Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Reserve Naturelle National Estuaire De La Seine, Le Havre, France 6 August 2011

Saturday 6 August 2011

Reserve Naturelle National Estuaire De La Seine, Le Havre, France 6 August 2011

Today was also start of the hunting season! All quiet on the hunting front - France has 63 species on the hunting list. Todays catch totalled 151 consisting of a single Aquatic Warbler, rung by the French ringer in charge, plus a Marsh Warbler which Denise did as she had removed it out of the bag and picked up the identification during processing. Other species were a single Blue-headed Wagtail, seventeen Bluethroats, three Cetti's Warblers, two Savi's Warblers, 90 Sedge Warblers, 24 Reed Warblers, seven Bearded Tits and five Reed Bunting. Plus another controlled UK Sedge Warbler L174244. The other site had three Aquatic Warblers.

Marsh Warbler - juvenile

Aquatic Warbler - adult

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.