Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Sunday 7 April 2019

Broadwater GP - 6th April 2019

By 7:15am we were ringing our first birds having put 6 nets up. It wasn't a very busy session and there were rather a lot of retraps, but it could have been worse. Really shouldn't grumble at 18 birds.

One of 4 new Blackcaps ringed

All the Blackcaps were male, and two were also carrying fat so appear to have a bit further to travel. There was one Blackcap, with ring Y823702 that turned out to be one of birds first captured on 8/5/2015 as bird aged 5.

Other birds seen or heard included a Brambling heard while we put the third net up, two Cetti's Warblers heard, Egyptian Goose (2), Red Kite, Buzzard (2), Little Egret (1), Red Crested Pochard (3 males) and Jay (3).

Totals: 8 (10)

Dunnock - 1 (2)

Robin - 0 (1)

Chiffchaff - 1

Blackcap - 4 (1)

Long-tailed Tit - 1

Blue Tit - 1 (2)

Great Tit - 0 (4)

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.