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...
Monthly Archive: January 2017
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,...
Starling Trail
Another day at RSPB Ham Wall. Each day is becoming very similar. The starlings keep doing the same thing, only the weather changes. I’m not complaining as each day is great especially on days like today...
Lynchcombe Steps
I’m a volunteer warden for the Lynchcombe nature reserve owned by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. This year we have had a very mild winter in Somerset. Lynchcombe is a wonderful location so I headed up...
Starling Trail
So far this has been a strange Starling season at RSPB Ham Wall. The birds have not moved away from Walton Heath or Loxtons Marsh. This has been great news for the thousands of visitors as...
Ham Wall in Winter
Ham Wall and not a starling in sight but it is still a wonderful reserve to visit during winter. This wooden heron is one a number of sculptures appearing next to the car park. Frost covered...
Starling Trail
Another beautiful cold morning at RSPB Ham Wall watching the starlings leave their roost from the comfort of the Tor View hide. Classic Tor View The Tor View hide has been a gem this...
Starling Trail
It was a dull evening as I arrived at the RSPB Ham Wall car park on the Somerset Levels. I had watched the starlings leave their roost this morning and hoped they would return...
