Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Little Snoring Garden

Monday 7 November 2022

Little Snoring Garden - November 2022

We were away from the 10th onwards so had a very limited time to ring in the garden this month. It was still possible to ring 48 new birds and recapture 27.

There was an influx of Blackbirds, some with continental features, that matched the number of new Blue Tit. Also 2 Blackcaps, most likely European birds that have migrated to the UK to over winter.

Male Blackcap

Goldfinch numbers visiting the feeders are tailing off while we have started to see more House Sparrows.

Total: 48 (27)

Blackbird - 10 (1)
Song Thrush - 1
Dunnock - 1 (6)

Blackcap - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 10 (13)
Coal Tit - 2 (1)
Great Tit - 4 (4)
Goldfinch - 9 (1)
Greenfinch - 3
House Sparrow - 5

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.