Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Chobham Common

Monday 9 March 2015

Chobham Common - 9 March 2015

Having planned to do Broadwater today, it seemed that once again the weather forecast was wrong and there may be a chance to get some ringing in, at a slightly more exposed site, before the wind got up. So we switched to Chobham, after all we weren't expecting much at Broadwater anyway with only seven captures last time.

We put in just over three hours in which time, in spite of the weather deteriorating very quickly, we saw several Stonechats, two Wood Lark and about 6 Dartford Warblers of which two were captured. We have all necessary endorsements.

The first Dartford Warbler of 2015

We continue to log GPS coordinates, for all species of interest, for the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

Totals: 2
Dartford Warbler - 2

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.