Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Monday 5 January 2015

Broadwater GP - 29 December 2014

On the last outting of the year we went with MRB and Margaret to do a final session at Broadwater. The temperature was well below freezing with a thick white frosting on everything.

The frost was much more spectacular than the birds caught that morning although it was nice to get a couple of winter Chiff-chaffs, a Bullfinch and some Goldcrests.

Bullfinch female

Male Goldcrest

Total: 12 (2)

Robin - 1
Chiff-chaff - 2
Goldcrest - 1 (1)
Long-tailed Tit - 4 (1)
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 2
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.