Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Bedfont CP ringing session

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Bedfont CP ringing session - 24 July 2011

Today we joined Dave, Eleanor et al at one of our other group sites for their CES session and to check the island and tern rafts to do any outstanding chicks there may be. Most of the young had fledged and only two Common Tern chicks remained along with four Black-headed Gull chicks. Three Tufted nests were found on the Island but the adults slid off upon our arrival.

Hide with Tern nesting area on the roof

One of the CES rides

3 J Blackcap and tail fault bars

Tern Island

Black-headed Gull chicks

Common Tern chicks

Total -67:
Black-headed Gull - 4
Common Tern -2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Wren -2
Dunnock - 4
Robin - 4
Blackbird - 0 (1)
Reed Warbler - 16 (9)
Garden Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 4
Chiff-chaff - 6 (1)
Willow Warbler - 2
Long-tailed Tit 0 (3)
Blue Tit - 3 (3)
Great Tit -1

About us

Chris and Denise Lamsdell

We have both been birders for about 40 years based in South Bucks near the West London reservoir complexes.

Since September 2021 we have been based in North Norfolk. We have done our bit of twitching in the past, but with other priorities this has become a much reduced activity with a preference for seeing new birds where ever our travels take us.

We both have been ringing since 2005. Our local group was the Runnymede RG while based in Buckinghamshire. Since moving to Norfolk we have started a new group called The Iceni Bird Monitoring Group, aimed at increasing public engagement through colour ringing projects on Black-headed Gull, Turnstone and Lapwing. We ring at several sites including Sculthorpe Moor, Sandringham Estate, Deepdale Farm and also monitor bird populations for the Norfolk Rivers Trust. We do ringing at home and support with foreign projects when opportunities allow. Chris also has an interest in Butterflies and Dragonflies and contains his limited photographic skill to them.