James Anderson: Hertfordshire Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 169 of 169 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Wilstone reservoir Seen in fields bordering the reservoir 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Amwell 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 11/04/2021 Amwell 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 19/12/2019 Amwell 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 19/04/2021 Amwell NR 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Amwell 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula Amwell 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17 Pintail Anas acuta 18 Teal Anas crecca 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 30/03/2022 Wilstone Reservoir Drake 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Amwell NR 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Wilstone reservoir 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Scaup Aythya marila 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Amwell 26 Smew Mergellus albellus Amwell 27 Goosander Mergus merganser Amwell 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 29 Quail Coturnix coturnix 03/07/2020 Baldock 2 males heard singing 200 metres East of metal gate along Wallington Road 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 31 Swift Apus apus 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 38 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Wilstone reservoir 2 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 40 Coot Fulica atra 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 43 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 14/04/2015 Amwell 2 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tyttenhanger 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Tyttenhanger 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 47 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Therfield 4 birds in ploughed field 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 19/04/2021 Amwell NR 2 birds on island in front of viewpoint 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 08/05/2010 Tyttenhanger 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 54 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rye Meads RSPB 55 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Amwell 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 57 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Lemsford Springs 58 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 29/07/2011 Rye Meads Seen from Draper Hide 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 60 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Rye Meads 61 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Amwell 62 Knot Calidris canutus Amwell 63 Ruff Calidris pugnax 64 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 13/08/2020 Amwell NR 65 Dunlin Calidris alpina 66 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 30/04/2011 Wilstone Reservoir 3 67 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 16/09/2017 Willows Farm Lake, Tyttenhanger 68 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 20/04/2013 Startops Reservoir 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/04/2021 Amwell NR A single bird on island in front of viewpoint 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 02/04/2011 Wilstone Reservoir 6 roosting on green bales 71 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 19/04/2010 Wilstone Reservoir 72 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 73 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Amwell 74 Common Gull Larus canus 75 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 08/01/2011 Amwell 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 77 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 17/09/2011 Amwell Adult 78 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 80 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 81 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 82 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 17/06/2012 Stocker's Lake Also seen at Amwell 14/11/2019 83 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 84 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 85 Great White Egret Ardea alba Tyttenhanger GPs 86 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 87 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 03/09/2016 Panshanger Park 88 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 89 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Therfield Heath 90 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 23/09/2018 Therfield, over fields at Greys Farm 91 Red Kite Milvus milvus 92 Buzzard Buteo buteo 93 Barn Owl Tyto alba Amwell 94 Little Owl Athene noctua 20/02/2020 Cassiobury Park 95 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 04/12/2011 Tyttenhanger 1 in field alongside main pit 96 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Amwell 97 Hoopoe Upupa epops 24/06/2022 Hinxworth Feeding in all three paddocks at various times during 4 hour visit 98 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 99 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 100 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 101 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 102 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 103 Hobby Falco subbuteo 104 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 105 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 106 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 107 Jay Garrulus glandarius 108 Magpie Pica pica 109 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 110 Rook Corvus frugilegus 111 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 112 Raven Corvus corax 03/07/2020 Ashwell A single bird above the pine trees and then across wheat fields 113 Coal Tit Periparus ater 114 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 115 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 116 Great Tit Parus major 117 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 118 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19/04/2021 Easneye 119 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 120 Swallow Hirundo rustica 121 House Martin Delichon urbicum 122 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 123 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 124 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 125 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 126 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 127 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 128 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 08/06/2020 Ware, Hertfordshire Male singing and showing occasionally between New River and railway. Then showed extremely well perched at top of bush singing. 129 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 130 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 131 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 13/08/2020 Amwell NR 132 Whitethroat Curruca communis 133 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 134 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 135 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 136 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 137 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 138 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 139 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 140 Redwing Turdus iliacus 141 Blackbird Turdus merula 142 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 143 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 19/04/2021 Easneye Male in small paddock 144 Robin Erithacus rubecula 145 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 16/01/2024 St Albans cathedral One in tree by picnic area 146 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 16/09/2017 Tyttenhanger 147 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 148 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 149 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Tyttenhanger 150 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 151 Dunnock Prunella modularis 152 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 153 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 154 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 155 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 156 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/03/2018 Wilstone Reservoir 157 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 158 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 159 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 160 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 161 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 162 Linnet Linaria cannabina 163 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Amwell 164 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 166 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 03/07/2020 Baldock Several on wires 167 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 168 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 12/03/2023 Stanborough Lakes Seen on and around the green feeder upon arrival 169 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus