Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor ringing site

Thursday 28 July 2011

Stanwell Moor ringing site - 27 July 2011

One of our usual evening session, just D and myself. Sand martins turned up about 9 but none roosted. There are more Starlings present this year and we are beginning to wonder are they putting off the Sand Martins? Just over 3 hours produced 42 birds. Two Kingfishers that had been chasing each other around the lake were caught, with one whilst it was lying on the scales being weighed hearded a thrid one and flipped it's self over and flow off.

Feamle Greenfinch (5)

Juvenile Kingfisher

Totals:

Kingfisher - 2

Sedge Warbler - 4

Reed Warbler - 12 (1)

Whitethroat - 9 (1)

Garden Warbler -2

Chiff-chaff - 5 (1)

Blue Tit -1

Long-tailed Tit - 2

Greenfinch - 2

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.