Adult COMMON GULL at N Gadebridge Park

Male GOLDEN PHEASANT videoed in Piccotts End front garden by Gwyneth Sharp today.

Male GOLDEN PHEASANT photographed & videoed in front garden in Piccotts End by Gwyneth Sharp today - probably strayed from collection at Bridens Camp or possibly from garden with Guinea Fowl backing onto L.Buzzard Rd. at Piccotts End.

Below are some screen-grabs taken from the video Gwyneth took at the time...

Male GOLDEN PHEASANT in front garden at Piccotts End - © Gwyneth Sharp

2 (pair) STOCK DOVES W over Corner Hall from Boxmoor.

KINGFISHER at Two Waters

2 BROWN HARES & KESTREL at N side of Nettleden Road, Water End.

CHIFFCHAFF opp. Bathstore at Water Gardens, Town Centre

Wintering CHIFFCHAFF opp. Bathstore at Water Gardens, Town Centre - responded with call & came within 2 metres when recording of call played.

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GREY WAGTAIL at B&Q, Corner Hall

YELLOWHAMMER over Valley Green, Woodhall Farm

3 HERRING GULLS (2 Ad, 1 3W) interacting & calling at Corner Hall offices.

STOCK DOVE at N Gadebridge Park

2 LITTLE EGRETS at Boxmoor - 1 at Station Moor & 1 at Hardings Moor.

KESTREL, & SONG THRUSH in full song, at N Gadebridge Park.

4 BUZZARDS, RED KITE, KESTREL & SPARROWHAWK at Great Gaddesden.

KINGFISHER at Piccotts End

KINGFISHER at Water End S of 'S-bend' bridge.

LITTLE GREBE at Water End / Great Gaddesden.

2 (Pair) GADWALL at Great Gaddesden

2 (pair) GADWALL at Great Gaddesden

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LITTLE EGRET at Great Gaddesddn

LESSER REDPOLL at Hemel Garden Centre, Great Gaddesden.

LESSER REDPOLL at Great Gaddesden.

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MARSH TIT, 12 TEAL, GREY WAGTAIL & KESTREL behind Hemel Garden Centre, Great Gaddesden.

MARSH TIT at Great Gaddesden.

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BULLFINCH at Piccotts End Pools

BULLFINCH at Piccotts End Pools.

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2 LITTLE EGRETS, SISKIN, C.4 LINNETS, KESTREL, NUTHATCH & GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER at Piccotts End Pools.

BULLFINCH at Lovett's End Farm, just N of Grovehill.

BULLFINCH at Lovett's End - the First I've seen here,

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LITTLE EGRET going to roost S over Corner Hall offices, 16.37

FIELDFARE at Corner Hall

Phill Luckhurst reported 2 WAXWINGS in bushes along Westwick Row near Breakspear Park, Leverstock Green this morning!

2 WAXWINGS at Leverstock Green - only ones reported in the Hemel area this Winter.

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KESTREL perched on goal post at N Gadebridge Park

LITTLE EGRET on Station Moor, Boxmoor - 2 seen earlier today by Jim Middleton & 3 seen here during December.

LESSER REDPOLL flew from Gadespring Cressbeds across canal at Chaulden / Boxmoor.

LESSER REDPOLL at Gadespring Cressbeds, Chaulden.

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LITTLE GREBE in side stream at canal opp. Gadespring Cressbeds, Boxmoor / Chaulden.

C.170 BLACK-HEADED GULLS & 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Gadebridge Park.

MISTLE THRUSH with C.35 REDWINGS at Gadebridge Park.

3 LITTLE EGRETS S over Corner Hall offices - heading to roost, 16.09

Wintering CHIFFCHAFF at Two Waters opp. B&Q near outflow of River Gade from canal.

Wintering CHIFFCHAFF at Two Waters opp. B&Q near outflow of River Gade from canal - appeared larger, greyish & pale as SCANDINAVIAN CHIFFCHAFF (abientinus) but could not confirm.

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4 JAYS at Valley Green, Woodhall Farm

RED KITE low over Sainsburys, Woodhall Farm

KESTREL & STOCK DOVE at Piccotts End village.

NUTHATCH, JAY & 2+ GREENFINCHES at Margaret Lloyd Park, Grovehill.

SKYLARK N over Margaret Lloyd Park, Grovehill

Local MUTE SWAN colour-ringed black 054 on orange at River Gade, Corner Hall.

KESTREL at E Boxmoor

LITTLE EGRET left Boxmoor SE to roost at 15.30

RED KITE over Corner Hall

LITTLE EGRET at E Boxmoor

MISTLE THRUSH singing at St. John's Church, Boxmoor.

SKYLARK over Valley Green, Woodhall Farm this morning.

GREYLAG GOOSE at Water Gardens, Town Centre

3rd Winter HERRING GULL at Corner Hall

HEMEL MEGA: 2nd Winter MEDITERRANEAN GULL in Kings Langley, found & photographed by Samuel Perfect.

Samuel Perfect found & photographed a 2nd Winter MEDITERRANEAN GULL at fields behing the Rudolph Steiner Scool, Kings Langley, near the A41.

Details on Samuels brilliant blog 'Samuel Birding' > HERE <.

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