Monthly Archive: January 2014

Black Tide

Starling Trail

Perfect Night.  The Starlings arrived back at Shapwick Heath on the path to the Decoy Hide.  They were so close it was as if you could scoop them up with your arms as they...

Up out of the reeds

Starling Trail

I knew where the Starlings were this morning. So I thought I could guess where they would go tonight.  Back to the Decoy Hide.  Arriving too early as normal, I chatted to other people...

Tor from the Decoy Hide

Starling Trail

After my last visit to Shapwick Heath I had a idea where the Starlings would of roosted last night.  So I headed out to the Decoy Hide early in the morning to capture the Starlings...

The Route

Starling Trail

A few days ago I saw a million Starlings today only a few.  Getting in the right place is sometimes hard.  The Avalon Marshes cover a huge area and often I find myself in...

Starling Wave

Starling Trail

The birds are in roosting in the western end of Shapwick Heath.  Large crowds, beautiful sunset, and an excellent wave like murmuration.  Fantastic evening!

Tor Sunrise from Ham Wall

Starling Trail

I watched the Starlings leave their roost in Meare Heath this morning.  But they were too deep into the reserve and so the spectacle passed by in the mist.  However, when I looked back...

Holy Thorn Tree

Glastonbury’s Holy Thorn

According to legend, the Holy Thorn tree at Glastonbury sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, or was it planted by the council in 1951?  Either way it was a local landmark until someone...

Meare Fish House

Abbot’s Fish House

The 14th century Abbot’s Fish House in Meare, Somerset.  Having bombed out on a good picture of the Starlings lifting from their roost I stopped off at the Fish House in Meare.  A large...