Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Saturday, 25 June 2016

Broadwater GP - 24 June 2016

MRB, BC and Margaret were running a session at Broadwater so I joined them as I've not seen them for a good few weeks. Having a swollen ankle, I decided to remain at the base but timed my arrival perfectly as they were just about to release a bird that they felt I would want to see.

The Garden Warbler was already fitted with a ring from the French ringing scheme.

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The captures were slow but steady with a rush of birds in the same net at the end, it looked as though birds were already starting to band into small feeding flocks.

Totals: 16 (3)

Robin -2
Dunnock - 2 (2)

Blackbird - 1

Garden warbler - 1 (1)

Blackcap - 1

Chiffchaff - 2

Long-tailed Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 1

Great Tit - 2
Treecreeper - 2
Bullfinch - 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.