Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Gedser Fuglestation

Monday, 5 October 2015

Gedser Fuglestation - 5 October 2015

There was more of the same types of species today but fewer in quantity and the garden quietened down quite early on.

Chaffinch (Bogfinke)

In the afternoon we went to the beach to try for Rock Pipits (Skærpiber) and Gulls (Måger) and had no luck with either, but did see a Purple Sandpiper (Sortgrå Ryle) on the rocks.

Purple Sandpiper (Sortgrå Ryle)

This very confiding Brent Goose has stayed on to feed up while the flock that it arrived with moved on a few days ago.

Brent Goose (Knortegås)

The only capure for all our efforts was a Wheatear (Stenpikker) that flew into the net set for the pipits.

Wheatear (Stenpikker)

On the way back to the observatory, a Queen of Spain Frittillary (Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl) was seen again and eventually photographed. This butterfly occurs throughout the Palaearctic and is strngly migratory in Western Europe.

Queen of Spain Frittillary (Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl)

Totals: 96 (29)

Gærdesmutte / Wren - 5 (1)
Jernspurv / Dunnock - 4
Rødhals / Robin - 39 (11)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush - 4 (1)

Solsort / Blackbird - 0 (1)
Munk / Blackcap - 0 (1)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff - 9
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest - 18 (12)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit - 8

Musvit / Great Tit - 6
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow - 0 (2)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch - 2

Gedser Odde

Stenpikker / Wheatear - 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.