Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor

Sunday 20 May 2012

Stanwell Moor - 16 May 2012

Unlike most evening sessions where we tend to base ourselves in the Willow carr area, as there were a number of juvenile Starlings on the wing we returned to an area near one of the grassy fields. A number of Starlings were around, but seemed less active than our morning visit on Sunday. The catch was moderate with only 11 birds caught, two being retraps, one a Whitethroat having been rung last spring.

Whitethroat

Totals: 9 (2)

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 0 (1)

Blackbird - 1

Song Thrush - 1

Whitethroat - 1 (1)

Blackcap - 2

Blue Tit - 1

Starling - 1

Linnet -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.