Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell GP

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Stanwell GP - 11th August 2018

Knowing that we'd not be monitoring our sites for a few days we decided to get another session in at Stanwell. After the heavy rain of the previous day, we not only found getting through the site difficult inspite of the 4x4, but also that the weather seemed to have pushed a lot of birds on.

There were no signs of flocks of warblers moving through and numbers of each individual species caught tended to be quite low with Whitethroat being the maximum with nine. We had another diverse spread on the recording sheet with House Martin, Magpie and Meadow Pipit featuring.

House Martins aged 3 in more and less advanced

stages of post juvenile moult.

Magpie aged 3

Totals: 40 (2)

House Martin - 5
Meadow Pipit - 3
Dunnock - 2
Robin - 1
Wren - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 9
Garden Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 0 (1)
Chiffchaff - 1
Willow Warbler - 2
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit - 3 (1)
Goldfinch - 1
Magpie - 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.