A former uncommon winter visitor.

In former times Hooded Crows were common visitors to Hertfordshire, particularly to the Royston area, from where they got their local name, “Royston Crow”. Today they are rarely seen in the County, it is believed that this is because, the northern and eastern European breeding population is becoming resident, and is no longer migratory in winter. Haywood (1947) claimed their numbers in the County, greatly decreased after about 1911.

Foster (1914) recorded that they were seen occasionally in the Stevenage district. Five were seen near Stevenage on 15 February 1907.