Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Wraysbury GP - 26 July 2016

CL & DKL put in four hours with four nets this morning at what turned out to be a numerically average session. The demographic make up of birds had changed a bit since the weekend, the wave of 3P Garden Warblers seemed to have left the area leaving lots of immature Blackcap and Whitethroat youngsters that probably haven't travelled far yet. There were only two adults, one Garden Warbler and a female Blackcap.

3M Linnet (above and below)

3JP Blackcap - replacing primary and primary
covert, on one wing only.

Totals: 52 (6)

Wren - 1
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Blackbird -0 (1)
Reed Warbler -1
Whitethroat - 11
Garden Warbler - 10
Blackcap - 27 (3)
Chiffchaff - 1 (1)
Linnet - 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.