Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Khovd, Mongolia - Booted Eagle trapped and fitted with satellite tracker

Sunday, 6 October 2019

Khovd, Mongolia - Booted Eagle trapped and fitted with satellite tracker - 17th September 2019

On a date when several Booted Eagle were seen on migration, one bird was captured in a 5 panel, 70d, mist net. The 3rd year bird was ringed and fitted with a satellite tracker before release.

Tracker being carefully fitted by means of a harness measured for a precise fit

Tracker 171272 was fitted

3rd year bird demonstrated by sections of replaced flight feathers

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.