Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor ringing site

Monday, 26 March 2012

Stanwell Moor ringing site - 24 March 2012

The morning was spent maintaining the ringing rides and reducing the height of willow carr that is springing up in the filter beds. Some loftier trees were taken down to no more than a couple of feet and most of the vegetation adjacent to nets is now approximately six feet high.

The main ride, looking towards the lake.

A new ride into one of the filterbeds.

A new gap through the trees along the filterbed bank.

Brush pile

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.