Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Wraysbury GP - 1st August 2019

Another, not too early start at Wraysbury on a moderately busy morning.....

Lesser Whitethoat -3

Willow Warbler - 3

Garden Warbler - 3

Blackcap - 3 male

Total: 116 (8)

Song Thrush - 2 (1)
Dunnock - 2 (1)
Robin - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 19 (2)

Blackcap - 46 (2)

Garden Warbler - 29 (2)

Chiffchaff - 2

Willow Warbler - 1

Blue Tit - 2

Great Tit - 1

Goldfinch - 6

Broadwater GP - 31st July 2019

After a few windy days we took our chance to get a last session in at Broadwater this month. The site was very quiet and only 16 new and two retrapped birds were processed. We got a single Willow Warbler, also a Treecreeper and Reed Warbler.

Willow Warbler - age 3

Reed Warbler - age 3

Total: 16 (2)

Robin - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 6
Garden Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 3 (1)
Willow Warbler - 1
Blue Tit - 2
Great Tit - 0 (1)
Treecreeper - 1

Warren Heath and Hedgerley SP - 29th July 2019

more dragonflies, and the Southern Willow Emeralds survive their pool being dug out and re-landscsped this winter............

Warren Heath

Black-tailed Smkimmer

Small Red-eyed Damsdelfly

Common Darter

Four-spotted Chaser

Emerald Damselfly

Emperor Dragonfly

Red-eyed Dragonfly

Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Beautiful Damselfly

Large Red Damsefly

Banded Demoiselle

Silver-washed Fritillary

Gatekeeper

Small Skipper

Large Skipper

Ringlet

Grayling

Gatekeeper

Hedgerley SP

Southern Emerald Damselfly (above and below)

Ruddy Darter

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Emerald Damselfly

Small Red Damselfly

Marbled White

London Wetland Centre, Barnes - 28th July 2019

I had to be at the Centre for a Wader Quest Trustee, so had brief wander around afterwards, no Lesser Emperor or Willow Emeralds seen though...........

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Small Red-eyed Damsefly

Common Darter

Emperor Dragonfly

Wraysbury GP - 27th July 2019

During a spell of unsettled weather we took our chance and netted during a brief window of opportunity between midday and 3pm. We limited ourselves to four nets but still managed 47 new and two retrapped birds.

Totals: 47 (2)

Song Thrush - 1
Dunnock - 1
Wren - 1

Whitethroat - 16 (2)

Blackcap - 20

Garden Warbler - 4

Chiffchaff - 1

Blue Tit - 3

Swinley Forest Brick pits and Englemere Pond - 25th July 2019

Denise had a day patient visit to Heatherwood Hospital so whilst waiting for the okay to take her home I had a runa roudn the nearby Swinley Forest brick pits....

Ruddy Darter (female)

Common Darter

Black Darter

Emerald Damselfly

Keeled Skimmer

Grayling

Large Skipper

Small Skipper

Gatekeeper

Englemere Pond

Emerald Damselfly

Keeled Skimmer

Small Red-eyed Damsefly

Ruddy Darter

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.