Lee Evans: Hertfordshire Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 162 of 162 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,26/03/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),A first-winter Dark-bellied Brent feeding with Greylag Geese in grass field east of jetty (photographed)
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,07/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,Two birds in overnight roost
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,23/03/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Two with Greylag Geese in field behind jetty (photographed)
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,07/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,All 3 flew off NW at 0750
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,19/12/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,Adult present (photographed)
9,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",Long-staying pair by farm
10,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,09/04/2019,Rye Meads RSPB,A pair from Draper Hide followed by a flock of 10 at Wilstone Reservoir in the evening
11,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,,Aldenham Country Park,
12,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,21/08/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Eclipse drake by hide
13,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,01/01/2019,,
14,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
15,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
16,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
17,Pintail,Anas acuta,,11/01/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),4 drakes
18,Teal,Anas crecca,,01/01/2019,Lemsford Springs NR,
19,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,11/01/2019,"Bury Lake, Stocker's",25 feeding together
20,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
21,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
22,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,09/04/2019,"Great Hardmead Lake, Amwell GP",I watched 3 birds drop in during the afternoon - 2 drakes and a female (photographed)
23,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
24,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,An adult drake and 2 redheads present
25,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),10 present
26,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,09/04/2019,"Great Hardmead Lake, Amwell GP",A pair sleeping (photographed) (watched with Tony Hukin)
27,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,31/01/2019,Therfield Heath,
28,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",
29,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,16/06/2019,Wallington Cereal Fields,2+ males calling
30,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,07/01/2019,Little Wymondsley,
31,Swift,Apus apus,,25/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),3 seen
32,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,20/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),
33,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,01/01/2019,"Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City",
34,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2019,Tewinbury NR,
35,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,01/01/2019,Turnford Brooks Car Park,
36,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,11/01/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),
37,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
38,Coot,Fulica atra,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
39,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,03/01/2019,Wilstone Reservoir,
40,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
41,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,05/03/2019,Hilfield Park Reservoir,5 back
42,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,10/02/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),First migrant of the year!
43,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,06/04/2019,Hilfield Park Reservoir,An adult swimming about in the middle of the reservoir with Black-headed Gulls (photographed)
44,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,03/01/2019,Wilstone Reservoir,
45,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,12/09/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),
46,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,01/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),
47,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
48,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,24/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Beautiful male feeding voraciously in front of Drayton Bank Hide (photographed)
49,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,26/07/2019,East Hyde,Adult feeding on river by mill
50,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,01/01/2019,"King's Meads, Hertford",
51,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,01/01/2019,"King's Meads, Hertford",
52,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,19/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),2 on bank
53,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,01/01/2019,Lemsford Springs NR,
54,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,18/03/2019,Startop's End Reservoir (Tring),
55,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,21/08/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Adult winter showing well from hide (photographed)
56,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,25/04/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,On spit on main pit (photographed)
57,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,11/08/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Adult summer on Drayton Bank (photographed)
58,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,24/06/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,Adult summer on spit (photographed)
59,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,05/09/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),
60,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,20/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),2 present
61,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,09/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),3 arrived in the evening along with another batch of Little Gulls
62,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,08/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),"5 present, plus 3 on neighbouring Startop's End"
63,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,06/04/2019,Hilfield Park Reservoir,An adult summer
64,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,10/02/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),"An adult winter present from 1044-1110 hours (photographed) (seen with Ed Griffiths, Dave Bilcock, Ian Williams the finder and Steve & Vicky Rodwell)"
65,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
66,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,26/03/2019,Stocker's Lake,A 2nd-summer male displaying to Black-headed Gulls on the main island colony (photographed) (seen with Anna Marett)
67,Common Gull,Larus canus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
68,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,04/02/2019,Fairlands Valley Park Stevenage,German yellow-ringed 3rd-winter X307 (photographed)
69,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
70,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,24/06/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,First-summer on main pit
71,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,11 present
72,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
73,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
74,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,28/09/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Two juveniles present (photographed)
75,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,09/05/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,An adult summer roosting on the island
76,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,11/01/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),Two roosted at dusk
77,Little Bittern,Ixobrychus minutus,Yes,15/11/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,A juvenile on the river in the SE corner of Great Hardmead Lake - flushed and flew into private fishing pit on opposite side of river
78,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
79,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,11/01/2019,Cheshunt,Two birds affording very close views in Penton Fields Public Open Space in the town centre (photographed)
80,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,02/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Roosted at 0742 hours with Little Egrets in Willows on the Drayton Bank (photographed) (watched with Dave Bilcock & Steve Rodwell)
81,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
82,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,06/09/2019,Panshanger Park,Photographed
83,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,04/02/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),
84,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,31/01/2019,Wallington Cereal Fields/Therfield Heath,Two different ringtails seen - at Greys Farm 1345 then at Wallington 1400-1437
85,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,01/01/2019,Tewinbury NR,
86,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,01/01/2019,"Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City",
87,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,07/03/2019,Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger),At roost 0617 hours
88,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,18/01/2019,Cassiobury Park Watford,Resident pair
89,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,20/01/2019,Hitchin Town Centre,Usual bird hooting from town park
90,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,01/01/2019,Tewinbury NR,
91,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Dryobates minor,,14/02/2019,Cassiobury Park Watford,Calling/drumming male at west end near Flamingo inclosure
92,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
93,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
94,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,01/01/2019,Tewinbury NR,
95,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,31/01/2019,Wallington Cereal Fields,Female-type by crop
96,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,07/05/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),
97,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,01/01/2019,Little Wymondsley,
98,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
99,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
100,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
101,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2019,Lemsford Springs NR,
102,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,01/01/2019,Welwyn Garden City,
103,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
104,Raven,Corvus corax,,30/01/2019,Northchurch,Two birds flew high over the church
105,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,22/01/2019,Hertford Town Centre,A flock of 12 commuting between Wickes' Car Park and Mead Lane Trading Estate (photographed)
106,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,01/01/2019,"Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City",
107,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,10/02/2019,Ashridge Forest (Monument Drive),Pair at the monument feeders
108,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
109,Great Tit,Parus major,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
110,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",
111,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,22/03/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),35+ present
112,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,22/03/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Two
113,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,02/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),3 in with a large arrival of Barn Swallows this evening
114,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,11/01/2019,Stocker's Lake,Singles noted on the River Colne in the NW corner of Stocker's Lake and at Marsworth Reservoir
115,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
116,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,11/01/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,"At extreme NE end, in ivy and canopy by bridge at fishing pit entrance (photographed)"
117,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,09/04/2019,"Tumbling Bay Lake, Amwell",Singing male in bushes by canal
118,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,11/01/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,
119,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,04/04/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),A singing male in canal reedbed
120,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,12/04/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),Singing male in canal reedbed
121,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,20/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Reeling bird in Rushy Meadow
122,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,28/03/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),
123,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,04/05/2019,Stocker's Lake,
124,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,07/05/2019,Tringford Reservoir,
125,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,19/04/2019,Dry Canal above Wilstone,
126,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,01/01/2019,"Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City",
127,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
128,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
129,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,03/01/2019,Ashridge Forest,
130,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,11/01/2019,Stocker's Lake,
131,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
132,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
133,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,01/01/2019,"King's Meads, Hertford",
134,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
135,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
136,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",
137,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,04/04/2019,"Norton Green, Stevenage",Two males and a female at Norton Green and then two males near Wheathampstead in fields east of Leasey Bridge at TL 168 142
138,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,17/05/2019,Sandon Churchyard,A pair back on territory
139,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
140,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,25/10/2019,Cokenach near Barkway,My first of 3 this autumn
141,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,05/09/2019,Nettledon Horse Paddocks,
142,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,15/02/2019,Rye Meads RSPB,Pair on the meadow from Lapwing Hide
143,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,02/04/2019,Wilstone Reservoir (Tring),Female on the jetty (photographed)
144,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,04/02/2019,Tyttenhanger GP,4 at the feeding station
145,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2019,Turnford Brooks Car Park,
146,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
147,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,04/04/2019,Marsworth Paddocks,Male photographed
148,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,01/01/2019,Tewinbury NR,
149,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,02/01/2019,Hemel Hempstead Town Centre,2 birds
150,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",
151,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,01/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
152,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,03/01/2019,Ashridge Forest Monument Drive,
153,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
154,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,01/01/2019,Ashley Pit (Lee Valley Park),
155,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,07/01/2019,St Ippolytts near Hitchin,A flock of about 20 birds
156,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,07/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
157,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,02/02/2019,"Baldwin's Wood, Flaunden",A party of 8 in the conifers
158,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/01/2019,Bowyer's Water,
159,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,07/01/2019,Amwell Great Hardmead Lake,
160,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,11/01/2019,Marsworth Reservoir (Tring),Just 21 came into roost
161,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,31/01/2019,Wallington Cereal Fields,
162,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,11/01/2019,"Woodoaks Farm, West Hyde",