Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Saturday 2 August 2014

Broadwater GP - 31 July 2014

Another Warbler migration visit with MRB and Margaret produced 54 birds, the main species being Chaffinch, with 13 attracted to seed on the ground, with Warblers represented by 10 Blackcaps, eight Chiff-chaffs, five Blackcaps and four Willow Warblers. One of the Blackcaps had been rung further south by someone else within the ringing group, but we yet have to find out where, but will be a technical control as it has travelled further than 5km.

Bullfinch - 3J

Garden Warbler

Blackcap - 3J male

Green Woodpecker - 3 male

Totals: 51 (3)

Green Woodpecker - 1
Wren - 3
Robin - 2
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 2 (1)
Garden Warbler - 5
Blackcap - 9 (1)
Willow Warbler - 4
Chiff-chaff - 7 (1)
Blue Tit - 1
Chaffinch - 13
Bullfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 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.