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 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

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