Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Saturday, 8 August 2015

Broadwater GP - 6 August 2015

The usual Thursday team started at 6.20am but after some very successful days it seemed much too quiet. The weather was very promising with lowish wind and 100% cloud cover but that doesn't help to catch birds when there's nothing much about. We have been catching quite a few retrap warblers recently but they didn't seem to be about any more. It seemed that there had been few new arrivals in.

3JP Willow Warbler

Adult Blackcap D259474 in somewhat extreme main moult.

Totals: 16 (9)

Blackbird - 0 (1)
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1 (2)
Blackcap - 1 (1)
Garden Warbler - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 0 (1)
Chiffchaff - 10 (3)
Willow Warbler - 2
Blue Tit - 0 (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.