Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Wraysbury GP

Monday 27 July 2020

Wraysbury GP - 24th July 2020

Before a few days of unfavourable weather we fitted in a second visit to Wraysbury this week, this being such an important migration site for Sylvia warblers and with Garden Warbler numbers already being on the rise.

We worked completely different rides to earlier in the week but still captured a decent number of birds, some carrying fat up to score 3.

Adult Garden Warbler with heavily worn plumage

and some replaced feathers F3 M2

Total: 83 (4)

Dunnock - 3

Robin - 2

Blackbird - 1

Song Thrush - 3 (1)

Reed Warbler - 3

Whitethroat - 14 (1)

Garden Warbler - 29 (1)

Blackcap - 26 (1)

Chiffchaff - 2

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.