Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP

Saturday, 7 January 2017

Wraysbury GP - 5th January 2017

We planned a morning out with Scott, one of the Bedfont regulars today but it was not to be as he was laid low with flu. We still went out and managed some 20 or so birds. There were a good number of re-traps including a Green Woodpecker first ringed in September.

Green Woodpecker DE40577

6M Chaffinch

We were also pleased to get a Chaffinch with undiseased legs.

Total: 12 (9)

Green Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Wren - 1
Robin - 2 (3)
Dunnock - 0 (4)

Blackbird - 4

Redwing - 1

Song Thrush - 1 (1)
Blue Tit - 1

Goldfinch - 1

Chaffinch - 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.