Ham Wall
My visit to Prospect Fields was shorter than expected so I headed back home. The traffic was building so I decided to make a detour via the Avalon Marshes. I was just avoiding the busy...
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Starling Trail
The starlings are no longer roosting in Ham Wall instead they have moved to the far end of Shapwick Heath, not far from the Avalon Marshes centre. This late in the season I can...
Starling Trail
The starlings have finally moved away from Walton Heath and Loxtons Marsh. A small group is still dropping down in Walton Heath near the first platform but most of the birds have headed deep into...
Starling Trail
A couple of days ago, before a storm came in, most of the starlings had chosen Loxtons Marsh as their roost site. Today I returned to RSPB Ham Wall and headed back to marsh in hope of...
Starling Trail
After the watching the starlings in bad weather a couple of days ago I had a cunning plan for todays visit to RSPB Ham Wall. Two days ago the birds dropped straight down into...
Starling Trail
The period of unsettled weather continued today with few visitors making the journey to Ham Wall. In the dark skies I was forced to switch to black-and-white. Here is the mandatory picture of the...
Starling Trail
Today I took a group of friends down to RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starlings. It was going to be a busy evening with large crowds expected to descend on the reserve. I did...
Starling Trail
I had watched most of the Starlings roost at Loxton Marsh the previous evening. So this morning I headed back to the marsh hoping to photograph the birds leaving at dawn. It was still dark when the birds decided...
Starling Trail
The weather is not always kind in the UK. After a period of beautiful cold winter days with clear skies we are heading for a more unsettled period of grey skies and rain. On days when...
Starling Trail
Another evening visit to RSPB Ham Wall and the Starlings are still roosting in the same place. The birds start to stream down into the reedbeds of Waltons Heath. After landing in Waltons Heath,...
