Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Sunday 17 August 2014

Broadwater GP - 16 August 2014

At last, a chance to get back to ringing, despite having only just been to a French ringing camp, with the bonus of good company in MRB and Margaret who as a bonus understand us completely! We only had 5 nets up and didn't expect too much with today a continuation of the prevailing westerlies but 36 wasn't so bad.

ACR SCH adult

EBN130 an adult Chiffchaff that was first ringed on 13/08/13 as a 3J.

Ongoing complete tail and wing moult

Totals: 31 (5)

Blackbird - 1
Robin -1

Dunnock - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Garden Warbler -1 (1)
Blackcap - 6
Willow Warbler -10 (1)
Chiff-chaff - 5 (2)
Goldcrest - 1
Great Tit - 1 (1)
Long-tailedTit - 1
Chaffinch - 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.