Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Friday 24 September 2021

Broadwater GP - 19th September 2021

We spent the morning at Broadwater with five nets up and rain due late morning. The audio-lures for Blackcap and Chiffchaff were not very successful so Chris took the bold step to play Blue Tit. A flock was attracted and some phylloscs came in with the tits.

There were singles of Blackcap and Willow Warbler.

We were all packed up before the rain, but had car trouble on the way home, meaning that the next couple of days when we intended to ring would be spent with the car at the garage.

Willow Warbler - only one captured today,

so possibly the last of the year.

Total: 26 (6)

Dunnock - 0 (1)

Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 13 (2)
Willow Warbler - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 6 (3)
Great Tit - 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.