Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Stanwell Moor GP

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Stanwell Moor GP - 15th October 2019

We planned to target Meadow Pipits, expecting the walk-in trap and 5 nets arranged to maximize captures to produce the most birds. The morning didn't go as planned and pipit captures were disappointingly low. However there was a control, S685425 among the nine birds.

Adult Meadow Pipit control S685425

The two nets on the spoil heap track were much more productive, due in part to a number of Redwing that were attracted down. There were some quite large flocks and only a faction of the birds were caught.

We don't catch Chaffinch often and some of those can't be ringed due to

infections on the legs - but no this bird had no such problems.

Juvenile Green Woodpecker

Total: 50 (2)

Meadow Pipit - 8 (1 control)
Redwing - 18
Song Thrush - 2
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Blackcap - 3
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 4
Blue Tit - 4
Great Tit - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 1

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.