhen, Wilstone, 1/1
26) Water Rail, Marsworth, 2/1
25) Common Pheasant, 1/1
24) Red-legged Partridge, 3/1
23) Common Kestrel, Wilstone, 1/1
22) Common Buzzard, 4/1
21) GOOSANDER, Wilstone, 1/1
20) Common Goldeneye, Wilstone, 1/1
19) Tufted Duck, Wilstone, 1/1
18) Northern Pochard, Wilstone, 1/1
17) Common Teal, Wilstone, 1/1
16) Eurasian Wigeon, Wilstone, 1/1
15) shoveler, Wilstone, 1/1
14) NORTHERN PINTAIL (8), Wilstone, 1/1
13) Gadwall, Wilstone, 1/1
12) Mallard, Wilstone, 1/1
11) Egyptian Goose (8), East Hyde, 3/1
10) Atlantic Canada Goose, East Hyde, 3/1
9) Greylag Goose, East Hyde, 3/1
8) EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (2 adults), East Hyde, 3/1
7) Mute Swan, Wilstone, 1/1
6) Grey Heron, Wilstone, 1/1
5) Little Egret, Wilstone, 1/1
4) EURASIAN BITTERN, Marsworth Reservoir, 2/1
3) Atlantic Great Cormorant, Wilstone, 1/1
2) Great Crested Grebe, Wilstone, 1/1
1) Little Grebe, Wilstone, 1 January

My Hertfordshire List in 2010

170) BOHEMIAN WAXWING Stevenage 22 November
169) RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Wilstone 19 November
168) SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT, Wilstone 8 November
167) GREATER SCAUP Wilstone Res, 7 November
166) WATER PIPIT Wilstone 6 November
165) HEN HARRIER Coome Road, Kelshall 10 Oct
164) Whooper Swan (non-naturalised) Wilstone 25 Sept
163) LITTLE STINT (2 juveniles) Wilstone 28 Sept
162) PIED FLYCATCHER Wilstone Reservoir 19 August
161) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Wilstone Reservoir 10 August
160) Common Greenshank Pitstone Quarry 7 August
159) WOOD SANDPIPER Rye Meads Sewage Farm 21 July
158) LITTLE TERN Tyttenhanger GP 11 July
157) Barnacle Goose (non-naturalised Category C) Tyttenhanger 7 June
156) Spotted Flycatcher Ayot St Lawrence 7 June
155) COMMON QUAIL (2 calling birds) 2 June
154) RED-FOOTED FALCONS (2 birds) Wilstone 27-28 May
153) WHIMBREL Wilstone 8 May
152) EURASIAN CURLEW Tyttenhanger 7 May
151) SANDERLING (3) Tyttenhanger GP 7 May
150) Common Cuckoo 2/5
149) Dunlin Wilstone 2/5
148) RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Wilstone 1/5
147) BAR-TAILED GODWIT over Wilstone 30/4
146) Garden Warbler 30/4
145b) Greenland Wheatear (14 birds) Norton Green 30/4
145) BLACK TERN (2) Wilstone 25/4
144) EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE Woodoaks Farm 23/4
143) WHINCHAT Croxley Common Moor 23/4
142) COMMON NIGHTINGALE 23/4
141) MARSH HARRIER Wilstone 22/4
140) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Marsworth 21/4
139) Common Swift 20/4
138) Hobby 20/4
137) Common Sandpiper 19/4
136) BLACK REDSTART Tyttenhanger 19/4
135) Common Whitethroat 19/4
134) Lesser Whitethroat 16/4
133) Western Reed Warbler 14/4
132) RING OUZEL 14/4
131) LITTLE GULL (3 birds) 12/4
130) Sedge Warbler 9/4
129) ARCTIC TERN 7/4
128) COMMON REDSTART 6/4
127) SANDWICH TERN 3/4
126) White Wagtail 30/3
125) Willow Warbler 2/4
124) House Martin 31/3
123) Blackcap 31/3
122) Northern Wheatear 30/3
121) Yellow Wagtail 30/3
120) Little Ringed Plover 30/3
119) Common Tern 27/3
118) European Barn Swallow 22/3
117) Sand Martin 21/3
116) LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER 16/3
115) Ringed Plover 15/3
114) Oystercatcher 13/3
113) GARGANEY 4/3
112) Marsh Tit 26/2
111) Lesser Redpoll 21/2
110) Barn Owl 20/2
109) HAWFINCH 19/2
108) Egyptian Goose 17/2
107) Little Owl 15/2
106) BRAMBLING 12/2
105) BLACK-NECKED GREBE 12/2
104) EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 12/2
103 JANUARY
103) GREAT WHITE EGRET
102) CORN BUNTING
101) Yellowhammer
100) Reed Bunting
99) COMMON CROSSBILL
98) Bullfinch
97) Siskin
96) Greenfinch
95) Goldfinch
94) Linnet
93) Common Chaffinch
92) TREE SPARROW
91) House Sparrow
90) Common Starling
89) COMMON RAVEN
88) Carrion Crow
87) Rook
86) Jackdaw
85) Jay
84) Common Magpie
83) Common Treecreeper
82) Nuthatch
81) Long-tailed Tit
80) Blue Tit
79) Coal Tit
78) Great Tit
77) FIRECREST
76) Goldcrest
75) SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF
74) Common Chiffchaff
73) CETTI'S WARBLER
72) Common Blackbird
71) Fieldfare
70) Mistle Thrush
69) Redwing
68) Song Thrush
67) COMMON STONECHAT
66) European Robin
65) Dunnock
64) Winter Wren
63) Grey Wagtail
62) Pied Wagtail
61) Meadow Pipit
60) Eurasian Skylark
59) Great Spotted Woodpecker
58) Green Woodpecker
57) Ring-necked Parakeet
56) Common Kingfisher
55) Tawny Owl
54) Eurasian Collared Dove
53) Woodpigeon
52) Stock Dove
51) GLAUCOUS GULL
50) Great Black-backed Gull
49) Lesser Black-backed Gull
48) Herring Gull
47) MEDITERRANEAN GULL
46) Common Gull
45) Black-headed Gull
44) RUFF
43) JACK SNIPE
42) Common Snipe
41) WOODCOCK
40) Common Redshank
39) Green Sandpiper
38) Lapwing
37) European Golden Plover
36) Coot
35) Moorhen
34) Water Rail
33) Common Pheasant
32) Grey Partridge
31) Red-legged Partridge
30) MERLIN
29) PEREGRINE
28) Common Kestrel
27) Eurasian Sparrowhawk
26) Common Buzzard
25) Red Kite
24) RUDDY DUCK
23) Goosander
22) SMEW
21) Common Goldeneye
20) Tufted Duck
19) Red-crested Pochard
18) Northern Pochard
17) Common Teal
16) Eurasian Wigeon
15) Shoveler
14) Northern Pintail
13) Gadwall
12) Mallard
11) Mandarin Duck
10) Common Shelduck
9) Atlantic Canada Goose
8) Greylag Goose
7) Mute Swan
6) Grey Heron
5) LITTLE EGRET
4) EURASIAN BITTERN
3) Continental Cormorant
2) Little Grebe
1) Great Crested Grebe

HERTFORDSHIRE BIRDING

Friday, 17 February 2012

Last week's juvenile WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE - the pix

Thursday, 16 February 2012

CASPIAN GULL for third night in Amwell roost

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

First-winter CASPIAN GULL in again in Amwell roost

Monday, 13 February 2012

WATER PIPIT at Water End (Sunday)

The thaw is on

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Another red letter day in the ice

Saturday, 11 February 2012

WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE seen again

My 2012 Hertfordshire Year List (Lee G R Evans)

RARE or SCARCE BIRDS in HERTFORDSHIRE

New Hertfordshire County Recorder

My HERTFORDSHIRE Year List in 2011

The Story So Far - total number of species recorded in Hertfordshire in Year 2011

My Hertfordshire List in 2010

WELCOME TO HERTFORDSHIRE BIRDING

The Birds of Tring Reservoirs

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