Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Gedser Fuglestation - 19 October 2015

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Gedser Fuglestation - 19 October 2015 - Tengmalm's Owl

The rain had stopped today and we bagged a very healthy 329 new birds. The total was swelled by the numbers of Robins (137), Goldcrest (67) and Wren (53). It was very pleasing to catch 30 Blackbirds but our favourite has to be the Tengmalm's Owl (Perleugle). We have tried for these on several evenings but this was our first successful capture.

Tengmalm's Owl / Perleugle

Pattern of flight feather replacement shows this to be a second year bird.

Totals: 329 (21)

Perleugle / Tengmalm's Owl - 1
Landsvale / Swallow - 1
Gærdesmutte / Wren - 53
Jernspurv / Dunnock - 1
Rødhals / Robin - 137 (14)
Solsort / Blackbird - 30 (2)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush - 13
Vindrossel / Redwing - 3
Munk / Blackcap - 3
Gransanger / Chiffchaff - 9
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest - 67 (5)
Musvit / Great Tit - 1
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow - 2
Bogfinke / Chaffinch - 3
Grønsisken / Siskin - 1
Lille Gråsisken / Lesser Redpoll - 1
Rørspurv / Reed Bunting - 3

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.