Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Mannington Hall Open day (ringing Demonstration)

Monday, 23 October 2023

Mannington Hall Open day (ringing Demonstration) - 22nd October 2023

On a beautiful autumn day CL & DKL joined ERB for the bird ringing demonstration at Mannington Hall's autumn open day. Joined by two Iceni trainees and two more trainees from other groups there were plenty of birds for trainees to extract and process, and for visitors to see. Highlights were Redwing, Siskin and Reed Bunting.

https://twitter.com/manningtonhall/status/1716115281263628565

Total - 26 (35)

Mute Swan - 1
Redwing - 2
Wren - 1
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit - 14 (24)
Coal Tit - 1 (2)
Great Tit - 3 (5)
Marsh Tit - 0 (2)
Long-tailed Tit - 0 (1)
Siskin - 1
Reed Bunting - 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.