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Sightings

Livestream Update - With the Herons’ season now over our livestream camera is now focussed on a Little Egret nest in our Stocker’s Lake Heronry. Click on the button above to go straight to the stream.

Select monthly bird sightings or annual bird/butterfly reports below:

Recent Sightings

Cattle Egret © FoSL Livestream June 2024

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Jan 2026 sightings at the Stocker’s Lake © Herts Bird Club
FoSL Butterfly and Dragonfly Walk: Sunday 6 July 2025
Sightings 18 June - 14 July
February 2025

Sightings will appear here once reported.

December 2024

Sightings will appear here once reported.

November 2024

Sightings will appear here once reported.

October 2024

Sightings will appear here once reported.

September 2024

Sightings will appear here once reported.

August 2024

21st - 2 Kingfisher, c7 Common Tern (approx 4 adults and 3 juveniles being fed small fish), 5 Lapwing, Red-crested Pochard (female), c6 Chiffchaff (incl juvenile), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Egyptian Goose, c6 Swallow

11th - Kingfisher (perched approx 25 metres downstream of bridge over Colne (James Gibson)

4th - Green Sandpiper (flew over field nearest to exit calling), 7 Common Tern, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 Lapwing

1st - Kingfisher, 10 Common Tern (including 4 juveniles)

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Annual Bird Reports (PDF)

Common Tern © G Lury

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Annual Butterfly Reports (PDF)

Marbled White© C Buckton

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Reporting Sightings

Please report any interesting bird sightings at the reserve through the Herts Bird Club website.

To report other sightings please email our webmaster.