Common winter visitors. 

Annual winter visitors that can be found in Stevenage’s woods, parks and often gardens. 

Redwings suffer high mortality in cold winters and suffered heavily in Hertfordshire during the winter of 1878/79. In 1882 Marlborough H. Prior claimed that they were absent from the neighbourhood of Stevenage. In 1909 they were recorded as being more abundant than usual in the Stevenage district.

The 2012 Winter Atlas confirmed their presence from all 11 of the tetrads covering Stevenage.

The following large flocks have been recorded; 11 February 1973 (150 to 200 Alleynes School Fields); 21 January 1977 (100 Barnwell School Playing Fields); 6 March 1977 (100+ Astonbury); 18 February 1978 (100+ Watery Grove); 11 January 1980 (200 Fairlands Valley); 17 March 1980 (300 Fairlands Valley); 12 October 1980 (170 Box Wood); 12 February 1981 (225 Astonbury Farm); 15 October 1981 (200 Fairlands Valley); 17 January 1988 (125 Astonbury Wood); 17 January 2004 (160 at an unrecorded location); 16 October 2005 (100+ over Chells Manor); 15 October 2014 (100+ Norton Green Tip); 9 January 2018 (100+ Stirling Close); 19 February 2021 (c. 200 Chesfield Park); 20 March 2021 (125+ Aston End); 5 November 2021 (144 over a Stevenage Garden); 6 November 2021 (119 over a Stevenage Garden); 22 October 2022 (c.100 Fairlands Valley Lakes); 9 October 2023 (c.400 over Fairlands Valley Lakes in flocks of up to 50); 12 and 15 October 2024 (c.100 over Fairlands Valley Lakes); 30 October 2024 (150 over Fairlands Valley Lakes in flocks of up to 40); 3 November 2024 (300 over Stanley Road in flocks of up to 70); 13 October 2025 (c. 150 over Chells Manor); 31 January 2026 (c.100 Astonbury Wood).

During autumn migration in 2021 large numbers were seen at Fairlands Valley Lakes, 230 were seen over the Main Lake and 200 plus were seen at Fairlands Farmhouse on 13 October and c.520 (mostly in flocks of 70 birds) were seen over the Main Lake on 4 November and 75 plus were seen on 6 November.

An early Redwing was seen at Fairlands Valley Lakes on 21 September 2022, and a late departing one was at Whomerley Wood on 11 May 1969.