Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Broadwater GP - 22 July 2015

We were joined byMRB, Margaret and JC for a mornings ringing. We got the nine nets up quickly and started catching straight away. We got a very respectable 66 birds including the first Pied Wagtail for the site.

3JJ Pied Wagtail

It was noticable how Chiffchaff numbers have increased while numbers of Garden Warbler and Blackcap have tailed off for the moment. There were a couple of Treecreepers and a Willow Warbler.

3JP Willow Warbler

We were especially pleased with the number of birds considering there was no large feeding flock to boost the figures.

Totals: 58 (8)

Pied Wagtail - 1

Wren -3 (1)

Robin - 6 (1)

Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 1

Garden Warbler - 5
Blackcap - 12 (2)
Chiff-chaff - 21 (2)
Willow Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 4 (1)
Treecreeper - 1 (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.