Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Oxfordshire and Berkshire Butterflies and Dragonflies

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Oxfordshire and Berkshire Butterflies and Dragonflies - 4th July 2019

Cothill Fen

Ringlet

Large Skipper

Parsonage Moor

Keeled Skimmer

Azure Damselfly

Large Red Damselfly

Small Red Damselfly

Southern Damselfly

Small Skipper

Gatekeeper

Dry Sandford

Keeled Skimmer

Southern Damselfly (above and below)

Banded Demoiselle

Large Red Damselfly

Chosley Marsh

White-legged Damselfly (above and below)

Blue-tailed Damsefly

Banded Demoiselle

Red-eyed Damsefly

Common Blue Damsefly

Decoy Heath

Willow Emerald Damselfly

Common Darter

Four-spotted Chaser

Azure Damselfly

White-legged Damselfly

Emperor Dragonfly

Ruddy Darter

Small Heath

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.