Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Marazion Marsh

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Marazion Marsh - 19 August 2013

After some foul weather at the weekend we finally got to drop nets for our first ringing day. It was a little breezy and came over cloudy from time to time but we seemed to do pretty well in comparison to figures from the previous week. We had Aquatic Warbler playing in most rides on site but the wind direction was wrong and there really wasn't much of a chance as far as they were concerned, but we got some interesting birds, as well as the usual reedbed species and generally enjoyed our first day.

House Sparrow

View across the marsh

There was time to watch the dragonflies and butterflies including some Clouded Yellows.

Common Darter

Clouded Yellow

Wall Brown

An afternoon visit to Cot Valley did not produce anything interesting though a few Small Pearl-bordered Fritllaries and Wall Browns were seen.

Small Pear-bordered Fritillaries

Wall Brown

Total: 35 (3)

Dunnock 1

Blackbird 2

Sedge Warbler 16 (1)

Reed Warbler 11 (2)

Whitethroat 1

Goldfinch 1

Bullfinch 2

House Sparrow 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.