Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Broadwater GP

Thursday, 16 July 2020

Broadwater GP - 14th July 2020

This was to be our first ringing session with others outside of our household (it's usually just Chris & me) so social distancing was the order of the day. As we were out with MRB and Margaret we effectively ran two sessions - separate tables, record sheets, rings, equipment and nets!

Despite the relatively late start we still had 37 birds from 3 nets and in addition to that, M&M managed another net, but the tables were so separate I only know they did 22 birds because they're already entered into DeMon!

Male Blackcap (stock image)

Our totals were as follows:

Totals: 36 (1)

Blackbird - 3
Wren - 2
Robin - 4
Blackcap - 12
Chiffchaff - 12
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Great Tit - 2 (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.