Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Wraysbury GP - 13th July 2019

After making an early morning drop off at Heathrow, we continued to Wraysbury and had four nets up well before 7am. There were a lot of birds near the gate to C6 when we arrived, enough in fact to persuade us to change our plans to net near the stream and opt instead for the rides by the access track.

It turned out to be a good choice. Although two nets produced underwhelming numbers, the other two did very well, catching several birds on each round as they moved in the direction of the lake.

Whitethroat numbers have increased, leading us to think that

there are now birds present that were bred elsewhere.

One of three juvenile, male, Linnets captured.

Totals: 71 (7)

Robin - 2
Dunnock - 4 (1)
Blackbird - 3
Songthrush - 0 (1)
Reed Warbler - 2
Whitethroat - 25 (3)
Garden Warbler - 6
Blackcap - 18 (2)
Chiffchaff - 4
Blue Tit - 4
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.