Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Gedser Fuglestation

Thursday, 8 October 2015

Gedser Fuglestation - 8 October 2015

Lots of rain on the radar this morning with no prospect of meeting requirements for standardised ringing. The wind was less strong than yesterday but there had also been a definite drop in temperature. We could see lots of Robins feeding in the garden and even a few Goldcrests and Blackbirds. It was a perfect morning to get some supplies in, and perhaps the chance of dropping some nets in the afternoon.

After getting the food shopping and feeling staggared at the prices of some items, particularly Lamb, chocolate and hair conditioner ( good thing I don't live in Denmark permanently), we had a look at Bøtø. There was nothing special going on today, unlike a few days ago when a White-tailed Eagle was seen to take a Barnacle Goose from the scrape, but we could hear cranes in the distance. Moving on we checked out some gulls and geese on the fields before returning to the ringing house. Just as we got out of the car, I again heard Cranes and with a quick dash to a more open area to see 500+ Cranes (Trane) migrate from the tip.

Migrating Cranes (Trane)

Later we dropped a few nets as there had been no rain for a few hours but were furling within 20 minutes as a smattering of raindrops quickly developed into a sustained heavy shower.

It confirmed that many birds were stayers from the previous day and that we should have stuck with our first instinct that today was not a day for ringing.

Total: 12 (9)

Solsort / Blackbird - 1

Rødhals / Robin - 5 (6)

Fuglekonge / Goldcrest - 6 (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.