Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Coursers Lane Fields

Thursday 5 December 2013

Coursers Lane Fields - 3 December 2013

Another visit to Coursers Lane Fields with MRB and PD, with the additional support of EP. Conditions were looking good, but there seemed to be fewer Bunting and Finches visible, but whether this was due to the flying club being active or just a genuine lack of birds was difficult to tell, but there seemed to be no shortage of Tit species. Only one Yellowhammer was rung, though Reed Buntings at nine was reasonsable, along with five new House Sparrows. No Tree Sparrows were caught though birds were present.

Yellowhammer - female

Totals: 24 (22)

Dunnock - 2 (6)

Robin - 1

Blue Tit - 3 (7)

Great Tit - 1 (4)

Chaffinch - 2

House Sparrow - 5 (2)
Reed Bunting - 9 (3)

Yellowhammer - 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.