Lee Evans: Hertfordshire Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 270 of 270 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,Wilstone Reservoir,Have only seen Dark-bellied Brent Goose in Herts but numerous singletons and flocks over the years
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,Startop's End Reservoir,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,Wilstone Reservoir,"Seen numerous flocks, most of unknown origin."
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,Seen numerous escapes but some genuine juveniles in winter months
6,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,,,Wilstone Reservoir,Only Tundra Bean Goose seen
7,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,,"Wilstone Reservoir, East Hyde and other sites",Seen some large flocks - 38 being the highest
8,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,"Grand Union Canal, Tring",
9,Bewick's Swan,Cygnus columbianus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
10,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
11,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,,Wilstone Reservoir,My first two were in September 1974
12,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
13,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,,Tring Sewage Farm,
14,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,,Wilstone Reservoir/Tring Sewage Farm,First noted in March 1974
15,Blue-winged Teal,Spatula discors,Yes,04/04/1978,Wilstone Reservoir,Also saw a female at Stockers Lake subsequently
16,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
17,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,Tringford Reservoir,
18,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
19,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,,Tringford Reservoir,A drake that remained from 12 October 1986 to 5 April 1987
20,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,Marsworth Reservoir,
21,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,Wilstone Reservoir,First drake seen in September 1969
22,Teal,Anas crecca,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
23,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
24,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
25,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,Yes,,Wilstone Reservoir,A drake in October 1993
26,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,,Wilstone Reservoir,Seen several in Herts but my first was a drake at Wilstone in April 1977
27,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,Marsworth Reservoir,
28,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
29,Lesser Scaup,Aythya affinis,,08/04/1986,Tyttenhanger GP,Adult drake seen several times followed by a first-winter female at Wilstone
30,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,,Startop's End Reservoir,immature female on 23-24 October 1991
31,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
32,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,,Wilstone Reservoir,A female on 2 January 1980
33,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
34,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,,Aldenham Reservoir,First seen in January 1974
35,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
36,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
37,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,,Wilstone Reservoir,5 January 1972
38,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,Lilley Bottom,
39,Lady Amherst's Pheasant,Chrysolophus amherstiae,,,Ashridge Forest (Herts section),Calling male of unknown origin in March 1980
40,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,Hitchin,
41,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,,Tring Station,June 1976
42,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,,Hexton,
43,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,,Broxbourne Woods,3 churring males in June 1974
44,Alpine Swift,Tachymarptis melba,,,Aldenham Reservoir,2008 (date to be added)
45,Swift,Apus apus,,,Lilley,May 1969
46,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,,Hitchin/Lilley,April 1972
47,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,Hitchin,January 1969; Feral Pigeon - not counted on my UK400 Club list
48,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,Tringford Reservoir,January 1974
49,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,Lilley Bottom,September 1968
50,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,,Oughtonhead Common,May 1975
51,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,Hitchin,January 1969
52,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
53,Spotted Crake,Porzana porzana,,,Startop's End Reservoir,My first was a long-staying adult in reeds by the overflow from mid August to November 1973
54,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,Lemsford Springs,
55,Coot,Fulica atra,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
56,Crane,Grus grus,,,"Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden","A flock of 5 birds in Bedfordshire stubble fields 3-11 March 2003 only seen in flight in Herts airspace; additionally saw 3 birds one evening at Willows Farm, Tyttenhanger"
57,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,Hitchin,
58,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,,Hilfield Park Reservoir,November 1979
59,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,Marsworth Reservoir,
60,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,,Stockers Lake,March 1974
61,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,,Wilstone Reservoir,5 September 1977
62,Stone-curlew,Burhinus oedicnemus,,,Royston and Therfield Areas,"In 1975 and 1976, this species was present in relatively good numbers on the hills and breeding. From thenon though, they became much scarcer"
63,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,January 1973 - my first in Herts
64,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,27/05/1998,Radlett,Lee Marshall and I saw an adult on a small pool east of Radlett on 27-28 May 1998
65,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,Tyttenhanger GP,2 in May 1988 were my first
66,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,Wilstone Reservoir,24 May 1976 - a nice breeding-plumaged adult
67,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,Pegsdon Hills,
68,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,,Ashwell Area (Pepper's Farm),"An annual event from April 1979 when trips of Dotterels, often containing flocks of up to 38 birds, seen annually in pea fields"
69,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
70,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
71,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,Hitchin,
72,Kentish Plover,Anarhynchus alexandrinus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,"Adrian Bonds, Meharben Singh and I found a pair at the outfall end of Wilstone on the extensive mud there on 22 April 1976, both staying until 24 April"
73,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,My first in the county were a party of 15 that flew east on 5 April 1974
74,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,Wilstone Reservoir,6 September 1973
75,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,Wilstone Reservoir,2 flew east on 13 May 1973
76,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,Wilstone Reservoir,July 1974
77,Long-billed Dowitcher,Limnodromus scolopaceus,Yes,22/10/1977,Startop's End Reservoir,Relocated from Staines Reservoir. I saw this bird many times during its protracted stay from 22 October to 12 November 1977
78,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,,Lemsford Springs,
79,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,Ashridge Monument Drive,June 1974
80,Great Snipe,Gallinago media,Yes,01/10/1996,Rye Meads,Enjoyed at least 7 flight views as a large crowd of us walked slowly in a line across the meadow
81,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,Lemsford Springs,
82,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,Wilstone Reservoir,12 November 1982
83,Red-necked Phalarope,Phalaropus lobatus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,A female watched from the jetty on 2 May 1982 remained for a week !
84,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,Startop's End Reservoir,September 1969
85,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,Wilstone Cress Beds,January 1970
86,Solitary Sandpiper,Tringa solitaria,Yes,14/09/2002,Rye Meads NR,A juvenile was seen from one of the hides feeding with Green Sandpipers
87,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,,Amwell GP,1 September 1984
88,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,Hitchin,
89,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,19/10/2002,Amwell Nature Reserve,A juvenile which remained present from 18-28 October
90,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,2 different birds in September 1973
91,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,Wilstone Reservoir,September 1973
92,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,Wilstone Reservoir,20 May 1973
93,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,5 March 1976
94,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,Wilstone Reservoir,September 1974 (at least 11 individuals)
95,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,,Wilstone Reservoir,2 Juveniles on 4 September 1976
96,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,,,Wilstone Reservoir,24 May 1977
97,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,Wilstone Reservoir,11-13 May 1976 (flock of 7)
98,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,Wilstone Reservoir,September 1969
99,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,,,5 different juveniles seen in September 1976
100,Least Sandpiper,Calidris minutilla,Yes,05/08/2003,Startop's End Reservoir,An adult I saw virtually daily from 5-12 August 2003 - a memorable find by Bill Pegrum
101,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,,Wilstone and Startop's End Reservoirs,My first ever rarity - a juvenile seen with my Uncle Tony in October 1969
102,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,Tyttenhanger GP,17 June 1988
103,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,,Tring Reservoirs,Recorded annually in the county since 1973
104,White-winged Black Tern,Chlidonias leucopterus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,"Four different juveniles seen on Wilstone, the first in September 1994 "
105,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,Wilstone Reservoir,April 1974
106,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,Wilstone Reservoir,May 1973
107,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,,12/05/2015,Amwell Great hardmead Lake,A ringed adult showing very well from Amwell's watchpoint from 4.30pm until dark - my first in the county
108,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
109,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,,Tring Reservoirs,Seen birds (flocks) annually since spring 1973
110,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
111,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,,Startop's End Reservoir,June 2012
112,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,Yes,08/01/2016,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),"Arrived at pre-roost 1545 and remained with Black-headed Gulls until 1600 when flew to roost at College Lake. Seen on numerous occasions on 9th, commuting most of the day between Wilstone Reservoir and fields just N and NE of Miswell Farm. Seen until dark"
113,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,Hitchin,
114,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,Croxley Green,"An adult from November 1986, with a first-winter at the same location in December; now seen annually at Wilstone"
115,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,January 1973
116,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,,Tyttenhanger GP,An adult seen with other observers roosting on the main pit on 29 January 2006
117,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,Tring Reservoirs,
118,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,,Amwell GP,
119,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,January 1973
120,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,,Stanstead Abbotts GP,A juvenile roosting in January 1980
121,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,Tring Reservoirs,
122,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,,"Westmill Quarry, Ware Tip",A juvenile seen in February 1987
123,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,I have seen two dark morph juveniles at Wilstone - on 1 September 1985 and on 14 September 1988
124,Little Auk,Alle alle,,,Hilfield Park Reservoir,2 November 1995
125,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,Wilstone Reservoir,28 April 1975
126,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,,Wilstone Reservoir,13 November 1976
127,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,Wilstone Reservoir,My first county record was in December 1974
128,Leach's Petrel,Hydrobates leucorhous,,,Startop's End Reservoir,
129,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,05/04/2012,"Wilstone Reservoir, Tring",Saw it on both 5 & 6 April; Allan Stewart and I captured it on 6th and Allan drove it to St Twiggywinkles where it sadly died
130,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,8 September 1985
131,White Stork,Ciconia ciconia,,,Wigginton,"I watched the first-summer that had been at Dundridge Manor, Buckland Common, on 28-30 May 1996 fly into Hertfordshire drifting continuously high nNE towards Pitstone on 30 May; latterly, saw two juveniles by Tring Station in 2008"
132,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,26/09/2014,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),a 4th winter or older showing very well from 1150 to 1500 hours; photographed; seen with Dave Bilcock (finder) and 28 others
133,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
134,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,Startop's End Reservoir,January 1975
135,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,05/11/2013,Rye Meads RSPB,"A juvenile feeding in the recently flooded field north of the car park and Lapwing Hide (the Konik Pony field) (photographed - see my Herts blog) (seen with Mike Ilett, Bill Last, Barry Reed, Graham White - the finder, Alan & Sarah Harris, Alan Reynolds, "
136,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,,Wilstone Reservoir,"A juvenile remained in Cemetery Corner and along the southern muddy edge on 25-27 November 2003, my first in the county"
137,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,,Marsworth Reservoir Reedbed,17 January 1975
138,Little Bittern,Ixobrychus minutus,Yes,17/05/1997,Rye Meads Sewage Farm,"An adult male seen very well, both perched and in flight, on one of the pans"
139,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,,Lemsford Springs Nature Reserve,A roosting and feeding juvenile on the cress beds 8 December 1971 - my first ever in Britain and only my second ever rarity
140,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,Wilstone Reservoir,13 May 1989; my highest count was of 31 birds at Wilstone in August 2011
141,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,03/05/1992,Maple Cross,A flock of 8 birds feeding in meadows at Woodoaks Farm
142,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,,Wilstone Reservoir,10 August 2003
143,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,Hitchin,
144,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea,,,Amwell Gravel Pits,Excellent views of a juvenile on the pit NW of the railway line on 5-6 August 1989
145,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,24 May 1977; numerous others since but not quite annually
146,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,,Pitstone Hill,"11 on 22 September 2000, 3 on 24th, 7 on 27th"
147,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,Hexton,
148,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,Undisclosed localities,Breeding pairs from time to time but none since 2005
149,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,20 May 1975
150,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,Stockers Lake,10 November 1996; seen about 5 subsequently
151,Pallid Harrier,Circus macrourus,Yes,20/09/2018,Therfield Heath,A juvenile showing well 0700-0840 hours in field east of Mill Lane - a county first for me (photographed)
152,Montagu's Harrier,Circus pygargus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,13 May 1978; subsequently found a pair breeding at Kelshall
153,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,
154,Rough-legged Buzzard,Buteo lagopus,,,Pegsdon Hills/Hoo Wood/Reed,The Reed immature was the first seen in undoubted Hertfordshire airspace
155,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,Pegsdon Hills,
156,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,Tring Sewage Farm,January 1974
157,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,Hexton and Lilley Area,January 1972
158,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,Broxbourne Woods,Breeding pair in July 1977
159,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,Hatfield Aerodrome,April 1978
160,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,Hexton Woods,October 1969
161,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,,Ashridge Forest,May-June 1977 (calling male)
162,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,Tring Reservoirs,October 1972
163,Bee-eater,Merops apiaster,,17/08/2017,"Bayford hamlet, SW of Hertford","A family party of 7 birds, previously present in Notts & Leics where they made a nesting attempt, showed well in fields adjacent to the village before flying off strongly NE at 1407 hours"
164,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,,Ashridge Forest,"I found a pair nesting at Ringshall Coppice in mid May 1977, with 5 young fledging in July and the last bird noted on 16 August"
165,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Dryobates minor,,,Ashridge Forest,February 1973
166,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,Hitchin,January 1969
167,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,Hexton Manor,September 1969
168,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,Hitchin,
169,Red-footed Falcon,Falco vespertinus,,,70 Acre Lake,My first record was that long-staying individual occasionally traversing the county border at 70 Acres Lake; later saw two different birds at Wilstone Reservoir
170,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,Pegsdon Hills,10 January 1975
171,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,,Hitchin,
172,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,Sandon Area,
173,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,,,
174,Golden Oriole,Oriolus oriolus,,,Ashridge Forest,Elusive First-summer male singing in Birches on Northchurch Common in May 1977
175,Great Grey Shrike,Lanius excubitor,,,Tring Sewage Farm,January 1974
176,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,,Wilstone Reservoir,Juvenile 23-30 August 1977
177,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,Hitchin,September 1968
178,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
179,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
180,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
181,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
182,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,Tring Sewage Farm and Marsworth Reservoir,In Poplars on 22 November 1975; presumably same bird seen again in March 1976
183,Raven,Corvus corax,,,Dagnall,Breeding pair first seen entering Herts airspace in 2000; subsequently recorded every year with numbers increasing year on year
184,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,,Cheshunt,A party of 4 birds in January 1991
185,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
186,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,,Watery Grove,November 1973
187,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,,Tringford Reservoir,May 1973
188,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
189,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
190,Penduline Tit,Remiz pendulinus,,16/04/2018,Tyttenhanger GP,"Calling until dusk (8.15pm) in Willows & Phragmites on edge of east side of pit. Interestingly, the very same ringed male that had overwintered at Plock Court in Longford (Glos) and had been originally trapped & ringed on Alderney (Channel Islands) in Oct"
191,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,,Marsworth Reservoir,Party of 8 birds November 1973
192,Woodlark,Lullula arborea,,,"Wigginton, near Tring",A pair was present at a young conifer plantation from March-June 2007 and successfully fledged at least one brood
193,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,Hitchin,April 1968
194,Short-toed Lark,Calandrella brachydactyla,,,Tyttenhanger GP,7-10 May 1991
195,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,Wilstone Reservoir,March 1972
196,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,Lilley Area,April 1968
197,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,Lilley,May 1969
198,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,,Hilfield Park Reservoir,My first of 3 county records was at Hilfield on 27-29 May 2000; I then saw one from the canal bridge at Stocker's Farm on 11 April 2007 and more recently one at Wilstone Reservoir
199,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,Stanborough Reedmarsh 8 May 1976,Now fairly common in the county
200,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
201,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,,Ashridge Forest,12 May 1973
202,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,,Long Marston Churchyard,2nd and 3rd October 1988 - the first record for the county
203,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
204,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
205,Great Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus arundinaceus,Yes,20/05/2008,Amwell Nature Reserve,Seen well from the two-tier hide
206,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,Marsworth Reservoir,
207,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,Marsworth Reservoir,
208,Marsh Warbler,Acrocephalus palustris,,,Amwell,Heard my first singing males in the county in June 1988 and May 1984 but did not actually see one until much later
209,Savi's Warbler,Locustella luscinioides,Yes,25/04/1979,Stanstead Abbotts GP,Further reeling birds noted at 70 Acre Lake on 21 May 1981
210,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,Broxbourne Woods,May 1974
211,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
212,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",May 1973
213,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",May 1973
214,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
215,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,,Essendon Golf Course (two birds),November 2005
216,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,,Lemsford Springs,December 1973
217,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
218,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,Hexton,October 1969
219,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,Ashridge Forest,January 1973
220,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,Ashridge Forest,January 1973
221,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
222,Grey-cheeked Thrush,Catharus minimus,Yes,14/11/2005,Northaw Great Wood,A great find and a superb twitch; it stayed from 13-25 November and I saw it several times on subsequent visits
223,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
224,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
225,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
226,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
227,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
228,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,,"Tring Museum, September 1981","Seen fairly regularly since, perhaps one every two years"
229,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,Ashridge Forest,May 1973
230,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,Lilley,September 1968
231,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,,Watery Grove,May 1974
232,Bluethroat,Luscinia svecica,,13/04/2015,"Great Hardmead Lake, Amwell GP","A cracking white-spotted male frequenting the fragmented reedbeds directly in front of the observation area, showing about once every 50 minutes on average. Only the 6th record for Hertfordshire and my first in the county - number 266 - following singles "
233,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,,Blackbridge Landfill,This first-winter in December 1996 was found by one of my best birding buddies of the time - the great Lee Marshall
234,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,Marsworth Wood,26 September 1985
235,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,Stevenage,A female in May 1977
236,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,Ashridge Forest,Singing males from spring 1974 onwards where a breeding population survived for many years
237,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,Flamstead,20 September 1975
238,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,Tring Reservoirs,January 1974
239,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,Wilstone Reservoir,April 1974
240,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,Lemsford Springs,"A Black-bellied Dipper seen on numerous occasions in February and March 1981 - my first of several in the county, all remarkably at this same locality"
241,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,Tring Area,January 1973 - a common farmland bird way back then
242,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
243,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,Hitchin,January 1969
244,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,Wilstone Reservoir,April 1974
245,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,"Grand Union Canal, Bulbourne",January 1972
246,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,Lilley,September 1968; my first White Wagtails were at Tring Reservoirs in April 1973
247,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,Tring Reservoirs,January 1972
248,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,,Ashridge Forest,May 1972; formerly a common breeding bird with a peak of 37 singing males in the 1970's
249,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,,Cassiobury Park Cress Beds,January 1974
250,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,Wilstone Reservoir,My first Littoralis in October 1974
251,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
252,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,Ashridge Forest,January 1973
253,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,,Broxbourne Woods,9 in January 1975; noted regularly in Ashridge Forest from 1977
254,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
255,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,,Abbott's Langley,A first-winter visiting a garden peanut feeder from December 1986 - saw it three times
256,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
257,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
258,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,,Tringford Reservoir,2 males with Lesser Redpoll flock in Alders in February 1989
259,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
260,Arctic Redpoll,Acanthis hornemanni,,,Broxbourne Woods,In my view I was not happy that the bird (or birds) were not very pale well-marked Mealy Redpolls but BBRC accepted the record
261,Parrot Crossbill,Loxia pytyopsittacus,,19/12/2017,Broxbourne Woods,Already nesting; quite a few seen at usual site
262,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,Broxbourne Woods,
263,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
264,Serin,Serinus serinus,,,Stanstead Abbott's GP,January 1991
265,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,Ashridge Forest,January 1973
266,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,,Tyttenhanger GP,29-30 November 1996; again found by the phenomenon that was Lee Marshall
267,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,,Marsworth and Wilstone Reservoir roosts,
268,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,"Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin",
269,Little Bunting,Emberiza pusilla,,,Amwell Nature Reserve,A long-staying bird in February 2007
270,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,Marsworth Reservoir,