Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Tuesday 4 August 2020

Broadwater GP - 2nd August 2020

Over 80 birds processed between the Beatley and Lamsdell teams this morning, appropriately socially distanced as has become usual for these times.

The first bird processed by DKL was a recaptured Garden Warbler that was renewing some tail and tertial feathers. This bird had been ringed on the 24th July 2019 when accessed as an adult female.

S415333, a known 6, showing new central retrices and asymmetrical tertial replacement.

An adult male Nuthatch, a species not seen here until 2020

Table Beatley

Totals: 78 (7)

Blackbird - 2
Robin - 3
Dunnock - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Reed Warbler - 5

Sedge Warbler - 1
Garden Warbler - 2 (2)
Blackcap - 24 (4)

Willow Warbler - 4
Chiffchaff - 25

Nuthatch - 2

Treecreeper - 1
Blue Tit - 5 (1)
Great Tit - 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.