Starling Trail
Against a dark grey sky the Starlings dropped into the reedbed at Shapwick Heath in the Avalon Marshes. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1qi7–NS8&w=600&h=337&rel=0]
Category: Birds
Starling Trail
Against a dark grey sky the Starlings put on an excellent display Shapwick Heath in the Avalon Marshes. On a mild evening the birds did not seem to be in a hurry to settle...
Starling Trail
The New Year has started with a fantastic Starling display in front of a wonderful sunset at Shapwick Heath. The birds roosted only a few hundred years from the reserve entrance. The main path...
Starling Trail
Tonight the Starlings roosted near the Decoy Hide on Shapwick Heath NNR. So park at the Avalon Marshes Centre end of the reserve if you wish to avoid the long walk we had after...
Starling Trail
On the way to Ham Wall the rain was pouring down and our hopes of going out onto the reserve to see anything were very low. But the rain stopped and a lucky gap...
Starling Trail
I recently introduced my guide to watching and photographing the Starling displays at the Avalon Marshes on the Somerset Levels. The marshes is a huge area and the birds may choose to roost anywhere....
Starling Trail
I recently introduced my guide to watching and photographing the Starling displays at the Avalon Marshes on the Somerset Levels. The full guide is available as a PDF: Download the guide For me, the...
Starling Trail
I love watching the Starlings at Ham Wall, Shapwick Heath and Westhay. Over the last few years there have been many changes in the number of birds and the number of people that visit...
Sniper!
Snipe (Gallinago gallingo) – Graylake, Somerset, UK. JB4_1613. The RSPB Graylake Reserve in Somerset is a great place to watch wetland birds in winter as the hide has glass windows and keeps the wind...
Starling Trail
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x17QbnJOqwA&w=560&h=315] I finished work early and headed off to Shapwick Heath to watch the Starling Displays. The RSPB notice board directed me to the best spot and they gave another of their excellent...
