HERTFORDSHIRE 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 Rye Meads RSPB Little Grebe 17 Tony Carter 19/07/2009 Verulamium 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 Wilstone Res (Tring Reservoirs) Little Grebe 1 Juvenile still Lee Evans 12/07/2009 Rickmansworth 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 (Tring Reservoirs) 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 Marsworth 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 Tewin Little Egret 1 Kevin Hornby 28/07/2009 Little Hadham 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 Batchworth 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 Welham Green 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 Aldenham Reservoir Mandarin Duck 7 On reservoir & partially dead trees. Jonathan Ridge 31/07/2009 St Albans - 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 Watford 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 Mallard 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.