Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Nanjizal, Cornwall

Sunday 13 September 2020

Nanjizal, Cornwall - 13th September 2020

Our first day of a week spent in Cornwall, helping KW monitor birds in the far south west of the country. Today we worked with PR, JR, Rob and Josh to keep the nets clear, process birds and send them on their way.
This is a beautiful site and today the total number of new birds exceeded 100. The bird of the day was a juvenile Pied Flycatcher.

Pied Flycatcher

Totals: 110 (22)
Kingfisher - 0 (1)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Wren - 1 (3)
Robin - 10 (2)
Blackbird - 0 (3)
Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 2
Reed Warbler - 3
Whitethroat - 1 (1)
Blackcap - 68 (7)
Chiffchiff - 17 (3 including 1 control)
Willow Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 1
Pied Flycatcher - 1
Blue Tit - 3
Great Tit - 0 (1)
In the afternoon we took a run back to the Hayle where a Baird's Sandpiper and Semi-Palmated Sandpiper have been present. We managed to find the Baird's, along with some Dunlin and Ringed Plover down to a short distance. There were also several Rock Pipit along the shoreline.

Baird's Sandpiper

Dunlins

Ringed Plover juvenile

Rock Pipit

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.