Starling Trail

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4976

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4976

Ham Wall

The sky to the west was dark and I did not have high hopes for this evening’s visit to RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starlings return to their roost.  But I could not have been more wrong as the birds  put on a stunning display.

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5423

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5423

The first flocks arrived from above Glastonbury Tor,  the large orderly flock getting closer and closer.  The flock quickly split into small groups that danced around each other in the bright orange and blue sky.

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5209

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5209

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5254

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5254

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5258

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5258

Soon the birds started to funnel into the reeds.

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5224

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5224

As flocks arrived from different directions mixing in huge swirling masses.

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5012

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5012

The birds flew over our heads moving from a bright sky to the dark greys of the other side.  But the noise as they passed over head was amazing.

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5432

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5432

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