Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor ringing site

Thursday 1 September 2011

Stanwell Moor ringing site - 30 August 2011

An evening roost visit which was showing some good potential with four early Swallows and a group of about thirty gathering until the Hobby went into them and we found a Sparrowhawk sitting in the net ride, put paid to any chance of them coming in, with the group heading off east. We only managed 12 new birds. Time is reduced now in the evenings with Denise back at work and with dusk drawing in. We did rather nicely catch our fourth 3 Cetti's warbler of the year though.

3j Cetti's Warbler

Totals:
Swallow - 4
Wren - 0 (1)
Robin -1
Dunnock - 1
Cetti's Warbler -1
Reed Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 1
Chiff-chaff - 3 (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.