Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Norfolk Rivers Trust, Ingoldisthorpe

Monday 4 September 2023

Norfolk Rivers Trust, Ingoldisthorpe - 3rd September 2023

Our first ringing in the UK in a while so we decided to try the lagoons as Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers, from what we experienced in the reedbed site at Massereau, Loire Valley, are already well into the migration south. We were not wrong, only one Reed Warbler and one Sedge Warbler all morning.

Audio lures for Chiffchaff attracted no birds and we only began to catch Blackcaps after 11am, finding 7 altogether in one net, preventing Wren from being the leading species numerically.

Age 3 male Blackcap

Total: 19

Wren - 4
Dunnock - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 9
Blue Tit - 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.