Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Home Cottage Farm, Iver Heath

Saturday 11 January 2014

Home Cottage Farm, Iver Heath - 11 January 2014

A dire day. Nets set before dawn but no Redwings or Fieldfare. We definitely need frost - or snow for this site to produce worthwhile results.
There are no bird photoes for the day and only 3 rings used as most birds were retrapped. A 6M Blackbird had been aged as 6 when first ringed on 7th January 2012.

A disappointing result for TA, EP and PW who joined us.

Totals - 3 (5)

Blackbird - 0 (1)
Blue Tit - 1 (2)
Great Tit - 1 (2)
Chaffinch - 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.