Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Molesey & Truss's Island

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Molesey & Truss's Island - 21st January 2019

Started the day with a run out to try for the Yellow Browed Warbler at Molesey. It took a while to connect with the bird that was not heard at any point during the morning. We also had at least three Chiffchaffs and a Water Rail.

Yellow-browed Warbler

We finally caught up with it feeding on the mats of vegetation on the River Mole.

On then to Truss's Island where we are no longer able to mark the Mute Swans with darvics. There were fewer marked swans than we have seen there for some time and there seemed to be quite a few without metal rings. We only recorded a couple of metal rings and a handful of colour-ringed birds.

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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.