Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Aston Rowant NNR

Monday 26 April 2021

Aston Rowant NNR - 26th April 2021

An afternoon visit, to the slightly sheltered southern slope at Beacon Hill. At first sight it seemed devoid of any Butterflies, indeed the top end of the slope this was very true, and those found were at the bottom of the slope just above the sunken path. Numbers were not high, with 5 each of Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreak seen, with 2 Small Cooper and Peacock seen, with a single quick flyby Dingy Skipper.

Green Hairstreak

Small Copper

Peacock

Grizzled Skipper

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.