Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury

Tuesday 2 September 2014

Wraysbury - 2 September 2014

Another morning at Wraysbury with a team of CL, DKL, ESA, RMA & EW. The cloudy start soon cleared to blue skies and a breeze that freshed just a bit too much for our liking as the morning progressed. There were fewer birds than the 1st of the month and a large mixed flock completely bypassed our nets and that was a real shame. All the same 50 birds is reasonable and notably there was not a single adult amongst the whole lot. The Blackcaps appear to have pushed on and there has been an influx of Chiffs. One final Dunnock obligingly leapt into the net to give up a nice round total for the morning.

Total: 44 (6)

Song Thrush - 1
Robin - 1

Dunnock - 5 (3)

Whitethroat -5 (3)
Blackcap - 18
Reed Warbler - 1

Willow Warbler -2
Chiff-chaff - 8
Goldfinch - 3

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.