Monthly Archive: January 2013
After the Snow
After the snow I visited Beacon Hill woods. This is high on the Mendip and is one of my favourite locations for autumn colour. Today the thin layer of snow seems like a fresh...
Starling Trail
Today I went to the west-end of the Shapwick Heath to watch the Starling displays. It was very dark, it started to rain, and all the Starlings went to Ham Wall instead. Only 2...
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]
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
New years day really was an excellent day for Starling watching on the Avalon Marshes. The sky above Shapwick Heath was beautiful. Those watching from the western end of the reserve were beginning to...
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...
