Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor GP

Sunday, 2 September 2018

Stanwell Moor GP - 31st August 2018

The session brought a good range of species. The two nets on the track provided most of the birds with 6 Meadow Pipits coming from a V configuration set low for pipits and nets around the lake bringing just a couple of Reed Warblers and recaptured Cetti's Warbler Z958014 that was ringed as a juvenile on 30/10/2016.

4F Z958014, captured a third time since it was ringed on 30/10/2016

Captures of Goldfinch juveniles proved interesting with some birds in tail and main wing moult while others showed no signs of changing their flight feathers.

3J M Goldfinch APA1398

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3J M Goldfinch AKE4003

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3J Male Linnet

White edging on primaries reaches to feather shaft indicating

that the bird is male.

Total: 75 (2)

Meadow Pipit - 8
Dunnock - 4
Robin - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 0 (1)
Reed Warbler - 3 (1)
Sedge Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 35
Willow Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 1
Goldfinch - 11
Linnet - 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.