Stortford Waxwing

still present on Crozier Ave/Burghley Ave. Mobile, flycatching from the top of birch trees.

Stortford Waxwings!

one at Crozier Avenue, just past the roundabout where a left turn will take you into the Tesco's petrol station.

Also a report of 2 on Burghley Avenue which is the road Crozier avenue comes off.

Garden Watch 28 October 2016

A good day for birds in the garden

Goldfinch  3
Blue Tit  5
Coal Tit  2
Great Tit  2
Goldcrest  1
Dunnock  1
Chaffinch f/m  1
House Sparrow  4
Starling  14
Great Spotted Woodpecker  1 (see photo )
Ferral Pigeon  4
Wood Pigeon  2
Collared Dove  11
Blackbird  2m 2f/m
Robin  2

Sawbo patch October 24

usual walk: Springhall Lane -> river -> Feakes Lock -> Railway line -> river -> Pishiobury park -> home

selected highlights:
Stonechat 1f. (on 22nd there was a pair) 89th bird for the patch this year.
Snipe 1 - 90th for the patch this year.
Kingfisher 1
Common Gull 2 over
Magpie 12
Meadow Pipit 1
Yellowhammer 5
Redwing c20
Green and Great-Spotted Woodpecker.

Sawbo patch update

short walk today down to Feakes Lock, up to the railway line, then back along the NE edge of the park.

Kingfisher 1
Little Grebe 1
Red Kite 1 over Sir Rod's place.
Buzzard 4
Bullfinch 2
GSW 1
Goldcrest 1
Long-tailed tit 1 flock

And now for the all-important Accentor count:
Hedge - about 5
Radde's 0
Alpine 0
Siberian 0

Driving off to a meeting in Hertford on Tuesday 4th October. Red Kite low over the A120 just past the Birchanger roundabout. Beautiful crisp plumage - a youngster? Then 7 Buzzard over the A10 between Standon and Ware (a group of 4 and a group of 3). Finally a cracking male Kestrel hovering over the road on the way back. A good raptor day!

Hatfield Forest Sunday 2 Oct 2016 AM

Coal Tit 1
Great Tits
Blue Tits
Robin
Jackdaw(to many to count)
Black-headed Gull 10
Coot 2
Moorhen 1
Jay 1
Magpies
The high light of the morning :-
Common Redstart 1 Male

Trim's Green 2nd october

highlight was 2 Peregrine Falcon in the main field. One spent half an hour dismantling a freshly killed Wood Pigeon before flying to a nearby pylon.

Other birds:
Swallow 18 N
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1m
Yellowhammer 1 over
Skylark
Linnet

Sawbridgeworth Patch

usual walk, 7:30-9 am. From Springhill Lane to the NE corner of the park, down to the river, Feakes Lock, up toward the railway line, along to the public footpath, back down to the bridge, then up to the  park again from the three bridges area.

Nothing remarkable but some record patch numbers.

Mute Swan. 8! 2 ad + 3 cygnets on the river then 3 ad of N.
Mallard 5
Moorhen 5
Sparrowhawk 1
Green woodpecker 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Nuthatch 1
Jay 2
Magpie 5
Jackdaw NC
Crow NC
Woodpigeon NC
Robin 14
Dunnock 25! patch record.
Wren 13
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 1 over
Great tit 12
Blue tit 7
Long Tailed tit 11
Chiffchaff 8, with two singing
Blackcap 1 male
Grey Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 4 plus 10 over S
Swallow 5 S
House Martin 10
Reed Bunting 2f
Yellowhammer 1
Goldfinch 12
Chaffinch 7
Bullfinch 2 heard.

Red Admiral 1