Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Wednesday 6 January 2016

Broadwater GP - 5 January 2016

The first session of the year and CL, DKL, MRB, BC and Margaret were out to set nets before first light. There were 23 captures with quite a few retraps. Treecreeper EBN301 was first ringed on 18th December 2011.

Treecreeper EBN301 at least five years.

There were lots of Redwing and Blackbirds roosting on site and five Redwings were captured over the morning.

MRB processes the last Redwing of the day.

Totals: 10 (13)

Dunnock - 0 (1)
Redwing - 5
Blackbird - 1 (2)
Robin - 2 (1)
Goldcrest - 0 (4)
Blue Tit - 1 (3)
Great Tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 0 (1)
Treecreeper - 0 (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.