Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury CES

Monday 1 July 2013

Wraysbury CES - 18 June 2013

This was a delayed CES from the previous Saturday due to the high winds. There were still plenty of singing males in evidence and a few recently fledged juveniles were in evidence, such as Whitethroates and a couple of juvenile Lesser Whitethroats were caught, but overall numbers were no particularly high, with only 29 new birds and 19 re-traps for the day.

Bullfinch

Totals: 29 (19)

Dunnock - 1 (2)

Robin - 1 (1)

Sedge warbler - 1 (4)

Lesser Whitethorat - 3 (1)
Whitethroat - 12 (8)
Blackcap - 3
Willow Warbler - 0 (1)
Chiff-chaff - 5 (2)
Blue Tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 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.