Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Homefield Wood

Sunday, 26 June 2011

Homefield Wood - 26 June 2011

The day start overcast when the forecast was showing bright sunshine but by 9.30 it started to burn off so we head out butterflying and country pub lunching. First visit was to Homefield Wood, a good number of Marbled Whites, Small Skippers and a single Dark Green Fritlliary in the BBONT NR area and along the main ride at least 14 Silver-washed Fritlllaries, but no sign of any White-letter Hairstreak.

Silver-washed Fritlliary

Marbled White

Dark Green Fritlliary

After lunch we went to Bald Hill at Aston Rowant but it was surprisingly lacking in butterflies with only a few Marbled Whites and no Dark Green Fritlliaries.

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.