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JULY 2009 RECORDS

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Little Grebe 11 FL including 2 pairs with fledged young. Paul Lewis 19/07/2009 RSPB Little Grebe 17 Tony Carter 19/07/2009 Lake area of Little Grebe 2 B Pair nest building on part submerged branch by W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) central island 28/07/2009 Res ( Reservoirs) Little Grebe 1 Juvenile still Lee Evans 12/07/2009 Aquadrome Great Crested 3 FL Plus 2 small juveniles (one family - the parents Helen Baker Grebe both had a juvenile on their back) 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res () Great Crested 18 18 including the only surviving juvenile so far Lee Evans Grebe 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Great Crested 22 22 including the sole juvenile Lee Evans Grebe 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Great Crested 22 22 present still including the juvenile, with 2 on Lee Evans Grebe Tringford and 3 on 22/07/2009 Fishers Green River Lee Great Crested 20 K C Stewart Grebe 24/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Great Crested 1 Lee Evans Reservoirs) Grebe 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Great Crested 3 Adult feeding single youngster Lee Evans area) Grebe 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Great Crested 1 Adult Lee Evans Reservoirs) Grebe 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Great Crested 22 Lee Evans Grebe 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Great Crested 22 Lee G R Evans Grebe 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Cormorant 12 Ian Rose 25/07/2009 East Hyde Cormorant 4 2 adult 2 immatures. Mike Russell 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Cormorant 29 29 roosting, all presumed sinensis Lee G R Evans 04/07/2009 Batford Little Egret 1 Still at East Hyde Mike Russell 06/07/2009 Fairlands Lake Little Egret 1 Alan Ford 08/07/2009 East Hyde Little Egret 2 Near the mill Mike Russell 11/07/2009 Stockers Lake Little Egret 1 G Lapworth 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Little Egret 3 W A Hatton only) 15/07/2009 East Hyde Little Egret 1 1 of 3 birds in the area. Mike Russell Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 At least 1 was a juv Mike Wallen 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 Two juveniles one of which has been present for Lee Evans 10 days 18/07/2009 East Hyde Little Egret 3 Around meadow Mike Russell 19/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 2 juveniles roosting in Willows by hide Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 Both juveniles roosting in Willow north of hide Lee Evans 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Little Egret 1 from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Little Egret 1 adult from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 East Hyde Little Egret 3 Around meadow. Mike Russell 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 Mike Wallen 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 2 Two juveniles still present Lee Evans 26/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Little Egret 2 Ian Rose 27/07/2009 Little Egret 1 Kevin Hornby 28/07/2009 Little Egret 1 First record of bird at lake east of Hadham Hall. Jono Forgham 1st year bird 29/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Little Egret 1 Migrant Flew up from main pit south along the river Max Wurr specified) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Egret 1 Juvenile still Lee G R Evans 06/07/2009 Fairlands Lake Grey Heron 4 Alan Ford 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Grey Heron 7 several immature Barry Jones 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome Mute Swan 62 FL Plus 16 cygnets (broods of 7 and 2 on Helen Baker Lake, a brood of 4 on Bury lake and a brood of 3 still very small cygnets on the River behind the Half Way House. 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Mute Swan 42 Post-breeding moult flock starting to build up Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Mute Swan 30 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 21/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Mute Swan 32 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Mute Swan 22 Lee Evans 24/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Mute Swan 30 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Mute Swan 17 FL 4 cygnets Barry Jones 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Mute Swan 30 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Mute Swan 26 Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Mute Swan 43 Post-breeding moult gathering Lee G R Evans 17/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Greylag Goose 6 1230 pm Steve Blake Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Greylag Goose 32 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Greylag Goose 5 Lee G R Evans 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Greylag Goose 19 Stephen Blake 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Canada Goose 52 Stephen Blake 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Canada Goose 100 Ian Rose 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome Canada Goose 134 This figure includes quite a lot of well grown Helen Baker juveniles. There were 3 downy juveniles also. 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Canada Goose 50 Stephen Blake 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Canada Goose 65 Alan Gardiner 22/07/2009 Fishers Green River Lee Canada Goose 80 K C Stewart 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Canada Goose 60 Stephen Blake 13/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Egyptian Goose 1 David Booth 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Egyptian Goose 1 Steve Blake 17/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Egyptian Goose 1 1230pm Steve Blake 18/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Egyptian Goose 1 Steve Blake 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Egyptian Goose 1 Jeff Bailey Lake 25/07/2009 Pitstone No 2 Quarry Shelduck 1 Juvenile - vagrant at this locality - my first Lee Evans occurrence there. Not locally bred. 12/07/2009 Mandarin 3 eclipse Linda Smith 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Mandarin 1 Female Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Mandarin 1 Female Lee Evans 25/07/2009 Reservoir Mandarin Duck 7 On reservoir & partially dead trees. Jonathan Ridge 31/07/2009 - St Michaels/The Lake Mandarin Duck 1 H Nr to 'Fighting Cocks PH Michael Collins 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 male in eclipse Mike Wallen 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Eclipse drake still - oversummered Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Eclipse drake still Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Drake still Lee Evans 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Eclipse drake still Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Eclipse drake still Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Wigeon 1 Drake still Lee G R Evans 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Gadwall 96 Paul Lewis 14/07/2009 Hamper Mill Gadwall 1 brood Joan Thompson 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Gadwall 7 Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Gadwall 3 Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Gadwall 9 Lee G R Evans 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Teal 2 Paul Lewis Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Teal 1 Mike Wallen 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Teal 1 Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Teal 1 1 still present Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Teal 1 1 still Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Teal 3 Lee G R Evans 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome 81 FL Plus 5 ducklings Helen Baker 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Mallard 1 Recently brood of hybrid mallard/domestic mallard Joan Thompson fledged 24/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Mallard 72 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Mallard 6 female with 5 young on canal Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not Mallard 6 female with 5 chicks on canal by viewpoint Ian Bennell specified) 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Shoveler 2 Paul Lewis 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Shoveler 1 Stephen Blake 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Shoveler 1 Lee Evans 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Shoveler 1 Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Shoveler 1 Lee Evans 16/07/2009 Stocker's Lake Red-crested 3 Recently 2 females and 1 yg Joan Thompson Pochard fledged 17/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Red-crested 1 Mike Wallen Pochard 20/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Red-crested 1 Female of presumably captive origin; bred this Lee Evans Pochard year with Mallard producing 1 hybrid offspring 24/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Red-crested 1 Escaped female still Lee Evans Pochard 24/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Red-crested 3 Three birds in eclipse plumage Lee Evans Reservoirs) Pochard 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Red-crested 1 eclipse male from viewpoint Ian Bennell Pochard 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Red-crested 1 eclipse male from viewpoint Ian Bennell Pochard 25/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Red-crested 1 Escape/tame female Mike Wallen Reservoirs) Pochard 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Red-crested 1 Female-type from yesterday Lee Evans Pochard 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Red-crested 1 At least. Mike Wallen Pochard

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 28/07/2009 Other Tring reservoirs Red-crested 1 Female R C Moore Pochard 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Pochard 4 Paul Lewis 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Pochard 12 Lee Evans 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Pochard 6 Tony Carter 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Pochard 8 Lee Evans 25/07/2009 Aldenham Reservoir Pochard 25 On reservoir. Jonathan Ridge 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Pochard 7 Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Other Tring reservoirs Pochard 1 R C Moore 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Pochard 10 Lee G R Evans 08/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Tufted Duck 8+ female with brood of 7 David Booth 14/07/2009 Hamper Mill Watford Tufted Duck 5 5 broods Joan Thompson 16/07/2009 Stocker's Lake Tufted Duck 4 Recently 4 broods Joan Thompson fledged 17/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Tufted Duck 10 two ad females with 2 broods of 5 and 3, the five Mike Wallen Reservoirs) being very young. 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Tufted Duck 3 3 females accompanying broods of 7, 7 & 2 Lee Evans respectively 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Tufted Duck 3 Recently 3 broods Joan Thompson fledged 18/07/2009 Troy Mill Lake nr Maple Cross Tufted Duck 2 Recently broods Joan thompson fledged 20/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Tufted Duck 5 female with 4 small ducklings Lee Evans 24/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Tufted Duck 1 Female with 9 ducklings Lee Evans 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Tufted Duck 2 FL 1 female with 1 duckling Barry Jones 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Tufted Duck 2 female and 1 chick from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Tufted Duck 2 female with 1 chick Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Tufted Duck 2 Females still with 4 and 3 young respectively Lee Evans Reservoirs) 26/07/2009 St Albans - St Michaels/The Lake Tufted Duck 8 FL 2 adults -6 Young Michael Collins 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Tufted Duck 1 Female with 4 ducklings Lee Evans area) 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Tufted Duck 2 Females with 5 and 4 young respectively Lee Evans Reservoirs) 31/07/2009 St Albans - St Michaels/The Lake Tufted Duck 11 FL At least 8 young Michael Collins 14/07/2009 Hamper Mill Watford Aythya Hybrid 1 Joan Thompson 27/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Scoter 1 Juvenile present from 2115-2130 hours; Lee Evans photographed (see my Hertsbirding blog) Steve Rodwell/Dave Bilcock Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Ruddy Duck 2 P Paul Lewis 17/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Ruddy Duck 1 W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) 19/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Ruddy Duck 2 U Pair W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) 26/07/2009 Verulamium Park Ruddy Duck 1 male Alan Gardiner 26/07/2009 St Albans - St Michaels/The Lake Ruddy Duck 1 male Michael Collins 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Ruddy Duck 1 male Alan Gardiner 01/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 18.30h Jane Robinson 03/07/2009 SITE NOT LISTED Red Kite 1 14.00h (EN6 3QG) Jane Robinson 03/07/2009 Temple End Red Kite 1 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 08.00h Jane Robinson 04/07/2009 Red Kite 1 Over our garden Steve Evans / Ann Lee 04/07/2009 St Paul\'s Walden Red Kite 1 near easthall farm A. Fawcett 04/07/2009 Red Kite 1 Malcolm Bridges 04/07/2009 St Margarets Red Kite 1 H Over Church Farm area mobbed by Michael Collins Sparrowhawk 05/07/2009 Red Kite 1 Over town centre Malcolm Bridges 05/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross Red Kite 1 G Lapworth 08/07/2009 East Hyde Red Kite 1 Over meadow Mike Russell 08/07/2009 St Albans Red Kite 1 1 high over St Albans City Hospital @ 17.35 Matt Clarke 09/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 20.00h rose out of trees to chase off buzzard Jane Robinson then landed in tree where hissed at by little owls 10/07/2009 Maple Cross Red Kite 1 G Lapworth 10/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 08.00h Jane Robinson 11/07/2009 Langley Red Kite 1 Over Clive Brackenbury 11/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 07.00h Jane Robinson 12/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 07.00h Jane Robinson 13/07/2009 Hertford Red Kite 3 Alastair Curry 13/07/2009 Tewin Hill Red Kite 1 19.00h Jane Robinson 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Red Kite 1 Steve Blake 16/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Red Kite 1 Summering Soaring over clay shooting area and perching on Laurence bushes in the same area. Drummond 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Red Kite 1 1 adult in heavy wing and tail moult circling lake Lee Evans 1615-1625 18/07/2009 Bricket Wood Red Kite 1 Seen over garden-9A The Meads P.Delaloye Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 18/07/2009 Colney Heath Red Kite 1 Circling over village for at least 20 min M Webb 23/07/2009 Hampermill Lake nr Watford Red Kite 1 Over Sandy Lodge Golf Course heading over Joan Thompson playing field 25/07/2009 nr St Albans Red Kite 1 Alan Gardiner 25/07/2009 East Hyde Red Kite 1 Soaring overhead. Mike Russell 26/07/2009 Rothamsted Park nr Red Kite 1 Soaring over Southdown high street Paul Unwin 27/07/2009 Maple Cross Red Kite 1 Anna Marett 27/07/2009 Tewin Red Kite 2 Kevin Hornby 30/07/2009 Maple Cross Red Kite 1 G Lapworth 30/07/2009 Weston Red Kite 1 TL256326. Quartering harvested field. Roger Broadie 30/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm nr Maple Cross Red Kite 1 Flying west towards Newlands Joan Thompson 18/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Marsh Harrier 1 Flying over Female heading NE at 0950 Steve Blake 21/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Marsh Harrier 1 Not an adult male Seen near Bury Barns Fm Joan Thompson near Sandon 18/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Hen Harrier 1 Ring-tail seen quartering field A.M David Wheatcroft 08/07/2009 Wallington Rd Montagu's Harrier 1 Ad Male flushed from cover strip between oat Derek Gruar fields 02/07/2009 The Wick area Marshalswick St Sparrowhawk 5 NY c8.00am. Female at nest feeding nestlings. W A Hatton Albans (TL10 U) When she left c 10 mins later, two of the chicks practised a little energetic wing flapping and could be seen to have quite well developed primaries. This done, as if anticipating their next meal, four chicks lined up along the nest rim and looked out. All were still quite downy especially on the head. This was the maximum number of chicks I saw in all my obs. After walking around the area for 20 minutes or so I returned to the nest and could only see the downy head of one chick looking out over the rim and on my next pass they were all completely invisible. The nest had not seemed large enough to hide all four largish chicks so easily! This would explain why I had seen no sign of occupation on a previous recent visit when the chicks would have been much smaller. 04/07/2009 Welwyn Sparrowhawk 1 Juv attempting to take birds from feeding station Malcolm Bridges 17/07/2009 Watford Sparrowhawk 1 female with prey. same site Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Oaklands College & Sparrowhawk 1 W A Hatton Colney Heath VillageTetrad Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 01/07/2009 Tewin Hill Common Buzzard 1 18.30h Jane Robinson 02/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm Common Buzzard 1 Paul Lewis 03/07/2009 Dane End Common Buzzard 1 G Perry 05/07/2009 Beech Farm Common Buzzard 1 David Wheatcroft 05/07/2009 Common Buzzard 3 soaring over woods at Nicholls Fm Peter Tallantire 05/07/2009 Weston Common Buzzard 1 Over Weston Park Clive Brackenbury 05/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross Common Buzzard 1 G Lapworth 07/07/2009 Beech Farm St Albans (TL10 Z) Common Buzzard 2 W A Hatton 09/07/2009 Tewin Hill Common Buzzard 1 20.00h Jane Robinson 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Common Buzzard 1 David Wheatcroft 12/07/2009 Lodge Farm Wallington Common Buzzard 2 H Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Common Buzzard 1 David Wheatcroft specified) 16/07/2009 Garden Wood (Tyttenhanger area) Common Buzzard 3 2 moulting adults and 1 juvenile David Booth 18/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Common Buzzard 3 David Wheatcroft 18/07/2009 Norton Green nr Common Buzzard 2 Also Marbled White nearby along Dyes Lane Ray Hooper 22/07/2009 Fishers Green River Lee Common Buzzard 1 K C Stewart 24/07/2009 Brocket Park Common Buzzard 4 Recently Pair plus 2 recently fledged young Anthony Dorman fledged 25/07/2009 Common Buzzard 3 Simon Martin Bradley 25/07/2009 Lamer Wood Golf Course area Common Buzzard 1 H Juvenile south of Road W A Hatton (TL11 X) 27/07/2009 Tewin Common Buzzard 2 Kevin Hornby 28/07/2009 Common Buzzard 2 Robin Pearson 29/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Common Buzzard 1 Max Wurr specified) 30/07/2009 Colney Heath Common Buzzard 2 Steve Evans / Ann Lee 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Common Buzzard 1 Stephen Blake 31/07/2009 Redbourn Common Buzzard 2+ Nesting habitat Buzzards seen regularly around Nicholls Farm Peter Tallantire throughout summer, but generally on their own, though up to three on occasions 05/07/2009 Weston Kestrel 1 Over Clive Brackenbury 11/07/2009 Langley Kestrel 1 Over Clive Brackenbury Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 15/07/2009 Stockers Lake NR Kestrel 3 FL All Sitting on nestbox with adult watching Geoffrey Young 01/07/2009 Wallington Road Baldock Hobby 1 Frank Charles Clark 03/07/2009 Temple End Hobby 1 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Stockers Lake NR Hobby 1 M Being mobbed by House Martins Geoffrey Young 04/07/2009 Batford Hobby 1 Hunting martins at East Hyde mill. Mike Russell 05/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Hobby 1 Hunting near hide,sent Greenshanks into alarm. Lee Coles 10/07/2009 Maple Cross Hobby 1 cricket pitch G Lapworth 14/07/2009 Wheathampstead North West Hobby 1 T Flying East River/Godfrey Evans Michael Collins 17/07/2009 Long Marston Hobby 1 Mike Wallen 18/07/2009 Bishop's Wood nr Rickmansworth Hobby 1 Nesting habitat Battlers Wells Farm Joan thompson 18/07/2009 East Hyde Hobby 1 Hunting House Martins Mike Russell 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Hobby 1 adult Lee Evans 23/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Hobby 2 At least two feeding on butterflies and Max Wurr specified) dragonflies 24/07/2009 Hobby 1 in Little Green Lane , mobbed by Swallows G Lapworth 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Hobby 1 Barry Jones 25/07/2009 East Hyde Hobby 1 Adult hunting House Martin Mike Russell 27/07/2009 Amwell GP/NR (exact water not Hobby 1 David Waters specified) 27/07/2009 Tewin Hobby 1 Seen at Braziers dairy near Tewin. Kevin Hornby 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Hobby 1 Adult hawking dragonflies over cut-off lake Lee Evans area) 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Hobby 2 Steve Blake 24/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Peregrine Falcon 1 adult flew low over main pit at 10:20 David Booth 18/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Red-legged 4+ 4 Adults, incuding one adult with 4 young David Wheatcroft Partridge 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Red-legged 12 Lee Evans area) Partridge 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Grey Partridge 2 S Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 01/07/2009 Wallington Road Baldock Quail 2 Frank Charles Clark 08/07/2009 Quail 2 S Derek Gruar 08/07/2009 Wallington Rd Baldock Quail 3 S At least three birds either side of the raod to Derek Gruar Wallington 19/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Quail 1 singing David Booth 20/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Quail 1 Nesting habitat heard not the 20th Joan Thompson Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 21/07/2009 Deadman's Hill nr Sandon Quail 1 Singing male heard Joan Thompson 21/07/2009 Wallington Quail 1 Singing male 267345 approx heard Joan Thompson 24/07/2009 Wallington Quail 2 Permanent 2 still calling along the Baldock to Wallington Rd Mike Ilett territory 28/07/2009 Royston Quail 1 Singing male Calling regularly from a field of oats: approx. TL Martin Johnson 368 383 24/07/2009 Amwell NR 1 H Barry Jones 24/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Moorhen 10 Mostly juveniles Lee Evans Reservoirs) 05/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Coot 500 Approx 500 wouldnt keep still while I counted. Lee Coles 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome Coot 78 ON Plus 42 juveniles still with their parents (15 Helen Baker families). Two Coots sitting (one with juveniles) 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Coot 115 115 including 22 juveniles Lee Evans 19/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Coot 113 Lee Evans 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Coot 217+ Lee Evans 26/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Coot 100 Ian Rose 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Coot 47 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 28/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Coot 1000 One group on the water consisted of about 200 R C Moore juvenile and adults and another was of about 150 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 1 Willows Farm Pool Steve Blake 07/07/2009 Maple Cross Oystercatcher 2 on cricket pitch G Lapworth 07/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 2 Willows Fam Pool Steve Blake 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Close Oystercatcher 2 P flying around playing field. Paul Lewis 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 2 Steve Blake 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Oystercatcher 1 David Wheatcroft specified) 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 1 Willow farm flood pool David Wheatcroft 13/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 2 David Booth 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Oystercatcher 2 Willows Farm Pool Steve Blake 17/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Oystercatcher 2 At 1230 pm Steve Blake 18/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Oystercatcher 2 Nesting habitat Possible failed breeders Steve Blake 07/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Little Ringed Plover 1 Willows Farm Pool Steve Blake 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Little Ringed Plover 1 W A Hatton only) 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Ringed Plover 1 juv, in front of hide. Mike Wallen 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Ringed Plover 1 1 juvenile (different individual to recent bird) Lee Evans

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Ringed Plover 1 Juvenile still present Lee Evans 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Little Ringed Plover 1 Tony Carter 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Ringed Plover 1 Juvenile still on bund Lee Evans 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Little Ringed Plover 1 H Barry Jones 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Little Ringed Plover 1 juv from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Little Ringed Plover 1 juv from viewpoint Ian Bennell 03/07/2009 Rye Meads Ringed Plover 2 Vicky Buckel 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Ringed Plover 1 Stephen Blake 07/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Ringed Plover 1 Main Pit Steve Blake 07/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Ringed Plover 2 Adult + Juv. Willows Farm Steve Blake 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Ringed Plover 1 Steve Blake 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Ringed Plover 1 W A Hatton only) 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Ringed Plover 1 David Wheatcroft specified) 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Ringed Plover 1 Main pit David Wheatcroft 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Ringed Plover 1 Steve Blake 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Ringed Plover 1 Stephen Blake 16/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Ringed Plover 1 Migrant Steve Blake 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Lapwing 173 Stephen Blake 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lapwing 82 Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lapwing 243 Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lapwing 248 Lee Evans 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Lapwing 220+ Possibly more as flock not all viewable from one Alan Gardiner location 25/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Lapwing 359 Gareth Richards 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lapwing 463 Lee Evans 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Lapwing 307 Lee Evans area) 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Lapwing 300 Joan Thompson 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lapwing 555 Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Lapwing 250 Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Lapwing 600 R C Moore 08/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Dunlin 1 David Booth 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Dunlin 1 Stephen Blake 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Dunlin 1 David Wheatcroft specified) Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Dunlin 1 Main pit David Wheatcroft 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Dunlin 1 Steve Blake 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Dunlin 2 Two breeding-plumaged adults on bund this Lee Evans evening 23/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Dunlin 1 With dark belly on main pit Max Wurr specified) 24/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 1 David Booth 25/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 2 Gareth Richards 25/07/2009 North Mymms Dunlin 3 Simon Martin Bradley 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Dunlin 1 Adult schinzii still on spit Lee Evans area) 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 1 Joan Thompson 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 2 Jeff Bailey 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 2 Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Dunlin 2 Alan Gardiner 29/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Dunlin 1 Migrant Max Wurr specified) 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 1 Migrant juv Jeff Bailey 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Dunlin 1 Steve Blake 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Black-tailed Godwit 5 Steve Blake 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Black-tailed Godwit 3 3 adult islandica flew east at 0650 (per Dave Lee Evans Bilcock) 16/07/2009 Puckeridge Whimbrel 1 One flew SW over village at 21.10 Murray Orchard 26/07/2009 Croxley Green Curlew 1 over flying Little Green Lane G Lapworth 18/07/2009 East Hyde Redshank 1 Along stream near mill Mike Russell 03/07/2009 Rye Meads Greenshank 1 Vicky Buckel 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Greenshank 1 Willows Farm Pol Steve Blake 05/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Greenshank 5 Near to hide Lee Coles 03/07/2009 Rye Meads Green Sandpiper 14 Vicky Buckel 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Green Sandpiper 1 Willows Farm Pool Steve Blake 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Green Sandpiper 1 Ian Rose 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Green Sandpiper 1 Steve Blake 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Green Sandpiper 1 David Wheatcroft specified) 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Green Sandpiper 1 Main pit David Wheatcroft 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Green Sandpiper 2 Steve Blake 16/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 2 David Booth Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 16/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 1 Migrant Steve Blake 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Green Sandpiper 1 1 adult (of two present recently) Lee Evans 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Green Sandpiper 1 Photographed. Mike Wallen 18/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 2 Migrant Steve Blake 18/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Green Sandpiper 1 Lee Coles 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Green Sandpiper 4 Tony Carter 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 2 Alan Gardiner 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Green Sandpiper 2 Alan Gardiner 23/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Green Sandpiper 1 Max Wurr specified) 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Green Sandpiper 1 from viewpoint. colour-ringed Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Green Sandpiper 1 colour-ringed bird from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 1 Gareth Richards 27/07/2009 Rye Meads nr Green Sandpiper 2 David Waters 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 3 Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Willows Farm (Tyttenhanger area) Green Sandpiper 2 probably the same birds seen on the main pit Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Green Sandpiper 2 Alan Gardiner 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Green Sandpiper 3 Steve Blake 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - Willows Farm Green Sandpiper 1 Jeff Bailey Lake 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Green Sandpiper 3 Stephen Blake 08/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Common Sandpiper 1 David Booth 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Common Sandpiper 1 Steve Blake 16/07/2009 Fairlands Valley Park (Stevenage) Common Sandpiper 1 Alan Ford 17/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 Mike Wallen 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Common Sandpiper 1 On island Lee Evans 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 lee coles 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 1 today on the bunds following 5 yesterday Lee Evans 18/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 Migrant Steve Blake 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 2 Both on spit in front of hide Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Tringford Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 3 Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 3 3 on algae bunds still Lee Evans 23/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Common Sandpiper 3 On main pit Max Wurr specified) 24/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 David Booth 25/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 Mike Wallen 25/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 Gareth Richards Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 2 Mike Wallen 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 2 Lee Evans 26/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 2 Mike and Rose Collard 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Common Sandpiper 1 On spit Lee Evans area) 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 Joan Thompson 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - fishing lake Common Sandpiper 2 Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 Jeff Bailey 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 1 Alan Gardiner 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Common Sandpiper 2 Alan Gardiner 29/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Common Sandpiper 1 Max Wurr specified) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Sandpiper 1 Lee G R Evans 30/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Common Sandpiper 1 Migrant Jeff Bailey Reservoirs) 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs - main GP Common Sandpiper 2 Steve Blake 08/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Black-headed Gull 85 David Booth 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Black-headed Gull 64 Stephen Blake 13/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Black-headed Gull 111 David Booth 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Black-headed Gull 61 Flying en masse c 11ish SE over fields passing W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) over central pond. About half carried on SE. The rest broke off at pond, loafed, then many returned whence they came presumably to a school playing field. Other gulls were present loafing around the pond earlier but disturbed by dogs etc 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Black-headed Gull 42 Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Black-headed Gull 51 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 28/07/2009 Wilstone Reservoir Black-headed Gull 200 R C Moore 28/07/2009 Other Tring reservoirs Black-headed Gull 150 R C Moore 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Black-headed Gull 14 Lee G R Evans 28/07/2009 () Common Gull 1 Seen in woods near Black fan road. Kevin Hornby 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Common Gull 1 Stephen Blake 17/07/2009 Watford Lesser Black- 5 2 adults ad 3 fresh young flew in around 9.15am Ian Bennell backed Gull at KGV playing fields in West Watford (please can it be added to relevant site lists please)

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 20/07/2009 Lesser Black- 3 Recently Following territorial and cat 2 records of breeding Jim Terry backed Gull fledged all spring and earley summer,2 adults one in close attendance with fledgling that was begging and wing stretching into wind as pre-flight exercise, taking place roof Pinnacle offices Manor Way 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Lesser Black- 1 3rd-summer in heavy wing moult Lee G R Evans backed Gull 29/07/2009 Borehamwood Herring Gull 1 1 adult loafing on rooftops in town centre Lee G R Evans 20/07/2009 Redbourn Great Black-backed 1 Flying over Flying over Nicholls Farm. (Increasing number Peter Tallantire Gull of other gulls flying over in recent weeks, particularly lesser black backed (up to 30 on occasions) and Herring Gulls. 03/07/2009 KGV Playing fields Watford Common Tern 3 flew NW this morning Ian Bennell 06/07/2009 Fairlands Lake Common Tern 2 Alan Ford 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Common Tern 2 FL pair with single juv Paul Lewis 13/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Common Tern 4+ inc 1 juv David Booth 15/07/2009 Stockers Lake NR Common Tern 6 FL Flying round lake, tern rafts now occupied by Geoffrey Young B/H Gulls 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 51 51 present including 23 juveniles Lee Evans 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 68+ 68+ including 33 juveniles Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 78 Lee Evans 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Common Tern 26 FF Barry Jones 25/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 42 Large clear-out overnight. Interestingly, three Lee Evans ringed juveniles from here have recently spent 10 days at Sewage Farm in Bedfordshire 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 33 Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Common Tern 71 71 including 29 juveniles Lee G R Evans 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Black Tern 1 Adult winter, with remains of black belly feeding Tim Hill over lake at 1400 seen first by Paul Thrush 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Black Tern 1 Moulting adult present until 1745 hours at least - Lee Evans unusual midsummer occurrence but one of four recorded nationwide today 17/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Black Tern 1 M Adult mainly summer plumaged but head W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) moulted into winter plumage 13/07/2009 Watford Feral Rock Dove 100+ Ian Bennell

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 07/07/2009 South Mymms Turtle Dove 1 Purring from tree by entrance to RSPCA Robin Pearson reception at Southridge, unfortunately no sign half an hour later. 11/07/2009 Turtle Dove 1 at Sacombe (near Watton at Stone) Graham Knight 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Ring-necked 2 Paul Lewis Parakeet 14/07/2009 Hamper Mill Watford Ring-necked 2 Joan Thompson Parakeet 15/07/2009 Oxhey Ring-necked 2 T In area since March 2009 Geoffrey Young Parakeet 17/07/2009 Borehamwood Ring-necked 1 Flying over Flying low level over east of town 7am Jim Terry Parakeet 18/07/2009 Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City) Ring-necked 1 Kevin Hornby Parakeet 21/07/2009 Park Ring-necked 3 F Calling Geoffrey Young Parakeet 21/07/2009 Oxhey Ring-necked 9 F Calling Geoffrey Young Parakeet 25/07/2009 Aldenham Reservoir Ring-necked 1 Heard only. Jonathan Ridge Parakeet 31/07/2009 Oxhey Ring-necked 12 Monthly maximum Oxhey Hall Estate seen by Joan Thompson Parakeet my neighbour 4th regularly had several on my feeder all month 12/07/2009 Welham Green Cuckoo 1 juv Linda Smith 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Cuckoo 1 FL In woodland bordering Colney Heath Lane W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) behind Dak House. Only seen well in flight so not seen being fed. But dunnock always heard calling in vicinity of calling fledgling (called persistantly when perched and well hidden). So host presumed to be a dunnock 01/07/2009 Tewin Hill Little Owl 1 20.30h Jane Robinson 03/07/2009 Dane End Little Owl 2 G Perry 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Little Owl 1 Stephen Blake 05/07/2009 Redbourn Little Owl 1 calling from hedgerow at Nicholls Fm Peter Tallantire 07/07/2009 Croxley Green Little Owl 2 G Lapworth 07/07/2009 Cold Christmas Little Owl 1 Kenneth John Hawkins 09/07/2009 Tewin Hill Little Owl 1 20.00h. At least one other hissing Jane Robinson 10/07/2009 Tewin Hill Little Owl 2 20.00h Jane Robinson Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Little Owl 1 Stephen Blake 11/07/2009 Tewin Hill Little Owl 1 21.00h Jane Robinson 12/07/2009 Throcking nr Little Owl 1 Nesting habitat Graham Knight 12/07/2009 Welham Green Little Owl 1 Linda Smith 12/07/2009 Tewin Hill Little Owl 3 20.00h. 2 adults, 1 young Jane Robinson 14/07/2009 Hamper Mill Watford Little Owl 1 field near Met railway line Joan Thompson 16/07/2009 Croxley Green Little Owl 2 G Lapworth 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Little Owl 1 F Flushed in woodland behind Dak House when W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) following up cuckoo fledgling calls. Presumed offspring of pair which nested nearby in Colney Heath Lane last year 18/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross Little Owl 2 G Lapworth 20/07/2009 Chiswell Green nr St Albans Little Owl 1 Nesting habitat 20th not 21st as submitted earlier Joan Thompson 21/07/2009 Chiswell Green nr St Albans Little Owl 1 Nesting habitat Near Garden of the Rose Joan Thompson 24/07/2009 Croxley Green Little Owl 2 G Lapworth 24/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Little Owl 1 David Booth area) 25/07/2009 Hampermill Lake nr Watford Little Owl 2 Recently young near Moor Park Joan Thompson fledged 25/07/2009 Bottom (Herts/Bucks) Little Owl 2 Recently juveniles at Valley Farm Joan thompson fledged 25/07/2009 Stocker's Farm Little Owl 2 Recently Adult and 1 yg Joan Thompson fledged 26/07/2009 Croxley Green Little Owl 1 G Lapworth 27/07/2009 Tyttenhanger Farm (Tyttenhanger Little Owl 1 Adult in paddocks Lee Evans area) 30/07/2009 Hampermill Lake nr Watford Little Owl 1 Juvenile near Moor Park Joan Thompson 03/07/2009 KGV Playing fields Watford Swift 30+ Ian Bennell 03/07/2009 Temple End Swift 20 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Watford Swift 1 flying into an air vent brick on building at top end Ian Bennell of Watford High Street/ Rickmansworth road junction this morning. 14/07/2009 Bernard's Heath Townsend & New Swift 20 FL Boundary Road area. At least 2 fledglings in W A Hatton Greens Tetrad (TL10 P) screaming parties visiting colony in this area 15/07/2009 Oxhey Swift 1 entering nest site at 6 Bucks Avenue. Not Jack Fearnside recorded at this site before. 16/07/2009 Puckeridge Swift 105 Count of birds over village at about 21.00. Murray Orchard Impression is that breeding population good/normal. Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 17/07/2009 Verulamium Park Swift 33 Over St Albans City Lee Evans 17/07/2009 Welwyn Garden City Swift c100 Two groups of about 50 each in different places Steve Evans/Ann Lee 19/07/2009 Swift 100 first large return movement - 100 SW in 10 mins C. M. Everett at 1pm; passage continued through much of afternoon in unsettled conditions 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Swift 48 Lee Evans 23/07/2009 Potters Crouch nr St Albans Swift 300 estimated minimum feeding over mixed farmland C. M. Everett 23/07/2009 Prae Wood nr St Albans Swift 100 flying SW in late morning; further SW movement C. M. Everett over St Albans in afternoon in rain 28/07/2009 Garston nr Watford Swift 40 further migration to SW, some in compact C. M. Everett screaming flocks at greater height than previous movements 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Swift 2 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Swift 86 Strong and steady southerly passage Lee G R Evans 07/07/2009 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Kingfisher 1 Paul Lewis 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Kingfisher 1 Stephen Blake 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Kingfisher 1 Tony Carter 20/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Kingfisher 1 Lee Evans 22/07/2009 Fishers Green River Lee Kingfisher 1 K C Stewart 27/07/2009 Rye Meads nr Hoddesdon Kingfisher 3 1m 2f David Waters

1f could have been a juvenile as it returned to nest after f flew off 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Kingfisher 1 Stephen Blake 03/07/2009 Temple End Green Woodpecker 1 Jean Crystal 07/07/2009 Green Woodpecker 2 Ian Bennell 13/07/2009 St Albans Tetrad (TL10 N) Green Woodpecker 1 H Juvenile at Watercress Association reserve W A Hatton 14/07/2009 Welwyn Garden City - Hall Grove Green Woodpecker 1 H Flying across field behind HAOD Michael Collins Commonswood School 17/07/2009 Hampermill Lake nr Watford Green Woodpecker 2 Sandy Lodge Golf Course Moor Park Joan thompson 17/07/2009 Oxhey Park Green Woodpecker 1 Joan thompson 17/07/2009 Watford Green Woodpecker 2 adult and juv. same site Ian Bennell 28/07/2009 Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City) Green Woodpecker 1 Kevin Hornby 31/07/2009 Merry Hill nr Green Woodpecker 2 Recently 1 Juv and 1 male Joan Thompson fledged 31/07/2009 Redbourn Green Woodpecker 6 Recently In woods and paddocks around Nicholls Fm. Peter Tallantire fledged count includes one group of three incl one juv. Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 13/07/2009 Watford Great Spotted 1 Ian Bennell Woodpecker 01/07/2009 Wallington Road Baldock Skylark 25 Frank Charles Clark 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Skylark 40 D territories Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Sand Martin 50 Stephen Blake 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GPs (exact GP not Sand Martin 1 David Wheatcroft specified) 12/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP Sand Martin 1 Over Willow farm flood pool David Wheatcroft 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 104 104 present low over the reservoir in rainy Lee Evans conditions 17/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin c20 Mike Wallen 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 238 Massive arrival in heavy rain Lee Evans 20/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 8 Just 8 today in clear conditions Lee Evans 21/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Sand Martin 54 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 21/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 230+ Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Sand Martin 3 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 236 Another wave of returning migrants Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Sand Martin 186 Lee G R Evans 03/07/2009 Temple End Swallow 32 Jean Crystal 04/07/2009 St Margarets Great Gaddesden Swallow 7 T on wire Church Farm area Michael Collins 05/07/2009 Redbourn Swallow 3+ 3+ pairs nesting in horse stables at Nicholls Fm Peter Tallantire 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Swallow 7 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 10/07/2009 Long Marston Red-rumped 1 8.30am, amongst 50/60 Swallows,with 1/2 doz\' Dave Jenkinson Swallow sand martin and 1/2 doz\' house martin on elec\' cables and fence at house, Boars Croft Farm 07/07/2009 Croxley Green House Martin 3 G Lapworth 16/07/2009 Stocker's Lake House Martin 11 Nest with Active nests Joan Thompson young 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) House Martin 135+ Lee Evans 28/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) House Martin 35 Another wave of returning migrants Lee Evans 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) House Martin 56 Lee G R Evans 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Meadow Pipit 5 F W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y)

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 01/07/2009 Wallington Road Baldock Yellow Wagtail 5 Frank Charles Clark 11/07/2009 SITE NOT LISTED Yellow Wagtail 2 pair at Sacombe (near Watton at Stone) Graham Knight 16/07/2009 St Ippollitts nr Yellow Wagtail 1 fem flying over calling David Russell 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Yellow Wagtail 6 A 3 pairs Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) (flavissima) Martin 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Grey Wagtail 2 Stephen Blake 11/07/2009 nr Buntingford Grey Wagtail 2 Faecal sac or Pair carrying food Graham Knight food 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Grey Wagtail 1 W A Hatton only) 12/07/2009 SITE NOT LISTED Grey Wagtail 2 at Westmill (near Buntingford, not the Westmill Graham Knight near Ware) pair carrying food 13/07/2009 Watford Grey Wagtail 2 Juvs, in High St, nr church Ian Bennell 13/07/2009 Watford Grey Wagtail 2 juvs around st.mary\'s church on watford high Ian Bennell street 14/07/2009 Watford Grey Wagtail 2 juvs still around st.mary\'s church Ian Bennell 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Grey Wagtail 1 Stephen Blake 19/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Grey Wagtail 2 FL Female with fledgling W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Grey Wagtail 1 Juvenile Lee G R Evans 03/07/2009 KGV Playing fields Watford Pied Wagtail 3 juvs Ian Bennell 27/07/2009 Pied Wagtail 37 37 on cricket field at 0630 hours Lee Evans 30/07/2009 Salisbury Hall nr Colney Pied Wagtail 40 + feeding flock on abandoned ground J H Terry 13/07/2009 St Albans Tetrad (TL10 N) Pied Wagtail 1 FF W A Hatton (yarrellii) 26/07/2009 St Albans - St Michaels/The Lake Wren 2 Michael Collins 07/07/2009 Cassiobury Park Robin 1 juv in council yard. Ian Bennell 31/07/2009 Tring Wheatear 1 First returning migrant in Tring town opposite Lee G R Evans (Steve Rodwell) 14/07/2009 Watford Blackbird 1 juv at goodwood rec Ian Bennell 27/07/2009 Chiswell Green nr St Albans Fieldfare 11 Migrant seen this afternoon in trees in National Rose John Moss Gardens 02/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm Mistle Thrush 1 Paul Lewis 03/07/2009 Bernard's Heath Townsend & New Mistle Thrush 1 UN W A Hatton Greens Tetrad (TL10 P) 07/07/2009 Cassiobury Park Mistle Thrush 7 around bowls club. Ian Bennell 28/07/2009 Harperbury nr Mistle Thrush 20 Flying over Evening flight to roost Jim Terry 28/07/2009 Munden Estate nr Bricket Wood Mistle Thrush 16 post-breeding flock C. M. Everett Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Cetti's Warbler 2 Ian Rose 05/07/2009 Beech Farm Grasshopper 1 AM - Reeling in field with long grass adjacent to David Wheatcroft Warbler field with sheep in (on other side of track) 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Sedge Warbler 2 Stephen Blake 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Sedge Warbler 1 Ian Rose 07/07/2009 Beech Farm St Albans (TL10 Z) Sedge Warbler 1 S W A Hatton 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Sedge Warbler 2 Stephen Blake 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Sedge Warbler 2 Stephen Blake 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Sedge Warbler 2 Tony Carter 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Sedge Warbler 2 from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Sedge Warbler 2 from viewpoint Ian Bennell 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Warbler 3 Stephen Blake 04/07/2009 Batford Reed Warbler 2 Pair feeding young in nest at playing fields Mike Russell 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Reed Warbler 4 Ian Rose 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Warbler 1 Stephen Blake 15/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Warbler 2 Stephen Blake 17/07/2009 Lee Valley Fishers Green Area Reed Warbler 2 S John Rivoire (TL30 R) 19/07/2009 Rye Meads RSPB Reed Warbler 1 Tony Carter 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Reed Warbler 1 Alan Gardiner 24/07/2009 Amwell NR Reed Warbler 4 FF Barry Jones 25/07/2009 Amwell GP - Ware/Thrifts GP Reed Warbler 2 from viewpoint Ian Bennell 25/07/2009 Amwell NR - Great Hardmead Lake Reed Warbler 2 from viewpoint Ian Bennell 26/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Reed Warbler 2 Ian Rose 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Warbler 1 Stephen Blake 02/07/2009 Temple End Lesser Whitethroat 1 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Temple End Lesser Whitethroat 1 Jean Crystal 02/07/2009 Temple End Whitethroat 3 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Temple End Whitethroat 2 Jean Crystal 05/07/2009 Temple End Whitethroat 4 Jean Crystal 31/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Whitethroat 1 Stephen Blake 02/07/2009 Temple End Blackcap 2 Jean Crystal 05/07/2009 Temple End Blackcap 2 Jean Crystal 17/07/2009 Rusling End nr Langley Blackcap 1 perched on oak tree in garden J. Wise 31/07/2009 Redbourn Blackcap 3 Pair, suitable regularly seen/heard in hedgerows around Peter Tallantire habitat Nicholls Fm 14/07/2009 Watford Chiffchaff 1 singing at goodwood rec Ian Bennell

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 01/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Willow Warbler 1 W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) 07/07/2009 Beech Farm St Albans (TL10 Z) Willow Warbler 1 Heard calling only W A Hatton 09/07/2009 Jersey Farm & Marshalswick Willow Warbler 1 W A Hatton Tetrad (TL10 U) 10/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Willow Warbler 1 Heard calling only W A Hatton South (TL10 U) 13/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Willow Warbler 1 W A Hatton South (TL10 U) 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Willow Warbler 1 W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) 20/07/2009 North & Nightingale Willow Warbler 2 FL W A Hatton Lane Tetrad (TL10 S) 22/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Willow Warbler 2 W A Hatton South (TL10 U) 26/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Willow Warbler 1 Ian Rose 31/07/2009 Redbourn Willow Warbler 4 Pair, suitable feeding in hedgerow at Nicholls Fm. Birds have Peter Tallantire habitat been present for some time 02/07/2009 The Wick area Marshalswick St Goldcrest 2 W A Hatton Albans (TL10 U) 03/07/2009 Bernard's Heath Townsend & New Goldcrest 1 S W A Hatton Greens Tetrad (TL10 P) 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome Goldcrest 1 Helen Baker 19/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Goldcrest 3 FL W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) 29/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Goldcrest 3 Lee G R Evans 10/07/2009 Spotted Flycatcher 3 Pair of adults with a fledged juv. Murray Orchard 10/07/2009 Spotted Flycatcher 1 David Gompertz (TL20 Q) 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Spotted Flycatcher 3 FL W A Hatton only) 12/07/2009 Buckland Spotted Flycatcher 4 Recently Ad with 3 juv Graham Knight fledged 12/07/2009 Buckland Spotted Flycatcher 4 adult and 3 fledglings Graham Knight 16/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Spotted Flycatcher 5 Family party of 5 birds (3 juveniles) in Marsworth Lee Evans Wood indicating that pair probably nested in the area 17/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Spotted Flycatcher 1 ad. Mike Wallen 19/07/2009 Waterend nr Wheathampstead Spotted Flycatcher 1 Anthony Dorman

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Spotted Flycatcher 04- Family party by new overflow; I also saw 5 birds Lee Evans May in Marsworth Wood during past week 20/07/2009 Whitwell Spotted Flycatcher 2 Recently adult feeding young Joan thompson fledged 20/07/2009 Fir and Pond Woods Potters Bar Spotted Flycatcher 1 David Gompertz (TL20 Q) 21/07/2009 Whitwell Spotted Flycatcher 2 Recently adult feeding juv Joan Thompson fledged 24/07/2009 Brocket Park Spotted Flycatcher 1 Permanent Anthony Dorman territory 24/07/2009 Lamer Park nr Wheathampstead Spotted Flycatcher 1 Nesting habitat Darin Stanley 25/07/2009 Lamer Wood Golf Course area Spotted Flycatcher 2 H Adult possibly with juvenile W A Hatton (TL11 X) 30/07/2009 Amwell Spotted Flycatcher 6 Kenneth John Hawkins 31/07/2009 Weston Spotted Flycatcher 1 Recently Feeding one young. Frances Hurst fledged 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Long-tailed Tit 10 Stephen Blake 09/07/2009 Jersey Farm & Marshalswick Long-tailed Tit 10 W A Hatton Tetrad (TL10 U) 04/07/2009 Langley Marsh Tit 2 Alan Ford 17/07/2009 Oxhey Nuthatch 4 Recently Family party at Oxhey playing fields Joan thompson fledged 14/07/2009 Bernard's Heath Townsend & New Treecreeper 4 FL Adult with 2-3 fledgings. Male singing W A Hatton Greens Tetrad (TL10 P) 16/07/2009 Stocker's Lake Treecreeper 4 Recently Family party Joan Thompson fledged 13/07/2009 St Albans Tetrad (TL10 N) Jay 3 W A Hatton 14/07/2009 Watford Jay 5 2 ad and 3 juvs in goodwood recreation grounds Ian Bennell (north watford) 18/07/2009 East Hyde Jackdaw 625 In one flock at the meadow; c400 Jackdaw, c150 Mike Russell Rook and c75 Carrion Crow 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Jackdaw 200 Alan Gardiner 26/07/2009 Garston nr Watford Jackdaw 200 on playing fields C. M. Everett 03/07/2009 Temple End Starling 25 Jean Crystal 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Starling 100 Alan Gardiner 19/07/2009 Dobbs Weir House Sparrow 25 Tony Carter 25/07/2009 North Mymms Tree Sparrow 5 Simon Martin Bradley Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 12/07/2009 Stevenage Goldfinch 2 impressive variety of song. 6 pm sg1 2lb Simon Odell 18/07/2009 Norton Green nr Stevenage Goldfinch 20+ Feeding on thistle heads Ray Hooper 19/07/2009 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Goldfinch 5 Adults feeding 3 juveniles near car park Lee Evans 22/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Goldfinch 12 W A Hatton South (TL10 U) 03/07/2009 Temple End Linnet 1 Jean Crystal 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Linnet 40 FL Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 13/07/2009 Codicote Bottom Linnet 4 Tanyard Lane on telegraph wire Lucy Alexander 28/07/2009 Startop's End Res (Tring Linnet 1 Lee Evans Reservoirs) 19/07/2009 Verulamium Lake area of Crossbill 10 M c 5.20pm Flying south over lake towards W A Hatton Verulamium Park (TL10 N) Westminster Lodge 23/07/2009 Sewage Treatment Crossbill 6 F Gareth Works 19/07/2009 Woods - Cowheath Crossbill 6+ Flew over calling Mike Ilett Wood 19/07/2009 Verulamium Park Crossbill c10 c 5.25pm. In flight over Verulamium Lake Wendy Hatton heading south towards Westminster Lodge 23/07/2009 Broxbourne Woods - Cowheath Crossbill 8 Feeding alongside ride at west end of Cowheath David Booth Wood Wood from 9:50 to 10:15. At least 3 males. Flew off to south at 10:15 26/07/2009 Pitstone No 2 Quarry Crossbill 19 Flew west over at 6.30am Ian Williams 02/07/2009 The Wick area Marshalswick St Bullfinch 2 W A Hatton Albans (TL10 U) 02/07/2009 Woodoaks Farm Bullfinch 2 P Paul Lewis 07/07/2009 Fleetville The Camp & Highfield Bullfinch 1 Heard calling only W A Hatton Park Tetrad (TL10 T) 09/07/2009 Jersey Farm & Marshalswick Bullfinch 1 W A Hatton Tetrad (TL10 U) 10/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Bullfinch 1 Heard only - in one of the usual "territories" in W A Hatton South (TL10 U) the park along southern border near Jersey Lane - still unable to prove breeding for this species in the park 12/07/2009 Welham Green Bullfinch 6 Linda Smith 13/07/2009 Jersey Farm Woodland Park - Bullfinch 2 Heard only. Special visit in effort to confirm W A Hatton South (TL10 U) breeding in this territory on southern edge of park. Hampered by lack of visibilty in scrubHeard only. 13/07/2009 St Albans Tetrad (TL10 N) Bullfinch 2 In scrub at NW end of Verululam GC W A Hatton Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 14/07/2009 Bernard's Heath Townsend & New Bullfinch 3 FL Family Party. Bernards Heath W A Hatton Greens Tetrad (TL10 P) 16/07/2009 Butterwick Fields & Alban Way inc Bullfinch 1 A In scrub behind Dak House, Colney Heath Lane W A Hatton Smallford Lake (TL10 Y) 20/07/2009 London Colney North & Nightingale Bullfinch 1 Heard only - usual site near telecom mast in W A Hatton Lane Tetrad (TL10 S) Nightingale Lane 27/07/2009 nr Royston Bullfinch 1 324366 Joan Thompson 28/07/2009 Panshanger (Welwyn Garden City) Bullfinch 1 Seen in woods near Black fan road. Kevin Hornby 28/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Bullfinch 1 Alan Gardiner 03/07/2009 Temple End Yellowhammer 1 Jean Crystal 05/07/2009 Temple End Yellowhammer 2 Jean Crystal 07/07/2009 Croxley Green Yellowhammer 2 G Lapworth 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Yellowhammer 30 FF probably 20 territories Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 16/07/2009 Croxley Green Yellowhammer 2 feeding fledged young G Lapworth 24/07/2009 Croxley Green Yellowhammer 1 G Lapworth 30/07/2009 Salisbury Hall nr London Colney Yellowhammer 3 Faecal sac or Confirmed breeding for site J H Terry food 03/07/2009 Temple End Reed Bunting 1 Jean Crystal 03/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Bunting 2 Stephen Blake 05/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Reed Bunting 1 Ian Rose 07/07/2009 Beech Farm St Albans (TL10 Z) Reed Bunting 2 T W A Hatton 10/07/2009 Tyttenhanger G P (TL10 X) Reed Bunting 1 Stephen Blake 11/07/2009 Amwell Nature Reserve (TL31 R Reed Bunting 1 S W A Hatton only) 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Reed Bunting 5 S territories Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth Aquadrome Reed Bunting 2 Helen Baker 22/07/2009 Tyttenhanger GP (TL10 X) Reed Bunting 1 Alan Gardiner 24/07/2009 Marsworth Res (Tring Reservoirs) Reed Bunting 1 Female feeding young in nest Lee Evans 26/07/2009 Amwell Gravel Pits (TL31 R) Reed Bunting 2 Ian Rose 01/07/2009 Wallington Road Baldock Corn Bunting 7 Frank Charles Clark 03/07/2009 Temple End Corn Bunting 2 Jean Crystal 05/07/2009 Temple End Corn Bunting 2 Jean Crystal 08/07/2009 Clothall Corn Bunting 4 S Derek Gruar 08/07/2009 Wallington Rd Baldock Corn Bunting 10 A Derek Gruar

Date Site Species Count Breeding status Comments Observers name 12/07/2009 Bygrave Lodge Farm Wallington Corn Bunting 10 FF 10 singing males Darren Oakley - Hertfordshire (TL23 X) Martin 29/07/2009 Borehamwood Monk Parakeet 33 33 surviving at the core location, all now nesting Lee G R Evans in one large colony in tall garden conifer; 29% decline on last year when population peaked at 51 birds