Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP

Sunday 25 August 2019

Wraysbury GP - 23rd August 2019

With Garden Warbler and Whitethroat numbers on the decline, today could most certainly be described as a Blackcap day. With over 50% of the birds being of one species it felt like we processed a lot of the same, but a single Tree Pipit provided a little diversity.

Tree Pipit, age 3

Garden Warbler age 3

Totals: 86 (4)

Tree Pipit - 1
Robin - 0 (1)
Reed Warbler - 3
Whitethroat - 14
Garden Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 55 (1)
Chiffchaff - 5 (1)
Blue Tit - 2 (1)
Great Tit - 1
Goldfinch - 2

Kestrel

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.