Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Stanwell Moor - 23 July 2012

An evening visit produced 25 birds. The first juvenile Reed Warbler of the season was most welcome along with returners X905781 and L851561 ringed on 27/06/10 and 28/07/11 respectively. It seems that V967422 from Stoke Lake Guildford, controlled on 22nd May and retrapped on 20th June has become a regular, having been caught for the third successive month.

Juvenile Reed Warbler

A Hobby was present from around 7pm onwards but did not deter 8 juvenile Swallows from roosting.

Juvenile Swallow

Totals: 24 (1)

Reed Warbler - 6 (5)
Blackbird - 1
Robin - 1
Swallow - 8
Wren - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 1

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.