...female Shoveler, 2w Yellow Legged Gull, Caspian hybrid X307 ##UkBirding #hertsbird #vismig

First proper bird movements Fairlands Valley Stevenage this morning. Over 150 Redwing west in small flocks. Several Skylarks Pied Wagtails and Song Thrush. Big unidentified finch flock-chaffinch brambling and Crosshill reported nearby. Also 5 Egyptian Geese, first three Wigeon of autumn...

The regular German ringed (hybrid)? Caspian gull X307 at Fairlands Valley Park today. @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds

August updates made to stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Grey Partridge, Caspian Gull, Hobby, Peregrine, Raven, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Yellow Wagtail

A single Swift flying over the Millennium lake at Fairlands Valley this morning. Summer's hanging on. #ukswift @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #hertsbirds

Record shot of Caspian hybrid X307 as it headed south over the Main lake at Fairlands Valley this morning @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds

Early morning ringing session at Rye Meads enlivened by a fly over Night Heron! That completes my self found heron patch list - Bittern, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Squacco, Little Bittern, Little, Cattle and Great Egrets! It has taken fifty-one years, but.... quite chuffed really. #UKbirding

Good numbers of butterflies around the wildflower bank at Environmental including the beautiful Marbled White

Great to see breeding success this morning with a Chiffchaff feeding fledged young at Farmhouse Channel. Please submit records of confirmed breeding for all species to Herts Bird Club at.... www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c... ..and use Breeding Status dropdown #hertsbirds

A German ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull at Fairlands Valley, Stevenage yesterday. Ringer confirms it was ringed as a nestling 1/7/23 & has been sighted twice since. Both times in the UK. @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds

Good Swift action at main lake this evening with 20 or so feeding low over lake. Plus 2 Swallow, 6 House Martin & 8 Tufted Duck #hertsbirds

1st Common Sandpiper of the year this morning via Tony Hukin #hertsbirds

The first sighting of new life at Fairlands Valley, Stevenage today, a fledgling Robin. #hertsbirds @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Stevenage

An Arctic Tern at Fairlands Valley Main lake during yesterday afternoon. #hertsbirds @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social

Arctic Tern & Common Tern still at Main Lake #hertsbirds

Stroll around Fairlands Valley lakes Stevenage this morning. Third singing Willow Warbler ( only a passage Bird these days). First two Sand Martins and a single Swallow of the year, but carried on through the cold head wind.

@fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds a Buzzard seen at the North end of the park today. Not often seen perched up.

March updates made to www.stevenagebirdhistory.co.uk for: Mute Swan, Mandarin, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Water Rail, Yellow legged Gull, Barn Owl, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Raven, ChIffchaff, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting

First Willow Warbler of the year today via @philb86.bsky.social . + a Reed Bunting at the Balancing Pond & a record count of 10 Tufted Duck at Millennium Lake #hertsbirds

Lovely BBC online article this morning about the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition. @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social including Ellie Evershed and dad, Rupert with huge Hawfinch she designed @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

2025 Hertfordshire Rookery Survey: please submit nest counts from active rookeries in the county, full details here: www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c... #hertsbirds

Goldfinch @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social

Redwing @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social

Chiffchaff singing at Farmhouse Channel this morning #hertsbirds

Drake Pochard on the main lake at Fairlands Valley @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social

A male Reed Bunting singing at the Farmhouse Channel this morning was new for year. A Water Rail at Farmhouse Channel too & Kingfisher still south end of Environmental #hertsbirds

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I am very excited to be co-curating 'Wild About Hertfordshire' – an exhibition in St Albans Museum celebrating the 150th anniversary of Hertfordshire Natural History Society. Runs 21 March-6 July. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wil... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social

Herts Bird Club Conference 2025 - Saturday 8th March hnhs.org/meeting/hertfo…#hertsbirdsds

In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm off to church in search of a fictional bird... #countrydiary #naturewriting #UKBirding

LATEST NEWS…What to look for in ... February February can dump passage waders anywhere with suitable habitat. Though not as evident as in the upcoming Spring months, birds are nevertheless on the move again Read more: hnhs.org/herts-bird-clu…#hertsbirdsds

Good start to 2025 with 59 species in the first month Highlights included: Caspian Gul (1w) 23rd Teal 24-25th Redpoll 17th Blackcap 12th Green Woodpecker 10th For full lists by year and more go to docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #hertsbirds

This map of 1km square species totals has been created by Dean Cornish, using around 10k records submitted to the Herts Bird Club in 2024. Fully interactive version here: dcbirds.github.io/Total-Specie... Featured on the HBC website: www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c... #hertsbirds

4 Teal at the Balancing Pond this morning. First at park since March last year #hertsbirds

Herts Birds is now on here. Please follow them. bsky.app/profile/hert...

A duck often overlooked but have you noticed fewer Mallards at the park in recent years? Data from last 15 years of monthly WeBS count shows numbers are declining. Graphs shows peak & average counts each year for 'winter' months Oct - Mar. #hertsbirds

Stunning photos. One at Fairlands Valley Park next please!

Green Woodpecker briefly this morning on grass behind cafe. Flew over wood in direction of Millennium. Increasingly rare here. Main Lake mostly frozen so could be a good gull day! #hertsbirds

The Hertfordshire Bird List, containing details of all 314 species recorded in the county, has been published online for the first time on the Herts Bird Club website: www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c... #hertsbirds

A Redwing grubbing around in leaf litter at Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage this morning. @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds

We finish 2024 on 103 species, our best ever total! Thanks to everyone who visits & submits records. This is a great collective effort! Several highlights incl. Grey Plover - new for park list. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! Images by @philb86.bsky.social & @andy6day.bsky.social

Any records left to submit? Just a few hours left...

Drake Pochard with Tufted Duck at main lake, female Reed Bunting at Balancing Pond & Kingfisher still between Millennium & Environmental this morning. #hertsbirds

Kingfisher showing well north end of Millennium #hertsbirds

A flighty pair of Shoveler around the lakes this morning. Presently on Millennium #hertsbirds

Male Goosander at Fairlands Valley, Stevenage in 2021. A one day stay. @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

No need to be at a lose end after Christmas. Why not get out & about with the #Herts Christmas #Bird Count?

After yesterday's Goosander sighting at Fairlands Valley, today it was a female Goldeneye that turned up. Great find @philb86.bsky.social & Tony Hukin. Species #103 of 2024. @fairlandsbirds.bsky.social #hertsbirds

Was intending to stay warm and dry today until I got a call, and managed to get to Fairlands main Lake in Stevenage as three Goosander had dropped in. The female left moments after I arrived but the two drakes lingered for twenty minutes. #Ukbirding