Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP RRG and Stanwell Moor ringing site

Sunday, 3 October 2010

Wraysbury GP RRG and Stanwell Moor ringing site - 2 October 2010

On Saturday we joined the group at Wraysbury GP for a session. 12 group members attended and the days catch came to188 birds of 21 species with 15 re-traps and one Swallow control (X405762).

Totals were: Chiff-chaff (43); Blackcap (26); Greenfinch (26); House Martin (22); Swallow (19); Meadow Pipit (14); Robin (8); Chaffinch (4); Goldfinch (2); Goldcrest (2); Pied Wagtail (1); Tree Pipit(1) and Sparrowhawk (1).

The House Martins were feeding around the site and resting on Rose bushes. A decision was made to move a 60 feet net and with Denise and I at either ends we moved it across to the Rose bushes and half an hour later we were 22 martins in the net.

House Martin - juv

Pied Wagtail - adult F (the first ringed at the site)

Sparrowhawk - male

Tree Pipit

Tree (front) and Meadow (rear) Pipit
note larger bill of Tree and pink lower
mandible v orange on Meadow

Ringer in charge (yes he is awake)

A gaggle working busily

Afterwards Denise and I, oddly with no other volunteers after the 6am start, went to Stanwell Moor via the local garden centre cafe where we managed another 25 Meadow Pipits along with Blue Tit (14), Chiff-chaff (6), Great Tit (3) and Long-tailed Tit (1).

Meadow Pipit catching area

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.