Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor ringing site

Saturday, 30 July 2011

Stanwell Moor ringing site - 28 July 2011

Another solo evening session and we were fortunate for the first time in a while that the Hirundine roost formed, which for a small reed bed/willow carr area was a decent catch, not up to the roosts that you can get in a decent sized reedbed, but good enough considering no one is doing one anywhere else within the area. Reasonable evening, with in just over 3+ hours 64 birds, including a controlled Chiff-chaff DTJ285 and a Whitethroat X763165 from the groups nearby site at Wraysbury rung on 2/8/2009.

Chiff-chaff - adult

Totals:
Kingfisher - 0 (1)
Sand Martin - 14
Swallow - 11
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 7 (1)
Whitethroat - 6 (2)
Garden Warbler - 8
Blackcap - 4
Willow Warbler - 1
Chiff-chaff - 3 (1 control)
Blue Tit - 3

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.