Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Oxfordshire and Stanwell Moor roost

Monday, 30 August 2010

Oxfordshire and Stanwell Moor roost - 29 August 2010

We took our over night roosted birds back to Stanwell site for release this morning.

Reed Bunting

Reed Buntings are being colour-ringed, so keep a watch for any with BTO + colour and 2 colours.

Sand Martin

Swallow

A quick vist to Oxon for Adonis Blue and Brown Hairstreaks proved negative.

Meadow Brown - Lardon Chase

Common Blue - Lardon Chase

A return to Stawnell Moor ringing site tonight produced another 14 Sand Martins and 7 Swallows, plus a Reed and Willow Warbler.

We were joined by Emma, Helen and Vick Inzani and Mike and Margaret Beatley from the ringing group (Hilfield Res contingent).

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.